HOSTILE AIRCRAFT
LOSSES DURING MAY TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY RUGBY, June 10. In the House of Commons the Secretary for Air, Sir Archibald Sinclair, said that, as far as, at present was known, about 240 enemy aircraft were destroyed in operations in the Mediterranean and the Middle East theatre of war in May. The information, however, was incomplete. The number of hostile aircraft destroyed over and around the coast of Britain during May was 63 by day and 144 by night. Analysis of British communiques showed that the total number of British and enemy aircraft lost or destroyed in the air on all fronts in the first four months of 1941 had been: — January: Thirty-nine British; 69 German; 152 Italian. February: Eighty-four British; 67 German; 284 Italian. March: Seventy British; 121 German; 113 Italian. April; One hundred and seven British; 237 German; 88 Italian.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24631, 12 June 1941, Page 7
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