"British planes also machine. gunned and severely damaged a number of flying boats, in Tripoli harbour," besides attacking motor transport vehicles near Beirut, "An enemy aircraft which ap= proached Haifa last night was, shot "In Libya," continues the announcement, "R.A, P, bombers attack= ed several targets in Cyrenaiea and Tripolitania during last night, Tripoli, a number of direct hits were Secured on merchant vessels which appeared to catch fire and also on moles, where a number of fires broke out, "At Benghazi res were started fon the Cathedral mole, while at Gazala four fires which were started by a successful attack coalesced into a large blaze which was visible 70 miles away and was accompanied by violent explosions,
shot down by antiaaireraft fifo An, unidentified alrratt Tobruk. "From all these operations," concludes the communique, "one" British aircraft is missing,"—Router, U-Boat in Baltic Destroyed Moscow, July 4, enemy submarine, probably German, hag been destroyed with depth charges in the Baltic by an unnamed Soviet torpedo-boat. secording to the "Krasny Flot." the Russian Navy's newspaper, Sailors said they distinctly saw the submarine's hull, from. which air bubbles were issuing, How two Soviet pilots, desperately Aghting German bombers. deliberate-rammed two enemy machines. are described by the "Red Siar" corres pondent at the front, Sub-Lieutenant Zdorovtiv engaged several Junkers 88's which were trying to reach an important military objective, and by maneuvering manged to head them off. "He then eng aged one bomber in a tong unt, and when his ammunition was exhausted hho decided to ram the enemy, which crashed, Zdorovlly was unhurt, Sub-Lieutenant Kharitonov, bearing down on an enemy bomber. tore away its rudder. causing it to crash. Kharitomov managed to reach his own aerodrome, it is stated—Reuter.
Although the RAF. is now carrying the battle into' enemy-occupied territory and. constantly taking the offensive, British losses over these tareas are for the first time less than {those of the Nazis.
According to June figures, just published, the RA.F. lost 106 planes against Germany's 183 over enemy-occupied territory and Germany self, Over Britain 62 Nazi machines were brought down during Jure, at the est of only two British planes, and in the Mediterranean, Axis losses vere 225 to the Rritish 63, In ad-Gition, 12 enemy planes were brought down at sea,
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