BRITAIN STRIKES SWIFTLY
RETALIATION IN SYRIA R.A.F. ATTACKS NAZI PLANES LONDON, May 16. • Following swiftly after the announcement that the British Government would not hesitate to take suitable action against Nazi movements in Syria and Iraq, British aircraft to-day attacked Nazi planes on aerodromes at Palmyra, Kayak, and at Damascus (the Syrian capital). At Palmyra three Junker machines and two others, as ■well as one Italian plane, were machine-gunned. Of I lie six machines three were severely damaged and one burnt out. Similar damage was done at Damascus. The presence of the Germ an planes in Syria is admitted by the Vichy representatives who state lamely that “German machines recently flew over Syria and 22 of them made forced landings. In compliance with the terms of the armistice, the French authorities took steps to enable the planes to leave as soon as possible.” The British Navy has extended its minefields from Egypt right jip to Syria and Palestine and as far as Turkish territorial waters in the north.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 142, 17 May 1941, Page 7
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