11 September 1940
Northern Front
A large-scale operation was organized in Sudan in the evening, bringing together aircraft of No.14, 45, 47 and 223 (RAF) Squadron to target the airfield of Gura. However, the weather conditions are very difficult when the aircraft arrive over the Eritrean mountains. Unable to spot the target, some bombers dropped bombs on different targets in the Massawa sector [1].
From Aden, the French attached to No.8 (RAF) Squadron continue their flights, despite the losses of 8 September, and the Glenn Marin 167-F No. 82 (Flight Lieutenant Jacques Dodelier, Warrant Officer Yves Trecan, Sergeant Michel, Flight Sergeant Robert Cunibil) is sent to Somaliland for a reconnaissance over the Awah Bridge and aerodromes of Berbera, Laferug and Zeila, where an Italian fighter is reported on the ground [2].
Robert Cunibil – Source : Ordre de la Libération
[1] « 11 september 1940 » 14 Squadron RAF : Operations Record Book (Form 540 and Form 541), op. cit.; « 11 september 1940 » 47 Squadron RAF : Operations Record Book (Form 540 and Form 541), op. cit.; « 11 september 1940 » 223 Squadron RAF : Operations Record Book (Form 540 and Form 541), op. cit.
[2] « 11 september 1940 » 8 Squadron RAF : Operations Record Book (Form 540 and Form 541), op. cit.; Y. Morieult, « Les French Flights : des escadrilles françaises au sein de la RAF », op. cit., p. 14.
