The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-24
GERMANS LOST
IA AIRPLANES
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(The British air ministry an
nounced last night that seven Ger
man planes had been shot down In
France yesterday by British flyers,
but presumably they were the same
planes mentioned In the French,
communique, which gave the French
half credit. The British announce
ment said the prizes" were foui
Dorniers, two Heinkels and one Of
q type not ascertained)
The day before, a French COM
munique announced that six Ger
man planes had been brought down
five Of which fell In French terri
tory and one In Belgium
French Plane Lost
Today'S communicate said only one
French plane failed to return to Its
base In yesterdays battles
cat Berlin, the Germans an.
nounced that five French planes
had been shot down Wednesday,
In addition to aerial activity, Il
was announced that the German
divisions on the Belgian frontie,
near Aix.La- Chapelle were under.
going intensive movements
Patrol skiimishing was most &C.
tive IN salients east Of the Mosell,
and there were violent exchange,
with light and heavy artillery" Il
was announced.
Sinking Of Subs
The sinking OF two German sub.
marines was described as follows
A French hydroplane pilot saw Q
U-boat on the surface. The U-boa'
dived quickly but the pilot dropped
q buoy TO mark the spot and sum.
moned the Siroco. The destroyed
dropped two loads Of depth bombs
and the U-boat appeared on tn,
surface with Its ballast tanks open
In 10 seconds II rolled on Its sid,
and plunged TO the bottom. Later
patroling In the same area, the de-
stroyer spotted q U-boat on the sur,
face "glistening In the moonlight.
Firing all guns, the destroyer ap
preached One 1870 millimeter shell
hit the U-boat Then depth bombs
were dropped. The submarine reap
peared on the surface, Its nose II
the air, then settled back, leaving 9
huge oil smudge.
Naxi Losing Much Aircraft
Earlier, II had been reported tina
the British Royal air force In Franc,
shot down seven German planes
Thursday Four Of the victories vert
officially confirmed. In Berlin II wa
claimed that Nazi flyers had sho
down five French planes.
The French had claimed the de-
struction Of three German plane
on Tuesday and five more Wednes
day. OF the latter three were be-
lieved downed by British flyers
French observers estimated tina
the French had shot down NOR,
than 10 enemy planes since the star
Of the war and that, counting raid
ers downed over Great Britain, tn,
Germans had lost more than 13l
fighting craft In the west since tn,
start Of the war, not counting thu
100 to 1870 planes they are estimated
TO have lost In the polish campaign
Story Confirmed
Berlin, Nov. 24-(UP)-The higl
command announced today that {
German U.boat had confirmed thu
torpedoing Of the British cruiser
Belfast In the Firth Of Forth.
"A New York Times report tina
the British cruiser Belfast was badly
damaged has been confirmed by thu
report Of O German U-boat which
says that one British cruiser Of thu
Southampton class was torpedoed ir
the Firth Of Forth" the commun.
ique said.
It added that according to {
British admiralty announcement on,
more British destroyer struck
mine and sank"
(The British admiralty had an
nounced wednesday night tn
bleaching" Of the destroyer Gipsy
by mine.)
The New York Times said Wed.
nesday that q German submarine
had slipped into the Firth Of Fortf
and had attacked the Belfast. {
l0,O00-ton cruiser Of the Edinburgh
class. It gave private advices received
In New York as its authority.
The United Press asked its Lon
don bureau for the British reaction
to the report. The London bureau
cabled unable reply" presumabl,
because Of censorship.
The southampton class" cruisers
are 9,l00-ton vessels Theytare tn,
Southampton, Newcastle, Sheffield
Birmingham, Glasgow. Gloucester
Liverpool and Manchester.
The Southampton and Edinburgh
classes are essentially the SAINT
though they differ some In tonnage
| and armament