London, June 21.
have been nearly double those Axis slreraft tosses are stated 10 Empire air forces in the Middle East firing the week ending on June 15, Widesprend operations were carries cut during the week in which Aus: tralian and South African air forces Eooperated with the R.A.F.
Benghazi was bombed seven times. Gazala six. Umes. and during the fourth. attack on Benghazi a violent explosion near the Cathedral Mole fvas followed by a fire visible 90 miles, An authoritative Pilation thows that in all the middle fast operations 66 Axis planes were Gestroyed st a cost of 37 British machines. four of whose pilots safely Felurned. The Catrola aerodrome on the island of Rhodes was raided on three successive nights. res being forted among hangars and planes.
Tripoli Raided Tripoli was raided by the Fleet Air Arm and two -atlacks on Malta Dune 18 were headed off by British Eghters, Ten large vehicles were Gestroyed on the Barceel_ Guba voad on June 13 and 19 vehicles were Gestroyed between Gazala and Fort Copuzzo on June 14. The following landed at Oporto yesterday by a Portuguese vessel described it as a French ship in British service, vessel bearing the name of Djurdjura of 4.070" tons is given in Lloyds Register, with the port of reistry Rouen. She was formerly the Penrith Castle.
"The ship is said to have been hit by three shots from 9 submarine and foundered within 30 seconds—Reuter.
Gay transport columns and armoured Vehicles were machine-gunned and Misabled. On June 37 in the Sidonmar district 20 vehicles were destroy-of disabled.
In Syria the British air force, besides attacking Rayak and Aleppo aerodromes and shipping at Beirut, that "own three Junkers into the sea. and damaged others off the Syrian coast. Eight or nine Junkers with Italfan markings were sbout to fatluct naval forces three miles from Sidon when Australian fighters intervened. Four of the Junkers dropped their bombs, but the remainder thad to jettison them and retire, The Australians then attacked three more Junkers which afterwards were seen falling into the sea. Others were seriously damaged, one fying Jaway with a wing tip burning. The Australians "suffered no damage oF casualties—Reuter.
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