HONOURS WITH DEFENDERS
MORE AXIS ATTACKS ON MALTA MOST OF BOMBS FALL IN SEA Rec. 10.15 a.m.) Rugby, Oct. 16. Honours were again with the defenders in the Axis undiminished onslaught on Malta. To-day’s Cairo communique states: “Attacks continued on Wednesday night, but
most of the bombs fell in the sea. One Ileinkcl was destroyed by our night fighters. Daylight attacks on Thursday were on the same scale as previously. Our fighters shot down 14 enemy aircraft for the loss of 4 Spitfires. Three of the pilots are safe. A JuBB made a forced landing near Kufra on Wednesday. The crew were taken prisoner.”—B.O.W. In the battle area yesterday, our fighter-bombers were active over enemy transport. Our fighters destroyed a Jus2 to the south of Crete. We lost six aircraft in these operations, including the four at Malta.” OPERATIONS IN AFRICA Referring to operations in Africa a Cairo communique says: “There was nothing to report from the land forces yesterday, except patrol activity. Our medium bombers on Wednesday night successfully raided targets at Tobruk, Sidi Haneish and Solium, where fires and explosions resulted.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 17 October 1942, Page 2
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