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February 16, 1940.
THE LION HAS WINGS-the Epic Film Story of the R.A.F.
NINE Nazi bombers were speeding grimly towards our shores.
With face as solid as granite, the pilot of the loading Nazi bomber bent over his controls. An obser- ver looked down and whis- pered swiftly and urgently to his pilot.
The latter looked and swore. Looming up like formidable, ghostly scaffold- ing was the balloon barrage.
Up, up, up, the bombers climbed seeking to avoid that mesh of metal. They
dare not face the strands that could cut through their planes like wire through cheese.
n
With
a resigned shrug the pilul jerked his thumb in circular movement. That meant "Home," and his observer grunt. ed approval.
Better to get out while the go- ing was good. To rise above the barrage would prevent them being able to bomb with any accuracy.
Taking their cue from the
efrcled.
RAID OVER
By Ian Dalrymple
ENGLAND
LONDON
Cool breezes flirted with the Into autumn warmth of the rising sun. Merle snuggled closer to Ralph. "Isn't this perfect ?" she breathed.
HERE were two people in love, like many thousands of others. Two people trying, if only for a golden hour, to forget the shadow that clouded the world,
For a moment no word was spoken and then, tentatively, Merle murmured: "Darling," to the out- | stretched figure at her side. "Mmmm7" mumbled drowsily.
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Her Bngers twined in the grass as she spoke softly and hesitantly. "I couldn't help thinking as aat in the rest-room last night, with nothing happening, only the drone of our own engines... she paused and looked wistfully across the river.
"Well, I was thinking about
women.
"I was thinking how for centuries In this country they've given their lovers, their husbands, their sons, first to the earth to defend their land, and then to the sen, and now to the air. They've never complain- ed. Often and often they've lost the one man in the world that counted, that expressed the whole of life to them.
Her volce quickened with a sudden, passionnte emotion, She was speaking for all women in that moment. stupidity and brutality that made
"They
bitterly resented tho
it necessary, but it was never ques tioned." She half-rose, and her face was radiant.
squadron tender, the Nazi planes. The Central Control Room of the R.A.F. Command, where orders are issued
In the Fighter Command room
for our fighters to take off. their movements were recorded. their pilats and crews breathed about to engage ." he reported: het none of the other stations got A corps of telephonists sat wait- with relief. Above the sea, they Then... "No. 3 Attack. Gor four!" ing; connected with headquar-were all set for home and safety. ters they were alert for every
Barely were the words uttered | As the "All Clear" signal flashed, But the British fighters were than his machine swooped like a messenger entered with a note message.
overtaking them, and gradually the vulture. Down rushed the other front the Commander-in-Chief. They sat around a giant plot-distance between the Nazis and their Spitfires as the Nazi bombers. hope-Ralph read it: "Very pleased with ting table on which was a manpursuers was being eaten up.
lessly outstripped in speed, turned work of stations. of the East coast of Britain und Richardson made radio contact to engage the flashing attackers, i "All units engaged in to-night's the shores of Germany.
with the Squadron-Leader, who was They were in a tough spot, and action to take their spell of rest im-kindness, so that even if we don't Small models of British
peering through the darkness of the knew it.
mediately." German planes were on the male to the whereabouts of the re- night from his cockpit, seeking some, and like croupiers in a marabrei kame of roulette, they pushed these treating planes, model planes into position as freshfront of you." said Richardson.
"They should be due east, in Information came over the wires.
and
י
The Spitfires had the range. Lead poured into the bombers'
we must keep our freedom. We "We must keep our land, darling
must fight for what we believe in- truth, beauty, fair lay, and-and
live to enjoy life founded on the good things, at least our children may, Eh, darling.. .2"
She stopped suddenly, as if em- barrassed at her own outburst. She turned to her husband and then
WITH eager steps he walked fuselages as one of them burst into the drawing-room of his into flames and fell to the grey house, sea below.
"Darling," he called. With uncanny precision and cour yelled. The house was silent.
There was no reply. "Hey!" he rhed. For he was asleep, as only ja man tired out by responsibility age the Spitfire pilots took their
and concentrated effort can sleep. planes into cluse range, flooding the j
Into the room tiptoed his wife,
Nothing disturbed the peace of enemy with gunfire and then zoom-Merle, radiant in her Red Cross that perfect morning..
duniform. She stole softly to the
Slowly Merle's eyes turned to ing away above the Nazis.
intee, looked. with amused affec- the distant blue heavens that, only
tion at her husband.
and gently a few hours before, had been heavy in-tickled his nose. Ralph sit up with evil. Moving swiftly across
right with a stari.
the cloudless sky was a flight of British planes, glistening high in the sunlight:
the
These are the men who can never relax. Britain sleeps soundly
THERE was nothing to be knowing that they never sleep. seen in the waste of skies. The With uncanny accuracy the pro-Squadron-Leader spoke into his gress of the approaching raid was microphone to the pilot of the recorded. Whilst way up in the neighbouring Spitfire, "Can There was n tense silence Station Control as, through akies, it was soon to take place in you see anything, Fred ?" dreadful reality....
"No luck," replied Fred.
loudspeaker, could be heard the Suddenly the other's eyes narrow-cessant noise of gunfire, Again the C.-L.-C. spoke into theed. Fred also had caught sight of Richardson, had been waiting inj *phone. "Braxted? They're head
a flight of planes, like minute, dis-apony. ing east, on the run!"
Now, through a microphone tant specks. "What's that on our in one of the Fighters not having right?" he snapped.
been switched off, he had the fur- Followed hurried words into the ther tantalisation of sound without
Shuflower microphone. Station Control.
calling sight. Control. Enemy sighted.
Culling Station I am overtaking fast...
"Very good, sir," replied Ralph Richardson, in charge of the Braxt- ed Defence Station. He replaced the receiver and lifted it again 10 speak to the flying field. "Take
off," was his brief order.
A now squadron of Spitfires) hurtled up into the sky, racing for! the coast like black bullets.
The whine of the planes mingled with the crackle of shots, then sui- denly ceased, to be replaced by an ominous silence.
The Squadron-Leader put his Spit- fire into full throttle and approached Onward the Nazl bambers flew, closer to their prey. "Sunflower, Richardson's knuckles gleamed They crossed the coastline, and calling Station Control.
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amwhite as his fists elenched.
"Ifullo! Where've you been?" "Night shift," she replied. line war! Wamen go out and their
The Hoft purr of their engines Richardson grinned. "This is a broke the silence.
Per ardua ad astra. Through
buabands wait at home for them. trials to the stars!
The cavallers of the clouds were "And how long have you been at work. The lion's wings
can waiting?"
"Must be a full minute!"
never fold. he chuckled. "I've got twelve hours off. We've had a pretty concen- trated stretch lately."
"Any luck?" asked Merle. "Oh. yus. everything went to Hallo,--Sundlower calling Station schedule. Very much so?" Control. Sunflower calling Statlen
Merle smiled. Contrat. Four bandits down...."
"Poor darling, you must be tired. I'll get you some "Four?" echoed Richardson.breakfast and then you can go to
"Good work!**
bed."
The voice from the skies pro Ralph leaped to his feet. "No. rended. "Remainder have escaped Look, let's get the car out and go in clouds. No casualties. Repent, down to the river for a couple of no casualties. May I have permis- hours, shall we?" sion to return?"
"Calling Sunflower. Return at Conce. Good work!"
Merle's eyes sparkled. "Lovely, darling. I was hoping you'd sug- gest it. And we've just got enough petrol."
Richardson turned in delight. A crisp sparkle flecked the moгn- "Four four! Fine work. Hing air as they headed for the river.
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10.26 A Variety programo wiib Another rumour that the Prince of Noot Coward, George Formby, Flo Wales was about to become engaged rence Desmond and Others. has been authoritatively denied in Lon- don. It had been whispered for somet time past in some circles that the Prince of Wales might marry Princess Maria Christina, 23 year old daughter of_ex-King Alfonso of Spain,
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