ARTILLERY EXCHANGES
PATROL ACTIVITY IN WESTERN DESERT ENEMY VESSEL ON FIRE (Rec. 9.30 a.m.) Rugby, Aug. 28. A Cairo communique states that during the night of 26th and 27th August our patrol activity continued. Enemy working parties were engaged and harassed by our patrols and artillery in the northern and central sectors. Yesterday land operations were confined to artillery exchanges. Our fighters and bombers again attacked concentrations of enemy transport in the southern sector. An enemy vessel which had previous, ly been attacked by our torpedo-carry-ing aircraft was sighted and observed to be on fire north-west of Crete. An enemy aircraft which attempted to fly over the Delta landing ground was attacked by fighters and was last seen on fire and losing height.—B.O.W,
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 29 August 1942, Page 5
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123ARTILLERY EXCHANGES Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 29 August 1942, Page 5
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