Republican Successes Claimed
SALAMANCA, August 27. General Franco has admitted a reverse for his troops in the Etremadur.a region, and says they were forced to withdraw from their advanced positions. He claims they brought down nine aeroplanes. It is officially stated at Barcelona that 91 foreign aeroplanes have been brought, down*since August I by the Republicans, who have lost 20. Only two of 11 pilots captured were of Spanish nationality.
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Northern Advocate, 29 August 1938, Page 7
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