BRITISH ATTACKS
ITALIAN POSITIONS HIT MUCH DAMAGE DONE AERODROMES DEMOLISHED (United press Asn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 20. 9.10 a.m.) CAIRO, Sept. 19 A Royal Air Force communique states: Enemy aerodromes, transports, concentrations and communications were again successfully dealt with on September 18. Several hangars were destroyed and planes set on fire at the Benghazi aerodrome. The flames were seen from seventy miles. Bombs burst among the Sidi Barrani gun emplacements. An Italian flying-boat was shot down over the Mediterranean Sea. Members of the crew were rescued. The Eritrean and Somaliland areodromes and barracks were successfully bombed. South African Air Force bombers attacked Elwak on September 17 and 18, and the Birkao landing ground on September ■ 16, where three buildings were demolished and the wireless station directly hit.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21223, 20 September 1940, Page 5
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128BRITISH ATTACKS Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21223, 20 September 1940, Page 5
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