Operational sorties Detailed view
2nd Ltt. Gunnar Christensen Egebjerg
Unit
14 Sqn
Aircraft
Blenhein IV , Z7298
Date
24.07.42 / 25.07.42
Time
20:15 - 00:25
Details
To bomb MT on SIDI BARRANI/MARSA MATRUH road. Taking off at intervals of 10 minutes aircraft proceeded out to sea, […] making landfall at […]. Main road was patrolled from this point to […]. Along the railway […] and back again along the road. No large concentration of MT seen. Small groups were located and these were attacked between 2205 hours and 2245 hours. Four fires were started although there were not reported to be petrol fires. Enemy opposition NIL. All aircraft returned safely to base.
Source
AIR 27/194
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