MALTA BLITZKRIEG
REPEATED ASSAULTS GERMAN BOMBING POOR. (United Press Association —Copyright.) (10.30 a.m.) RUGBY, March 25. A message from Malta states the German air force yesterday carried out a series of large-scale determined attacks on the harbour and aerodromes of the island. In the first attack on the harbour all the bombs fell in the sea. An hour and a-half later these tactics were repeated and nearly all the bombs again fell in the sea. In an afternoon attack on an aerodrome the enemy used a larger number of Ju 87's. Two Me. 109's were shot down by Spitfires, while three Ju's were destroyed by anti-aircraft tire. There were some civilian casualties and damage.—Official Wireless.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 99, 26 March 1942, Page 5
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