AXIS LIBYAN PORTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 76, 26 September 1941, Page 6

AXIS LIBYAN PORTS

RAIDED BY BOMBERS

MORE SHIPPING LOSSES

(Rec. 1 p.m.) LONDON,' Sept. 25. The R.A.F. Middle East communique [states: "Tripoli and Benghazi were ! again successfully raided by heavy bombers on the night of September 23-24. At Tripoli, many bombs were dripped on shipping in the harbour, and fires broke out. At Benghazi, the harbour and shipping were attacked. One vessel, moored at the outer mole, was hit and exploded, debris being thrown a considerable distance. Other bombs burst on the moles and straddled the ships and their anchorages. "The Fleet Air Arm bombed buildings near Bardia on the same night and a large fire followed each attack.

BENGHAZI ROAD BOMBED,

"At daylight yesterday traffic on the Benghazi road between Misurata and Sirte was bombed and machinegunned. A petr6l-tank vehicle received a direct hit and was burnt out, and many other vehicles were damaged. Some collided, and another ran off the road.

"The S.A.A.F. raided a large dump near Bardia. Our fighters were active over the frontier areas and on the North African coast. In the course of these operations a number of enemy aircraft were intercepted by our aircraft and shot down. Two members of pne crew were seen to take to a dinghy.

"Reconnaissance in the central Mediterranean shows that a large merchantman which was attacked by the R.A.F. and Fleet Air Arm on the night of September 22-23 has sunk.

"From all these operations five of our ; planes are missing, but two of the pilots are safe."