The Archive · 1940

122 Enemy Planes Claimed by Navy

London, Aug. 27.

The Admiralty announces that antly aircraft. guns of British warships ccounted, up to August 12, for 122 German aircraft for. certain, and probably destroyed another G4 and Samaged a further 45.

To the same date, aircraft of the Fleet Alr Atm shot down for certain, 28 German aircraft and badly dam~ aged 25 others, of which many can be considered last to the enemy.

"A. great many of those listed as "probables" may well have been destroyed, particularly during the Norwegian campaign, when a number of German aircraft disappeared Behind mountains in conditions which made their total loss almost inevit able, but since they were not actually Seen to crash they ore not listed as: Gefinitely. destroyed—Reut

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