The Archive · 1941

RAF. Supporting Army

Cairo. Feb. 28.

The support the Air Force is giving the Army in its offensive on all fronts in Italian East Africa is emphasized in an RAP, communique Issued yesterday.

Stores and troop concentrations and supply dumps were attacked in the Keren area with good effect, the communique states. At Assab, bombs were dropped on a motor-transport yard, while near Mossawa munition 'Gumps and other objectives were raided. A railway bridge near Addis 'Ababa' was attacked and a direct hit added, damaged the bridge and track. it is Tu the last few hours the RAF. bombed four (reap concentrations and supply depots with useful results, it was. reported—Reuter.

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