YEAR'S AIR FIGHTING.
BRITISH DOWN FOUR TO ONE. ■ ■ •' ———. , . E LONDON, July 14. v The Press Bureau states: "For the year ended June 30, on the west front alone, the British destroyed 2,150 aircraft and drove down 1,083. The air force, in conjunction with the Navy, shot down 623 in the same period, -while 1,094 of ours are missing, and also 92 working with the Navy. From April to June, on the Italian front, the British destroyed 165, and drove down six enemy machines. Thirteen British are missing. At Salonika, from January to June, we destroyed 21 and drove down 13, four British being missing. From March to June, in Egypt and Palestine, we destroyed 26 and drove down 15, and 10 British are missing. The British, therefore, during the year brought down over 4,000 aircraft, while our missing slightly exceed 1,000. (A. anA_2LZ« andJJeufcetfc " ... J
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 167, 15 July 1918, Page 5
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