It is authoritatively announced that 177 Italian aircraft were definitely royed in the Middle East area in months since the outbreak of A further 90 planes have y been damaged.
sponsible for the enemy losses were the Royal Air Force, the South African Air Force, the Rhodesian squadron and French units operating with the Royal Air Force.
Bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of the Royal Air Force in the months flew more than 2,500,000
More than 600 tons of bombs were dropped on objectives in enemy territory during the same period.
ing to communique issued 3 headquarters in the Middle East, during the three months more "han 250 successful bombing raids were carried out over enemy ferri-tory.
n Italian bomber brought down in the Western Desert is now on show in a Cairo square—Reuter,
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