AIR ATTACKS
BATTLE FOR ENGLAND
NIGHTMARE DOG=FIGHTS THOUSANDS OF PLANES (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrlcnt) (Received August 13, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 12 The air battle for Britain is now being waged ceaselessly day and night with thousands of planes involved and hundreds engaged in nightmare dogfights. The scope and severity of the German bombings is increasing beyond anything yet known. The British Broadcasting Corporation went off the air tonight. A number of reports of raid incidents reaching the Associated Press office from a wide area reveal the extent of the operations, but there was not one report of serious damage to shipping or defences. British communiques conservatively estimate the German losses. Even the German news agency felt obliged to amend from time to time the absurdly fractional estimates of German losses, and eventually admitted that nineteen German planes had not returned. The Daily Mail says that experts express the opinion that the air war is not preliminary to an immediate invasion. Germany apparently hopes to attain great propaganda value from the raids. The German wireless is broadcasting ceaselessly graphic and fictitious versions of the operations. It is officially stated that five enemy planes brought down by naval ships on August 11 are not included in the official total for the day, therefore the day’s “bag” is 65, which is a record. Attacks On Portsmouth It is revealed that Portsmouth is the south-eastern town that has received the biggest raid so far.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21190, 13 August 1940, Page 6
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242AIR ATTACKS Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21190, 13 August 1940, Page 6
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