FRIENDLY RIVALS IN ALLIED AIR FORCES.
SCOREBOARD KEPT.
New Zealander At Present
In The Lead.
KAIN'S FIVE CERTAINTIES.
United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, March 31. The "Daily Telegraph" Paris correspondent says the Scoreboard of British and French pilots' successes is being carefully kept. The New Zealander Flying-Officer E. J ("Cobber") Kain is at present leading with tive certainties, but a friendly French rival, whose name so far has not been revealed, is expected to receive shortly credit for his fifth enemy 'plane.
A serpen nt-pilot at present heads the French list with three official victories.
The 'Daily Mail" correspondent with tlu> French Army reveals that many valuable secrets of a new Dornier were discovered in a 'plane which the French forced down just behind the front line.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 77, 1 April 1940, Page 7
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