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r Axis , Blitz On Malta Loses Intensity SANDSTORMS IN LIBYA Rec.* 2 p.m. RUGBY, May 6. The ; scale of Axis attacks on Malta has|dimmished in the past few days. OnfApril 25; over 250 bombers participated,bbur since April 28 the dailynumber i has not reached 100, and since the , beginning of May has not reached* 50.';-
H-From • Sunday afternoon to midday on Tuesday one German bomber was* shot down by our fighters, while * anti-aircraft guns destroyed From all these operations 5 two of our aircraft are missing. --
i An R.A.F. Middle East commufnique , reports the bombing attacks •of ; objectives in r Libya on Sunday *and Monday nights. Severe sandstorms-; curtailed operations in western, Cyrenaica, but on Tuesday our fighters successfully attacked an enemy-i motor transport on the Jedabya-Bengasl road.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 106, 7 May 1942, Page 7
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