Londza, May N, In the week ending at dawn on May 10 a record number of German uireraft for 1941 were shot down over Britain, 76 during the night, 30 by day making a total of 108. No Brit-aircraft were lost during the night and day losses (0121 nine, with four of the pilots safe.
Details of the German lose: are Day Night May3 r Maya 1 9 Mays 2 May6 4 9
During the week ending at dusk on May 8, 23 enemy aircraft were destroyed in the Mediterranean and African theatres of war for the loss of only 12 British aircraft.
A remarkable feature of the week's air fighting was the activity over the sea, in which free Yugoslav aircraft participated. Several heavy attacks were delivered against enemy con in the course of which a destroyer and five merchantmen were destroyer and one merchanting sunk.
nomy aircraft were shot down and others damaged during two raids on Crete and three were destroyed at Malta The RAF. heavily raided the Calato aerodrome at Rhodes and caused considerable damage.
Raids on enemy positions and aero dromes in North Africa were both heavy and extensive, Benina was attacked no less than six times, Demo four times and Benghazi harbour four times. At Benina, particularly. a numerous troop-carriers were destroyed and damaged on the ground In East Africa, attacks were directed mainly against fortifications and troop concentrations. On May 4 over 100 transport vehicles were estimated destroyed near the Falaga pass. Free French forces attacked the Gendar landing-ground.—Reuter.
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