1941-06-26 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 26, 1941.

POLISH PILOT GETS FOUR ON FIRST DAY IN ACTION

A 25-YEAR-OLD NEWCOMER TO A FAM- OUS POLISH SQUADRON OPENED HIS SCORE IN THE FIRST OFFENSIVE SWEEP ON MONDAY BY SHOOTING DOWN ONE ME109 AND PROBABLY A SECOND.

BATTLE OF THE NILE DELTA

In a survey of the African fighting yester- day, Colonel Walter Elliot,{

In the second sweep that day he destroy- ed three the third one he rammed, cut- ting off its tail with the propellor of his Spit-after referring to the in- fire, after all his ammunition had gone.

He is now in hospital suffering from a cut forehead and a broken collar bone.

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His squadron was acting escort in an attack on a target in northern France, When 50 miles inside France at 14,000 feet a ME100 flew in to attack.

Wheeling round he fired five bursts with the cannon, The third burst blew the enemy into tiny pieces.

The Polish pilot was about to take up position in the squadron when he saw a ME109 attack a compatriot. He fired two short bursts at the ME109 which start- ed to dog fight.

When he turned away the

Pole

chased after him. A short burst sent the enemy down in flames.

Again the pilot attempted to rejoin the squadron over the Channel but was attacked by an- other ME 109.

When the Pole realised he had

rammed it, cutting the whole of

NEW NAZI

AND

R.A.F.

FIGHTERS

vasion of Russia, said that in the eastern Medi- terranean the Nile Delta was being held in strength and the strength of the. enemy around it tested while clearing the flanks' to south and east.

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How

great was this work

ju our southern flank clearing East Africa was not generally re- cognized,

The campaign now approaching termination had cleared not only a land flank but the sea flank, both of vital importance.

To clear the Axis from the and shores of both the Red Sea and task R.A.F. the Indian Ocean, was the

which was undertaken and could·| down only be undertaken by land forces, how and is a striking example armles and navles are indispen-

Since Spitfires Hurricanes of the began shooting specimens of the new

run out of ammunition he turn-mark of Messerschmidt sable to each other's strategy. ed sharply inside the 109 and single-seater fighter the tall unit with the airscrew.ME109F there has been a His windscreen was covered with good deal of speculation

oll and a broken fragment from the enemy got him in the face.

Crash Landing

He made for the English coast blinded by the blood which pour- ed from the wound, and landed in a small field.

The aircraft struck a telegraph pole and in the crash he broke a collar bone.

By his success he brought the squadron's score to 151 destroved since the last day of August, 1940.

British Wireless.

PRIESTS FIGHT FOR CATHEDRAL

about the purpose for which it is designed and its real capabilities.

On the western flank in the Western Desert a heavy probe was recently undertaken against the enemy forces' positions.

The stalwart campaign which had been and is being carried on at Tobruk is another exam- ple of the interdependence land and soa power.

of

Four obvious differences be- tween the new ME and ita pre-

At the decessors are that it has a more

present moment the powerful engine, changed arma- northern flank in Syria was being It was a hard enough mont, predesigned wings with cleared. rounded wing tips, and a new decision to go into Syria, harder tall 'plane now devoid of brac-still for the Free French. ing struts.

too.

The lesson of this war was that

it was a war of quality, quality of and quality of equipment, wheel rather than numbers.

men

There are other changes, such as making the tail retractable and giving a general The quality of British equip- cleaning up to the silhouette, ment was first rate and the quan- which clearly aim at greater tity was rapidly coming forward. speed.

The quality of the men was, ac- cording to all observers, very It is obvious these various im-high.-British Wireless. provements will result in a higher ceiling and better performance at height.

Britain's own single-seat fight- and ers, the Hawker Hurricane Vickers Spitfire, have undergone several modifications since the war began.

St. George's Roman The results have been a great

improvement to their perform Catholic Cathedral, ance in speed, height and other Southwark, London, S.E., ways. was destroyed by fire in a recent raid. The Sacra- ment was saved.

Interesting Feature Re-engining the ME 109 and giving it new wings and a better Priests climbed ladders to the streamlining may be regarded as lofty, roof of the Sanctuary, but the Germans' contribution incendiary bombs were out of the contest of improving existing reach and the fire-fighters were types.

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to

handicapped because they had An interesting feature of the only stirrup pumps.

The roof fire became so fierce new ME is the way the armament

is now distributed: that the priests wore forced to descend. They fought the flames. Inside the building until soldiers made them leave because of the danger.

The Bishop's House is intact, Services are being continued in a hall adjoining the cathedral,

Store Burnt Out Thomas Wallis, the department store in Holborn, London, founded there as a linen draper's shop in 1826, has also been burnt out.

Firemen fought the flames all night and next day, but only the tottering walls of the shop remain.

Wing guns have been dropped and all it has is one cannon of 15 m.m. firing though the air. scrow hub, and two small-bore, machine-guns' mounted on the fucelago.

This central grouping of the armament weight may result in better power of manoeuvre," nover a strong point in the ME 100, So for the ME 109F has not been encountered in force.--British Wireless,

DEFENDS SHELTER

MORALS

Bome Windows at the US. No information has reached Embaday were broken by blast the Home Office suggesting that during a recant raid when an shelters are being used for Im- H.E. bomb tell about a hundred moral purposes during All clear Gyards away.

(de periods, the Under-Secretary @Incendiaries landed on the stated in the Commons.

When Embassy, but fire-watchers put Public Morality Council state- them out.

ments were referred to: he re- The Ambassador was in the marked: "This matter has been Embassy.

greatly exaggerated.":

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CHOCS FOR CHILDREN M.P.

Children' will hail Mr. Robert Gibson, Labour M.P. for Greenock, as their friend.

He is to ask the Food Ministry to modify priority group distribu- tion of chocolate so as to ensure a

ration of a 2d. block of chocolate a week for each child under four- teen.

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