MANY TARGETS
ATTACKED BY ALLIED BOMBERS HEAVY RAIDS ON TRIPOLI AND BIZERTA. SUCCESSES AGAINST ENEMY SHIPPING. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 9.10 a.m.) RUGBY, November 26. A Cairo communique states: “Our troops yesterday were in touch with the enemy between Agedabia and El Agheila. There was no large scale air activity yesterday on the Libyan battle area. Our heavy bombers on Tuesday night again attacked Tripoli, hitting targets near the Spanish Mole. Our torpedo-carrying aircraft on the same night successfully attacked, north of Sicily, a large south-bound merchantman, which was left stationary and down at the stern. Bizerta was heavily bombed, and bursts were seen on the waterfront and across the quays. Our fighter-bombers yesterday raided Gela Airfield, in Sicily, hitting buildings. In an attack on enemy shipping off Misurata, a direct hit was scored on a merchantman. There was some air activity near Malta yesterday, but no aircraft succeeded in crossing the coast. From all operations two of our planes are missing.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 November 1942, Page 3
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