Eleven of our aircraft did sorties last night and all returned safely. Oprep No. 172/172A, Sortie Report and Crew List Army “gen” is that TRIPOLI is being evacuated. The bomb-line is certainly moving up fast. Having been advised that an all-out effort would be required tonight, there was considerable disappointment amongst the aircrews who were given a stand-down when they were ready for take-off. Only seven aircraft took off.