The Messerschmitts, though armed with cannon as well as machine-guns, y appeared anxious to keep out of range of British gunners in Wednesday's big air battle over the North Sea between a British formation and a number of long-range German fighters, according to further details of the engagement now available.
"I thought there were only two of them," said one British air-gunner. "They attacked alternately. Then we saw others waiting above. Soon things began to get busy. We came down from a height of 5,000 feet almost to sea level, so that they were unable to get beneath us.
"The fighters attacked in a shallow dive, firing their cannon and machine. gun from a distance of 600 yards but seldom closing nearer than 200 yards. They seemed anxious to get out of range of our guns, and usually turned when we opened fire.
"As they climbed, they showed us their bellies. Our tracers seemed to be going straight into them. Some must have proceeded home heavier than they set out. Some of our chaps fired 500 rounds during the action They did not all miss. The engagement continued for some 25 minutes, each fighter making eight to ten attacks."—Reuter.
A Chinese watchman in Avenue Road, near Majestic Road, was robbed of his service pistol at 6 o'clock terday evening by an armed gong which equantly looted a Chinese house at that locality, taking $149. The bandits escaped, and no roi and they bombs at the Hindenburg da believe one bomb hit the dam.—
Reuter.
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