BRITISH AIR VICTORIES.
RESULT OF YEAR'S WORK.
4000 VICTIMS CLAIMED.
COST OF 1000 MACHINES.
(Recaivod 1.35 a.m.)
A. and N.Z.—Reuter.
LONDON, July 13.
The Press Bureau states:—For the year ended June 30, on the west front alone the British destroyed 2150 aircraft and drove down 1083. The air force, in conjunction with the navy, shot down 623 in the same period, while 1094 of ours are missing, and also 92 working with the navy. From April to June, on tho Italian front, the British destroyed 165, and drove down six enemy machines. Thirteen British are missing. At Salonika, from January to June, we destroyed 21 and drove down 13, four British boing missing. From March to Juno, in Egypt and Palestine, we dostroyod 26 and drove down 15, and 10 British are miesing
The British, therefore, during the year brought down ovor 4000 aircraft, while our missing slightly exceed 1000.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16902, 15 July 1918, Page 6
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