TELEGRAM FROM LONDON DATED FEBRUARY 17TH 1941. 1. NAVAL . Attacks on shipping by aircraft. One naval mine sweeping trawler was sunk off the Scottish coast. A Coastal Convoy was attacked in the Thames approaches but was not damaged. 2. ROYAL AIR FORCE. Nights of February 16th,/17th. All operations cancelled. 3. SICILY. Night of 15th/16th. Aerodromes were attacked; administrative buildings at Cataria were hit and some aircraft were left burning. At Comiso fires were caused. 4. ALBANIA. On February l5th our medium bombers attacked gun positions and buildings at Buzi. 5. EAST AFRICA. Our air offensive has been maintained on all fronts, successful attacks were made against railway targets in Keren Sector and fires were caused at the Caproni workshops at Mai Adaga. 6. GERMAN AIR FORCE. Night of February 16th/17th No enemy activity. 7. MALTA : was attacked on night of February 15th/16th and again on February l6th. One Hurricane was shot down (pilot safe), no reports of damage received. 8. Air casualties in operations over and from the British Isles. Germans: 1 Bomber destroyed British: nil. |