Current Events April 20, 1943

In North Africa,April 20.—The number of enemy planes shot down in

this theater Sunday and Monday now stands at the

staggering total of 112, including 70 Junker-25 transports,

Allied headquarters disclosed today

WASHINGTON, April 20.— With U S. army airmen attacking Kiska

almost hourly between dawn and dusk, the military situation in the

Aleutians today moved toward a climax that may determine .soon

whether the Japanese will be able to get their new airfield into operation.

           NEW CASTLE NEWS

                            NEW CASTLE, PA. TUESDAY, APRIL 20. 1943.

AXIS AIR DEFEAT GROWING

SEVENTY HUGE AIR TRANSPORTS SHOT DOWN IN TWO DAYS

Total Of Planes

Shot Out Of Skies

In Two Days 112

Landing Fields Of Axis In

Tunisia Area Also Steadily

Battered

BELIEVE TRANSPORTS

CARRYING TROOPS

By CLINTON GREEN

I. N. S. Staf'f Correspondent)

A L L I E D HEADQUARTERS,

In North Africa,April 20.—The number of enemy planes shot down in

this theater Sunday and Monday now stands at the

staggering total of 112, including 70 Junker-25 transports,

Allied headquarters disclosed today.

An official announcement revealed that 12 of the huge Junkers had been shot down Monday, instead of 10 as originally stated—in addition

to Sunday's bag of 58.

The successes against the big Axis troop carriers flying the vital supply route

between Sicily and Tunisia were scored by American, South African and British

fighter pilots.

Twenty-four Axis planes were snot down by the northwest African sir

forces yesterday. including 21 over the Gulf of Tunis. Of these. 12 were

Junkers-52's. In actions elsewhere in this raging aerial theater, 39 other

enemy plane have been brought to earth, boosting the two-day total

bag to 112.

Landing:'Fields Battered

Over 5O Bomb Raids On

Kiska So Far This month

By JOSEPH A. BORS

(1, N, S, Staff Correspondent)

WASHINGTON, April 20.— With U S. army airmen attacking Kiska

almost hourly between dawn and dusk, the military situation in the

Aleutians today moved toward a climax that may determine .soon

whether the Japanese will be able to get their new airfield into operation.

So far this month more than 50 raids have been carried out by

American flyers against Kiska, but the navy has given no indication

that the Japs have abandoned their plans to complete, landing strips on

the island.

Assault Increase

Since the intensified aerial offensive began March 1, the 'tempo of

the assaults' has increased gradually with the record series for a

single day being 13 attacks, or an average of One every hour of daylight

Several series of eight, nine and 10 raids in a day have been reported.