London, Aug. 14.
HOOTING them down from the sky at one time at the rate of one a minute, the. Royal Air Force surpassed all its previous achievements by bringing down a total of 69 German aircraft yesterday—the third successive day of German mass air attacks against British shipping and cities.
British losses yesterday, according to an Air Ministry announcement, amounted to 11 fighters, but the pilots of five of these are safe.
In raids over Britain in the last three days Germany has lost 194 planes—189 shot down by the air force and anti-aircraft fire and five by naval aircraft, In the same period the British lost '50 fighters.
The latest toll brings the number of German aircraft destroyed over Britain and the Chennel to mately 597 since the war began and RAP. Hurls Mighty 4523 sine June 16, when the first mass Force at Germany raid by German planes was made, Out of the 69 German aircraft de-London, Aug. 14. stroyed yesterday, 29 were brought Braving ice and clouds en-down during two hours of sharp fight-countered on their way to Nazi leg. In the afternoon. At one time, says the Air Ministry news service, strategic centres of great im-German bombers and fighters were portance, the R.AF. hurled its falling out of the sky at the rate of mighty force across the Channel sbout one a minute, in a determined aerial counter~ Tu all, about 00 German aircraft are believed to have been engage track last night and yesterday, They came in three waves directed and struck at 17 aerodromes and a seaplane base, harbours, docks Americans Asked to and munitions dumps and factories.
Give Britain Blood "Targets attacked by bombers of Washington, Aug. 13. the Royal Air Force last night me cluded am alr frame factory at Gotha Thousands of New York City and other objectives in north-west residents will be canvassed to donate blood voluntarily for Germeny and enemy-occupied terri-ory. in France and Hollan British war victims, the chair= mouinique issued by the Air Ministry man of the American Red Cross, stated Fast night, Mr. Norman H. Davis, an-"The attacks were pressed home nounced here last night. despite clouds' and Ice. Ralds were The project, he said, "will also made on 17 aerodromes and the furnish valuable experimental Ssexplane base of Borkum (one of the information" for the projected JEcst Frisian Islands), From these domestic programme to collect operations, four alreroft of our failed to return.
blood reserves in the event of a "The harbour of Helder, on the national emergency—United Dutch coast, was bombed in ce-opera~ Press. for with aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm. at the Southampton area and the Kentish coast, They were met each case by patrols of Spitfires and Hurricanes of the RA. Fighter [Command as well as by anti-aircraft fre.
One gunner's bag for the day was three, two of which were brought down during the afternoon's fighting. This means: that in two days, anti. alreratt batteries along the English coxst have accounted for ten German
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