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1942
1942 - 0017.PDF
JANUARY IST, 1942 FLIGHT r SOON FOR OPERATIONS : A three-quarter rear view of the new North American NA. 73 or Mustang. In the U.S. Army Air Corps it is the P-51. It is af* all-metal job with a monocoque fuselage. was interesting to read in a recent Air Ministry Bulletin that the island's anti-aircraft barrage has been de scribed by some observers as "the most formidable in the world." Others believe that that distinction belongs to Moscow. It would be interesting to learn the views of German pilots who have, experienced both. The Malta Hurricanes have also got a re putation for viciousness. Japanese Aggression '"PHE loss of Hong Kong came as a •*• shock to most Britons. Its air field at Kai Tak was on the mainland and at once fell into Japanese hands, • but that cannot be called, the chief reason for the success of the Japanese. They certainly bombed the island at their will, but they also used artillery against the defenders, and landed I^Ttroops at their pleasure. The gunfire cut off the water supplies of the gallant defenders, and this hastened their inevitable surrender. The Japanese have also carried out a brutal air bombardment of Manila, which had been declared an open town. The damage has been extensive and deplorable. In the Far East, Air Chief Marshal BRITISH AIR LOSSES TO DEC. 27th. Over G.B. A'crft. Dec.14 0 „ 15 0 .-. 16 0 „ 17 0 „ 13 0 19 0 , 20 0 ,. 21 0 , 22 0 . 23 0 . 24 0 , 25 0 .. 26 0 .. 27 0 0 Totals : Nor Over Continent B'brs. Ftrs. Pilots 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 21 6 6 th, 3,127 ; Middle Middle East A'crft. 16 5 0 3 (2 pi'ts safe) 1 u j 1 2 3 1 (pilot safe) 226 East, 858. Sir Robert Brooke-Popham has been relieved of his post as Commander-in- Chief, and has been succeeded by Gen. Sir H. Pownall. The Japanese have bombed Kuala Lumpur, the chief town of the Federated Malay States, and have also landed parachute troops in the Dutch island of Sumatra. The R.A.F. has been striking back at airfields occupied by the Japanese. Japanese successes in the Pacific can only be a flash in the pan, for the combined strength of the British Empire and the United States is far greater, once it has been organised and brought to bear on this enemy. Mr. Churchill and Mr. Roosevelt have been putting their heads together in Washington to decide how this can best be done. In Lybia, Gen. Rommel's remaining forces have been steadily moving back in the direction of Tripolitania, leav ing Benghazi and other places in British hands. His object is to save his tanks, while ours is to prevent their escape. The Empire air forces are manfully attacking his supplies, and this may bring him to a halt. The Pacific is a sea and air problem —a matter for fleets and aircraft carriers. ENEMY AIR Over Dec. 14 „ 15 . 16 , 17 . 18 ,. 19 20 . ,. 21 , SB , 23 „ 24 „ 25 „ 26 .. 27 Totals 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 G.B : North, LOSSES TO Over Continent. 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5,592 ; Middl DEC. 27th. Middle East 5 0 3 2 ^ J-476 ! 6 0 0 0 iB ; East. 2,918 DELAYED ACTION IN ACTION: The sinking of an enemy supply ship in the Ionian Sea. D.A. bombs were used. From the top downwards :— The attack, showing the low height from which it was made In the second picture the bomb is in the ship but has not exploded. Next the explosion and finally the ship on fire and sinking.
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