ATTACK ON CONVOY FOILED
(United Press Association.—Copyrigit (Received This Day, 10.5 a.m,) LONDON, July 25. The Air Ministry communique states: “In the course of a series of attempted attacks on shipping off the south-east and southwest coasts to-day four enemy aircraft were shot down by Royal Air Force lighters and anti-aircraft guns. A fifth enemy aircraft was shot down by fighters off the north-east coast of Scotland this morning.” A later Air Ministry communique states: “An additional four enemy aircraft, making nine in all, were shot down in engagements off the British coast to-day.”
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 247, 26 July 1940, Page 5
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