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The Air Officer Comman 'Ing, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore visited a squadron and machines on the of the Royal Egyptian Air Force recently and inspected both men tarmac. Photo shows Sir Arthur with the Director of the Royal Egyptian Air Force, Air

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A CAIRO COMMUNIQUE yesterday stated that during the night of August 19-20 R.A.F. bombers raided Tobruk harbour, in Libya. Naval oil tanks on the foreshore, which were the main targets, re- ceived direct hits.

Other bombers attacked with success landing grounds at Tobruk and El Adem.

Three Italian bombers were A French crew carried out im-

reconnaissances into J seriously damaged during a raid portant

Jon Sidi-el Tmini. One was set enemy territory. — Reuter. (on fire and exploded; a second its burned out and a third had

Nairobi Communique ·

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A Nairobi communique yester- There were also a number of day stated our ground patrols near misses which probably caus-were again active in the northern led damage to other aircraft. All frontier districts and gathered

our bombers returned safely.. very valuable information.

hits

Our aircraft also raided Bomba, The South African Air Force on the Libyan coast. A direct hit raided Mogadiscio. Direct was registered on a seaplane jelty, were obtained on transport and Aircraft of Southern Rhode-administrative buildings. A wire- sian and South African equa-less station and hangars were set drons carried out numerous of-on fire. All cur aircraft return- fensive reconnaissances .overled. Reuter. Italian Somaliland.

At Mogadiscio direct hits were registered on a jetty and a hangar while at Merka a Čaproni aircraf!] on

the ground was damaged. Direct hits were also registered on| buildings.-Reuter.

Dessie Bombed

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Heavy bombing attacks were also carried out on hangars and the railway station at Direwada.

Direct hits were observed.

Opposition from fighter 'planes was encountered and one of our aircraft was shot down,

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made on Thailand and no communication on that subject had in con- sequence been addressed to that government by Britain. The “THE GRAPES OF WRATH"tuation in Thailand was being

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KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE: WERE OUT EAST

Two officers who served in Singapore have been killed on active service.

Squadron Leader Dennis Clare Oliver served in Singapore and between 1935 1938 Paymaster- Commander Cecil Stanley Bishop, R.N., killed in the loss of H.M.S. Glorious, serv- ed in 1933-36 in the base-ship, H.M.S. Terror in Singapore.

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