Porto Palermo, Albanian coastal town south of Chit (Himara), has been recaptured from the Greeks by Mahan forces, official sources said yes terday.
Reports reaching Athens also indicated that the Italians had retaken the town, although the Greeks were waging a fierce struggle to seize it again, it was United Press. shooting up aerodrome: ud bombing and machine-gunning ins and concentrations of Ha troops.
The capture of a number planes on the ground on one occasion was due to a wave of British fighters swooping down with i: ung blazing on the previous day to O''British attack and putting them Out of action.
British pilots dropped bombs which started three large fires in an Mahan number of motor transports, communique declared.
"Reconnaissance flights showed that the enemy Is retreating toward Demo (Libyan coastal town)," the communique said.
"Our fighters machine-gunned re treating troops. between Bardia and Tobruk another Libyan coastal town), British pilots on Tuesday night bombed the Demo aerodrome, the RAF. said.
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