The Archive · 1940

Severely Despite Heavy Anti-Aircraft Fire

Cairo, Sept, 21.

OVAL Air Force bombers flying through heavy anti-aircraft fire successfully attacked shipping in Benghazi harbour last night, states a Royal Air Force communique.

Three large ships were seen to be on fire as a result of the bombing.

'A concentration of enemy shipping near Sidi Barrani was berobed for four hours. In Aby: ssinia, Diredawa aerodrome was attacked, bombs falling on and starting a fire in a hangar.

Enemy fighters took off but they failed to press home their attack.

Enemy aircraft attempted a night raid on Aden causing slight damage to buildings in the suburbs. There were no casualties. The aircraft were driven off by antiealreraft gun Bre.

"Alreratt of the South African Air Force carried out extensive recon~ naissances in southern Abyssinia and Ttalian Somaliland, the communique

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