ENEMY HARRIED
BY IMPERIAL & ALLIED AIRCRAFT MUCH DAMAGE TO TRANSPORT & TANKS. FIVE ENEMY PLANES SHOT DOWN BY AUSTRALIANS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 11.8 a.m.) RUGBY, January 2. A R.A.F. Middle East communique states: “Bomber and fighter aircraft of the R.A.F., Australian, South African and Free French air forces made a series of successful attacks on enemy mechanised units in the Jedabaya region yesterday. Much damage was done to enemy motor transport. “Australian aircraft encountered a strong formation of Junkers 88s, escorted by .Messerschmitt 109 s, and shot down four bombers and one fighter, in addition damaging several others. West of El Agheila, casualties were inflicted on enemy troops by machine-gunning attacks by fighter aircraft, which also set fire to a petrol carrier and a number of lorries and attacked a small ship off the coast. “Attacks by bomber aircraft on the
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 January 1942, Page 3
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