"Our aircraft afterwards machinegunned. disembarked troops and enemy seaplanes on the water, causing considerable damage and many casualties, An \enemy aerodrome in the same area was also attacked by our bombers, Their bombs started fires among dispersed enemy aircraft, At least five were destroyed, while a: large tran aircraft was destroyed by machinegun fre.
"Malta: A number of I machines which approached Malta yesterday were met by our fighters, some miles out at sea, Two of the enemy were shot down and a number of others damaged, "Cyrenaica: Fighters of the RAF, and South African Air Force, earyys ing out covering patrol over our ships off the coast of Cyrenaica yesterday, drove off a number of enemy aiteraft which attempted several attacks. During these engagements they shot down one German fighter, four German divebombers and two Italian fighters; and, damaged several other German fighters—Reuter,
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