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"BATTLE OF BRITAIN"

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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 21, 1940 –

Australia's Final Election Speeches; Polling To-day

TO-DAY'S AUSTRALIAN Federal elections, for

which a record number of candidates have been "ROUTINE

nominated, were preceded yesterday by the final ap

peals of party leaders to the electors emphasising the WORK"

need for a tremendous war effort.

Both Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Prime Minister, and "Almost any pilot en- Mr. Curtin, the Labour. Opposition Leader, are an-gaged on night bombing xious for a sweeping majority in the House of Re- will tell you that it is just presentatives and Senate to free them from anxie- routine. So said a pilot ties which would interfere with the conduct of the on being interrogated the other day after a success- ful raid.

war...

Mr. Menzies has five opponents|- at Kooyong and Mr. Curtin two

at Freemantle. While both are

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whole-heartedly for every pos- sible assistance to Great Britain, Mr. Curtin has been laying.great- er stress on the defence of. Aus- tralia than the despatch of ald [overseas...

A total of 273 candidates are contesting 75 adats in the House,

are women.

Danger Great

HEINKEL

FIGHTS FOR LIFE

But this is what the job really

meant.

With other members of his squadron he was defalled to take port in an attack on a military objective in the Rhineland, a run of 1,100 miles. 'Weather condi- tions were bad at the time, and on the way out his aircraft was

and 65 candidates will battle for Many British bomber pilots have first iced up, and later struck by 19 seats in the Senate.. Four had good reason to be grateful for lightning kong

the toughness of Construction Over the target area there was Only unopposed candidate is which has allowed them to "nurse" heavy opposition from the ground Mr. A. E. Green, Labour repre-shell-shattered aircraft and bring defences, and a shell burst close sentative of Kalgoorlie.

them safely home. Fighter pilots, enough to the machine to do dam- too, have come back unharmed in age. Searchlights occasionally broken Spitfires, Hurricanes and caught the aircraft in their beams, Defiants-sometimes to the marvel and fighters were also seen flying Mr. Menzies, broadcasting yes-of experts.

about in the neighbourhood." In terday, said whatever government

the distance other' raids were in was in office after. to-day's poll Craft for craft, the German progress and fires started by them would be entitled to the public makes are inferior in this quality. could be seen. Two miles from support.

Occasionally, however, one of their the objective one of the engines The danger, was too great for aircraft stands up to punishment cut out. Height was lost rapidly, their strength to be frittered surprisingly well. Here is one such and the aircraft found itself in away by recrimination or in instance.

Ithe line of fire from the ground ternal division.

defences. In spite of this the pilot

"We are fighting for things Anti-aircraft gunners on duty circled his target and had the.. eternal which touch not merely near the Humber fired on a Hein- satisfaction of seeing several ex- he body of man but the eternal kel 111 during a recent night raid. plosions soon after his bombs had spirit. We must cast aside all A fighter pilot also attacked it. hit his target-an ammunition belfishness and unworthy ambi-The Heinkel went down out of factory. tions and pledge ourselves and our control. service for the free future of the Christian world."

́Clear-Cut Plans ·

The release of the bombs, help- The gunners waited, expecting

'ed the pilot to maintain height and a few minutes later the engine to hear a crash and, perhaps, to started to work again. An hour see the bomber burst into flames. later, on the homeward journey But the German pilot was skilful; Mr. Menzies added: "What we and lucky. He regained control the engine again showed signs of cutting out. There was consider- want is a strong government with almost in time; though not soun. definite clear-cut plans and as enough to prevent the Heinkel able doubt whether the aircraft. sured of the backing of the peo-from hitting a telegraph pole. ¡would be able to reach its base. The pilot gave orders to the crew iple

Even that did not destroy it. to stand by to "bale out", and re- sounddo "Mr. Curtin called for the maxi-While the pilot battled with the marked that "the navigator had mum war effort, equal sacrifices controls, the 'Heinkel clumped packed enough in his bag for a war, a new social across two fields, its airscrew scor-week-end". By skilful running of effort after the war, the complete ing the ground. Then, to the gun the engine-and-accurate naviga-: defence of Australia and a na-ners' astonishment, it took tional war cabinet of all parties. again, flying out to sea at a height home, and make a good landing... of tion the pilot was able to reach Reuter.

of fifteen feet.

"Just routine?"; said the inter- This Heinkel is one of the many rogator German aircraft of which all that "Well, agreed the pilot, "that can be said is that they would might have been a bit of a night. probably not be able to reach But in the main, it is still just their bases.

BRITAIN" during the

Dog-fights

Nazi planes attacking convoys off Dover over London,, . Nazi planes. brought down - by valiant R.A.F. and anti-aircraft- fire ... German.parachuto catches fire sending. Nazi, pilot to his doom

Wreckages. Nazi

·war machines all over the English Coast. Italian outpost In Libya blown to bits by accurate British Artillery.

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well as the D.F.C. just

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· SEENDA' JOYCE. ANDY DEVINE NDORY STEPHENSON - FRITZ POLE

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Having destroyed several enemy aircraft while patrolling over north-west France, he was shot down himself and landed by para-] chute near a French coast resort When he first saw the town it was intact. After his two" days' stay there "dodging bombs and Bullets" it was completely wrecked.

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He then managed to secure" passage for England in a small naval vessel With another pilot, since posted as missing, and an

the ship's gun as the vessel was shadowed out of harbour, by an enemy aircraft dropping flares..

Suddenly the ship was torpedo- ed at point-blank range. The Pilot Officer was blown into the water and struck a: Inrge piece of wood. The blow made. both; his legs useless. He managed, how- ever, to cling to the wood, while a

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There had been two hundred on board the torpedoed ship. Twenty- four, including the Pilot Officer, were later rescued by another English ship:\/

Eight years ago the Pilot Ofcer passed out of Halton, as Leading Fitter of his year. At the begin- ning of the war he was a ser- geant pilot. Now, having won his Commission and, his D.F.Cwith In a few months, He is having a rest in hospital-“bruised Zall over as he says.

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