In the Southampton area alone, fighter patrols destroyed 22 machines, Of these nine were Junker 81 divesbombers, five were Messer~ Schmitt 110 fighter-bombers, and the Femaining eight were Messerschmitt 309 fighters. All nine Junkers were [brought down in the space of minutes a single Spitfire squadron as well four of the Messerschmitt "100
Aghters.
"This: same squadron brought down seven German aircraft the previous day." Many other German planes attacked were severely damaged, but rot a single one of the squadron's ilots or Spitfires were lost during the two days' Aghting.
It was during the same engagement that antiaircraft. gunners scored a Gireet hit on a German aircraft and saw it fall into the sea after pieces of wreckage had fallen on the gun-sight. This aeroplane hed apparently Leen' in action "against one of the British gater patrols, but was flying fon an even course when caught by shell from ground batteries, 'More German aircraft were destroyed in two other afternoon engagements, but full reports are not avall-'About midday, continues the Air aninistry, 30 Messerschmitt. 110%, to. gether with Junker 88 bombers' and Messerschmitt 100 fighters, were aged by Hurricane' patrols, also the Southampton area. This time sx of the German eet were brought "At about the same time some miles further up the Channel, five more Messerschmitt 110' were shot down uy another patrol of Hurricanes, Crew Taken Prisoners During yesterday afternoon's fight Ing, a Dornier was riddled with bul-Jets while flying over the Thames estuary and crashed in open country. None of the crow was killed, but {two were badly injured. People took. the other two prisoners and conveyed the injured airmen to hospital. One. uninjured German was locked ina room while waiting for escort.
One hundred and one bombs were dropped on a golf course two days Fo, it ly learned.
Four blazing German aircraft crashed between two towns on the soul
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