"Further attacks were made on the hallway in Eritrea, Regarding the operations in Abyssinia, the communique says: "enemy motor trans port on the Jijiga-Harrar road was machine-gunned, and an Italian bomber in JHjiga aerodrome was shot up by aircraft of the South African alr force, This aerodrome appeared deserted, Fighter aiveraft gave the advancing British troops air protee~ tion, and it now known that five enemy aircraft were destroyed in the raid on enemy aerodrome in Trlpolitania announced yesterday".
'The communique adds that enemy aircraft raided Malta during the night of. March 10/11 but only slight damage was caused. One German heavy bomber was' shot down by British fighters and anti-aircraft fire destroyed another enemy aircraft. From all operations. British alveratt returned safely—Reuter,
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