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                           Libya.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> 3rd/4th. Ten Wellington bombed 
      enemy base at Buerat El Hsun. 4th. Blenheims attacked Halfaya 
      for seven hours and other Blenheims were sent to attack the Italian 
    Naval Force reported off Homs (L) but failed to locate i
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                          Sicily.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> During the aerodrome attack reported 
      yesterday at least 30 transports aircraft were destroyed. Nine 
      Wellington renewed the attach on tile 4th/5th setting fire to 
14 aircraft and exploding ape trol dump. One Wellington is m
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           Malta                            
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
4th. 56 aircraft attacked 
      Takali aerodrome causing slight damage. On the following night 
      this and two other aerodromes were attacked by 15 single aircraft 
      which caused some damage to buildings and slight damage to aircraft. 
      On the 5th, five attacks were made but no damage reported. During 
      these two days bad weather prevented Hurricanes from operating, 
      but anti-aircraft artillery destroyed one and damaged at least 
                       two German bombers.                  
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                     Far East. Malaya.                      
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
3rd. A Blenheim bombed 
      two merchant ships off Kuala Selangor, leaving one of them sinking. 
                Small craft were machine-gunned.            
 
                            Singapore.                      
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
3rd/4th and 5th/6th. A 
      few aircraft came over and dropped bombs and incendiaries. During 
      an attach by 18 enemy aircraft on Kluang aerodrome four of our 
  aircraft were destroyed on the ground and three others dam
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           Burma                            
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
4th. Our fighters shot 
      down three enemy aircraft and destroyed a further four % on the 
      ground at enemy aerodrome. 5th. Mingaladow aerodrome, Rangoon, 
        was bombed and two of our aircraft were destroyed.  
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                          Rabaul.                           
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
4th. 22 aircraft dropped 
      bombs near one aerodrome and ll dropped bombs near another. No 
       damage to either aerodrome. A few native casualties. 
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