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ITALIAN MAIN FLEET TURNS TAIL
-HOW NARROWLY A GREAT NAVAL ACTION IN THE MEDITER- RANEAN WAS MISSED`IS REVEALED IN AN ADMIRALTY COMMUNI- QUE ISSUED IN LONDON YESTERDAY, WHICH STATED THAT EX- TENSIVE OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT BY OUR NAVAL FORCES IN BOTH THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN OVER THE PERIOD OF THE LAST SIX DAYS.
These operations have been entirely successful except that no contact has been made between ourselves and the Italians.
The operations included the shelling from the sea of the Italian base at Scarpanto, the bombing of the Rhodes air base and an air base in Sardinia and Sicily, and a near- engagement at sea with the whole Italian fleet, which, however, turned tail and fled as usual.
The Admiralty communique, describing the latter event, says air reconnaissance had reported that the enemy main fleet, consisting of battleships, cruisers and destroyers, was at sea.
IVANHOE AND 'ESK SUNK
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Mined or torpedoed, two British destroyers have It was then about 150 miles from our forces: been sunk and a third efforts were made to make contact but reports of re-damaged in the last two connaissance aircraft showed that the enemy fleet or three days. turned back immediately on receipt of reports indi- This was announced in an e- cating that British forces were in the vicinity, and cial Admiralty communique. that the Italians were heading for their base at last night stating
Ivanhoe (Commander P. H..
Toranto at high speed.
Another British force was at this time operating to the west- ward off Sardinia and Sicily.
On August 31 Skua alréraft of the Fleet Air Arm from this western force attacked, thej
dinia.
that H.M.S.
Hadow) and. H.M.S. Esk (Lt. Commander F. J. H. Couch) had age caused to an aircraft-car-been sunk by enemy. mines rier can be refuted.
torpedoes.
Italian Cruiser Hit
It is reported that an Italian
aerodrome at Eima, in Sar-cruiser was hit by two torpedoes and that four Italian aircraft Our aircraft were not able to were shot down. observe the damage caused but an Italian broadcast admitted that one wing of the military headquarters was destroyed as well as twò aircraft
on the ground.
No Bombs Left
For
A German communique. is-...
claims that sued yesterday cubmarines in the last few days. have sunk-five British déstroy-. èrs including Express, Esk and tyanhoe.
The truth is, says the Admir- The Italian Navy was sightedjalty that apart from Ivanhoe and by our aircraft hut again turn-Esk no other British destroyers. other. od tail and made for safety In have been sunk, but, one...... port and
en-destroyer, H.M.S. Express (Cap- no engagement
tain J. G. Bickford) was damaged sued. Reuter.
but is safely in port.
Narvik Memories
German Bombers
The aircraft shot down in the Ivanhoe participated in the
in
While returning from this at-raid on the British Fleet were
second Battle of Narvik and tack one of our aircraft sighted not Italian; they were. German
prisoners. an Italian U-boat on the sur-dive-bombers of the Junkers 87 the rescue of British
from the Altmark in Hoessing. face. Having no bombs left the type.
Fiord. jaircraft machine-gunned .... the On September 4 enemy aero- and Calato conning-tower of the submarine dromes at Maritza as it dived.
were simultaneously attacked by From this operation all our Swordfish of the Fleet Air Arm, aircraft returned safely.
At Calato a number of aircraft On the morning of Sept. 2 on the aerodrome were destroyed, Swordfish aircraft of the Float Loud explosions were heard
In the Narvik action, Ivanhoe landed 24 armed men who took over, the hospital and. school at Ballanger, rescued the survivors of H.M.S. Hardy -
Ger- and took charge of 120 'mans who had surrendered. Air Arm from this same force probably from ammunition dumps attacked
Esk was a sister-ship of Ex-. the aercdrome at and fires were observed in bar- Cagliari, Sicily.
racks and other buildings. Direct Press and was the first destroyer. Bad visibility hampered this hits were scored on two main atted with a tripod mainmast. attack but it has been reported hangars and petrol dumps, work- that enemy searchlights at Scaffa shops and barracks set on fire.
and
were successfully bombed put out of action. All our air- craft returned safely.
Fleet Attacked
On September 2 our force from the eastern Mediterranean was attacked by enemy aircraft when south-west of Malta.
It is presumably to this attack) that an Italian communique on
referred September 3
when it stated that "one enemy aircraft- carrier was. seriously, hit astern. In addition one enemy. battleship: one cruiser and one destroyer re- ceived a hit squarely amidships and were damaged.".
In fact, this action. resulted In no damage or casualties to
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While five enemy aircraft: were shot down by Fulmar and Glad- lator fighters of the: Fleet Air Arm and the A.A. gunfire of the Fleet; four others were chased] almost to Sicily and were pro- bably damaged.
“Sydney” In Action
Following the bombing attack on Rhodes, some of our naval forces, including H.M.A.S. Sydney (Capt. J. A. Collins) and H.M.S. Orion (Captain G. R. Back) bom- barded military objectives in the |Italian Dodecanese Islands.
Reuter.
PARLIAMENT'S RAID RECESS
The House of Commons, which yesterday afternoon.heard a state- ment from the Prime Minister, --The aerodroms and sur- for the first time in its history roundings at Makriyalo and was in session while the air-raid. the harbour at Pegadia, In alarm was sounding in the London - Scarpanto ^^ leland, were bom-[aren."
barded..
The speaker announced that if" The aerodrome at Makriyalo a rald: became imminent.members. was plastered with 6-inch shells would go downstairs and a little and none of the surrounding later, for a few minutes the sit-. buildings were left intact:
ting was suspended. The all clear Legadia is the seat of Italian was sounded towards the conclu- Government on Scarpanto island. slon of Mr. Churchill's speech.
M. T. B.s Sunk British Wireless...
Or five enemy motor-boats and torpedo-boats which emerge ed from harbour, H.M.S. 'Ilex] (Lt-Comm: P. L. Saumarex); In-! tercepted three which tried, tofi, attabk.
LONDON'S TWO DAYLIGHT RAIDS.
London had two daylight- raid... warnings yesterday the second lasting for 85 mimites in mid afternoon but in neither case did raiders penetrate to Central Lon-; don whore business proceeded into with little apparent disturbance.
British Wirelessio
two
Two of these were sunk and Scarpanto Bombarded the third, damaged..
MANE Our, forces. In the Dodecanese The naval bombardment of the area were later unsuccessfully at Italian base at Scarpanto... was tacked by enemy aircraft, made at close quarters.by.cruisers of which were shot down and destroyers which had been the sea and at least three others|7%- at sea for 'several days. Mitat damaged. Reuter.
The Fleet Air Arm at the, samo time, bombed the air base on the island, of Rhodes, eSupt the
FREEMASONS
14:34 SHOT DOWN” BANNED IN HOLLAND During the action the Brition It is officially announced that. It was officially announced. In warships were repeatedly 34 enemy aircraft were destroyed Amsterdam that the dissolution. of all Freemasons, lodges," in: bombed by enemy aircraft but over England yesterday......
Italian wireless claims that Twelve of our fighters are miss-Holland has been ordered; states direct hits were regiatored on oing; three of the pilots are safe-la telegram. to the Germani news.
***** agenayi yesterday!-Routers h