RAID ON TRIPOLI

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24696, 27 August 1941, Page 8

RAID ON TRIPOLI

Heavy bombing attack __ DQCKS AMONG TARGETS OVER THIRTY ORES STARTED ' . RUGBY, Aug. 25. An R.A.F. Middle East communique states: During Saturday 1 night a large force of R.A.F. bombers dropped nearly 20 tons of bombs on the docks and supply and petrol dumps at Tripoli. Many direct hits were obtained, and the bombs 5 started more than 30 large fires, one I of%hich was of such magnitude that , .it was visible 135 miles away. After 5 the bomb attack our aircraft t machine-gunned objectives in the | harbour area and an aerodrome at I Mellaha. The attack was carried out » from a very low level, i* During the same night other airv craft bombed enemy encampments \ in the Solium, Bardia and Gambut ’ areas. £ Medium bombers attacked two j enemy schooners and escort vessels, i each of about 800 tons, in the Gulf of Sirte yesterday. One schooner ■■ and an escort vessel were sunk. The t relhginipg ship were left with a 1 heavy list,' apparently sinking. V v R.A.F. fighters in the Mediter- \ ranean yesterday intercepted a num- : ber of Junkers 88’s, which attempted Ito . attack our shipping. They shot I ond down into the sea. 1 4 Photographs taker* on reconnaisS ,> '4»hee I .'SHdW that the damaged’ merchant vessel attacked* at Tripoli by bombers on Thursday night had her hack broken and had sunk. fiy’/positions were bombed in W&'Debarch area, Abyssinia, yesterbodies Of' troops were on the roads in the iarea. =V . , Our aircraft returned safely from fill these operations. \ kIMD ON DUSSELDORF ■ ; . : OBJECTIVES 4/ 4 RUGBY, Aug;, 25. - stAjftV Air. Ministry communique states: by bombers were Still restricted by bid weather last night, but communications and industrial; objectives in Dusseldorf weire sharply; attacked. Three R.A.F. missing from these operations* Okie. Coastal Command Afrqfift is missing from patrol over |w;-. North Sea yesterday morning. Ah bfficial communique states that a;. small number of enemy aircraft crossed the coasts of east, north-east and South-west England and northeast Scotland last night. A few flew further inland. Bombs fell on several points, b.ut there was only very slight damage. No casualties Waive been reported.