Regarding day bombing, the statement said the fact that German planes often speed off at the approach British planes "ly not so much an idieation of fear us that the pilot fs conserving Germany's aircraft resources by not walking Into a hornet's nest."
'The French campaign undoubtedly threw German organization out of gear, since German preparations are hot yet" complete for an attack against' the British Isles, although "even now they could put up quite fa good attack against Britain, statement. continued, Tt emphasized that the orale ly still high in spite of recent losses.
The Gernian_ pilots Three to Four Odds 'Three Blenheims of the Coastal Command, fying in tight formation above the' clouds, defeated four Messerschmitt 100's on Sunday, states the news service of the Air Ministry.
The Blenheims were patrolling the French coast when the Messersehmitts attacked them. The British machines dived steeply in formation, firing the whole time, and two. Messerschmitts broke away and headed for the French coast, one apparently The Bienheims brought concentrated fire of their rear guns on one of the remaining German "planes, and believed it to be severely damaged.
The British aircraft all landed sately without damage or casualties.
'A communique issued by the Air and Home Security Ministries states that during the night enemy aircraft dropped a small number of bombs in a few districts of south-east Eng. land. No damage was done and no casualties resulted, Yesterday afternoon fighter air craft shot down an enemy tighter over the Channel, making a total of four enemy fighters destroyed in Another communique Issued by the Air Ministry states British fighters intercepted an enemy bomber off the east coast this morning and shot down into the sea—Reuter.
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