WAR IN AFRICA
R.A.F. SUCCESSES.
OVER A WIDE FRONT. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph —Copyright) (Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) RUGBY, December 5. A R.A.F. bulletin says: In the Western Desert, night raids were made during December 3/4 on El Adern, Solium, and Sidi Barrani. Bombs fell in the target area at each place attacked. A Rhodesian squadron successfully raided stores arid dumps on the road east of Chlega. The dumps burnt out, the flames reaching a considerable height. ' At Adarte, the railway station was raided and a direct hit on the station buildings completely wrecked them. Goodstrucks on the siding and a group of lints near the station were also badly damaged. One of our aircraft on. reconnaissance failed to return, but with this exception all those operations were carried out without loss.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1940, Page 5
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