-2- LIBYA. 13th/14th. 15 Wellingtons bombed DERNA town and aerodrome. Hits were made on the barracks, on a mechanical transport depot and on a concentration of vehicles. Two large fires were started. 14th. Our fighters attacked a convoy of 40 South bound lorries on the EL AGHEILA - BENGHAOI road, inflicting heavy casualties on troops, destroying two lorries and damaging 35, during the day, our fighters shot down four enemy aircraft. We lost four fighters. 14th/15th. 10 Wellingtons dropped 16 tons of bombs on BENGHAOI Harbour, all of which fell in the target area. (IV) ENEMY ACTIVITY 15th/16th. 37 aircraft operated against the United Kingdom of which ten made landfall. MALTA. 14th/15th. Eight aircraft raided the Island. Slight damage was caused to civilian property. MALAYA. 15th. IPOHTOWN in PERAK STATE was bombed by 20 enemy aircraft. The aerodrome and a petrol dump hit. (V) AIRCRAFT CASUALTIES IN OPERATIONS OVER AND FROM THE BRITISH ISLES British - 1 bomber missing. (VI) HOME SECURITY 15th p.m. 20 shells fell in the DOVER area, causing some damage to houses and slight damage to military property. One fatal service casualty and several people injured. |