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1941
1941 - 1977.PDF
AUGUST 28TH, 1941. FUG HT 121 WAR IN THE AIR the other decoration. The most distinguished is WingCdr. A. G.- Malan, who has been officially credited with 32 enemy aircraft destroyed, and at least 20 others damagedor probables. This record gives him first place, not only among South Africans, but also in the R.A.F. The Fighting Hudsons T in the Atlantic yet another Hudson has had a suc-cessful fight with a Focke-Wulf Kurier, which lasted for 19 min.—quite a long period for an air combat. As theraider approached, both machines jettisoned their bombs and came down low over the water. The Hudson openedfire first at a range of 400 yds. The second pilot was flying the Hudson, so the captain manned one of the sideguns, though he had never before fired a shot in action. He said that he was interested rather than excited as theKurier drew near, and when he was able to let drive with his gun, "that was the best moment of all." Then camethe turn of the British rear gunner, an expert at the game, and after he had poured bullets into the enemy the greatfour-engined machine turned off and used its speed to escape. The relish of these Coastal Command crews fora fight—though theii machines were never intended for that. sort of activity—fills one with admiration. Reports from Canberra suggest that Lieut. Gen. SirIven Mackay, who commanded the Australian forces in the Libyan campaign, and is now C.-in-C. of the AustralianArmy, may appear before a secret session of the- Common- wealth Parliament to explain remarks he is said to havemade about lack of co-operation between the Army and the Air Force in Africa. ENEMY LOSSES Over G.B.Aug 17 ., 18 ., 19 .. 20 ., 21 , 22 ., 23 Totals : 1 1 2 4 TO AUG. OverContinent 7 314 3 1 2 30 23 rd Mid. East1 1 3 ~2 7 Northern Area, 5,255 : Middle East, over 2,060 BRITISH LOSSES TO AUG. 23rd Over G.B. Over Mid.Fighters Pilots Continent East 4- - II - - 19_ ._ 2 _ - 14— — 1 0 "o 51 Totals : Northern Area, Middle East, about 2 3 ~3 "i 2,543 ; 567. AFTER THE WAR SI .f ^ • - / The Churchill-Roosevelt Eight Points Examined, Mainly from the Air Point of View By MAJOR F. A. de V. ROBERTSON, V.D.E IGHT points are more digestible than 14 points, andMessrs. Churchill and Roosevelt are to be congratu- lated on having gone six up (or down?) on the latePresident Wilson. Very probably the New York Sun was right in guessing straight away that the things which thetwo statesmen said to each other in private were even more important than those contained in the public state-ment. In fact, that opinion is now very generally held. The eight points are also in notable distinction from the14 points in that the latter were published by the head of a nation at war with Germany, whereas the eight pointshave been agreed upon between one belligerent country and one which is still formally at peace. They gain forcefrom having been drawn up in agreement between the two countries which take the lead in opposing dictatorshipand are not the obiter dicta of one rather autocratic man. The principles set forth in the eight clauses are certainly important, but perhaps the time of publishing them ifeven more important than the matter which they contain. The 14 points were sprung rather suddenly upon the worldnot long before the final overthrow of the German armies. There was hardly time for them to be digested by eitherthe Allies (the United States was not one of the Allies, but was described as "Associated") or by the Senate andpeople of the United States. By the time the Treaty of Versailles had been signed the President and Congress ofthe United States were not in full accord, and the latter declined to confirm the policy which the former had under-taken for the sake of the future peace of Europe. This time the American Congress and people will not be able tocomplain that they have been given no time to consider the policy which their President has fathered. That byitself augurs well for the future, and one must admire the fine understanding with which President Roosevelt leads PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER: Mr. F. D. Roosevelt and Mr. Winston Churchill attend divine service on H.M.S. Prince of Wales.
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