NINE SHOT DOWN
GERMAN PLANE LOSSES RAIDERS OVER BRITAIN LITTLE ENEMY ACTIVITY (omclal Wireless) (Received March 14, 11.40 a.m.) RUGBY, March 13 An official communique states: About dawn this morning a small number of enemy fighters and fighter bombers crossed the south-east coast but did not come far inland. Our fighters intercepted and shot down two enemy aircraft without loss to themselves. A few bombs were dropped, but there were no casualties and little damage. Otherwise there was little enemy activity up to noon today. Of nine enemy bombers destroyed in iast night’s enemy attacks on this country it is known that five were shot down by night patrols and three by anti-aircraft gunfire. A number of other enemy bombers are known to have been damaged by various means, and it is probable that several of these failed to reach their base.
Later yesterday afternoon there were brief encounters over the Straits of Dover between our fighter patrols and enemy fighters. One enemy aircraft was destroyed and one of our fighters was lost.
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Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21370, 14 March 1941, Page 5
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173NINE SHOT DOWN Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21370, 14 March 1941, Page 5
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