WAR IN THE AIR
STORY OF THE BRITISH EXERCISES GOOD WORK DONE UNDER DIFFICULTItS. OBSERVER CORPS PRAISED. ißritish Official Wireless.) (Received This Day. 11.50 a.m.) RUGBY. August 10. An official account of the air exercises describes in detail the operations of the Eastland bombers in raids from 10 a.m. onward. It adds: "Towards midday the weather again deteriorated There were clouds at from 100 io 1000 feet and visibility some-times was as low as 1000 yards, while rain was continuous. “Despite the bad weather and poor visibility, several bomber formations completed their raids without detection by the fighter patrols. The weather, however, made things difficult for fighters and bombers alike. The enemy were compelled to fly under low clouds, where they made good targets for the light anti-aircraft defences. Although two hostile bombers attacking Rugeley were engaged over Grantham, the engagement was inconclusive. “One of the feature of the morning’s operations has been the accurate work of the Observers Corps, under very difficult conditions.’
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 August 1939, Page 6
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164WAR IN THE AIR Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 August 1939, Page 6
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