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200 FLIGHT AUGUST 2OTH, 1042 BEHIND THE LINES Service and Industrial News from the Inside of Axis and Enemy-occupied Countries From Hungary AN institute for aerodynamic research lias been established at the Tech nical College of Budapest. The Hun garian Air Ministry, which has provided the necessary funds, is reported to have equipped the institute with all modern appliances, including a wind tunnel with a diameter of 9ft. Bin., and a velocity of flow of 262 ft./sec. Vichy Airlines ACUTE shortage of aviation fuel has forced the Vichy authorities to restrict their air services. The Toulouse- Marseilles-Lyons-Vichy, and the Toulouse- Vichy services have been suspended. The schedule of the daily service Mar seilles-Algiers-Tunis is also likely to be reduced. The "Courier Service," oper ated with Amiot 370 twin-engined air craft between Unoccupied France and Jibuti, has also been suspended. Thus the only remaining route in operation is the daily air mail service from Toulouse to Marseilles. For Members of Regia MEMBERS of the Regia have now formed an association with head quarters at the offices of the Royal Italian Aero Club. The object ot the associa tion is to ensure a close collaboration with the Fascist Party and to promote civil flying. Both active and retired members of the Regia are eligible, but must give an oath of allegiance to the Duce and the "Fascist Revolution." Those who are not full-fledged members ot the Fascist Party, however, are not allowed to wear tl>e party uni form, and have to be satisfied with wear ing, at meetings, a regulation dark mufti with a badge on their coat lapel. A German Report IN a widely circulated article signed by General Quade, an official spokesman of the German Air Ministry, some, inter esting details are given about Luftwaffe's share in the recent fighting on the Rus sian front. It is stated that prior to the German offensive in the South the ITALIAN HEAVYWEIGHT : The Piaggio P 108B bomber is powered with four Piaggio PXII RC 35 engines of 1,000 h.p. each. It has a span of 108ft. 3in. and a length of 81ft. Bin. Maximum speed is about 200 m.p.h. at 13,100ft. )JT Luftwaffe has been entrusted with the task of a thorough reconnaissance of Russian positions and fortifications. This comprehensive photographic recon naissance work was of utmost import-' ance for the preparation of plans for the attack on the strongly fortified Russian positions. With the beginning of the offensive the main weight of Luftwaffe's operations was transferred to the con stant support ot the ground forces by bombing Russian forts and artillery positions. At the same time the Luft waffe had to wrestle with the Russian Air Force, which has put up a strong resistance. In this connection Nazi lapse of memory is striking: it is already for gotten that the same official spokesman published in September last year a long requiem for the "dying Soviet Air Force," and it is now claimed that 2,000 Russian aircraft have been destroyed between June 23 and the end of July. There is also a remarkable discrepancy between the German and Italian reports on the success of air fighting. While General Quade, who appears to have a liking for high figures, states that 127 ticularly the Luftwaffe's contribution to the operations of the ground forces in the Don and Caucasus area. In these operations—the report states—"Luft waffe bomber and Stuka units have effectively hampered the orderly with drawal of Russian troops by destroying bridges and preventing the Russians from concentrating reserves and artillery and from bringing up supplies." Stuka formations have been constantly engaged in attacks on motor roads, and are re ported to have taken particularly heavy toll ot Russian forces crossing the river. Incidentally, an Italian source reports that the Stuka Squadrons were escorted by Italian fighter formations equipped with the Macchi C202. The Italians do not underestimate the quality of Rus sian pilots or equipment. The Italian Official Agency reports on July 30 of violent combats in the Don Sector be tween escorting Macchi formations and superior numbers of Russian fighter units equipped with the "most modern mono planes of the type " Mig and Yak." Promotion and Losses Russian aircraft have been destroyed in one day in the fighting in the Veronezh A *S beSmnmf f thl* month, slx area, the Italian report puts the figure l new Lieutenant at 15 ; but what does the difference of a mere hundred matter among friends! The German report emphasises par- IMC. « ' Jin ,-V, M > M t * * * r " !"**• — C '— i - * ft* ! " \\T\!' S? JUr * 9 tr 1 , '.'.. , J>- fh A » Jtr j$r », > // a it t* t* * ff * k-PtU N 1 1 ^•W^wHeaL— m #+ -> i** fit* * ..*..:* * * «*?* Jw-.f*1 sf M* *.' m 'i #*- «i"'m im ** » •w t* •4fe. m J6quc& Dpuei\«t«r Nocht MfKi d«s Mon<ii«l>*i|« tra August 1942 in Hamburg . .•'• s~ag A TONIC FOR NAZI NERVES : This chart of dark and moonlight nights in August appeared in the " Hamburger Fremdenblatt " to calm down the inhabitants by showing when they are unlikely to be visited by the R.A.F. new Lieutenant Generals have been appointed in the Luftwaffe. The Officer^ promoted to this "rank are Major Genera" Korte, Osterkamp, Knauss, Franssen, Schwabedissen. and Burchard. Lt. Hin- richs, of a Stuka Squadron, has been awarded the Knight's Insignia to the Iron Cross for the "destruction of A.A. positions in the Sevastopol area." Lt. Schoenert, a Commander of a night fighter squadron, receives the same decoration for the 20 aircraft shot down by him. Another bearer of the Knight's Insignia to the Iron Cross, Lt. A. Schmalz, of a Stuka Squadron, who took part in the Luftwaffe operations in Greece and Crete, has been shot down by Russian .fighters in the Donetz sector. At present the two leading Aces of the Luftwaffe are reported to be Lt. Bauer, of a fighter squadron, who is credited with 102 victories, and First-Lieutenant Erwin Clausen, an ex-sailor, who has risen from the ranks and has taken part in all previous Luftwaffe campaigns. He is the 106th member of the German Armed Forces to have been awarded recently the Oak Leaves with the Knight's Insignia of the Iron Cross.
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