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1945
1945 - 0376.PDF
FEBRUARY 22ND, 1945 Putting the Me in Mess-tin TWO light-metal firms in Jerusalem-*• have recently received a large war supply order far copper and aluminiumcooking utensils to be made out of scrap metal from Luftwaffe aircraft collectedin the Middle East. Hush-Hush PriorityU .S. War Department recently .statedthat " the highest production priority has been given to a new secretfighter." This may refer to any one of a number of new types—some of themvery unconventional—which are now emerging from the experimental stage. Spitfire X/V's Speed A TOP speed of "about 450 m.p.h.and a tactical radius of about 300 miles " for the Spitfire XIV was officiallyannounced last week. The type, which is operating withR.A.F. 2nd T.A.F. on the Western Front, where it has found its speedgives it a marked advantage over the F\v J90, is powered by the Rolls-RoyceGriffon LXV. EXTRUDED : The i|-ton truck emerging from the "goods entrance " of a C-97shows the handling facilities provided by this cargo version of the Superfortress. Alternatively it can carry 100 troops or two light tanks. Top speed with four2,200 h.p. Cyclones is claimed to be over 300 m.p.h., and range 2,000 miles. Royal Recognition A MESSAGE of good wishes in theirfuture duties and congratulations on past achievements has been sent by theKing to the personnel of Balloon Com- mand, now to be disbanded. In the course of his message. HisMajesty said : " In our towns and cities many iives and many homes owe to youtheir preservation," and he specially mentioned the original auxiliary volun-teers " who pioneered the way," and the airwomen of the W.A.A.F. who have" shown great devotion to duty and have made an outstanding contribution." Wing Cmdr. Donaldson, captain of H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester's Avro YorkEndeavour, is here seen becoming acquainted with his new charge and discussing her with his co-pilot. The radio operator sits behind and below the chief pilot and thenavigator behind the co-pilot. Throttles, r.p.m. controls, undercarriage and flap controls are in the roof between the pilots ; flying controls and instruments areduplicated and the engine instruments occupy the centre panel- It'll Make No Difference ACCORDING to a message from Dun-can Hooper, Reuter's special corre- spondent in Moscow, the Germans arenow using the Focke-Wulf Fw 190A/8 against Marshal Zhukov's army on the" Berlin Front." This fighter is equipped with two13 mm. machine guns, two 20 mm. can- non, and two 30 mm. cannon. Honoured by Allies CHINA and Poland have coufenedmore decorations on personnel of the R.A.F., R.A.A.F. and the S.A.A.F.The Chinese "Cloud and Banner" (silver rosette) has been conferred by thePresident of the National Government of the Republic of ChiDa on Grp. Capts.E. S. Scott and E. A. Douglas-Joucs, R.A.F., and on Wing Cdr. R. S. Allen(R.A.F.O.). The Polish "Cross of Honour" has been awarded to Capt.K. St. G. Hayvvard, Lt. A. F. Cloete (S.A.A.F.), F/0. P. F. Raw (R.A.A.F.),Fit. Sgt. E W. Payton (S.A.A.F.), and • Sgt. F. H. Williams (R.A.F.). Wasted Man-power '' TV/TANY non-commissioned officersJ-VJL among the hundreds of experi- enced pilots and air crews and youthswho have won their wings in Canada are to-day workitig as dock labourers andfruit pickers or clerking in base depots in Australia," according to a Reutermessage from Brisbane. '' The experienced pilots and air crewshave come back to Australia within the past year after service over Europe andAfrica. Some have been decorated after flying up to 2,000 hours. They havebeen posted to training and other depots or put to work outside the Service. " Puzzled as to why they have beentaken from theatres where, they say, there are plenty of 'planes, many ofthem are asking: ' If we are to be used as dock labourers and clerks, why not letus return to our studies or normal occu- pations ? ' '' They argue it would be simple to
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