More widespread operations by thi Royal Air Force in North Africa are described in yesterday's RAP, communique.
Fighters of the RAF. and South African Air Force on Sunday engaged in several combats with enemy alr= craft in Cyrenaica, Three Messer-Schmitts 109's and one Flat fighter were shot down during the day.
South African Aghters attacked 0 formation of Junkers. #8's strongly escorted by fighters and foreed them to jettison their bombs before they could carry out their attack.
British alreratt also machinegunned enemy columns, transport and armoured vehicles near Gazala, Copuzzo and Barce and disabled. a number of vehicles, During the night of June 14-15, a successful raid was carried out the harbour at Benghazi, where a particularly. violent explosion near the Cathedral mole, was followed by a fire of such magnitude that it was, Visible from a distance of 90 miles.
Bombing attacks were also made during the night on an enemy camp fat Bardia and on a landing ground at Demo where a large fire was started, Tt is now confirmed that nine unidentified aircraft were destroyed on the landing ground at Gazal, addition to the two reported on Sun-ay and the two Messerschmitt 11 shot down and in addition to that reported destroyed at Sofafl—Reuter Nazi Raider Bombs East Anglia London, June 27.
A Jone German raider drop ed heavy bombs on a peaceful East Anglian coastal village basking in the sun today.
Windows were blown out and roofs damaged... A Methodist church and business premises suffered badly, Hardly any building escaped damage.
Miraculously, only one minor casualty was reported. A man lying in bed: had his hands cut from flying glass—Reuter, RAF, shot down 10 German fighters anda seaplane, The climax, of the day's operations was a raid dri Bou-ague in which a railway station and arge storehouse were hit.
Earlier, British planes carried out a number of sweeps in some of which bombers were escorted by. fight British tosses during th bombers and four fighter Sunday nights was adverse weather, Ministry news service, "Many. high-explosive bombs were dropped on industrial targets and many Ares were seen glowing through the clouds, There was much cloud, but above the sky was almost clear and the moon bright, Fighters were patrolling these upper reaches.and. there were several combats, Messerschmitt 100 to attack a British bomber with cannon and machine-gun fire: The rear-gunne Continued Folurn the Messer.
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