The Archive · 1940

German Planes Shot Down

It is now known that a second German aircraft was shot down Oif the north-east coast of Scotland yesterday morning, according to an announcement by the Air Ministry, Shortly before midday yesterday, fighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force intercepted an enemy plane off the coast of Scotland and shot it down into the sei Crowds of villagers on the north: eastern coast of Scotland watched British fighting craft pursue and shoot down a German plane yesterday. The machine, a Dornier, was the 69th destroyed ' on the British coast since the war began, All of. the crew are believed to have been killed, A motor boat brought back the body of one German airman, Submarines Successful British submarines had further success in their operations against enemy transports and supply ships, states an Admiralty communique, In an attack on a convoy of ten enemy ships six torpedoes found their marks, Three hits were made on another convoy and two on a third convoy. One ship sailing independently was torpedoed and sunk. Another was driven. ashore and destroyed by gunfire and torpedoes,—Reuter,

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