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RECENT RAID ON AIRFIELDS (Rec. 11.20 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 5. Censor-delayed messages about the Luftwaffe’s attack on Allied airfields on January 1 from British and American correspondents in Belgium, say that the Luftwaffe, apparently aware of the unguarded state of some airfields, caught most of them by surprise and even took their time over their strafing and bombing runs. One correspondent says: “ In spite of the costly lessons of the last two or three years, some airfields had planes parked wing-tip to wing-tip without the slightest attempt at dispersal. The only explanation for this and the lack of ack-ack on some fields seems to be over-confidence in Allied air strength.” The correspondent adds that the authorised statement that the raids “caused some damage” is completely disproportionate to the number of enemy planes claimed destroyed. Actually it was a “thin air” victory for the Allies, but military secrecy prevents the whole story being told.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25736, 6 January 1945, Page 5
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