R.A.F. RAIDS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 January 1941, Page 5

R.A.F. RAIDS

IN LIBYA & ALBANIA •’DESTRUCTION GF ENEMY PLANES OCCUPATION OF EL ADEM. (British Official Wireless.! ! (Received This Dav. 10.25 n.m.) RUGBY. January 7 An R.A.F. Middle East communique states: “Further raids were carried out on Tobruk yesterday by the R.A.F. Bombs fell on the foreshore and on military objectives in the town, but full details of the damage inflicted could not be observed. Dorna and : Martuba were also raided successfully ' In ‘die Tobruk area a CR42 was shut ' down ami another enemy fighter prob-' ably was destroyed, while other enemy aircraft were damaged. The enemy ; aerodrome for Tobruk <EI Adem* has ! been evacuated and 40 aircraft in a! damaged condition, owing to RA F bombing, have been captured In mir troops. "Valona was again attacked. The raids were made in bad weather, rain j and low clouds being met uw? thri target Bombs were seen to bint.' i among buildings and warehouses and | in the vicinity of harbour jetties. ; Several fins were burning fiercely] when our aircraft left Enemy fighters intercepted and a CR42 broke <>ff j the attack with smoke belching from! its port engine and another enemy] figher dived toward the sea, wills out its | guns having been fired. One of i-ur ; bomb.. failed to -ettsi-n.