ABORTIVE AIR ATTACK
ON BRITISH BATTLESHIP IN MERITERRANEAN.
(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, October 16.
An unsuccessful torpedo attack by air on British battleships in the eastern Mediterranean in sight of Alexandria was made by three Italian aircraft. Three torpedoes were launched and all missed.
Anti-aircraft fire drove the planes off and they were pursued by fighters. It is believed that one was brought down.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 October 1941, Page 5
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