COSTLY TO NAZIS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 17, 21 January 1941, Page 8

COSTLY TO NAZIS

STUKAS SHOT DOWN

BRITISH LOSSES VERY SMALL

LONDON, January 20,

The defeat of the German divebombing attacks on Malta has been -more severe than was at first thought. -It is announced in Malta that two more enemy aircraft are now known to have been destroyed in yesterday's raids on the island, three more were probably destroyed, and four more were damaged. This brings the total loss of German dive-bombers over Malta yesterday to at least 17 machines. In three days over Malta, therefore, ~37 German machines have certainly been destroyed, 5 probably destroyed, and 9 known to have been damaged. .Our own losses are slight." It is now known that two pilots were saved from "the three British fighters lost

'In addition to the bombers shot down over Malta, at least 12 were destroyed -in the action against British warships and between 30 and 40 have been put out of action on the ground in the aerodrome at Catania, making a total :in eight days of about 90 machines. It is officially announced in Malta that 10 enemy machines were confirmed as shot down on Saturday, and probably 13.