R.A.F. BOMBERS ACTIVE
ITALIAN BASES RAIDED DESERT PATROL CLASHES (Reed. Oct. 14. 3 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 13. A Royal Air Force communique issued in Cairo states: “We yesterday raided military objectives in Bardia. At least six direct hits were scored on enemy planes which were seriously damaged. Big fires were started at Derna and Tobruk. An Aden message says that Italian planes raided Aden for the eighteenth time since the outbreak of war. There were no casualties and do damage was done. An Italian communique states: “In North Africa, light Italian columns, having advanced 23 miles east of Sidi Barrani, clashed with small British armoured car and tank units and repulsed them. “British air raids on Bardia and the ports of Derna and Tobruk caused slight damage. “In East Africa, Italian patrols repulsed enemy motorised units making for the Eritrea frontier.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20378, 15 October 1940, Page 11
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