Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-24 | Page 1 | Warships Smash Nazi Air Raid on Convoy, down 5 Planes

Warships Smash Nazi Air Raid On Convoy Down 5 Planes B By LARRY ALLEN ALLEX 1 WITH THE BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN MEDI MEDI- TERR NEAN FLEET Feb 24 W UP British warships beat off oft at attempts attempt's attempts attempts at- at tempts tempt's by German bombers to sma smash h a group of convoyed ships and ind brought the vessels safely through to a central Mediterranean port Monday I German low-level low raiders at attacked at- at tacked the fleet Ilet units three times Withering antiaircraft barrages aided b navy fighter planes accounted accounted accounted ac ac- ac- ac counted for five of 01 the nazi nul at attackers at- at I The he German high command announced an an- nOU ced Mon Monday ay that in the Mediterranean Mediterranean Medi Medi- I i German combat planes sank a ton enemy merchantman merchantman mer mer- mer-I mer north of the Libyan port of Derna and informed Berha Berlin Ber Ber- j Ber-j lin Un sources said a ton freighter was believed sunk in the same area areL The Italian high command announced announced an an- flounced German bombers had at attacked attacked attacked at- at tacked a formation of British warships warships warships war war- ships in the eastern Mediterranean rather seriously hitting a big warship warship warship war war- ship of unidentified type which probably probable sank The Germans attacked the British Brit Brit- ish sh warships while the convoyed vessels were near their destina- destina tion Uon None ot of the British ships was hit The fleet units later made a abroad abroad abroad broad sweep on the eastern Mediterranean Medi hunting axis but none was sighted I