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Foreign News
September 14, 1940
Montana Oil And Mining Journal
Great Falls, Billings, Cascade County, Yellowstone County, Montana
What is this article about?
A letter from England to W. M. Peden describes a German aviator strafing civilians in a field near a town 60 miles from London, missing Andrew, Mr. Fulton, and Mr. Russell but killing another man the next day.
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Peden's Brother Escapes Strafing by Hun Aviator
First-hand war news from relatives in England received by W. M. Peden, district engineer of the U.S.G.S. in Great Falls, confirms newspaper reports of the ruthless strafing of civilians by German aviators in England. Peden received a letter from a sister this week, written from a town about 60 miles from London, in which she related:
"Andrew (a brother), Mr. Fulton and Mr. Russell were standing in the middle of a field about three miles from here when a Jerry came over and as soon as he saw the three standing he opened fire on them but luck was with them. They never got touched but one poor man got hit. He died the next day. He was in another field. That just shows what the Germans are. They are as bad as the heads in the government. You wouldn't get our men to do that: open fire on people walking about, with no military objective in view."
First-hand war news from relatives in England received by W. M. Peden, district engineer of the U.S.G.S. in Great Falls, confirms newspaper reports of the ruthless strafing of civilians by German aviators in England. Peden received a letter from a sister this week, written from a town about 60 miles from London, in which she related:
"Andrew (a brother), Mr. Fulton and Mr. Russell were standing in the middle of a field about three miles from here when a Jerry came over and as soon as he saw the three standing he opened fire on them but luck was with them. They never got touched but one poor man got hit. He died the next day. He was in another field. That just shows what the Germans are. They are as bad as the heads in the government. You wouldn't get our men to do that: open fire on people walking about, with no military objective in view."
What sub-type of article is it?
War Report
What keywords are associated?
German Aviator
Strafing Civilians
England War Incident
Civilian Casualties
What entities or persons were involved?
Andrew
Mr. Fulton
Mr. Russell
Where did it happen?
Town About 60 Miles From London, England
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Town About 60 Miles From London, England
Key Persons
Andrew
Mr. Fulton
Mr. Russell
Outcome
one man killed the next day
Event Details
Andrew, Mr. Fulton, and Mr. Russell were standing in a field three miles from the town when a German aviator flew over and opened fire on them, but they escaped unharmed. Another man in a nearby field was hit and died the next day.