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DAMAGE TO SHIPPING SMALL RAIDS BY GERMANY (II a.m.) LONDON, June 3. The Air Ministry states that Typhoons and Mustangs during the day damaged barges and locomotives in northern France and Belgium. Spitfires destroyed an armed trawler and damaged three others off the Dutch coast. Five of our aircraft are missing. The Air Ministry says that enemy aircraft crossed the coast, yesterday and Spitfires intercepted them. One enemy plane was probably destroyed. A few bombs fell harmlessly in the sea. There was heavy anti-aircraft action. It is officially stated that shortly after daybreak to-day enemy lighterImmbers, one of which was destroyed, dropped bombs on places near the coast of East Anglia. There was some damage and casualties, including a small number killed.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21112, 4 June 1943, Page 3
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