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1942
1942 - 0333.PDF
FEBRUARY 12TH, 1942 E AIR ENEMY AIR LOSSES TO FEB. 7th. Feb. 1 2 3 4 5 „ * 7 Totals Over G.B. 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 North, Over Continent 0 I 0 0 0 0 1 2 5,623 ; Middle Far East, 191 Middle Far East East 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 IS 1 7 5 35 East, over 3.457 • Group in co-operation with the R.A.F at Rangoon, and the R.A.A.F.. in the t East, a total of 213 aircraft have destroyed in air combat, by A.A. and on the ground. Of these ly casualties, 113 were inflicted in the Singapore area, 80 in the Rangoon area, 13 by aircraft under S.W. Pacific Command, and seven by the R.A.AJ?. In addition, further losses have been inflicted on the enemy by U.S.A. and Netherlands East Indies Air Forces, precise details of which are not, as yet, available. The Allied air offensive against enemy shipping in the Far East is also gathering momentum, with the result WILD GOOSE CHASE: A Japanese Army Karigane (Wild Goose) on reconnaissance. BRITISH AIR LOSSES TO FE3. Over G.B. A'erft. Feb. 1 0 , 2 0 „ 3 0 „ * 0 , 5 0 „ 6 0 „ 7 0 0 Totals : Nor Over Continent B'brs. Ftrs. 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 7 1 th 3,208; M Middle East A'crft 0 0 0 8 0 0 4 12 ddle East 933; Far East, 21. 7th. Far East A'erft. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 about. that, during January, no fewer than 52 Japanese ships of all types, includ ing five cruisers, two destroyers and a number of supply ships, tankers and" transports, have beer, sunk or severely damaged. An outstanding series of attacks was made against an enemy convoy in the Macassar Straits by N.E.I, and U.S.A. aircraft, and it is conservatively estimated that some 20 ships were either sunk or damaged here in spite of heavy naval protec tion, but complete results of these attacks have not, at the moment of writing, been ascertained, and it may eventually transpire that even greater damage was inflicted on this convoy The U.K. Front JYTEANWHILE, over home waters. •"•** the ceaseless vigilance of the R.A.F. has continued, aided 'n many cases by units of Allied airmen based in this country. Beauforts of Coastal Command have attacked enemy ship ping along the enemy's extensive shores, and Bomber Command have, in spite of wicked weather conditions, patrolled over thj^NorttuSea and duti fully visitedJBeaocks at Br^st. Air att£Ciss on this count!* have been Ji-ftfited yto isolated " tip\ and assaults on constal places, \jam- LUFTWAFFE'S LATEST. One of several of the new Dornier Do 217^ bombers which have been brought down over England recently. Particular? of the Do 217c appear on page f.
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