EFFECTIVE ATTACK

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 February 1941, Page 5

EFFECTIVE ATTACK

| AERODROMES LN SICILY , LARGE FIRES STARTED. ’! AT LEAST FOUR ENEMY PLANES j! DESTROYED. . I , A successful raid cn two enemy ! aerodromes on Sicily was made on Tuesday night by the R.A.F., the 8.8. C. reports. A communique from Cairo states that the raid lasted for five hours and that many high explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped. At least four enemy aircraft were destroyed at ! j one aerodrome, where large fires ] were started which were visible sixty miles away. Fires were also started at the other aerodrome. ‘j All the British planes returned. SEA COMMUNICATIONS NOW BETTER PROTECTED IN MEDITERRANEAN. FOLLOWING ON CAPTURE OF BENGHAZI 11:.. -I. Official W.I. !<"' RUGBY February 1! i One <>f tlio many important remits i of the British capture of Benghazi r ■ 'du- effect it wd! have on the rmiifl ; ~f >■..,( emmufuc:.!!,"!! in thv Mrditeri ratwan At 'Ji.- beginning of the Army <?f the j Mile's v.c'.ii’ioiis campaign. when it i was in Italian nossessiC'n British ?iup- ' pine wa- liable Io bi attzuked fr-on th* 'aid from the lim.t >.f the range >' -orj craft bleed m we ten Sardinia till it : i-cached the ca: trr.'i Mediterranean b<--1 coime of tile existence vf L.iliar. a*-*..-not i’nly\v>n then- be a reduc- ■_ j, (if O;r - I / '■ British O;l ppmi! i the Italian b 1 _ ' ! <\ ' give i- o t i?r■ ‘i ii n a ins! tlie i : -■ ff,f ll.diini and fieri’ an