THREE PLANES SHOT DOWN IN 10 DAYS
NEW ZEALAND AIRMAN’S SUCCESSES (Official War Correspondent Nf 'Fi , GABES, Apnl 5, Squadron Leader G. R. Gray- . and Bar, of Gisborne—one of tne New Zealanders flying Spitfires . Tunisia—shot down a 109 on Saturday. It was lus thiro . tory in the last 10 days. His sco* now 20J. , ofcftvel® “I saw two Messerschmitts above and thought I had no chance r°into them, but one of them went in turn and I had him,” Squadron Gray said. "I let him have of nons and machine-guns, ana down in flames.” . fir#' One of Squadron Leader flight commanders, a night; M from Golders Green. London, ais down one Messerscbxmtfc , J
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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23917, 8 April 1943, Page 4
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