IN THE AIR

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1940, Page 6

IN THE AIR

BOMBERS AT WORK,

(.United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright;.

(Received this day at 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 14

The Air Ministry communique states: R.A.F. bombers attacked docks at lives ports, two aircraft factories, two oil (refineries, three supply, factories and goodsyards in Germany and fourteen aerodromes, also ammunition dumps and, concentrations of barges in Germany and Holland yesterday and last night. It-is officially , stated that six enemy planes were sho.t down in the Straus of Dover this evening. One R.A.F. fightbr was iost. ~ AN AWARD. GERMAN FABLES. (Received this day a t 12 noon). LONDON July 14. The D.F.C. has been awarded to Flying Officer J. E. Vernon of Roxburgh, who is now missing. Authorative comment on the German communique, cabled, states the High <Command continues to mam(,factur,e victories and write down losses. Today’s'is a perfect example of the practice of reversing the British figures. The.. Air yesterday., than? ten German bofijbers and fighters 'Ayera-shot down, :ph'd; one British fighter .fias missiffg. 1 Tlie, Germqnsi ~t o-day claim to have shot down ten and lost only one. Their final claim to have brougßtLjdawnffififteeh British planes yesterday, at a cost of three German panes,;; exemplifies the German technique, seeking to establish an artificial ratio of five to one in their favour by manipulating figures.