Allied Land and Air Forces in Action

Manawatu Times, Volume 67, Issue 210, 3 September 1942, Page 5

Allied Land and Air Forces in Action

Received Thursday, 1 a.m. LONDON, Sept. 1. The latest communique from Cairo describes the activities of the tank and air forces which have been engaged in big and successful operations. General Montgomery's tanks have been in action and the air forces have carried out particularly successful sweeps. The communique states that on Monday night our forces in tne northern sector carried out successful raids and captured a number of prisoners, while in the south between Ei Hameimat and Ruweisat Ridge they fought tne enemy. Overhead at dusk on Monday night bombers of the R.A.F., S.A.A.F., the United States and naval air forces carried out successful attacks in the battle area and in spite of rising sand intensively bombed enemy concentrations, while long-range bombers attacked convoys approaching the battle area from Sidi Barrani. Six eifemy bombers and nve fighters wer* destroyed.

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