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1942
1942 - 1937.PDF
SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1942 FLIGHT 301 ENEMY AIR O Sept. 6 " 8 ., 9 „ 10 .. II .. 12 ver G.B 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 LOSSES TO Over Continent 0 12 1 0 1 2 0 16 SEPT. 12th. Middle East 0 9 4 3 0 25 Totals : West. 6,331 ; Middle East over 4 545. R.A.F. and American successes are counted together. 11KJ |urj F I * of Bomber. Command is sending out single bombers in daytime to attack places in Germany. Emden and other places were attacked in that way early in the morning of September 7th, and no loss was suffered by the bombers. he defences were probably taken by urprise. In Egypt a lull followed the with drawal of the Afrika Corps from its attempt to break through to Alexan dria. The lull, however, affected the ground more than it did the air, though naturally the R.A.F. squad rons eased off a bit from the fury with which they piled sortie on sortie dur ing the heat of the battle. It has been officially stated that during that peak period well over one million lb. of bombs were dropped on the Afrika Corps and Italian advanced elements. As our land forces advanced they found the desert strewn with the wrecks of enemy tanks, motor trans port vehicles, and supplies. Latest News TT is deplorable to have to record that the Russians have evacuated their naval port of Novorossisk, despite a gallant defence. It is a severe blow to the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which will now have to use bases much farther away from the scene of active operations. This fleet has done yeoman service so far, and now its use fulness will be considerably reduced. ! The all-important struggle for Stalingrad has continued with ever- increasing fury, and up to the moment of writing, the intrepid Russians oon- NOW GIVING THE LOW DOWN : The Westland Whirlwind, originally designed as an interceptor fighter, is now in the news as a fighter-bomber for low attacks. tinue to hold their own, though forced back here and there by the weight of the German attack. The losses must be extremely heavy on both sides, but in fighting of that sort it is inevitable that the attackers must lose more than the defenders. The main strength of the Luftwaffe has been congregated on this sector of the enormous front, but the Russian soldiers, from all accounts, have got past the stage of being terri fied by dive-bombing. Nevertheless, BRITISH AIR LOSSES TO SEPT. 12th. Over G.B. A'crft. Sept. 6 0 „ 7 0 ,80 9 0 ,. 10 0 „ II 0 „ 12 0 0 — Totals : West, Over Continent B'brs. F'trs. 8 1 0 1 10 4 0 0 31 0 0 1 0 0 49 7 — — 4,687 ; Middle East Middle East A'crft. 0 1 ^ " J 1 13 (2 pilots safe) about 1,672 GRUMMAN GOOSE : The Grumman G.21A The Goose is powered by two 450 i«p. Pratt and Whitney' length, 38ft. 4in. ; height, 13ft. nin. ; max. speed, 200 m.] 21.3 Ib./sq, ft. ; power loading, 8.9 lb./h.p. the Luftwaffe sometimes blasts a way through. West of Moscow, General Zhukov continues to press forward in a methodical manner through difficult country, while the Leningrad front has become much more lively. The garri son has been thrusting outwards, and other Russian armies are starting a movement from without to link up with it, and so break the blockade. The winter will soon set in on this northern front, and then again it will be possible to supply Leningrad across the ice of the lakes, as was done last winter. Snow is already reported on the foothills of the Caucasus. On many other fronts there have been air operations of greater or less significance. Dusseldorf was heavily raided on September ioth by the R.A.F. The heavy bombers of the R.A.F. in India have bombed railway communications at Rangoon and Mandalay. The monsoon should be nearly over in Burma, and further activity may be expected. British Empire forces have landed at various points on the west coast of Madagascar, and are advancing into the interior. Naval aircraft flew over head during the landings, and the guns of the fleet were ready to fire if .necessary, but as the French artillery remained silent the Royal Navy did likewise. General Piatt (of Abyssinia fame) is in command there, and his object is to stop all pro-Axis activities in the island without hurting re French soldiers than is abso lutely necessary. In Egypt General Alexander must either be waiting for more reinforce ments or else wants to provoke Rommel into making another attack. So, for some days, aircraft and artillery monopolised the fighting. CM I
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