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CO N1,·u EN TI ALarAnllDft' BY lIr Ir J. B. HtM', PIlDf OF Ale ia-91941, CC'MCWIIIO 1(DIDIIft'D'1IIICB PIIDf Am Ale 1fB mOLV!D (If 16 HOYIIIBIR l.9LlJ. _

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I:To ./0 I'Itrlcj, DfC. CON F I rliNT IAL.. Fr4a F/ollajlln, l'9)~ •. Dat.. 16th. )fo.... ber 1944.~. ,.9ub~ot. Diter.ion:lt Fortre8a8ll~-Sir,

I ball the honour to report i colliaiOll betll., two.Fortrellll' 4uz1Dr& di'flZ'liaD to ttuJ A1r~ld.

adlIt GIl dut7 u fl11ng Control ott1C1Z' '00 '1'hura4a7, 16th. 1I0 ... abtrl~, 4S.rtr .. ".. l&ndtcl betwen 1425 hrl, &Dd. lS2l hre •

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• tha •• Ale lAnded ft17 rapilll1, aDd, at ltUl', 3 i/e .1'J on.tbl NlR1 •tOgetMr. ID one 1netance, 3 Ale approached togeth .. , aDd, d•• pitt Itrtdl·tUid tit the A1rt1eld Controller, landed,

'l'bI th1:d i/e touched dOlll oppOilte thl Control TOIV, WI anablt tostoliD t_,·and alter Ringing to port, struck the 1/e in front which hadnotrttleared the runRr, c&\1Iing daage to both Ale. There.re DOc&lual-tiel,

I bne the honOlt' to be~\tlfJ

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Your obedient ael"ftJ\t.

(Signed) J.. J. Oarton, F/O.

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