Jim,
Apparently carried out by SAS units. There's a reference to a similar (but this one unsuccessful) raid like you're looking for on this website:
http://asisbiz.com/Il2/Campaign%20NorthAfrica/index.htm
Scroll down to "Early in the morning of 16 November.."
These units seem to have destroyed quite some German and Italian aircraft on the ground.
Regards,
Leendert