LOSSES COMPARED
SPECIFIC FIGURES GIVEN. HUNDREDS OF BRITISH PEOPLE WATCH AIR COMBAT. (Received This Day 9.40 a.m.) LONDON. July 8. It is authoritatively stated that since the outbreak of war only two British fighters have been lost while defending Britain, compared with 112 German attacking planes, plus 25 others unlikely to reach a base. It is officially stated that R.A.F. fighters shot down three enemy bombers today. Two Messerchmitts arc believed to have been shot down, after a thrilling battle over south-east England in the afternoon. Hundreds of people watched the dogfight. The enemy attacked two west coast towns, causing several casualties and also bombed an east coast town with little damage and no casualties. It is authoritatively stated that a Spitfire pilot shot down two Messerschmitts over the Channel last night, and attacked three others, before reaching its base unscathed.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 July 1940, Page 5
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