DARWIN SPITFIRES
SUCCESS AGAINST ENEMY HEAVY TOLL OF PLANES (N.Z.P.A. Special Aust. Correspondent) (Rec. 7 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 10. The air battle over Darwin last Tuesday was the most successful yet fought by Spitfires in this area. The final figures show that 12 Japanese planes were shot down, of which 10 were bombers, and that three bombers and one fighter were damaged. Out of seven Spitfires which did not return to their base after the engagement only three pilots are now not accounted for. In the last four enemy raids on Darwin only five Spitfire pilots have been lost—and it is still possible that some of these men may be rescued.
The Japanese lost 24 bombers with their crews, as well as 10 fighter pilots, in the raid on June 20. Spitfires also shot down 12■ Japanese planes, equalling Tuesday’s figure but, only eight of these were bombers. The measure of success In aerial interception is the number of enemy bombers destroyed.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25275, 12 July 1943, Page 2
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