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61 enemy planes were brought down and
22 bombers and 3 fighters were lost.
Our correspondent Robin Duff was
present at one of the airfields when the crews
returned. His report was given during
the news. Leipzig was bombed 2 times in
24 hours viz. by the RAF and the Americans.
It was the first time that American
heavy bombers saw Berlin. The number
of bombers out exceeds 1000 and the
rest were fighters viz. Thunderbolts and
long range Mustangs. Two more planes were
brought down in last nights raid on
this country the total number being 5.
Enemy planes were over London, S.E.
England and East Anglia a little before
midnight. Early this morning enemy
planes were over S.E. England. A communique
from the Air Ministry which has just come
in reports that only 10 planes are missing
from the night's work instead of 11.
British and American warships
continued the bombardment off the
positions near the Anzio beachhead.
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