Page 2. 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. |