Cairo, June 28.
The R.A.F. destroyed 12 aircraft in Cyrenaica and 11 in Syria on Thursday and damaged a number of others, states a communique. In Syria a number of attacks were made on aerodromes, At Rayak four aircraft were destroyed by machinegun fire on the ground and a number of others damaged. At Clair ez Zor three fighters were shot up on the ground and bombs dropped on.aerodrome buildings.
At Horns, Australian planes destroyed four fighters, damaged a number of others and blew up petrol and ammunition dumps, British bombers attacked petrol dumps and rolling stock on sidings at Tel Karakh.
In Cyrenaica a heavy attack was made on landing grounds at Gazala and much damage was done to dispersed aircraft, six being destroyed. During this operation British fighters shot down four Messerschmitts, one Junkers bomber and one fighter, and badly damaged a number of other Messerschmitts.—Five British aircraft are missing.—Reuter, (Attack on Convoy Eight Nazi Planes Downed Over France Sate cee Did Lik sr} London, June 28.
Final reports show that one more German aircraft was shot down in yesterday's RAF. offensive operations over northern France, making a total of eight. One British fighter previously reported missing is now known to have landed safely away from itg base and the pilot of another has been saved. British losses, therefore, were nine fighters and eight pilots states an Air Ministry communique.—Reuter.
London, June 28.
The-R.A.F. naval planes made an attack yesterday on a convoy of a number of merchant vessels each of 20.000 tons off the south coast of Italy, it is officially announced in Cairo. At least two ships were hit by torpedoes and one hit was amidships by a heavy bomb. Further results were not to seen owing
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