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BOMBING IN ABYSSINIA. SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE. BUILDINGS, ROADS, EQUIPMENT. (United Press Association. —Copyright.) (Received This Day, 9.55 a.m.) PRETORIA, June 12. The first South African war communique states: South African Air Force heavy bombers yesterday attacked military objectives in Abyssinia. Buildings, personnel, roads and equipment w.ere extensively damaged. A heavy bomb directly hit an open shed packed with military transport vehicles. The bombers encountered heavy machine-gun fire.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 210, 13 June 1940, Page 6
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