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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 3, 1941
SUCCESSFUL
R.A.F. TACTICS OVER REICH
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A REVIEW of British Fighter Command opera- tions for the first three months of 1941 is now pos~ sible, and shows that the R.A.F. is taking the offen- sive against Germany after its great defensive vic- tory in the Battle of Britain. This fighter offensive falls under four main heads. Two of these concern | daylight operatiofis-first escorting bombers in at- tacks on aerodromes and invasion ports, and sec- ond, offensive patrols in which squadrons of fighters "beat up" enemy aerodromes, troops ships or any other military objectives they come across.
Night operations, on which the enemy is now relying for his chief air offensive, are countered by |the Fighter Command in two ways. Firstly by im- proved methods of interception, which result in a higher proportion of raiders being destroyed, and secondly by "watch and wait" tactics by R.A.F. ma- chines over aerodromes to which the enemy will re- turn after night raids.
Night Fighting
In the defence of Britain and in 'neross the Channel with 25 yards offensive operations by fighters in of copper wire mround his air- January, February and March, 155 | screw and fuselage, enemy aircraft were destroyed... 94 by Aghlers, 51 by anti-aircraft Are and ten by other meats, in- cluding the balloon barrage. RAF. losses amounted to 41 air- eraft, a higher percentage than during last summer,but this is an inevitable result of taking the offensive, and is still very con- siderably less than enemy losses.
Quiet Month
January was a quiet month in which bad weather often kept the forces of both sides on the ground. The pace quickened in February, however. During March in a per- iod when the full moon was parti- cularly bright the "bag" was 79, of which I.A.F. fighters claimed 51. 11 the night of March 13 nightlighters inade 20 record by hooling down 11 enemy raiders mut of a total of 13 destroyed.
German bomber crews, having endured the perils of night fight- er patrols, anti-aircraft fire and other defences-all of them in- creasingly dangerous-might well expect to be able to breathe. 1 Eigh of relief when they come within sight of their home aero- dromes.
Instead it is now very pos- sible that fighters and bombers of the R.A.F. will be circling! around their talls with the
on
express purpose of them on the post."
Two men figure prominent- ly in the life of Kitty Foyle, the white-collar heroine of Chriftopher Morley's novel of the same name, which R.K.O. Radio has brought to the screen with Ginger Rogers starred in the title role. Here We Все James Craig as the Eteady Mark Eisen and Ginger as Kitty. Dennis Morgan is oo featured with Craig as the other disturber, Wyn Straf- ford. Showing at the King's.
GERMANS
Pippin TAKE OVER 53 FRENCH
This new development in the
has met with considerable success,
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the moral effect will be even more damaging than the actual RELIABLE SOURCES DIS- amount of destruction caused,
CLOSED IN VICHY, THAT 53 several occasions RA.F. On these night raids R.A.F. MERCHANTMEN HAVE BEEN bombers have crossed the Chamet i pitots come down low in pursuit | REQUISITIONED FROM THE escorted by nearly 100 fighters, as enemy bombers are just about FRENCH IN RECENT MONTHS, No determined opposition was en-
to land. Some bombers have been | APPARENTLY BY GERMANY. ecuttered, and on one ocension at- destroyed in the air by machine- The requisitioned ships aggre- tacks on Boulogne, Dunkirk and gun fire and others by bombs as gated nearly 250,000 tons, and in- Calais resulted in "direct hits on they were taxying in. The recent [cluded the liner de Grasse. all prescribed targets." The Ger- successes of anti-aircraft guns This marked the first requisi- mans are now experiencing the | have brought their total "bag" for |tioning of transport since Germany same sort of treatment they used the war to over 500, During March in that way acquired 140,000 to meet out almost every day to they destroyed 22 raiders, 20 of Treight cars in France. the English side of the Channel, them in the night. Their best (The ships possibly were re-
Their counter-measures can.
nights were on January 19. March quisitioned to transport Axis 4. and March 12. Four were shot troops and supplies to war zones.) not compare with those of the British,
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down on each night. fighters have never been able to deflect bom-
bers from their jobs, and in- stead have suffered heavy losses, Offensive patrols, too, are con- sistently successful. Carried out at
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accurate and determined gunfire they have sought out a variety of targets. Sometimes the pilots, in attacking patrol boats, come down almost to sea level and rake them with bullets. Aerodromes, troops, transports-every manifestion of enemy, activity has received at- tention.
Exciting Forays
As might be expected, keen and daring pilots of the allied air forces find particular plea- sure in such forays. Here la a
LEGLESS PILOT GETS TWO WISHES
(By A Special Correspondent)
ONE OF HIS two reasons for wanting to walk again has been fulfilled by Flight-Lieutenant John R. Irving Bell.
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He has no legs-he lost them last year in training accident · and in hospital he vowed that one day he would fly again.
brief account of what three of them did in their Hurricanes That was before he met Miss him his second reason for want→ over northern France one day Adrla Charnock-Smith, a pretty ing to walk.
In January.
young member of the W.A.A.F. The couple
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fell in love, and
long before he'd walk down the aisle with Adria.
He got his wish. The new Mr. and Mrs. Irving Bell are on their honeymoon.
One of these men flew over who came to visit him. She gave the officer declared it wouldn't be from Britain to the coast of France, avoiding two sections of Messerschmidts over the coast. He then dived on to five M. E. 109's parked near some woods, in the face of concentrated "flak", and sent their crews running for shel- ter. He then raked army lorries. scattering their crews in fields and attacked two machine-gun posts, He also fired at some barges.
The second came down from a Catholic churches of America, Wants To Fight cloud over an aerodrome and fired speaking in the City Temple, Lon-
RESOLVE TO FIGHT"
They were married at a country church, and as they left the church 'planes piloted by the officer's The Rev. E. H. S. Chandler, colleagues circled, and dipped in who is in Britain on a short miss- salute. Jon as representative of the non-
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at two M. E. 109's about to take don, said that there was a grow- His mother, Mrs: H. Irving Bell off, and saw one topple over. He ing goodwill, particularly on the of Esher, Surrey, told me "My held a dive at a gun pust as long part of the churches, in America son's one ambition now is to By as possible, so that he caught one towards England.
of his wings on protecting sand- "There is, in America, an in- bags and had his wind-screen | creasing realisation of our com-
10 splintered by return fire. He shot mon aims, our common, ideals, up to the clouds again, safely, and he said. came down for a third time, using "There is a growing resolva tö -his-remaining bullets-on-a-column- -work, and, if need be, to¬right"
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The third saw a number of Messerschmidis diapersed among some trees and dived on them with his guns blazing. He came so low In his dive that he flew into some | high-tension cables and returned
again.
"He is back, at work as an' -instructor; but. he won't be happy until ha la with a fighter, "squadroff."-TANDING
light-Lieutenant Bell »amazed stora.........When he forced himself to walk unaided as soon as his ar "I can assure you of the growing tificial legs had been fitted. He unity of our people, and their dances and can play, a good game deepening resolve to aid you, in of golf, zasta every possible way, in a war that The Bride la the youngest we know is not your war, but is daughter of Mr and Mrs. Char- our common task in the world.”...... nock-Smith, of Hastings,