RAF’s Best Day

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
39/94
Date Released
30 Nov 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1HMS Royal Arthur
  2. 2Mrs Chamberlain Reviews ATS
  3. 3Red Indians Stage Rodeo
  4. 4Cricket "Down Under"
  5. 5The Nobel Peace Prize
  6. 6Tea for Tommy Atkins
  7. 7Pilot Boat Tragedy
  8. 8Within a Stone’s Throw of the Enemy
  9. 9RAF’s Best Day
  10. *Melbourne’s Agricultural Show
  11. *Mussolini Inaugurates Work on Model Farm
  12. *Japanese Troops Advance
  13. *US Endurance Fliers Hold World Record
  14. *Randwick Spring Races in Australia

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Summary
A record number of 12 enemy planes in one day are brought down by combined efforts of the RAF and French Air Force - 7 by the British and 5 by the French.
Keywords
Aviation; Military
Length of story (in feet)
136
Story extras:
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