Show Allies Destroy 12 Tanks in Tunisian i n I Fight ight WASHINGTON Jan Jail P 5 P Bt tween 12 and nd 15 axis tanks were destroyed Jan January ary 3 3 the war department department department de de- de- de said laid Tuesday by allied aircraft and artillery helping defend defend de do- fend French I positions at Fondou in southern Tunisia The department issued this con com corn No North Africa 1 French headquarters reports report that allied air raft and artillery destroyed destroy d 12 to 15 tanks of th the enemy force which a attacked t t a c k ked e d French positions at on January ary 3 Fren French h cOunterattacks counterattack also inflicted casualties on the ene ene- my In support of operations by French troops allied bombers escorted escorted escorted es es- es- es by fighters Monday attacked attacked attacked at at- tacked north of Fon Fon- douk and fighter sweeps sweep w we e r e carried out 2 Our bombers also attacked the railway yards at an and four enemy nemy aircraft attacking on one ne of our airdromes were destroyed Two Tho of our planes are missing I from Mondays Monday's operations |