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ITALIAN PLANES ROUTED CONDITIONS ARE “HELL” (United Prese Asn.— Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Oct. 14, 11.40 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 13 According to agency messages Italian aircraft attempted un-, successfully to raid Malta today. Royal Air Force fighters went up to drive them off, but the Italians did not wait to be engaged. They seem to have found their reception altogether too hot, because reports speak of the Interception of a wireless message from one Italian pilot to his base, in which he described the conditions as “Hell.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21243, 14 October 1940, Page 7
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90DID NOT WAIT Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21243, 14 October 1940, Page 7
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