ITALIANS FARE BADLY
AIR ENCOUNTERS WITH BRITISH PILOTS [British Official Wireless] RUGBY, 7th December. The balance-sheet of the Italian British air war to date shows that while the Royal Air Force lost no machines on two occasions on which Italian raiders have visited Britain, the Italians lost 13 out of 25 on 11th November, and seven out of 20 on 23rd November, apart from others known to have been severely damaged, and probably lost. Over Africa and Albania, Italy has lost at least 308 aircraft since entering the war. The British losses have been 49 over Africa and six over Albania. The figures do not include the Fleet Air Arm’s successes and losses.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 9 December 1940, Page 5
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