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Benina, Cyrenaica, Libya. 6 January 1942. Benina, main airfield of Benghazi, receives a raid from heavy bomber aircraft of the Allied Air Forces. Large calibre bombs rained down upon the aerodrome bursting upon buildings and in the midst of grounded aircraft. When Benina was captured a few days after this raid took place a preliminary count showed that there were over one hundred and seventy Axis aircraft destroyed, damaged and abandoned upon the aerodrome.
Official A M Aerial of a raid on Benina aerodrome, Benghazi, taken by RAF. The official caption on the back of the print reads: Benina (main aerodrome of Benghazi) receives a raid from heavy bomber of
Benina, Cyrenaica, Libya. 26 December 1941. Aerial view of bombs bursting among the machines, many of which are burning fiercely. In this raid on the aerodrome by bombers of the South African Air Forc
Benina, Cyrenaica, Libya. 5 January 1942. An aerial view of Benina airfield showing shattered Axis aircraft destroyed by the incessant attacks of the Allied Air Forces.
Benina, Cyrenaica, Libya. 8 December 1942. A wrecked and overturned fuselage of a Junkers JU 52 troop carrier aircraft among the wreckage of the administrative buildings at the edge of Benina aerodrom
Benina, Cyrenaica, Libya. 8 December 1942. The fire blackened skeleton of a huge hangar wrecked on the edge of Benina aerodrome.
A few days before Benina was captured, South African bomber aircraft made heavy attacks upon the landing ground. Buildings and aircraft were badly damaged. Aerial view shows accurate bombing of ground
