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SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> 3rd/4th. Ten Wellington bombed
enemy base at Buerat El Hsun. 4th. Blenheims attacked Halfaya
for seven hours and other Blenheims were sent to attack the Italian
Naval Force reported off Homs (L) but failed to locate i
Sicily.
SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> During the aerodrome attack reported
yesterday at least 30 transports aircraft were destroyed. Nine
Wellington renewed the attach on tile 4th/5th setting fire to
14 aircraft and exploding ape trol dump. One Wellington is m
Malta
4th. 56 aircraft attacked
Takali aerodrome causing slight damage. On the following night
this and two other aerodromes were attacked by 15 single aircraft
which caused some damage to buildings and slight damage to aircraft.
On the 5th, five attacks were made but no damage reported. During
these two days bad weather prevented Hurricanes from operating,
but anti-aircraft artillery destroyed one and damaged at least
two German bombers.
Far East. Malaya.
3rd. A Blenheim bombed
two merchant ships off Kuala Selangor, leaving one of them sinking.
Small craft were machine-gunned.
Singapore.
3rd/4th and 5th/6th. A
few aircraft came over and dropped bombs and incendiaries. During
an attach by 18 enemy aircraft on Kluang aerodrome four of our
aircraft were destroyed on the ground and three others dam
Burma
4th. Our fighters shot
down three enemy aircraft and destroyed a further four % on the
ground at enemy aerodrome. 5th. Mingaladow aerodrome, Rangoon,
was bombed and two of our aircraft were destroyed.
Rabaul.
4th. 22 aircraft dropped
bombs near one aerodrome and ll dropped bombs near another. No
damage to either aerodrome. A few native casualties.
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