C. Air. The ports of BATHURST, FREETOWN, TAKORADI, ACCRA and LAGOS would be subject to air attack (a) by French aircraft operating from French bases; (b) by Axis aircraft operating from French bases, with the acquiescence of the French or possibly even in conjunction with them. (a) By French Aircraft operating from French Bases. (i) French Air Force units are now distributed between Western Senegal, where there are 48 medium bombers and 40 S.E. fighters, and the French Sudan, where 30 medium bombers are based at Bamako.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Dahomey France French Guinea French Sudan Germany Guinea Italy Ivory Coast Portugal Senegal Sierra Leone Spain Sudan Syria Togoland Vichy France
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/107/13
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/107
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0107.013
- Keywords
- Imperial Defence Vichy Regime Contingency Planning Assessing Enemy Strength Colonial Troops Military Dispositions French Air Force
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson John Godfrey Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
