The Archive · 1941

30 Nazi Craft Downed

London, June 23.

Bottering Saturday's score of 26 the RAF, during the second day of the "invasion" of northern France on Sunday, destroyed 30 German fighters, it is officially announced.

The RAP, lost two fighters, but only one pilot.

Twenty-nine enemy planes were shot down in fighter combat, while tone was brought down by a Blenheim bomber although itself was damaged.

'The Air Secretary, Sir Archibald Sinclair, has sent a special message of congratulation "to. Air Marshal William', Douglas on the "striking suees" of R.A. fighter squadrons on the recent fighting over France.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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