The Archive · 1941

A Royal Air Force Attack on Benghasi

During a recent attack om Benghasi, most important port in East Libya whicn is now threatens' by the British forces in the Middle East, coi iderable damage was done to shipping.

In this photograph taken shortly after the rai id a large ship (A) is seen on jiro, while next to it (B) is a sunken barge.

Another large vessel (C) is on fire and is sinking anda sunken destroyer (D) is lying next to the breakwater. Another ship partly submerged (E) and other damaged ships (F) may be seen in the picture. Oil from the bombed ships may be seen on the surface of the water.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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