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Title:Two German bombers are shot down over the ocean
Date:22nd July 1940
Summary:SLATE INFORMATION: Dive Bombers Beaten Off Once Again
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AEROPLANES, German Dive bombers beaten off by the Navy (Crash in Sea)
NAVAL. British. Fleet beat off German Dive Bombers
Airforce - Active
Royal Air Force, RAF, WWII, Axis, battle, parachuter, parachute, escape
Embargoed:6th August 1940 13:00
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Location:Unknown location
Topics:Defence / Military
Reuters ID:LVAEX37RKA2BVYM87PU1DVNMIKZD
Story Text: Enemy aeroplanes dive bomb an Allied destroyer flotilla on a mine-sweeping mission, anti-aircraft guns and attacking Spitfires bring down two of the bombers
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