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Originally Posted by Laurent Rizzotti

The following link https://www.historisches-marinearchi...here_value=797 show that two German barges, F 347 and F 356, were sunk in the early hours of 2nd August 1942 by an air attack at Bardia, and includes an extract of the Royal Navy Admiralty War Diary showing 4 Albacores did this bombing.

Link below is the part is this war diary summarizing RAF and FAA ops against Axis shipping in Med between 1 and 5 August: https://www.fold3.com/image/30212092...ries-1941-1945
Albacores flew on at least 3 nights during this period.

And the link below is a daily chronic of German landing barges activity (and by extension Italian barges of the German type). Filter on August 1942 and Meidterranean and you will see many air attacks and losses:
https://www.historisches-marinearchi...fz_chronik.php

I found the data for this forum's publications on the Albacore attacks on barges. I'd like more complete information. I found the Beaufighters of 252 and 272 Squadrons in The National Archives.