Sir Archibald Sinclair added; "It shows not only that they retain their ascendancy over the German air force but that they can overcome all disadvantages of fighting over the enemy's fortified territory and air bases and still inflict on him severe defeats."
He hoped that good fortune would attend the squadrons in making the most of "this fresh advantage" which their skill and hard fighting had won.
According to a communique, fighters of the R.A.F. were again over the Channel and northern France in strength yesterday afternoon,
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