AIR ACTIVITIES IN MID-EAST

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXI, Issue 15077, 24 June 1942, Page 3

AIR ACTIVITIES IN MID-EAST

SECOND EDITION

LIBERATORS CO-OPERATE WITH R.A.F. CRETE AND GR EECE VISITED ENEMY CONVOY BOMBED ' (Received 11-30 a.in.l (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, June 23. Bombing enemy rear bases, in Libya is one of tile R.A-F.’s most im- ’ portant Disks at the moment. In this work Liberators of the United States ! Army Air Corps are co-operating with j the R.A.F A Mid-east communique ; describing these and other operations j states that throughout yesterday and i the previous night our aircraft at- , tacked the enemy in Libya, raiding, aerodromes, shooting up supply transports and heavily bombing; rear bases j such as Benghazi. Bostons o,f the S.A.A.F. bombed enemy transport on ! the road betwe en Tobruk and Oa-puzso j and raided Belieira aerodrome. Heavy bombers operated again | Gazala and Tmimi. Liberators of tne | United States Army Corps co-operat-ed with R.A.F. bombers in, raiding Benghazi on Sunday night when 'many fires were caused and damage to railway sidings and harbour moles. Our fighters maintained constant patrols throughout the day but littYe enemy opposition was encountered. Targets in Greece and Crete were attacked on Sunday light An enemy convoy of two mediumsized merchant vessels accompanied by destroyers was attacked by mr torpedo-carrying aircraft and" hits were registered on one merchant vessel.

In a raid on Malta on Sunday three ME 109’s were shot down bv Spit* fires and other enemy aircraft damaged.

Two of our planes are missing but the pilot of on e is believed to be safe.