BOMBED FROM LOW LEVEL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 19 August 1941, Page 5

BOMBED FROM LOW LEVEL

INTENSE BLAZE STARTED HURRICANES MACIIINE-CiC N SEAPLANES Rugby, Aug. 1 A R.A-F. Middle East communique states: “In Sicily aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm carried out a successful attack on the harbour of Syracuse on the night of lath Kith August. Bombs were dropped from a low altitude on the central mole and railway sidings, starting several tires which finally became one intense blaze with flames rising .500 feet. A number of violent explosions accompanied the lire, which lit up the w hole harbour area. Considerable damage must have been done to shipping. “The same formation dropped a nun ?r of incendiary bombs on barracks ; ape Passero and caused a heavy deti ation followed by a fire which \v; ill visible from aircraft when aboi ) miles away on the homeward .iou: ey. Hurricane lighters machine jnned seaplanes in the harbour * yracuse yesterday, destroying 01 ant Z 5013. and severely damaging umber of others. "In Abyssinia aircraft of the Sout frican Air Force bombed an lachine-gunned Wolchefit and D< arech and obtained hits on forts, built igs and trenches. All our aircra ‘turned safely from the above ope dons.”—B.O.W.