WANING EFFORT
OF GERMAN AIK FORCE FEEBLE REPLY TO ALLIED BOMBING. COMPARATIVE PLANE LOSSES DURING MAY. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, June 3. An Air Ministry review states that the total number of German raiders over Britain in May did not reach half the number of bombers sent out in more than one of the Bomber Command’s attacks. In the Mediterranean theatre in the six weeks ended on May 2 nearly 27.000 sorties were flown by squadrons other than the desert air force. In offensive operations over Europe from home bases 82 enemy aircraft were destroyed. Over Britain 50 enemy planes were destroyed, making a total of 132 accounted for by home-based aircraft. On all these operations the R.A.F. lost 316 aircraft over Europe and none over Britain. Tho losses announced by the Middle East Command were six. against 40 Axis machines, of which Malta-based planes destroyed 13. Allied headquarters in North Africa announced the destruction of 337 planes in May for the loss of 108 Allied aircraft. In India 16 enemy planes were destroyed for the loss of 14.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 June 1943, Page 4
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