WAR TOTAL OF 284 CRAFT
{United Press Association.—Copjpngat ■ (Received This Day, 9.55 a.m.) LONDON, July 26. The full total of 28 German aircraft shot down off the coast of Britain yesterday makes the highest figure yet of enemy losses in one day in air attacks on Britain. In addition to announcing this total, reached by a further live enemy ’planes being accounted for by British fighters without further loss to the Royal Air Force, the Air Ministry and Home Security communique states: “In an attack on a south-eas coast town this morning enemy aircraft destroyed some houses and damaged others. The casualties were small, one person being killed. “Early this morning an enemy bomber was shot down in ' south-west England, and later two enemy fighters were brought down.” The Air Ministry’s announcement that 28 enemy aircraft were destroyed round the coasts of Britain yesterday, brings the total since June 18 to 216, and since the beginning of the war to ZB4 enemy aircraft definitely known to have been destroyed, apart trom a large number damaged and not expected to return to their bases.
The German losses included at least three ’planes shot down by anti-aircraft defences. —British Official Wireless.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 248, 27 July 1940, Page 5
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