London, June 28.
The R.A.F, offensive against Germany and occupied territories reached a new height, of intensity yesterday, as British planes made a sweep over the Channel and two sweeps over northern France in daylight, and followed these up by la severe attack against Germany's industrial and naval resources at Kiel, Cologne and Duesseldorf, at night, As the sun went down wave after wave of British bombers, with big [Reuter (Continued on page 2, col. 3
London, June 28.
New American bomber and fighter aircraft played an outstanding part in successful operations in the Western Desert on Thursday when Tomahawk fighters had their first major engagement with German aircraft.
At least 12 enemy aircraft were destroyed in the air, states an Air Ministry bulletin, and many others were severely damaged.
An Australian pilot of one Tomae hawk, describing an attack on Gazala Aerodrome, w aircraft were destroyed, Said:—"Our bombers flew across a number of enemy aircraft on the south side of the aerodrome. The bombs crashed right on them [and it was hard to believe that any of them could have escaped."
The highlight of the attack was an engagement in which ten Tomahawk fighters tore into 30 Messer-schmidt 109's, shooting down at least four snd damaging man; thers and later destroying one Italian fighter. A sergeant pilot stated that the Tomahawks behaved magnificently.—Reuter.
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