The Archive · 1940

Italians Avoid Battle

Gibraltar, Sept. 6 The Fleet Air Arm has again struck home at the enemy in two air raids on Caglia Sardinia, and the British Na proved again the unsurpassable impertinence of the Italians in proclaiming that they are the masters of the "Mediterranean. says Reuters' special correspondent.

Five days of steaming have revealed that no flag is afloat on "Mare Nostrum," except the Bri clares. travelled in carrier, and for two d the British Fleet patrolled Italian c. sts within comfortable striking distance of six Italian aerodromes, but the

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