Frank Harvey Close, one of the British pilots shot down last week in the Israeli-R.A.F. incident, who is now recuperating from his wounds in a military hospital here, confirmed to correspondents today that he was flying over Israeli territory when ground fire downed his plane.
A total of 2,725 displaced Jews arrived in Haifa today, making the group one of the largest contingents to arrive in Israel in a single day.
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