Current Events August 21, 1942; U. S. Flying Fortresses Withstand Severe Enemy/ Japanese Suffer Reverses in Gilberts

FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS. FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1942


American Flying Fortresses Down

Six Nazi Focke-Wulfe Fighters

All Big U. S, Bombers Return,


One Damaged; Reds Continue


To Drop Germans Crossing Don


Battle of Caucasus Still Going Against


Russians, Who Execute Further


Retreat South of Krasnodar

London, Aug. 21-(/AP)-Six of Germ-

any's new Focke-Wulfe 198

fighters were destroyed or damaged

over the North sea today by

a flight of 11 U. S. army Flying

Fortresses U. S. army headquarters

In Britain announced.

The 20-minute battle, In which

one Fortress was damaged heavy

started when 20 to 25 of the

speedy German fighters swarmed

to attack the American planes, a

communique said.

The damaged Fortress returned

to it's base, along with all other

U, S. aircraft.

During the 20-minute air battle

six enemy fighters were destroyed

or damaged.

An enemy shell exploded In the

cockpit of one of the Flying Fortesses,

killing the co-pilot and injuring

the pilot.

Other enemy fire destroyed two

engines of this aircraft. The Fortess

was hit in many other places

but no other casualties were suffered.



Japanese May Have Suffered


Another Reverse in Gilberts


Enemy Claims Task Force Landing


Repelled; British Report Restatement

By The Associated Press

By ROGER I. GREENE

Associated Press War Editor \

The Japanese energy reported

today a landing attack by United

States forces on Makin Island in

The Gilberts, 2,400 miles from

Hawaii, and the wording of the

communique aroused speculation

that the action had been a task

force raid in strength.

Imperial Japanese headquarters

said the landing was made by

about 200 troops four days ago

and that they were "completely

repelled" by the Japanese garrison.

This, however, was the usual

Japanese formula for beating the

opponent to announcement of a

Japanese reverse.