MALTA SPITFIRES
DALMATIAN COAST STRAFING AND BOMBING SUPPORT FOR YUGOSLAVS (Special Correspondent) (Reed. 5.35 p.m.) LONDON, April 26 Dive-bombing and strafing Germans on the Dalmatian coast and co-operating with Marshal Tito's forces has been the recent, role of the Malta Spitfire Squadron, which includes several New Zealanders who are now on leave in England. They are all in'the same flight, and took part in attacks on aerodromes, road convoys, radio direction finding stations and shipping. The Royal Air Force's patrolling over roads reduced traffic to a trickle. As a result, the Germany have been attempting to use small coastal ships, which have also been targets for the Spitfires on many occasions. The Allies co-operate with Marshal Tito's forces by attacking German convoys, while the Partisans lie in wait for the Germans and attack them as they hurriedly leave their vehicles. The Spitfires also patrol over destroyers as they return at dawn after bombarding enemy ports. All the New Zealanders had an opportunity, with the other pilots, of occasionally spending two or three days on board a destroyer.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24879, 28 April 1944, Page 3
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