SWEEPS BY FIGHTERS
FOUR CARRIED OUT
(Rec. IA3O a.m.) RUGBY, June 1. It' is learned in London that British fighters made four sweeps over occupied France and Belgium this morning and afternoon. In the morning, squadrons swept tHe Cherbourg peninsula and the Calais-Boulogne area. Early this afternoon many squadrons, including Hurricane bombers, went to Bruges, where the docks were bombed. , There were many combats with German fighters during this attack, and two enemy planes were destroyed. Later in" the afternoon a small force swept the Dieppe-Abbeville area. Nine British fighters are missing from these operations, but the pilot of one is safe. Further sweeps were made tonight, but no details are available.— 8.0. W.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 128, 2 June 1942, Page 5
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114SWEEPS BY FIGHTERS Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 128, 2 June 1942, Page 5
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