BIG AIR BATTLE
17 NAZI PLANES DOWNED , United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, March 9 A big air battle has taken place over the Sicilian Straits. A force of Flying Fortresses and Liberators was attacked by 50 German fighters, of which 17 were shot down. Two more enemy planes collided in midair. All of the Flying Fortresses and Liberators came home safely.
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Waikato Times, Volume 132, Issue 21982, 10 March 1943, Page 3
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