MASTERY OF THE AIR
CHAIN OF FIELDS COMPLETED (Rec. 10 a.m.) LONDON. Oct. 25. The Eighth Army is rapidly advancing towards Isernia, says the Morocco radio. Enemy pockets of resistance in the Baranello sector face the possibility of being surrounded. Algiers radio says the Eighth Army is firmly holding its bridgeheads on the north bank of the Triguo. The left wing is making steady progress against heavy artillery fire, and has captured dozens of strong points, each of which had to be attacked separately. The Allies have completed a chain of new airfields close to the Eighth Army line. Observers see in the Allies' continued mastery of the air the key to success.i The Desert Air Force and the Tactical 'Bomber Force are now in position and equipped to reinforce the Eighth Army with devastating air cover.
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Evening Star, Issue 25005, 26 October 1943, Page 3
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137MASTERY OF THE AIR Evening Star, Issue 25005, 26 October 1943, Page 3
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