Two hundred and fifty-two German and Italiar aircraft have been destroyed in the Balkans and Africa during April In the Western Desert, 81 were shot down by British fighters 11 were destroyed by anti-aircraft fire and 31 destroyed on the ground.
In Greece and Albania,. British fighters accounted for 55 enemy planes, while 10 more Italian craft were destroyed on their own Ministry news service giving these facts says that a great part of the destruction in East Africa was achieved by the South African Air Force, which was particularly active throughout the campaign in at-facking Italian aerodromes.
In addition to the R.A.F. and South Africans, units of the Royal Australian, Rhodesian and Free French air forces played their part in all these operations.
British losses for the month totalled 58, but in many instances the pilots returned safely.
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