Special to the FUR sdvence of the British army into Talian territory in the Middle East has shown the results of the terrible hammering the RAF, inflicted on the enemy before the land forces swept forward. The accuracy, and even understatement of the British communiques is indicated by reports from the army.
One communique, for example, ran as follows, "Many enemy aircraft were set on fire, and at least twelve were seen burning fiercely after an R.A'F, raid."
This information was issued after a big attack on Benina aerodrome just outside Benghazi, When the aerodrome and town were captured by British forces over 100 Italian planes were found on the field either riddled with bullets or burned out.
This is only one of many proofs of the reliability of British air communiqués provided by the capture of Cyrenaica, can seldom happen that claims of damage from the air can be most immediately confirmed from the ground, but the speed of the advance of the Imperial forces into Libya was such that the results of bombing could be examined within a few days, or sometimes even hours, Time and again the actual damage discover has exceeded anything claimed in the communiques.
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