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1942
1942 - 0354.PDF
136 FLIGHT FEBRUARY 12TH, 1942 BEHIND THE LINES Service and Industrial News from the Inside of Axis and Enemy-occupied Countries f Oberammergau Passion Plays /^HIEF actors in these festival plays ^-/ have been drafted into the Luft waffe, and are now serving as ob servers on Bavarian mountain peaks on the look-out for R.A.F. raiders. A Quisling Firm *T*0 make sure of a better exploita- •*• tion of Norway's bauxite re sources, a new German-controlled Norwegian firm has been established: the "Nordag," registered in Osfo with a capital of 70 million Kr., is to produce light metals for the Ger man industry. New "Met" Balloons "DUBBER registering or sound- -*-^- ing balloons for the Luftwaffe Meteorological service are being re placed by a new type made from transparent foils. Caprophan, the material used, is only 0.0065 mm. thick. The transparent foils are black and dull and heated by sunray absorption. It is claimed that the material does not deteriorate under the influence of ultra-violet rays, rain or cold. The balloon is protected by a fine net. At a volume of 953.49 cu. ft. an altitude of 24 miles is said to have been reached. The Fun of the Fair A STATE sub-contractors' exchange •**- has been opened in Berlin to supervise regional centres at Ham burg, Nuremburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Vienna, Prague, The Hague, and others in the Ruhr. These regional exchanges are organ ised on lines of permanent industrial "fairs" where sub-contractors meet the principal manufacturers and have the opportunity of exchanging views and making arrangements for produc tion. The new centre in Berlin is to co-ordinate further the activities of the regional exchanges and to give opportunity of contact between such industrial firms as may be scattered all over Germany. Aircraft Production in Poland PRODUCTION is reported to have * started in the new '' Aircratt works Gotenhafen" at Gdynia, the beautiful and modern port of Poland on the Baltic Sea. Gotenhafen is the Nazified version of the ancient Polish name of Gdynia. Italian Dispersal "pHE difficulties of coal supply are acutely felt by various Italian industries. This problem seems to occupy much time of the deliberations of the Italian Senate. Failing to pro duce other remedies, the Senate Com mittee for Public Works passed a Bill providing for the dispersal of Italian industrial plant to such regions where industrial power is provided by hydro electric sources. It is possible that another motive for this dispersal is a better protection against R.A.F. bombs which made a deep impression in Italy. Acantholyda Erythrocephala \. Goering '"THIS insect seems to trouble the •*• Nazis so much that the Reichs- marshal, who is also in charge of the forests, has ordered special squadrons of the Luftwaffe to fumigate affected forests. The annual damage caused A to German forestry by this insect amounts to about ^200,000. Old Junkers specially adapted for insecticide spraying are used on the job, and crews provided with special protective clothing. . For pilots re turning from the Russian front, this kind of insect fighting is a welcome method for reconditioning and flying fitness. Luftwaffe Cadets SPECIAL section for the training of future professional officers ci the Luftwaffe has been opened a.t jfffifo Institute for National Political Educa- tion at Potsdam. Besides the usual school subjects, pupils receive instruc- tion'in aeronautics, navigation, photo graphy, meteorology and mechanics. Most important subject is gliding, ter minating in a glider pilot licence. Some graduates of this course are already serving with the Luftwaffe as second lieutenants. To Accelerate Training TTALY is suffering from an acute •*• shortage of aircraft engineers and other aeronautical specialists. To counteract this situation, contribu tions up to one million lire have been granted to the Aircraft Engineering Section of the Rome University and the Turin Institute of Technology for aeronautical training. These two in stitutions have already made available 77 scholarships of 10,000 lire each. Competition for the scholarships ig open only ti graduates of technical colleges who have received their - diplomas between 1935 and 1940. Fur ther sums have bee earmarked to provide the necessary laboratories and aeronautical courses in Naples, Mih-fl and other centres. ^r' " One must look beyond the clouds for the sun," says this notice on an enemy air field in Russia. But even such hopes are reduced. Airfields covered with thick snow are flooded when the weather improves. Each morning the first task of the crews is to scrape off the ice and snow from the fuselage and airscrews.
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