The Archive · 1941

Peru Accepts Mediation Offer

Buenos Aires, July 12.

The Argentinian Government yesterday officially announced "that Peru accepts "in principle"-an offer of Argen-mediation boundary dispute with Beuador—United this time ice was forming on my windscreen, but I kept the Messer-schmidt in sight and. when close enough. gave him bursts from my to Ay over as the downward rush "Pieces of the Messerschmitt

jeontinued. One large piece whizzed ast my cockpit and struck by tall-plate.

"We had got to within 2.000 feet of the ground when the German pushed back his hood and baled out. was only about 80 yards behind him—or about a quarter of a second away—at nearly eight miles per minute, leted immediately, but the! Spitfire had scarcely begun to answer the controls in that split second when I was on the win-tip missed him by Jess than a! German. My

yard. The abandoned aircraft. went! on diving, shedding its wings before!

crashed to the ground. I did not see the pilot again."

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