AIR BATTLE
FRENCH BRING DOWN NINE AEROPLANES WITHOUT LOSING ONE. GREAT ACTIVITY ON BOTH SIDES. (British Official Wireless.! (Received This Day. 10.35 a.m.) RUGBY, November 6. Tonight’s French official communique states: “There was great activity by aviation on both sides. During a violent fight, nine French fighters attacked a group of 27 German fighters. Nine of the latten were brought down, of which seven fell within our territory. Every one of our planes engaged in this encounter returned safely.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 November 1939, Page 5
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79AIR BATTLE Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 November 1939, Page 5
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