BOMB ATTACKS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 193, 16 August 1941, Page 7

BOMB ATTACKS

ON CORINTH CANAL

Landslides Prevent Passage Of Enemy Shipping

British odlcia] Wireless. Rec. 2 p.m. RUGBY, Aug. 15. Heavy R.A.F. attacks have been made on the Corinth Canal, according to the latest R.A.F. Middle East communique, which states: "On the night of August 8-9, and again on the night of August 13-14, bomber aircraft of the R.A.F. carried out heavy bombing attacks on the Corinth Canal, with a view to preventing its use by enemy shipping. A subsequent examination of photographs shows that considerable landslides were caused on the bank of the canal by bombs, and that these are sufficient to prevent the passage of enemy shipping for some considerable time.

"Our aircraft also dropped a number of bombs on the aerodrome at Heraklion, in Crete.

"A force of heavy bombers also attacked Tripoli on the night of August 13-14. Hits were obtained on Government buildings and anti-air-craft gun positions.

"Swordfish. aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm raided the submarine base at Augusta, in Sicily, on the night of August 13-14. Two hits were observed on a submarine jetty, and a large fire broke out on the quay. Other Swordfish aircraft bombed barrack blocks at Syracuse, starting a fire which spread over a large area and caused two explosions.

"A reconnaissance of Syracuse harbour showed that a merchant vessel attacked by a Swordfish aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm on the night of August 10-11 was sunk.

* Attacks have been made on Wolchefit and Gondar in Abyssinia. At Wolchefit enemy trenches and buildings were bombed on Thursday. On the previous day at Gondar two direct hits were made on buildings near the military headquarters, and three on a depot. It is stated that a number of fires resulted.*'