-2- (III) AIR OPERATIONS 19th. A Hurricane shot down 2 German bombers into the sea. 19th/20th. Bombing operations cancelled. LIBYA. 18th. Our bomber and fighter aircraft kept up a heavy attack on about 2,000 M.T. withdrawing westwards from MEKILI. Many vehicles were destroyed. Marylands hit at least four JU 52's dispersed on BENINA aerodrome. 18th/19th. 42 Wellingtons operated against BENGHAOI, some mines were laid and hits were scored on the moles and on M.T. near the town. A/A fire at BENGHAOI had greatly decreased. 3 Wellingtons laid mines inside TRIPOLI Harbour while 3 others bombed the town. CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN . 18th/19th. Naval aircraft scored hits with torpedoes on two merchant vessels of about 8,000 tons in a south bound convoy north of HOMS. SARAWAK. 19th. Dutch Glen Martins attacked enemy vessels off the northeast coast claiming one hit and one near miss on a Japanese cruiser and a hit and two near misses on another large ship. They also claim one enemy aircraft shot down. One Glen Martin was lost. (IV) ENEMY ACTIVITY MALTA. 18th/19th. 7 aircraft bombed LUQA aerodrome. One Wellington on the ground was destroyed and others were damaged. SARAWAK. 19th. Enemy aircraft continuously attacked PONTIANAK in WEST BORNEO causing considerable damage to the town. KUCHING aerodrome was bombed by 15 enemy aircraft. Aircraft casualties in operations over and from the British Isles - German, two destroyed. |