THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 3, 1941.,
Fighters Flaunt Defiance To
To Nazis
R.A.F. FIGHTERS crossing the English Channel in several waves, and joined once by bombers, carried out offensive sweeps once again by daylight yesterday over German- occupied territory.
These and other operations by single Bri- tish bombers ended a 24-hour phase of R.Å‚F. action by day and night which was limited by unfavourable weather but showed more vigour than action by the Luftwaffe over Bri- fain.
Altogether thee Nazi invasion' bases were attacked and of them. Boulogne, twice.
The story of the further sweeps told by the Air Ministry in the vallasing cominumque
"During daylight to-day for - mations of our fighters carried the au offensive sweeps over
Dover Straits of
enchy and
small Of a Occupied territor. number of enemy aircraft en countered thres fighters were destroyed.
t one weep om tuhlers were coum panied by a small force of bombers whirl. aftorked docks t Goulogne,
Other attarts were made by Ingle aireval of the Coast-il or on and on enemy aerodroars of Actend and Bezel,
Fighter Missing
An enemy fighter which facked one of these ameradi w
not down One fighter is miss ing from these operations."
Boulogne docks have been at Lacked just before dawn by an other small force of RA F. bomb-
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EMPTY POCKETS FOR VICTORY
"St go and think sometimes what hie under the Nazis really means,
and then steel your bearls and empty your pockets,"
Caption H. F. C Crookshank, Financial Steretary to the Trea- My sand thi when he inaugu- rated Ghures ter's War Weapon. Week
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The war is costing us Eums. but know that to de feat Hitlerism and all it stands for everyone of you would, when up against it, shed the last drop of your blood, and willingly give Hand 1 am only asking you lend-your last penny.
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"Men, nu fey, munitions that is chat we need and money is the bridge neruss which munit-one
which also raided Ostery), in unlimited quantities must and while docks at Brest were attark- wall para to the met." ed during Saturday night by an-
'her small forer
German Raids
The German air force was DY repared over any part of Brit
Saturday night and vester lay Foodi: si reli toight activity by stigle aircraft" ver the east
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EuroLe can be shuc.! Luftwaffe by day tight, writes Reuter's air core. pondent.
Operations were limited on account of the weather but the very fact that they were pur sued in the face of unfavon- able conditions shows sign of healthy vigour.
The one-sided daylight offensive of last summer has gone. possibly f all time.
Reiter.
SHIP 8 TIMES IN THE AIR
Captain W: H. Dawson, who brought his vessel into port al- though she was in danger of sink- Ing after she had been lifted right out of the water by bombs eight times, has been awarded the M.B.E.. (Civil Division).
Two officers and a pilot have also. received the M.BE., and thirty-one officers and men have been commended for courage.
One of those commended was the late Captain E. W. Moulton, 'master of the 15,501-ton mer Arandora Star, torpedoed and Hunk while taking: German and Italian internees, to Canada.
Also commended is Captain James Cook, who was master, · of the Athenia, the 13,581-ton Don- aldson Iner which was torpedoed without warning in the Atlantic ten few hours after the declaration
of warm
Pilot. C. P. Jackson, of Fals mouth, has been, awarded: “the M.B.E. Hotowed away two, ships 'set on fire during an enemy raid.
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INVASION
PORTS
RAIDED
Docks at three Nazi in- vasion ports in occupied France Boulogne, Ostend and Brest-were attacked by small forces of R.A.F. bombers on Saturday night and just before dawn yesterday.
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unfavourable we they patrols and cunnaissance fights mer the ecupied coast-hne.
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Aircraft of the Coastal Com mand are continuously on look out for the first signs any invasion movement. Boulogne and Ostend were Ilected 10) yesterday's pre-daw,
raids.
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British fighters, accompanied once by bombers, made a nander of daylight raids yesterday CONTAT occupied France,
Two planes are missing from operations since Saturday.
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A few single German areraj mad the customary armed connaissance flights over the English coast yesterday following a night of o activity, Reuter.
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