§ Squadron-Leader Hulbertasked the Secretary of State for Air the total number of hostile aircraft destroyed over and around the coast of Great Britain during the month of May, both by day and night?
§ Sir A. SinclairThe figures asked for by my hon. and gallant Friend are:
By day, 63; by night, 144.
§ Squadron-Leader Hulbertasked the Secretary of State for Air the total number of hostile aircraft destroyed either in the air or on the ground in the Mediterranean and Middle East during the month of May?
§ Sir A. SinclairSo far as is at present known, about 240 enemy aircraft were destroyed in operations in the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of war during May. Information is, however, incomplete, and this number may prove to be substantially less than the true figure.
§ Captain Pilkingtonasked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will give the monthly totals so far this year, as he did last year, of the British, German and Italian aircraft destroyed?
§ Sir A. SinclairAn analysis of British official communiqués shows the total number of British and enemy aircraft lost 59W or destroyed in the air on all fronts in the first four months of 1941 to have been as follows:
British. German. Italian. January 39 69 152 February 84 67 284 March 70 121 113 April 67 237 88 Total 360 494 637