The Fleet air arm meanwhile ate tacked four merchant ships escorted by two destroyers. in the Central Mediterranean and sunk one on the night of February 13-14, it was reveal-an RAF. communique.
Supporting the British advance into Eritrea and Abyssinia, the RAF. attacked and hit Italian gun positions and the railway in the Keren-sector, while Nghters machine-gunned aero: dromes and landing grounds at Zula RAF, heavy bombers again attacked aerodromes in. the—Dodecanese Islands the night of February 13-14 and caused heavy explosions in Mich Bay, the communique said. One bom-liber did not return from the fight.
"The Italians raided Malta the same night, slightly damaging the hospital and killed three patients, said. the communique.
Two Sectors Occ Successes were reported by Brit Jond forees in the Sudan, where the Quissan and Blienile sectors were occupied, said the military hesdquarters communique.
'An Ttalian' detachment was sur~ prised and routed southwest of Asosa and suffered many casualties, It was said, On the South African front British troops occupied the important Italian port of Kismayu in Ballan Somaliland, Guns and munitions, as well soured ears and other equipment Were captured and prisoners "were was announced.
One ship was found scuttled in the harbour and three others were maged but still looting, said the com= munique, El storage tanks had been "the Navy and the
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