OUTSTANDING DAY
TEMPEST SQUADRON. (R.N.Z.A.F. Official News Service.) jsj (Rec. 12-55 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 7. §1 The New Zealand Tempest Squad--55 ron operating from Holland had a day | out last week when attacks were A made on transport, trains and airfields '4 in the vicinity of -Munster, Hanover,* A a nd north of the Ruhr. Nearly 30 New If Zealand pilots participated and for iT the dav completely destroyed 56 Geris man trains, and 22 aircraft, three ot |1 which were destroyed on the ground Often seven or eight of our aircraft M were engaged with 30 to 40 ft machines. The fights were furious but no ne of our aircraft was lost. The day fd i* reported as an outstanding one in $ the history of the Tempest Squadron.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 60, 8 February 1945, Page 6
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129OUTSTANDING DAY Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 60, 8 February 1945, Page 6
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