made on the Caproni workshops and Other RAF. raids were reported
gasoline dumps at Maidaga in East Africa, and on the Mtallan. defence Positions at Berbera, capltat of cape {ured Brith Somalliond. The land ing feld at Jigafign was also bomived British patrols were seid to have been active along the eastern frontier of the Anglo-Eeyptian Suden. Operating eastward from Gallabat, near the Abyssinian fronts, British patrols were said to have carried out uccessul raide on Halion, positions about Metemma, inflicting a number of casualties on' the Ttalian corces—United Press, miles.
All branches of HM. Forces, the Aniny, Navy and Air Force, ce-ordin" ated splendidly in the effort, none more effectively than the "RA, Which smashed and battered a way for the British Empire's victorious troops. The vast contribution which the RAF. has made towards the success of the Libyan campaign can now be told.
Ttaly was coaxed into Egypt. "That Is now made clear. She spent nearly two. months in digging herself in thoroughly. Huge perimeter camps were planned, conerete bases. laid down for heavy guns, a magnificent 16 South African Airmen Killed Johannesburg, Jan, 13.
Sixteen members of South African Air Force, including a great-nephew of Gen. Botha, the first Premier of the Union of South Africa, were killed when a plane crashed near Mabwa. It is believed that the plane lost its way in a thick mist and crashed in trying -to metalled road 50 miles long built and water supplies were assured, It took the RAF. just six days of securate, intense bombing to sweep it all aside and make it possible for military onslaught, In one week, more than 300 sorties were made, yet the RAP, suffered only four alr-Craft casualties.
Enemy concentrations were reduce fed and dispersed and no effort made by the Regia Aeronautica " (Italian Air Force) to prevent British air= feratt from continuing their sustained allacks way effective, Troops Bombed, Machine-gunned Between December 9 and December 16, enemy troops were bombed and sprayed with machine-gun fire no fewer than 56 times. Dozens of heavy bombing attacks were carried out on enemy aerodromes, barracks and fuel dumps.
At Safafl alone, a concentration of 1,500 motor transport vehicles was Feduced to a scrap heap.
ce June 11, when Italy entered the war, Libya has been raided on G24, occasions, This coos ure "when the criti Tow Shenath of the RA. in the Middle East at the start of the hoses Is taken into" account. iting the frst wesk of the war against Tuly, 81 toldo were recorded This series of colds culminated January with the. most punishing alsace ¢ the war in thi seeer when We" Sombers, going. over in waves, roped nestly 80 tons of bombs There has been nothing haphazard avent the war in the ait In the Weatten Desert ite has been Tet to hange and the strength of the RAP. far been husbanded When the German aerial hordes prepared ithe way for the offensive gainer France, their losses were more than 90 aircraft daily and the blood of German pilots was indiscriminately spilt In the Western Desert, the R. has employed brain as well as power. During the week of the most intensive fighting, its total aircraft losses were 15. The Italians lost 07 planes, In every phase of serial nativity RAF, lers have proved their superiority over the enemy. From December 9 to December 13, 85 Ttallan Aghtors were destroyed' in. dog fights, In these combats, only' #ix. RAF. aircraft were lost, three of the pilots being saved,
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