PRISONERS & BOOTY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 January 1943, Page 3

PRISONERS & BOOTY

INCLUDING GUNS & VEHICLES CAPTURED BY EIGHTH ARMY. PRESSURE OF AIR ATTACKS MAINTAINED. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 9.40 a.m.) RUGBY; January 20. A Middle East communique states: “Yesteruc.y our forces continued to press the enemy to-the north-west, and by evening were closing in on Homs and Tarhuna. In the course of the day’s operations w<? captured prisoners, guns and vehicles. Allied air squadrons have continued to attack the retreating enemy. Fighter-bombers and bombers have maintained continuous pressure during the past 24 hours, on columns moving westwards from Tarhuna. “On Monday night the airfield at Castel Benito was heavily attacked and large fires broke out among dispersed aircraft. “A large ship was attacked by torpedo aircraft westward of Sicily on the same night and left in a sinking condition. Yesterday Allied heavy bombers attacked the harbours of Tripoli and ’ Sousse* These formations were engaged by enemy aircraft, three of which were destroyed. It is now learned that an enemy fighter was destroyed on the previous day. “From these and other operations four of our aircraft are missing.”