SANDSTORMS CONTINUE
LIBYAN OPERATIONS
(Rec. 12.50 p.m.) RUGBY, Feb. 26,
A communique issued by British general headquarters in the Middle East states:
"Sandstorms have continued to hamper operations on land and in the air. Our fighting patrols and columns were again active, but a ground mist limited visibility, and contact was only occasionally made with small parties of the enemy."
Royal Air Force headquarters states: "In the Western Desert operations yesterday were on a reduced scale, but in spite of adverse weather our fighters continued their patrol activities. On Tuesday night targets at Benghazi and Berka were successfully attacked. Tripoli was also raided, and bombs were seen to burst on the Spanish quay and the base at Karamanale. Three of our aircraft are missing."—B.O.W.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 49, 27 February 1942, Page 6
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