BRITISH AIR RAIDS
TARGETS AT TIRANA VALONA AERODROME ITALIAN PLANE DOWNED (British Official Wireless.) Reed. noon. RUGBY, March 17. A Royal Air Force Middle East communique states: “In Albania a formation of Royal Air Force bomber aircraft made a successful attack on an aerodrome and other military objectives at Tirana in the early hours of yesterday morning. Although intercepted by a large number of enemy fighters, the British bombers pressed home the attack and dropped more than 10 tons of bombs on the targets. “Direct hits were obtained on hangars and other military buildings, starting large fires. The attack destroyed a number of dispersed aircraft, which were both bombed and machine-gunned. “Another Royal Air Force bomber formation raided the Valona aerodrome and then dived in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire to machinegun dispersed enemy aircraft.
“While returning from the operations flight, one Royal Air Force plane encountered a large enemy seaplane, a Cant 506. near Corfu, and shot it down into the sea.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20507, 18 March 1941, Page 7
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