During Saturday night British heavy bombers attacked aerodromes at Maleme and Heraklion in C.ate, Several fires wese started. Fou: enemy aircraft were destroyed the ground at Maleme and a number of others were believed to have been Aesiroyed elsewhere. In addition to these protective and bombing netivites, the communique continues, throughout the whole period of the evacuation a number of bombers were engaged in dropping medical supplies and food to Isolated bodies of British troops in Crete.
In Abyssinia, South African aircraft successfully bombed and machine-funned pos: tions and motor transport In the Jimma area, scoring direct hits buildings and vehicles, The RAF. bombed troop concentrations' at Debarech. Aircraft of a Free French unit' bombed and machine-
Since the war began. there have been over 560 alerts in London, folalling 1459 hours, This year, sirens sounded on 44 alerts, While there was the least activity during last_monh, a record number of night bombers was destroyed London has its first atr-raid alert for throe weeks Inst night.
German aircraft were also report-over the north Midlands. aid northwest England last night.
At least one enemy alreratt was destroyed during the night, The Air Ministry announced this morning that there was consider able activity during the night, most ly in the north.wost of England, where there were several ineiden anil a sharp attack on one district, Several fires were started and a number of people killed, Blsewhere in the country bombs were dropped on several widely= separated places, but they did limite damage and fow casualties were re= gunned motor transport between Chelga and Azozo. In Libya heavy bombers on Saturday night attacked the harbour of Benghazi and started fires visible 40 miles.
Syria bombers raided the Aleppo aerodrome, destroyed a large twin-engined aircraft and damaged several others. From all these operations only one British plane is missing.
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