1940-07-16 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 16, 1940.

TWENTY MINUTES SEEMS AN AGE IN AERIAL FIGHT South African Pilot's Story Of Double Bag

The Spitfire's Venom At Short Range

QUEZON SEEKS ECONOMIC DICTATORSHIP

.President

Quezon,

in a Special Message to the National As-

sembly of the Philip pines, meeting in Manila yesterday, re- quested sweeping po-. wers for himself.

The powers sought included the right to commandeer the ser- vices of any Filipino

citizen in order to meet 'serious econo- mic problems result- ing from the European War.

AN ACCOUNT OF HOW he shot down two German bombers within 20 minutes was given in a radio talk yesterday by a young. South African pilot.

His squadron saw its first German 'plane. as recently as May 23; he began.

More re- cently, he was on patrol between Dunkirk and Boulogne with three other Spitfires, when they ran into 30 German bombers. A few seconds later, they found that the bombers were pro- tected by M-109 and M-110 fighters.

They plunged into the battle shot up towards the German ma- and returned home later with chine. several bombers to their credit. This sort of thing lasted for eight

President Quezen told the Assembly that trade of the Philip- pines had practically stopped and that ex- port prices in some cases were below .pro- duction costs.-Reu-

formations, breaking the. European

ter.

Turned Away.

After dropping its bombs, the days, at the end of which they had brought down about 30 German plane turned Away to- enemy 'planes, tearing into enemy wards the sea. The Spitfire got

them up up close on its tail and fired at! and shooting them out of the sky. short range. When he was only One night recently, German 50 yards away from the German 'planes were dropping bombs inmachine, the South African found South-East England, and his his windshield obscured with oilf Squadron-Commander asked for from the German's tanks and en permission to send up one Spit-gines. fire. He got permission and the The raider fell off towards the young South African went up. sea and was obviously done for.

As he took off at 12.20 a.m. he It crashed down into [saw one raider held in the beam) while the South African

of searchlights. Others were fur-around for another target. ther away, but anti-aircraft defen- At about 12,000 feet was an- ces were dealing with them. He other raider held in searchlight beams. It was not long before! the. Spitfire had gained the enemy's height.

TWENTY-TWO GERMAN

AERODROMES BOMBED

the sea, looked

Burst Into Flames

The pilot took careful aim, get- ting the 'plane nicely in his gun- sights-the German probably did not know he was there - and then pressed the gun-button, fir- ing five bursts of two seconds each from the eight machine-guns. simultaneously.

TWENTY-TWO ENEMY aerodromes were

Nothing appears to be able to bombed during the past two nights, according to survive a Spitfire's fire at short an Air Ministry communique issued in London last range, and this raider evening..

was no

exception. It went into a divė and the British pilot saw one of The communique adds that on Sunday night the crew take to his parachute, which opened, close to the Spitfire strong forces of R.A.F. bombers again attacked as it followed the bomber down. various objectives in Germany, including an air- craft factory at Bremen, aircraft stores at Pader born, east of the Ruhr, and Diepholz, north-east of Osnabruck, oil plants at Gelsenkirchen, oil refineries at Hamburg and Bremen, and goodsyards at Hammed back at his home aerodrome and Soest.

they take off to raid Britain's Fires and explosions resulted towns-and shipping. and considerable damage was At Paderborn, bombs were dropped on stores and assembly Other. forces of R.A.F. bombers sheds while a nearby landing attacked a number of aerodromes ground was packed with craters.

done.*

The British pilot watched the bomber crash down into open country and burst into flames. pilot concluded, and he was very It had seemed like an age, the surprised to find that he had land-

exactly 20 minutes af.er. taking off. -Reuter.

U.S. FIRM'S

in Holland and north-west Ger-More sheds and equipment dumps PACT WITH

were set on fire at Diepholz while

many.

Aircraft of the. Coastal Com- mand attacked an oil storage de- Spot: at Ghent and set several tanks

'on fire.

at Ghent a factory was smashed. Six enemy fighters which at- tempted to intercept three bom- bers were quickly driven off.

At Bremen, Monheim; Hamburg,

GERMANS

Fines totalling £10,000 were From: all these operations two Gelgenkirchen and Ghent oil imposed in New York on the of our aircraft failed to return. tanks were hit and larger fires Bausch and Lomb Optical Com-

· “According' to an Air Ministry started as "fuel spread over the pany and three of its officials. nows service statement, anti-yards. The pilots reported They were accused of violating aircraft batteries "have beon terrific explosions as one oil tank the anti-trust laws by. muling bombed in the face of terrific after another burst and great a secret agreement with the fire and searchlights. machine-beacons or game it up the coun- German firm, Carl Zeiss, to divide gunned and put out: of action. {tryside.-British. Wireless.

Machines Destroyed

Concrete runways have been 'hit- and 'wrecked, hangars: set on

fire and machines destroyed the 'ground.

оп

the

The success of these attacks, statement adds, is contributing ef fectively..to reduction of the strik ing power of the German air force-Reuter, ·

ITALIANS SENT TO REICH

the world market between them.] The decision of the Federal] Court will enable the Allies to buy in the United States range- finders, bomb-sights instruments, the patents of which were held: by these companies.

The fine 'Dutch cruiser "Sumatra" now with the "British fleet after escaping from the Nazis (Copyright, Fòx), '

EUROPEAN BITTEN BY WATER SNAKE

Bitten by a water- snake Mr. T. Lock- hart, of No. 15, Bed- ford Road, was admit- ted to the Kowloon Hospital on". Sunday. His condition is not serious...

Mr. Lockhart was swimming off the 14- mile beach on Sunday when he was s bitten.

CHURCHILL'S RINGING CALL

Mr. Churchill's speech is ringing call to the Dominions an Colonies for a supreme, prolonge effort and there will be no doul as to the response, says the news paper "Dominion" in Wellington

Mr. Churchill's broadcast was. all respects worthy of his cou ageous character and leadershi It brought a mental vision to ti people of this. remote Dominic of a brave people fortified in the traditional devotion to free insti tutions, awaiting with undaunte confidence in their cause ar strength the zero hour of the a tack.-Reuter. ~

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