The Archive · 1941

30 Nazi Craft Downed

London, June 23.

Bettering Saturday's score of 28,.F. during the second day of invasion" of northern France on Sunday, destroyed 30 German fighters, it is officially announced.

The R.A.F, lost two fighters, but only one pilot.

Twenty-nine enemy planes were shot down in fighter combat, while one 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 S. Douglas on the "striking success" of R.A.F. 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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