EFFECTIVE RAIDS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 December 1940, Page 5

EFFECTIVE RAIDS

ON SIDI BARRANI & OTHER TARGETS BOMBING IN AFRICAN AREAS. RECONNAISSANCE PLANE LOST. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 9.45 a.m.) RUGBY, December 5. A Royal Air Force bulletin says: “In the Western Desert, raids were made during the night of December 3 on El Adem, Solium and Sidi Barrani. Bombs fell on the target .area in each place attacked. “A Rhodesian squadron successfully raided stores and dumps on the road east of Chlega. The dumps were burnt out, flames reaching a considerable height. At Adarte the railway station was raided and a direct hit on the station buildings completely wrecked them. Goods trucks on a siding and a group of huts near the station also were badly damaged. One of our aircraft, on reconnaissance, failed to return but, with this exception, all these operations were carried out without loss."

SUDAN SECTORS LOSSES INFLICTED ON ENEMY NEAR KASSALA. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.5 a.m.) RUGBY, December 5. A. Cairo communique states: “One of our patrols in the Kassala sector successfully engaged a large enemy party, inflicting a number of casualties. Our artillery l|as again been active in the area west of Gallabat. There is no change on other fronts.”