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1945 - 0738.PDF
FLIGHT APRIL igm, 1945 Bertha Krupp on the occasion of her marriage. If we mistake not, the All-Highest attended the ceremony in person. That is now ancient history. The present generation is more interested in the great series of battles fought by R.A.F. Bomber Command to put the vast armament works out of action. The raids called for desperate daring, which was always forthcoming from the air- crews. Our losses in valuable lives and in expensive aircraft were not light; but the work was done. Now the tanks and infantry which are dashing across Ger- many are reaping the benefit of the efforts of Bomber Command, while the Americans gaze on the ruins and appreciate how well and truly was the bombing pro- gramme carried out. There are other great industrial cities in the Ruhr which have also been bombed out of effective contri- bution to the German effort in this war. Some have already fallen into Allied hands, and the rest will no doubt follow before long. But Essen, above all others, wears the black halo of German aggression, and its capture marks the end of a dire period in history. President Roosevelt A GREAT man has gone from among us. He wasa great American, but he was not only a greatAmerican. He was one of the great men °f the United Nations ; he was a great man of the world. Together with Churchill and Stalin, Franklin Roose- velt will be remembered in history as one of the men who broke the evil attempts of Nazi and Fascist parties to dominate the world and to rob men of their freedom. He saw the danger before his country as a whole saw it, and he had no power to force the United States into war CONTENTS The Outlook War in the Air - - - Here and There - No. 2 Group's Share - Portrait Gallery .... Birth of a Ministry - Fairey Firefly ----- . V.2 Rockets Captured by Allied Troops - Correspondence - Service Aviation - - - - 409 411 414 416 420 422 423 428 431 432 until the outrage of Pearl Harbour brought home the realities of the situation to all. When Churchill, with glorious effrontery, cried out: "Give us the arms, America, and we will finish the job," Roosevelt responded. While the United States was still a neutral, he made her the "arsenal of democracy," as he called it, and sent us aircraft, ships, and the othe things we needed for the fight. When we could pay no more, he introduced the principle of Lease-Lend. If he had never stood by our side as a fighting Ally we should still honour him for all the help he gave as head of a neutral country. When we note that in the recent Pacific battle we used Corsairs, Hellcats and Avengers, as well as our native Seafires, we must remember with gratitude that it was Roosevelt above all others who was responsible for letting us have them. His work for world peace was not done, and we mourn his loss as if a great Briton had passed away. MORE HEADACHES FOR THE JAPS : America's new 45,000-ton aircraft carrieryard on March 20th. Her aircraft will include, in the ward Artemus L. Gates. " machines of a new design and type now be •y was launched at a Virginia ship- nt Secretary of the Navy (Air) in combat against the enemy."
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