Army & Navy: Communique

Public relations officers of the Eighth Air Force last week composed a "model German communiqué":

"Large formations of huge American bombers attempted to penetrate western Germany today but were driven off by hordes of our brave fighter pilots. Four hundred enemy bombers were shot down. Three of our fighters were lost.

"One of our cities is missing."

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