Confirmed Sept. 27.
The crippling losses suffered by the German air force in roids on Great Britain, and especial since the intensified attacks upon London, were confirmed by unimpeachable sources yes terday. Between August 8, the day the mass daylight Yaids began, and September 16, the Nazis lost 1,199" planes' for certain, and probably' Tost 622 note, the destruction of which has not been officially eon firmed. Estimates put the Joss Nazi airmen over Britain in this period at about 6,000 men, killed or captured. In the sine period, the British lost 638 planes, 202 airmen escaping. These' figures include planes shot down over Germany or lost during patrols over the North Sea and other areas. It has been established that, up to August 6, the British had shot down 3021 Nazi planes, many of which were bombers. It is estimated that up to that date the Nazis had lest about 9,000 airmen in combat with the British Ostend, Calais and Boulogne were "An airerait of the Coastal Command shot down an enemy bomber into the sea yesterday afternoon, Last night, forees of the Coastal Command bombed all tanks at Brest, Tanks were set after and shipping in 1 harbour was also severely damaged."
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