ACTIVITY IN THE AIR
(Rec. 11 a.m.)
RUGBY, May 19
The Middle East communique says: "Our patrols continue to be active on the whole front. In the central sector, enemy working parties were dispersed by one of our columns. Otherwise there is nothing to report." The R.A.F. Middle East communique states: "Enemy &s and motor transport in Cyrenaica were effectively attacked by our fighter aircraft yesterday. Benghazi harbour and traffic on the Benghazi-Chemines road were again the principal objectives for our bomber aircraft on Sunday night.
"Fighters were active over Malta yesterday morning and in the course of combats which developed over the island our aircraft shot down five fighters and three bombers. On Sunday night one Italian bomber was destroyed by night fighters.
"Four of ours are missing. The crew of one of our bombers lost on Saturday night has now reached safety."—-8.0.W.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 117, 20 May 1942, Page 5
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