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BRITISH AIR ATTACKS IN MEDITERRANEAN & NORTH AFRICA. REPEATED RAIDS ON BASES IN LIBYA. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.48 a.m.) RUGBY, October 24. A communique issued from R.A.F. Middle East headquarters says: “Docks and shipping at Benghazi were raided by R.A.F. heavy bombers during successive nights on October 21 and 22. Bombs fell on the Central and Cathedral moles and fires broke out. A landing ground at Gasrel Arid, in the frontier zone, was raided by medium bombers on Wednesday and again on Wednesday night. In the daylight attack, large fires were caused among store dumps. During this raid there were several combats between our fighters and the enemy and one Messerschmitt 109 was destroyed. In the course of the night raid, fires which were visible for many miles from the target broke out. “Naval aircraft dropped high-explo-sive and incendiary bombs among motor transport near Fort Capuzzo. A number of vehicles were destroyed and many others were damaged. Yesterday our fighter aircraft encountered a number of Messerschmitt 109's and shot down three. A fourth was damaged. “Bomber aircraft of the South African Air Force raided Derna Aerodrome, where bombs were seen to burst among dispersed enemy aircraft. “A chemical works at Cotrone, in Southern Italy, was also attacked. “In Abyssinia, a position south of Gondar was bombed on Wednesday. “From these and other operations, four of our aircraft are missing, but two of the planes are safe.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 October 1941, Page 6
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