The Archive · 1940

French Pilots Need Planes in a Hurry

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Yet, despite these disparities, high French officers said their air force has bee accomplishing almost "miraculous péHorthances, which, since the offend sive began, have 'réstiibled duck shooting massacres, French pilots claim that, as a result of terrific German losses, the big Nazi patrols ranging from 50 to 140 planes, are of experienced squadron leaders followed by inexperienced youthful pilots, many of whom have Ghly had 20 or 40 flying hours. French airmen asserted that the German shortage of experienced combat aviators was strongly evidenced one day when the French brought down a German colonel who was leading a large group of raiders.

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