ATTACKS ON MALTA
Enemy Loses 24 Aircraft (8.0.W.) RUGBY, October 13. “It is now known,” says a Cairo communique issued in Cairo “that at least 24 enemy aircraft were destroyed and about 50 others were damaged in yesterday’s attacks on Malta. Our patrols were active on Sunday night. Small parties of enemy transport were dispersed by our fire yesterday. On Sunday night our bombers started a particularly large petrol fire at Tobruk and also claimed a direct hit on an enemy destroyer north of Derna. An Italian merchantman which was sinking was sighted near the same position. “Air activity over the battle area yesterday was not on a large scale, but our light bombers and long-range fighters again successfully attacked a train, petrol lorries, road transport and a schooner. They also shot down two enemy bombers. We lost six aircraft, including five fighters at Malta, but two of the pilots are safe.
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Southland Times, Issue 24875, 15 October 1942, Page 5
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152ATTACKS ON MALTA Southland Times, Issue 24875, 15 October 1942, Page 5
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