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... B.E.F. both sides of Dunkirk, which is meeting with stubborn resistance in very good terrain, is making good progress. Despite the bad .weather our air force made further successful attacks yesterday troops disembarking at Dunkirk and intervened in the ...
... destroyed or seriously damaged. Sixteen of our fighters are reported missing. “At dawn this morning our fighter patrols over Dunkirk shot down 10 enemy fighters with the loss of one of our aircraft. Naval aircraft later B.E.F. Men Still Pouring Back To England ...
... SHINING THING” AMERICAN TRIBUTE TO FLANDERS ACHIEVEMENT New York, Saturday. “So long as the English tongue survives the word Dunkirk will be spoken with reverence.” A leading article in the “ New York Times,” paying this tribute to-day, adds: “ The rags and ...
... stories of undaunted resistance to the enemy in face of heavy odds were told by the kome-coming soldiers. Troops embarked at Dunkirk early yesterday said they were subjected to heavy shell-fire from long-range German guns. ...
... safely landed in England were increasing numbers of General Prioux's gallant French Army, who had hacked their way through to Dunkirk. They were remarkably fit and confident. In spite of the accelerated tempo of the evacuation, one of the small boats on its ...
... for another duffing,” said one young soldier, who only a few months ago had been a clerk in a London office. got away from Dunkirk,” said one of the men. through a terrific hail of bombs and shells. All the time bombs were falling around us and bombers ...
... Bag of Fourteen A later Air Ministry bulletin stated:— The air battle over Dunkirk beaches began again at dawn to-day (Saturday). Soon R.A.F. fighter patrols had shot down 14 Nazi fighters and had seriously damaged five more. All yesterday this battle ...
... were sheltering in a wood, planes plastered us with a salvo of 20 bombs, but no one in our company was lost. When we reached Dunkirk. we were bombed again, and as our ship left the French port, German shore batteries shelled the vessel. They only experience ...
... CE AIR BATTLE •A.F. “BAG” 70 More planes PATROLS’ 14 man torpedo Boat sunk battle over Dunkirk beaches p 9ain at dawn to-day. Soon fighter patrols had shot down fighters and had seriously five more. Yesterday this battle the skies unceasingly while on ...
... bombers failed to return. Our fighters were engaged in ouensive patrols over the French coast throughout Wednesday. Near Dunkirk. in the evening, a formation of Hurricanes and Denants engaged large forces of enemy bombers, heavily escorted by fighters ...
... them found their way to Gunkirk. He recounted how French sailors mounted a marine gun on a hill at Bergues, 10 miles from Dunkirk, and caused tremendous havoc among German motorised divisions until ordered to withdraw.—Exchange. ...
... .E.F. LOSS OF !EEN SMALL Compromise Settlement K_ Resort for Aliens h our troops have con- In? towards Dunkirk, ' Uriri °t them were able to . the protection of the ih the Force despite the grt j enemy. certain activity on f, re is nothing to report ont ...