A disastrous Moonlight run to Tobruk

25th October 1941: The Royal Navy's attempt to run supplies in overnight comes to grief when dive bombers find them in the moonlight

Oct 25

The besieged port of Tobruk was resupplied overnight by warships making the run from Alexandria in Egypt

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