TELEGRAM FROM LONDON OCTOBER 9TH,1941 British ship 4000 tons was bombed and sunk night of October 7th/October 8th while anchored at Suez. The canallis open. 2. Dutch submarine on October 3rd. torpedoed and sank French merchant ship 3800 tons 20 miles east of Terranova (Sardinia). 3. Night of October 6th/October 7th . 23 Wellingtons bombed Piraeus harbor; damage extensive, violent explosions in warehouses. Same night ten Blenheims bombed Bardia. 4. Libya. October 7th. Marylands escorted by Tomahawks attacked two dumps near Gambut; enemy fighter probably destroyed second damaged. 5. October 6th and October 7th. Enemy aircraft (one probably destroyed) bombed Tobruk town and harbor. Positions in E1 Adem Sector machine gunned. Troops west of Bu.... Bu.... machine gunned and attacks made on landing grounds in Sidi Hanish. No damage or casualti 6. Palestine. October 7th, October 8th. Nine hostile aircraft attacked Haifa, negligible damage. 7. Malta. October 7th, October 8th. Six aircraft approached the island but dropped bombs in the sea. October 8th. Six aircraft approached the coast but did not cross. |