BERLIN TALKS OF AIR HUNS
LONDON, February 16. . Berlin’s radio versions of last night’s R.A.F. attack says:— “The British air Huns made another terror attack against Berlin last night. They used favourable weather conditions, for the cloud cover over Berlin was thick, to drop bombs at random over various districts. Extremely heavy anti-aircraft fire met the terror planes and shot down a number of them oyer the city area. Damage was caused, particularly in residential districts, and several churches and hospitals were hit. The brave Berlin population, which once more stood up to the enemy terror with hard determination, suffered casualties.” AIR LOSSES OVER EUROPE (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, February 16. The Secretary for Air (Sir Archibald Sinclair) stated in the House of-Commons that 2369 British and 997 United States Army Air Force bombers, operating from Britain, were reported lost over Germany and northern Europe from January 1 to (December 31, 1943. The figures for January, 1944, were 319 (British and 178 American planes.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 122, 18 February 1944, Page 5
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