The Archive · 1940

Seventy-Seven Nazi Airmen Captured

London, July 30, Included in a list of 85 Ger man prisoners captured in four days up to Sunday are 77 men. "A previous ist Jast "Thursday totalled 106 elude shortly to bring planes materia) for the Mlldle. East com: the world' by this eastern route. mand from America to Egypt. across Compared with the posit British forees in the Middle Red Cross Abused By German Planes London, July 30 An Air Ministry communique states for some time past British aircraft had "observed "German seaplanes painted white and marked with the Red Cross flying over British convoy's within a. few miles of the British cent, These aircraft, which are fitted with wireless, are known to make Valiiable Fecennalesmees on" behalf fof the enemy and to be used for Henerat purposes, Early In July (we such alr ere forged dow, one A few miles from Tartlepool. "the other in' the English Channel near Walmer, Their crews were made prisoners of war. The lox-book of ne of the captured alreratt showed that under cover of the Red Cross femblom it ind been used as a com= munication—aireraft by the coin mander of an infantry division and his adjutant, and also that it had been used to make boss war Alms for a German war news servile,

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