The Archive · 1941

New Zealand Premier Reaches England

London, June 21. The New Zealand Prime Minister, Mx. Peter Frazer, arrived In England by air yesterday, it is announced.He has come at the invitation of the British Government to discuss various aspects of the war situation, and during his visit will attend meetings of, the War Cabinet—Reuter, Narrow Escape for Blenheim London, June 21, How a Coastal Command Blenheim aircraft" scored direct hits onan enemy supply ship and came safely yhome™ after the plane had hit the sea was related by the pilot today, tes the Air Ministry News Service, 'The attack was made on Thursday evening in the English Channel, The pilot said. that the supply ship protected by three anti-aircraft sels and a destroyer, which put up strong and accurate' fre, Despite this, the Blenheim came right over the ship and released its bombs, scoring two direct hits and sinking the ship. The pilot took violent avoiding action and. after coming only 0 feet. above: the Stern of the vessel, "we hit the sea with a heavy bump," according to the airman, howers of water went all over us and a bit of a hole was made in tone engine, but we managed to fly back on the other. As the speed in-@icator was broken, we made a velly" land, but came off quite happily and no one was hurt," concluded the narrator,—Reuter.

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