ENEMY ISLANDS
ATTACKS BY ALLIED PLANES \ Rec. 12.20 p.m. RUGBY, January 7i A Middle East air communique? states: \ "On Wednesday night heavy bombers; of the R.A.F. successfully attacked Rhodes harbour. The bombing wa& well concentrated, and damage was; caused to port facilities. The continue ing bad weather again rendered difn-l cult the destruction of enemy shipping; attempting to supply the occupied 3 islands. However, R.A.F. and U.S.A.A.FJ bombers and long-range fighters sank? a number of loaded sailing ships which,' were intercepted near Monemvasia, in,: southern Greece, and north of LerosJ Shipping in Palo harbour, on Nisyroa Island, was attacked, but the results were not observed. - * "From these and other operation* two of our aircraft are missing."—i--8.0. W. 7
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 5, 8 January 1944, Page 5
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