Cairo, June 30.
An Austtalian Royal Air Force unit fying American fighters shot down in flames six Vichy bombers of the Glen Martin type which had attempted to attack British troops ju the vicinity: of Palmyra, strategic Syrian air base and" communteations contre, the ReA.F. communique claimed last night. Wo British fighters were lost.
"RAF, bombers successfully at= tacked stores and dumps near Palmyra. the railway line and other military "objectives at Rayak" the communique stated.
RAS, planes also struck at Axis power ili Libya by heavily raiding the harbours of Benghazi and Tripoli on the night of Sune 27 and 28. the com~ munique added, "Many hits were made on motes fat both, places." the announcement said, "None of our aircraft was missing."—United Press, France, and a second flew over the Channel.
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