U.S. RAID ON SARDINIA
Rec. 1 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 18. An Italian communique says that the United States bombers' raid on Cagliari, Sardinia, yesterday caused great damage. Progress reports show that 100 were killed and 235 injured. A communique quoted by hiritisn Official Wireless states that on one aerodrome bombs burst close to a number of grounded aircraft. Four enemy fighters and one Italian seap'ane were shot down by the b nbers and their fighter escort. Allied planes are missing. Last night a few enemy aircraft dropped bombs in the Algiers area. There were a small number of casualties and some damage to buildings.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 42, 19 February 1943, Page 3
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