The Archive · 1940

Engagement Near German Island

Copenhagen, Jan. 19.

Heavy anti-aircraft fire irom the southern part of the German island of Sylt was heard yesterday morning, it is reported from Toender.

At the same time ten big German planes went up from an aerodrome at List, at the northern end of the island, and flow directly south A little later five Messerschmitts took Royal Air Force Bombers Back from Raid to the air from Schleswig, just south Sithouetted against the fading sunshine of a winter day, two big Royal Air Force bombers, of the Danish frontier, and flew westward, lic el "somewhere in France," glide down to a landing on one of the many R.A.F. aerodromes in Intensive gunfire was heard" soon F"ance after a bombing expedition over the German lines.

In the foreground is a "taxi" plane, afterwards, probably from warships, a light machine used by officers for quick trips from aerodrome to another.

It is thought action may have taken place in the Heligoland region, Two hours later five planes, coming F - Advance from the northwest, passed over List in Salla Sector

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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