1941-08-23 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 23, 1941,

AMATEUR PILOTS SHOT DOWN 900 DOWN 900

PILOTS OF Fighter squadrons of the Auxiliary Air Force, formerly "week-enders," have destroyed over 900 Nazi 'planes · a quarter of the total shot down by Fighter Command in the defence of Bri- tain.

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Foremost among the night fighters is the Coun- ty of Middlesex Squadron, which has destroyed more than 30 night raiders 12 having been shot down by the leader, a young pilot now a "veteran" of night fighting.

This squadron can perhaps On offerfsive patrols over claim to have pioneered moon-enemy-occupied country auxiliary light battles, for as long ago as squadrons bave proved their June, 1840, a Nazi ralder was bag- superiority over the enemy. They ged in moonlight by the squadron have escorted bombers and attack- off the French coast.

ed ground positions.

The Midd esex pilots, too, were among the first to battle with the advancing Germans in May last year,

In the Battle of Britain they accounted for some 700 of the (Continued In Next Col.)

GREEKS SUFFER

SAYS U.S.A. UNION PLANNED

EMPIRE

Mc Churchill `and President Roosevelt have a secret plan for the union of the Bri- tish Empire and the United States, Con- gressman Stephen Day, an Isolationist, declared in a broad- cast.

"Our fellow citizens will be the hordes of India and the tribes- men of Africa," he said.

"Hore-Belisha

stated publicly that union plans have been worked out and await word from Churchill and Roosevelt.

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(Continued from Page 8) mans had shipped it to Germany, Mr. Bonnet said that the Dutch but he admitted that the German] 0000000000000000004 would be ready for action against authorities were still taking food Germany at the first available op- from all of occupied France. 2,375 enemy machines destroyed.

Another portunity but that they can do

American from Bor- Four squadrons each have nothing now against the German'deaux said that the Germans 100 enemy 'planes to their credit military machine. The food situn- were getting in Bordeaux restaur-] and several more are nearing the!

fne tion is getting steddily worse, he ants

steaks, real coffee century. continued, and the Dutch realise and

Cognac, while Americans that it is due to German confisca were refused such luxuries and tion of supplies,

had to be content with vegetables

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