DROMES RAIDED
R.A.F. NIGHT FIGHTERS WIDESPREAD HAVOC POLES TAKE TOLL (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (British Oflicial Wireless.) Reed. 2.40 p.m. RUGBY, Aug. 12. Attacks on aerodromes in northern France and Holland last night were carried out by American-built Havoc fighters. Both the buildings and runways were bombed. At one aerodrome in France a large fire was started which was later bombed by another crew, resulting in two more fires being started. Last month one Polish squadron with the Royal Air Force destroyed 20 Messerschmitts over northern France and the Channel. The Poles with the Fighter Command shot down 500 German aircraft in Poland when their country was invaded. They have already destroyed half this number from bases in Britain. The squadrons, who are now officered by Poles, were led across the Channel by a Polish wing commander. The legless pilot, Wing-Commander Bader, who is reported missing, participated in a fighter sweep across France. Soon after crossing the French coast, he and another pilot dived into a swarm of Messerschmitts, whereupon a fast and furious fight ensued. Wing - Commander Bader was absent when the planes returned. It is believed that he baled out and was -probably taken prisoner.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20634, 14 August 1941, Page 9
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