GREEK SUCCESSES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 22 February 1941, Page 5

GREEK SUCCESSES

AIR RAIDS ON ITALIAN TARGETS FEW ENEMY PLANES OPERATING U P A -Bv Electric Telegraph-Copyright | (Rec. 9.30 a.m.) London, Feb. 21. A United States commentator, broadcasting from Athens, says that for some days past remarkably few! Italian aircraft have been operating over Albania or Greece. Yesterday Greek planes successful- j ly raided Italian targets behind the lines. It is learned in Washington that Greece has again asked the United i States for help, particularly in the i supply of aircraft. A survey of the position is to be made. Greeks who escaped from the Dodecanese Islands report a shortage of all things there. The Exchange Telegraph correspondent with the Greek forces reports that torrential rains on Wednesday impeded operations on a large scale. A Greek communique states that local mopping up operations have been carried out and scores of prisoners taken. A Greek radio announcer reporting the fact that Hurricane eight-gun fighters have been seen over Athens! in the past few days, said that they i were impressive evidence of Britain’s! air aid to Greece. "The Hurricanes are the scourge of the skies and have performed magnificent feats in the battle of Britain and also in France, | Holland, Belgium, and Africa,” he said. “They are here to wipe the enemy air force off the map.”