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On Sun. 04 Jan 1942 RAF Blenheim bombers from No. 21 and No. 107 Squad.....

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RAF Blenheim bombers from No. 21 and No. 107 Squadrons based in Malta raided the Italian base at Castelvetrano destroying eleven Axis transport aircraft on the ground and thereby hindering the amount of supplies and reinforcements that could be forwarded to North Africa.

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