ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE
"The much-maligned 'archies' and sky' guns of Britain's extensive anti-aircraft defences have proved their worth, according to official British compilation "During 1940 444 German planes were brought doAvn over Britain by fire from ground guns. This represents more than one-seventh of the total number of planes shot out ol British skies during the year. "No statistics 'are given as to the number of rounds required to bring doAvn these planes, but, if past experience is a guide, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of rounds must havei been fired from all calibres of guns. "American anti-aircraft batteries in France shot down 17 enemy planes during the period 17th July to 11th November, 1918, and, according to Colonerl P. P. Bishop, an average o± 605 shots were, fired for each plane. "Of course, anti-aircraft fire has considerably improved in accuracy since then."—New York Times.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 156, 17 September 1941, Page 3
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145ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 156, 17 September 1941, Page 3
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