AIR OFFENSIVE
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF DOVER MIGHTY CANNONADE OPENED. CULMINATING ONSLAUGHT. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) (Received This Day, 9.35 a.m.) LONDON, February 13. The R.A.F. opened a terrific offensive across the Straits of Dover this afternoon, when squadrons of Spitfires swept from the coast between Dover and Folkestone, while the mightiest cannonade yet heard thundered from the direction of Cap Gris Nez, Calais and Dunkirk. The long-range guns suddenly ceased, and were replaced by anti-aircraft guns. Squadrons of Hurricanes then swept over to join the Spitfires. Gunfire was still heard at dusk, and watchers on the shore gained the impression that a big operation was in progress. Today’s onslaught was the climax of 24 hours in which heavy gunfire was frequently heard. It began last night, when what might have been a sea engagement was clearly heard a short distance from the south coast.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 February 1942, Page 3
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145AIR OFFENSIVE Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 February 1942, Page 3
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