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Eyewitness reports Dutch air battles with German raids
Leyden May 10. An eyewitness recounts continuous air battles among British Dutch and German planes over the Low Countries. He describes five dogfights in hours, German planes downed or damaged, Dutch river bridgeheads and canal drawbridges secured, and mass bombings including Bethlem Hospital near The Hague. Casualties reported and house to house searches for fifth column.
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Leyden
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Hague
Rotterdam
Maas
Meuse
the Hague
Bethlehem Hospital
Schev