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Sunday, 16 June 2013

British planes throwing bombs on German submarines at Hoboken, Belgium according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 25 March 1915

An item dated London 24 March reported that two British planes thrown eight bombs on the submarines being built by the Germans at Hoboken (Antwerp), Belgium.  According to the rumours were two submarines and whares heavily damaged. The latter were sighted burning. Five other submarines were lying on the slips. A third British pilot was forces to land in the Netherlands. The newspaper De Tijd confirmed the item.