The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. 8 December 1942. The Benghazi Cathedral in Cyrenaica received only a few scars from bomb splinters and flying masonry on its walls after the intensive attacks by Allied heavy bomber aircraft. There is widespread damage among the dock buildings and warehouses close by.
Benina, Cyrenaica, Libya. 8 December 1942. Only a few scars from bomb splinters and flying masonry mark the walls of Benghazi Cathedral after the intensive attacks by Allied heavy bomber aircraft. The
Benina, Cyrenaica, Libya. 8 December 1942. All round Benghazi Cathedral there is widespread damage done by Allied bombs during attacks on the harbour. But the building itself is not seriously damaged.
Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. 28 November 1942. A burned out supply train on a siding near the railway station at Benghazi. The town of Benghazi and its harbour in Cyrenaica was blasted for months by Al
Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. Damage caused by bomb blast can be seen to the buildings. In the background are the domes of the Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. 28 November 1942. Land reclaimed from the harbour on which the Germans were dumping stone and fragments of masonry from bombed buildings to make new wharves. Cement mixers
Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. 13 December 1942. Damaged remains of warehouses on the waterfront in ruins. The port had been the target for heavy bomber aircraft of the Allied Air Forces for months. Thou
