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21st/22nd. Wellingtons attacked TRIPOLI (L) aerodrome destroying
at least seven dispersed aircraft and damaging others besides
buildings and hangars. Three 4,000 pound bombs were dropped in
the M.T. dispersal area and large fires were started.
MALAYA.
22nd. Two enemy raids by a total of eighteen
fighters were made on KUALA LUMPUR aerodrome. One enemy aircraft
was destroyed, three of our fighters are missing and one crashed,
three pilots safe. Three Dutch fighters were reported missing
on the same day and a fourth crashed.
SIAM
. 21st. Our fighters from BURMA destroyed seven
aircraft on an enemy aerodrome.
HONG KONG. 20th. Three Chinese bombers escorted by six fighters
were seen dive bombing the Japanese north of K0WLOON.
(IV)
BORNEO
The Japanese are reported to be improving the aerodrome at MIRI.
(V)
FRANCE
A convoy of some twenty merchant ships to be escorted by warships
is reported to be forming at CASABLANCA for MARSEILLES. Such
a convoy is about four times the usual size for this route.