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FEBRUARY 15TH, 1945 FLIGHT 1G7 AFTER THE SHOW : Deck crews folding the wings of a rocket-firing Firefly on H.M.S. Indefatigable after the attack on the Japanese oil refinery in Sumatra. « The Leaders Meet : R.N. Carrier Strength in the Pacific Western Offensive Begun New AN, NOTHER meeting of the BigThree, Churchill, Roosevelt,and Stalin, is always an event of earth-shaking importance. Onenever knows what they talk about at the time ; but one sees the results after-wards. There are not many parts of the world in which they can all meet,and it was not surprising to learn that this time it was in the Black Sea area.The word '' area '' may cover a lot of ground. What a misfortune it would be ifthose three could never meet—and without air transport it is fairly cer-tain that they could not. The mishap to one aircraft which cost the lives ofvaluable members of Mr. Churchill's staff has shed some gloom over thepresent meeting; but though aircraft have caused many tears to be shedduring the present war, their services to humanity (e.g., enabling theleaders to meet) outweigh the tragedies and leave aircraft with a good creditbalance. There are some hurnanitar- FOR THE NAVY THAT FLIES : Anaerial photograph of the new aircraft carrier H.M.S'. Indefatigable which isnow serving with the Eastern Fleet. ians who look only oil bomb damage,and openly lament that man ^«Ver learnt how to fly. If he had^jKft madethat discovery, the Germans might well have won the presesn war.Any mention of Re^r-Ad r Philip Vian is excitiiig. ^moves, other things move, recent raid on Japanese oilthe Palembang district o gave us all some very intercs' mation about the British Fleet in that part ,of--4rte""worl'd NcT of our latest carriers id6knamely H.M.S. lUjistrious, VicloH ous, Indomitabljrund Indefatigable?1 The last-nam^^had not been men- ^ having been cornmis-the\phbtoeraphs pirtilished ske was not an
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