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planes are missing.
Airfields at Cognac and La Rochelle were
bombed as well as other targets on the
French Atlantic seaboard. 13 heavy
bombers and none of our fighters
were lost. The Germans lost 35 fighters.
After fierce fighting the Russians
captured Novorossiysk yesterday
and this place now is firmly back
in Russian hands.
The Russians are 60 miles from
Kiev and the bypassed town of
Romny has been captured.
The Russians have captured the
western side of the River Desna.
American Liberators have bombed
airfields in New Guinea destroying 10
Japanese bombers, on the ground
48 Japanese fighters were destroyed. We lost
one fighter but all bombers returned
safely. Over 200 Allied
aircraft have raided the Solomons
area American bombers based
in China have bombed Indochinese
targets. Work has partially been
resumed in Noths. coalfields but
things are by no means normal.
Manchester electricians have also started
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