FlightGlobal.com
Home
Premium
Archive
Video
Images
Forum
Atlas
Blogs
Jobs
Shop
RSS
Email Newsletters
You are in:
Home
Aviation History
1944
1944 - 0426.PDF
213 FLIGHT MARCH 2ND. 104 f craft, and if correct information is supplied the Generals can set to work with confidence. It is not only superior Russian production which has been at work; the Germans have felt themselves com pelled to accept all the drawbacks of insufficient air support for their armies in order to meet the threat from the West. Four-fifths of the fighter strength of the Luft waffe has been congregated against the British and Americans, and Mr. Churchill believed that a majority of its bombers had also been drawn to the West. Cer tainly in recent months the number of German bombers in the West has been increased, and this, no doubt, explains the greater weight of attack in the recent raids on London and South-East England. The bomber force assembled to strike at the Anglo-American invasion is available, while waiting for the landing, for raids on Britain. We may expect that when the invasion starts those bombers will find their hands full with other business. The Doublt'-uav Attack T HE closing weds of February has seen the bomb ing offensive doubled in two ways. The American heavy bomber forces under Gen. Spaatz have been striking simultaneously from Britain and Italy, both operating by day. At the samp time the attacks on certain targets have been doubledf-because while the Americans strike by day, Bomber G the same objectives by night. An American air official has caL time preliminary estimates suggest production has been put out of ad extent, namely: 80 per cent, of t 60 per cent, of single-engined fi, transport aircraft, arid 25 pep-fjen imand has visited lated that by this at German aircraft n to the following in-engined fighters, er cent, of of bormSers. The C O N T E N TS The Outlook - - War in the Air The Prime Minister's R2view Here and There Synthetic Black-out Safety in the Air Behind the Lines Aircraft in Flying Attitudes Comfort, Quiet and Elegance Correspondence Topics of the Day Flying in Piccadilly Service Aviation - • - - - - -• - - -. - - - - - - - - - - - 23°, - - - - - 217 219 222 22/) 226 227 230 a and b 231 235 237 238 239 official gave due credit to German powers of recupera tion, and even suggested that a good deal might be made good again in three weeks. That hardly seems likely, and it is equally unlikely, that the Allies will hold their hands and allow the enersv^ to rebuild without interference. If the figures are anywhere near accurate, the results ought to be seen in a short time. They should mean a drastic reduction in the losses suffered by Allied bombers in their raids. According to theory, the twin-engined fighters are best for night work, and the reduction of output by 80 per cent, should bring tremendous relief to Bomber Command The single-engined fighters are best for day work, and a reduction of production by Go per cent, ought to cut down the losses of the Ameri cans. But of late the Germans have had to send up all the fighters they could muster, so both the Allies should profit from both categories of factories destroyed. •^ AERIAL DESTROYER : An Avenger leaves the flight deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft earner in the Pacific. It has been stated that America now has 85 carriers of all types.
Sign up to
Flight Digital Magazine
Flight Print Magazine
Airline Business Magazine
E-newsletters
RSS
Events
