PUNISHING BLOWS
STRUCK BY ALLIED AIRCRAFT SHIPPING & OTHER TARGETS IN AEGEAN (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 9.45 a.m.) RUGBY, December 10. R.A.F. heavy bombers attacked the harbour of Heraklion, in Crete, on Wednesday night, states a Middle East Air communique. Large fires were started among harbour buildings and anti-aircraft defences were silenced. During the past week, fighters and bombers have carried out intensive operations against shipping attempting to supply enemy-occupied islands in the Eastern Aegean. At Portolago, in Leros, a small motor-vessel was attacked and left smoking. Hits were scored on two U-boats south of Samos and a number of sailing vessels were attacked and left in a sinking condition, abandoned by their crews. From these and other operations, one of our aircraft is missing.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 December 1943, Page 3
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