London, Aug, 9.
The combined German' attack on British convoy in the Channel yesterday by bombers and A-boats (small motor torpedo-boats). was the Diggest, most determined and most continuous air battle of the war off the British coasts, intermittent attacks spreading oyer 14 hours, believed here, about one~ third of the 63 German aircraft shot down were Junkers 87 dive. bombers, while the remainder were Aghters, but it is not yet known how: many were single and how many double winged planes. The Ger~ man machines attacked about 60 at 2 time, "Enemy attacks on a British convoy in the Channel were made in the terday morning by joint Admiralty and Air Ministry communique.
jaring these attacks, one U-boat was sunk and another was damaged.
"Three coasting vessels in the convoy were struck by. torpedoes and were sunk,
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