ITALIANS HARRIED

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 March 1941, Page 6

ITALIANS HARRIED

* INTENSE R.A.F. ACTIVITY IN AFRICA HEAVY ATTACKS ON ASMARA. OTHER AREAS EFFECTIVELY RAIDED. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, at noon). RUGBY, March 30. A communique issued by the headquarters in the Middle East today states: “In Italian East Africa, there was further intense activity by the R.A.F. in ihe Asmara area yesterday. The town itself, the main station buildings, trucks on sidings and a motor transport park were repeatedly hit and severely damaged. “A motor transport factory and stores yard were set on fire. Motor transport and troops on roads in the same area were heavily bombed and machine-gunned and many vehicles were destroyed, while others were damaged. Aircraft of the Free French squadron took part in the raid. An enemy encampment between Gondar

Lii'-ciuijJin'-ni u vv vvn and Asmara was bombed and military 3t buildings were demolished by a direct *■ hit. “North of Dessye. considerable damG age was done to a large concentration 13 of motor vehicles when these were ,l bombed and machine-gunned. >t "Aircraft of the South African Air •- Force carried out a successful bombing and machine-gun attack on motor transport and buildings in the Magi area. Near Diredawa, motor transport vehicles were overturned and many others were observed to be damaged after a machine-gun attack from the I air. "During the night of March 28. R.A.F. bombers raided the harbour of - Tripoli and large bombs were observed a to fall among shipping. Others were . seen to burst between the wireless c station and the main electric power ■i station. From these operations all our . craft returned safely.”