Commander-In-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, disclosed that
20 Italian aircraft had been brought down during action between
British and Italian fleets off Calabria on
9
July 1940.
Thirteen British merchant ships lost through enemy action
during week ended
7
July 1940.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombers attacked aerodromes
in Northern France and barge concentrations near Armenti�res.
Luftwaffe plane brought down in flames during raid on Malta.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter shot down, first
British casualty in five weeks fighting.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) recongnaissances reported
into Libya as far as Tocra, 30 miles north of Benghazi, and
bombing raids on Tobruk, Bardia and El Gazala.
Three luftwaffe bombers brought down in sea off coast of Britain
by fighters.
Go To: 17th
July
Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
ISBN-10: 086136614X
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