RAIDS ON BRITAIN
PLANE SHOT INTO SEA (Official Wireless) (Received March 24. 3.15 p.m.) RUGBY, March 23 Late this afternoon enemy aircraft dropped bombs at a place on the south coast of England. It is officially stated that there was a small number of casualties and some damage. During a sweep over the Channel by our fighters one enemy fighter was destroyed, without loss to us. Londoners today had the unusual sight of squadrons of fighters overhead. After showing themselves in connection with Warships Week they flew straight off towards Northern France. It was during this sweep that an enemy fighter, a Focke-Wulf 190, was shot into the sea.
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Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21686, 24 March 1942, Page 4
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