ONE AGAINST FIVE
4 BRITISH PILOT’S FEAT IN MEDITERRANEAN FOUR ITALIAN PLANES SHOT DOWN. FIFTH LUCKY TO ESCAPE. ■ Ip. Tt'legraph—Pr«-'.s Association- Copyright) LONDON, January 9. The story Is told of a British pilot's single-handed attack against a formation of five Italian planes in which he shot down four. The enemy planes* live Savoia 79 s —•were engaged in a bombing attack on British warships in the Mediterranean when a Hurricane apix-arvd on the t ceric. Gh ing his account. Hw pil d wild tl'.ui 11X1 yards he fired his first burs', and within tiiii- minute ”‘w Savoia rmidr. lire ami dived t- w.a d the sea. He turned again !,i the nUaei: and s-iw , ecut'-.mt•' of the machine b; t.- »ut The third came under his tin- ..mi made a L ;.g rJ-'de into Hie M.-ddvt raiw.m The U.urth w.c. also •< wt pity that my ammunition j ran ~nt a-, the fifth was. a con-1 rhidrfl Uh* pilot.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 January 1941, Page 5
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