Aircraft of the RAAF. and the Aus. tralian Air Force carried out a number of attacks on aerodromes and other military objectives in Syria yesterday.
At Rayak two unidentified aircraft were burned out on the ground and {four Potez bombers were badly dam-Jaged. Two light tanks and 20 large motor transport vehicles were also Jmachine-gunned and put out of ection fon roads in the same area.
RAP. bomber aircraft made a heavy attack on barracks and the runway at. Palmyra aerodrome and Jobtained several hits on both targets.
The fort and citadel at Souezia were also hit by ¢ number of bombs, At Ateppo the aerodrome was repeatedly bombed and machine-gun ined. Fires, were started among dispersed aircraft, at least one of which was destroyed. "A number of Bloch lighters were badly damaged by machine-gun fire, During the night of July 1, RAF. Jbombers carried out an attack on the harbour and shipping at Beirut. were seen onthe main docks ax central quays and near ships, which fare believed to have been damaged.
One Messerschmitt. was shot down yesterday (in addition to those re-Ported in yesterday's communique as having been destroyed) while attempting to attack ships off the Cyrenaican coast. From all there operations British aircraft returned safely—Reuter.
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