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1940 Italian planes bomb Western Desert in Northern Africa
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1:02Now PlayingDate: 4th July 1940
Location: Mersa Matruk
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: The War Begins in the East
NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt and Libya: Western Desert:
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AIR RAIDS AND "A.R.P.". Italian raid on Mersa Matruk.
BOMBS Italians bomb Mersa Matruk. (Cameramen buried in debris)
Italy; Military - Active
Second World War, World War II, WWII, World War Two, war, prisoners, cameraman, coorespondant, escape, air raid, air force, Italy
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