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JANUARY 28TH, 1943 FLIGHT INCENSED NIPPONESE : Smoke rising from two Japanese ships which have been dive-bombed at Tassafaronga, on Guadalcanal. The machine is a Douglas Dauntless. ?AR in the AlR Allied Help to Russia : The Pursuit of Rommel : Weak, but Vicious Raids on Britain : Army-Air Co-operation in Burma THE glorious successes of theRussians have continued sincethe last issue of Flight was pub- lished, and the relief of Leningrad, following on the encirclement of the German Sixth Army round Stalingrad, must have been one of the bitterest pills which Hitler has ever had to swallow—nojt that the medicine ad- ministered by Generals Alexander and Montgomery has been over-sweet. Still further doses seem likely to be poured out in Russia before long. Aircraft Senl to Russia TT is very gratifying to think that British factories have played no small part in these Russian victories. Mr. Stettinus, the United States Lend- Lease administrator, recently stated that up to January 1st the factories in the United States and the United Kingdom between them had shipped over 4,600 aircraft to Russia, in addi- tion to other war material. That contribution must have made a differ- ence even to that country of vast dis- tances and enormous battles. There appears to be plenty of evidence that the double offensive in Africa has also brought relief to the Russians by- diverting aircraft of all classes to the southern shores of the Mediterranean.If is probable that von Hoth's Sixth END OF A DORNIER: Fighter pilot's view through his sights as the enemy comes into point-blank range and his stream of cannon shells sets the port engine on fire Army at Stalingrad might be in much better case if every Ju 52 in Ger- many's possession had beeri available for sending food and ammunition to it. As things have gone, many of the transport machines have had to be used on the ferry service to Tunisia— where a respectable proportion of them has been shot down. Air Power in Africa HTHE efforts made by the Germans to -*- improve their position in southern Tunisia against the French troops in- dicate their anxiety that the remnants of Rommel's forces should be able to find a refuge there, and assist irr the defence of that area. The French have as yet practically no aircraft, and British and American squadrons have had to go to their help. The Americans have undertaken to equip Gen. Gitaud's men adequately us soon as the aircraft and other weapons can be brought across. In the meantime Rommel con tinued his withdrawal from his tem- porary halts at various wadis. -and skilfully prevented the British Eighth Army from surrounding him and bringing off a decisive battle. As he drew near to Tripoli, the Luftwaffe
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