MORE AIR ACTIVITY
MAIN INTEREST IN NORTH AFRICA.
b.o:w.
RUGBY, Oct. 20.
To-day's Cairo communique states: "Apart from patrol activity, there was nothing to report from our land forces yesterday. "Night -fighters on Sunday night successfully attacked an enemy train at E1 Daba and landing-grounds at Fuka. "Our heavy and medium bombers raided Tobruk and claim hits on enemy ships. The same night our tcrpedo-carrying aircraft scored a hit on the stern of an enemy merchantman near Pantellaria Island. The vessel was left sinking. "There was an increase in aif operations over the battle area yesterday. Our bombers, fighterbombers and fighters were all active. Fires were started on enemy landing grounds. In subsequent air combats a number of enemy aircraft were damaged." . t r
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 248, 21 October 1942, Page 5
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124MORE AIR ACTIVITY Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 248, 21 October 1942, Page 5
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