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SHOTS AT PARACHUTISTS
THE Germans have been guilty of many mean and cowardly acts in this war, as in the last, but nothing has aroused
The war which has broken out. between Italy and Greece bringe---- to a head a long standing issue between these two countries.
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Since 1923 Italy has coveted the Greek Island of Corfu, which Italian foree attack and captured in that year. But the strategic implications of Greece · in the present war, with her ports and naval bases, are far renching. Greece occupies in the Mediterranean a position that can be either an insur- mountable barrier to the Ger
Italians and valuable asset in their drive towards the East. For in- alance, Allied occupation of the Ionian islands off .the West Coast of Greece would wenken the present Italian con- trol of the Adriatic. In the South Egean Sea the occupation of the Cyclades Islands, which lie athwart the main Mediter- ranean Black Sea trade route, would be likely to offset the Italian possessions and bases in the Dodecanese Islands.
Another strategic importance of the ports and naval bases of Greece, and her islands hinges on the war in North Africa. In Italian hands these ports would Menace British sea power in the Eastern Mediterranean
and materially affect the balance of power in the threatened Italian attack on Egypt. Similarly
ATHENS
METAXAS
SALONIKA
CORFU
URANA
YUGÒ
SLAVIA
KORITZA
PIRAEUS
JENIKA
LABISSA
operation with the present re- volt in Albania.
and
The diplomatic repercussions of such a conflict would neces- sarily involve the three other members of the Balkan Entente
Rumania -Juge-Slavia, Turkey.
Jugo-Slavia, with Germany on her northern frontier, will think twice before involving herself
FACTS
GREEK ARMY-80,000 regulara, 00,000 war potential.
NAVY-2 old cruisers, 10 des- wepers, 6 submarines,
AIR FORCE-10 protips of 3 Highla
POPULATION,6,930,000, MINORITIES.—191,254 Turka, 81,- 000 Mocedonians, 10,775 Bulgars.
CHIEF EXPORTS.-Currants, bar-
In the war. Rumania has enough problems on her hands with they, tobacco and wine. Greece also produces over 200,000 tons of iron Hungarian and Bulgarian claims
on her territory. That leaves and 132,000 tons of leos pyrites a
more anger. and contempt British control of these ports banian frontier from Lake Ok- Turkey. By her pact with Bri-worth
throughout this country, than
out British airmen by Messer schmitt pilots.
would secure our own Eastern
.
Great Britain took £1,112,000
1938 amounted to
the machine-gunning of baled- Mediterranean bases in Egypt brida (which the Italians may tain Turkey. bound herself to worth of currants in 1938. Value of enter the war if it spread to the currency in circulation £18,900,000 and Cyprus. And the consider now be using as a seaplane buse). Eastern Mediterranean. But notes). Exports from Great Britain able advantage of use by the R. to the coast on the Adriatic Sea Turkey's attitude now largely to Greece in
Russia's foreign £3,751,707. A.F. of Greek airfields should is mountainous and very poorly depends on
MERCHANT NAVY.— 1,855,000 policy. The recent Russo-Italian not be overlooked. The chief, served with roads. handicap at present in our alr
rapprochment may indicate that tons; 589 steam and motor vessels. Further, the aren round Turkey turn will hold her PRINCIPAL PORTS Pirena, operations against Italy is the Jamina, the Greek town which hand?”
-Velo, Salonien, Dede-Agatch, Nauplia.-
Metaxas, John
Dictator of distance between Itallan targets has been threatened by invasion
nominally democratic Greece, came and our home bases.
during the last few days, is
hito power. t. 1936, and has ruled purely an Albanian area. There are 18,700 Albanians living in to renounce, under Axis pres- the country with an iron rod. He frontiers Grecce, mostly concentrated in sure, the unilateral British gun rantee given to Greece in April, Greece would be most vulnerable the North-West. The nationalist 1939. So Britain is likely to be, from the north-west across the aspirations of this minority in the first place, the main aup
This is partly because even in the most desperate of wars the British people believe in the -practice-of-mercy-and-chivalry towards a fallen (in this case a falling) foe. It is inconceivable that my British airman would degrade the Service by shooting at a German rival who had been compelled to leap from his | damaged machine. Yet, accord- ing to one writer, the position in international law is quite clear, and not exactly what the man in the street would expect it to be.
If the parachutist, having baled out, seems certain to land in enemy territory, he is deemed to be about to be captured as a matter of course, He ought fired not, therefore, to be upon, But if he be falling
Along
her
land
But General Metaxas refused:
the Struma Valley. The Al- might well lead to effective co- port for Greece.
MEN
WHO KEEP
By AN AIR CORRESPONDENT.
is 06 years old, a friend of the King bath before and after the Restora- tlon; is reputed to have strong Axia sympathies, but it in reality the most shrewd of all the Balkan statesmen..
THE PLANES FLYING
for this work is a specialist in his improvise tasty menus for them, no job. He has luken exhaustive matter how heavy the demands on
an
The armourers and their mates also
Behind the flying, strength of the R.A.F. is a vast course at an Air armament School, him.
Run through the alphabetical list ground army of craftsmen and tradesmen. Without pass through a rigorous course. One of draughtsmen, drivers, electricians slip by an armourer might cause the fabric workers, fitters and all the rest, their skill and craftsmanship, the great air attacks on death of a pilot and aircraft crew, and you'll find many trades and all towards friendly territory, enemy positions, from Norway to the African deserts, The armourer's job, and the job of of them important,
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he is not to be taken one who has surrendered or will surrender, but as one who may fight again. By this reasoning it is a legitimate act of war to kill or wound him. But the majority even of German air men probably consider the rule more honoured in the breach than in the observance, if only because, as the air war is going, none of them knows when his turn will come to bale-out over British territory or British-con trolled waters.
Certain it is that the Nazi Government, ever ready to plead humanity when this suits Its purpose, would raise a great
r
would fail to find their mark.
Without their constant atten- sights, the method of working
the armament ofleer, dates back to
tion to every detail, the life of parachute dure-lo name only a few Great War that the pilot would be gravely im-
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of their duties.
KEEPING GUNS. GOING
perilled.
These workmen have been recruit- armament offlcer and his armourers welder-the man who must know
Every dlay, for example, the Then there is the blacksmith and airmen largely depends. ed for the Air Force from all sorts wait on fighter aerodromes ready to how to forge a head-lamp bracket for pressure
and
motor smiths, electricians mechanics, Instrument makers and
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THE WEATHER MEN the Retreat from Mons of 1914, for it Not many people, perhaps, op- was during that episode of the last preciate the services which the R.A.F. the Royal Flying receives from its meteorological staff. Colps first diccovered the need for Yet upon the accuracy, and akili ot competent armament officers.
their forecasts, the success of British TRADESMEN IN WAR air operations and the safety of the
Observations of atmospheric.
and temperature, wind, of trades; there are carpenters and do a rush job. Speeding out of the car, weld a steel ring to given cloud, weather and visibility must be sky comes à fighter section-three dimensions, or a new link on a chain, regularly made, while their duties blacksmiths, painters and copper Spitfires, perhaps, fresh, from patrol, make and temper a cold chisel, forge, consist, as well, of the plotting of
possibly from action.
set and temper a spring, weld on weather maps, computing sets of pilot The pilots burry across the field aluminium arm to a crankcase. He balloon observations, taking charge meteorological workers, butchers and to inake their reports. The armourers must be an expert in the use and of self-recording instruments and cooks, store-keepers and tailors, go to the machines, and, while re- care of hydroulle valves and have having complete knowledge of such
arc thousands Among them
of fuelling takes place, scrutinize the knowledge of the advantages and dis- technical instruments as anemographs" volunteers from the Dominions and gube--one armourer and his mate to advantages of high and low pressure barographs, thermographs, pluvio-
cachs, wing of the aircraft. "Each gun, plants.:
graphs, and hygrographs.„ Colonics.
If it has been fred, is stripped of its
There are medical and dental ataŋī, An Air Force carpenter may be outcry were British airmen orLet us consider some of these men empty or half-empty belt. Its parts called upon to make anything from photographers some of whom are and the work they are doing. Since are swiftly examined for breaks or a hotler-board to an aircraft propel- always occupied in making prints of ground forces to shoot a German
all of them are essential to the main- stoppages. Any replacements needed for, or if attached to, the Coastal aerial photographs taken over enemy parachutist. We have seen how
Command, he would probably under- territory-rlygers, storekeepers, tal- sensitive it is about the other tenance of the ever-expanding RAF, are made without delay.******* type of parachute specialist, the let us take them in alphabetical order. The barrels are pulled through with, take repairs to all kinds of floats and fora, turners, and wireless operators, All these ground" "workers are kind who "distinguished" them.
Fifel come the armourers-menu clenning rod, moveable parts are bonts of aircraft and marine craft.
Even a copic in the Air Force must among those, needed to keep the selves in Holland and clse, where.
The Berlin Govern who load and prepare guns for air oiled and, finally, the full belts, are ment's opinion seems to be that firing men who know all about fed into their claraber bei specially adaptable sort of machines in the air, Unspéctacular All this le done a few minutes, craftsman, At a time when air though their egorie may be, without these gentry, as Mr. Churchill ammunition and bombs. They must Back goca the report: "Blue section balties are continuous, he may be their help tales of herolam in the air also know about the construction and refuelled and rearmed." The three asked to provide meals for tired and would never be told, Theirs is a has called then;" should be ré- ceived with special honour as action of bombs, the installation and Spitfires are ready to take off again. hungry flying men at all times of vital contribution. distinguished visitors.checking of bomb sights and gun The armament officer responsible the day. And the good cook will cause.
Empire's