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1942 - 1833.PDF
SEPTEMBER 3RD, 1942 ENEMY AIR LOSSES TO AUGUST 29th. Over G.B. Aug. 23 „ 24 ,. 25 „ 26 ., 27 .. 28 „ 29 Totals : 4 1 1 2 0 3 12 Over Continent 0 3 0 0 5 2 2 12 West, 6,299 ; Middle Eas Middle East 2 0 5 0 0 ( 0 ' 15 22 , over 4,465. the ground. Our Allies are at a special disadvantage in the fighting on the western slopes of the Caucasus, where the Germans are pushing for the naval bases on the Black Sea. The Russians are defending the ridge of mountains, and there they have few or no air fields, whereas the Germans can make any number of landing grounds on the P' ground the Kuban River. Bomb- ufgfnowever, is less effective in moun tainous country than it is on the flat. The defenders can find plenty of cover, and also storms over mountains seriously hamper the work of the air men. In the meantime General Zhukov has made a great advance to the west of Moscow, and in furious fighting has forced his way forward for some 30 miles. The town of Rzhev was his object, and he has attacked from all sides. Despite preoccupations elsewhere, the Russians have made several more bombing raids on Germany, attacking Berlin, Danzig, Konigsberg, Stettin, and other places. The West Air Attack 'THE Americans and the R.A.F. •*- have been hammering hard with bombers in the west. An American foray on Rotterdam was specially notable because the bombers were escorted by Spitfires, which may have been fitted with extra tanks to give them the range. Another similar raid was made by Fortresses on Meaulte inear Albert, where airframes were -'made for the Germans. Again Spitfires provided an escort, and this, too, was an unusually long flight for the fighters. Bomber Command has made one of its " concentrated " raids on Cassel, where locomotives and other war material are manufactured. On the same night heavy bombers flew to the Polish port of Gdynia, which meant a return trip of nearly 1,800 miles, and then found clouds over the place, and had great difficulty in locating their 1 BRITISH AIR Over G.B. A'crft. Aug. 23 1 . 24 0 „ 25 0 , 26 0 27 0 26 0 ,. 29 0 1 — Tcials ! Wttt LOSSES TO AUGUST 2»th. Over Continent B'brs. F'trs. ' 0 0 16 2 1 0 0 0 31 It 30 1 2 1 80 15 — — 4.599 ; Middle Ea. t. Middle East A'crft. ) I 10 J h 29 '6 p;!o«3;;lc> about !^25. ONE-FLIGHT FIGHTER : S.S. Empire Tide, a merchantman with a Hawker Hurricane waiting on the catapult. Used for convoy protection, the fighters are unable to land on the ship again, and the pilot bales out when his fuel is exhausted. The Hurricane is lost, but more often than not the enemy have to pay full price. targets. Saarbriicken was visited on another night, and other places attacked have been Frankfurt, Wies baden, Nuremburg (where there is a diesel engine factory), and Wevelghem airfield, near Couitrai. Later News CINCE the first paragraph of this *-* article was written, the Chinese have announced that they have com pleted the capture of Chuhsien. The Japanese had wrecked the buildings and runways on the large airfield there, but doubtless it can soon be made usable again. In addition the Chinese have also captured Lishui, one of the other important airfields in Chekiang Province. The Japanese islands are now within reach of Ameri can bombers based in China. The Japanese have also fared badly in the Solomons and in New Guinea. The reinforcements which they landed at Milne Bay do not seem to have amounted to much. They arrived, not in transports, but in a cruiser and eight destroyers. An attempt was made to bomb these on their way, but the bad weather enabled the enemy to get through. The Allied ground troops have, however, rapidly cleared the enemy out of the bay with heavy loss. All the enemy's heavy equipment, in cluding tanks was lost to him. Meanwhile the Americans have been doing very well in the Solomons. The Japanese fleet which tried to launch a counter-attack retired before the attentions of the U.S. aircraft. The Americans have occupied six of the islands in the group, and proceeded to hunt isolated parties of the enemy. A' flotilla of three large destroyers and one small one tried to bring support to one of these parties, but was spotted from the air and was promptly attacked by all available aircraft. Patrol aircraft began the attack, and then dive-bombers arrived and finished it off. One of the large destroyers was sunk, another was probably sunk, the small one was set on fire and crippled, and the fourth one stood not upon the order of its going, but went. THE FALSE ALARM : Killer whales in the Bay of Biscay which made a Coastal Commap4^flf?SfS»vtrnnS"Tlttey.t had a subj»*rin^arget sujfe as is only earned c 1ol
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