-2- (on Yanina-Kalabaka Road). 10. British Somaliland Oeila reported clear of Italian troops. 11. Royal Air Force. April 18th. Blenheims attacked a dock in Holland and ships off Heligoland. Three ships totalling nearly 10,000 tons and an A.A. ship received direct hits. At Harve a Blenheim attacked 3 barges full of troops escorted by an A.A. ship. Blenheims also bombed a convoy of 8 merchant ships off Stavanger. A 7000 ton vessel set alight and another 3000 ton left sinking. From the above and other daylight operations, 9 aircraft are missing. 12. Libya Night of April l6th-17th. 2½ tons of bombs were dropped on Eladem and Derna where a munitions store was exploded. 13. April 17th Medium bombers attacked M.T. vehicles South of Tobruk. Aircraft on Derna aerodrome and suspected H.Q. East of Tobruk. Large fires were started among about 450 mechanised vehicles in Bardia area. On April 18th, photographic reconnaissance in Tripoli, showed 5 destroyers-3 T.B.D's - 7 escort vessels - 31 merchant vessels varying from 2000 to 8000 tons and 11 seaplanes. 14. German Air Force. Slight enemy activity chiefly off the coasts. 15. Air Raids on Malta during night of April 17 - 18 caused very slight damage. |