STUKAS TROUBLED

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 107, 2 November 1942, Page 5

STUKAS TROUBLED

SEVERE ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE

RUGBY, October 31

Describing two stuka raids on Empire infantry units.in their new positions, Reuters correspondent says

that our anti-aircraft fire was so severe that the stukas released their bombs from an altitude of several thousand feet. Both attacks were against troops and supporting gun positions. The first attack failed to inflict; casualties or damage. Nineteen stukas participated in the second attack.

Referring to the air operations, today's Cairo communique states: "The Allied air superiority in the desert was maintained, and during Thursday night and yesterday our attacks continued on forward landing-grounds and other targets. Our heavy bombers attacked Crete. Long-range fighters operating against enemy transport in the coastal area shot down a Junkers 52 and attacked a, landing-ground. "There was some enemy dive-bomb-ing activity yesterday, during which our fighters shot down a Junkers 87 and at least three fighters, and also damaged many others. Our twinengined fighters, attacked the aerodrome at El Adam and destroyed, at le?«1. four lame enemy aircraft.

"Again no, enemy aircraft succeeded in crowing the coast of Mo.Ua .yester-. day. From these operations three of our auxialt tyre roissing/'—B.Q.W.