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Australian Fighter Squadron In Action
THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN-fighter squa dron to be formed in Britain shot down more German fighters over Northern France fast month than any other squadron in the Fight- er Command. The squadron shot down an- other two ME109s yesterday without loss to themselves,
During August this squadron destroyed 18 ME109's out of the month's total of 124. Up to the beginning of the month the squadron had destroyed only two enemy aircraft and had been fully operational for only a few weeks.
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opens the German press appears to be preparing the nation to swallow some hard facts. No long- er is the
war a
An Irish Right lieutenant, who is the only non-Australlan in the squadron, accounted for no fewer than nine enemy fighters in Au- gust-huif his squadron's..
Most successful day was August 16, when pilots shot down seven ME109s without loss to themselves. Led by the Irish flight lieuten- ant they were returning from un evening operation in which they had escorted' Blenheim bombers to their target when they were div- ed on by eight ME100's. Any ini- tial advantage which the Ger- mans might have had was lost as the Australians whipped round to meet them.
A fierce dog fight followed
from high over the Channel
down to' sea level and In the and only two Messerschmitta were left to return home.
the Two were shot down by Irish pilot, who had accounted for "blitz-another earlier in the day when
IRAN REPLY TO PEACE TERMS
The Iranian Gov- ernment has handed to the representatives of Britain and Russia its reply to the ormis- fice proposals, says a Teheran despatch to the Vichy news agency:
Details of the reply will be published shortly. Reuter.
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Amazing
Scene In Uruguay
REPORTS REACHING
LON-
DON FROM MONTEVIDEDO OF WHAT THE LEADING OPPOSI TION PAPER "DIA” DESCRIBES AS UNPRECEDENTED SCENES OF PRO-BRITISH ENTHUSIASM WHICH TOOK PLACE ON THE DEPARTURE OF THE BRITISH MINISTER, HAVE CAUSED
|FACTION IN' LONDON.
krieg," it is a "battle of he led a lot of Spitfires over GREAT INTEREST AND SATIS life and death."
the French coast.
On another day the squadron accounted for five of the enemy in a single fight.
Damning admissions are becom-
Mr. Millington-Drake, after be- ing frequent, and the widely read
ing escorted through the town by "Frankurter Zeitung," for in- Over 100 Messerschmitt's were stance, states:
a torchlight procession containing "Every German encountered by the squadron on representatives of all pro-Demo- should have known at the begin- another offensive but the Austicratic and sporting associations. ning of the war that this meant alians fought their way through and was seen off by a crowd of some battle for life and death and that|returned with only a few bullet
60,000 people.
it would not be an easy task to holes, leaving three Messerschmitts beat England.
destroyed on the French side of "WE FIGHT NOT ONLY THE|the Channel. BRITISH ARMIES BUT ALSO BRITISH PROPAGANDA, WHICH HAS SUCCEEDED IN CREATING A DEVILISH HATRED AGAINST NATIONAL SOCIALISM AND ITS REPRE- SENTATIVES.
paper
Portraits of Churchill, Roosevelt the and Stalin were carried by The Australians' excellent re. cheering crowd.
These scenes, says the cord for a single month's fight- ing over enemy territory was "Dia," afford "yet another proof achieved for the loss of five of of the complete spiritual unity their pilots.
of Britain and Uruguay magni- The squadron's success yester-ficently reassuring the certainty day was achieved when they es- of victory for the cause of jus- ascorted Blenheims on a fighter-tice."
"We do not deny this fact obviously the majority of the Bri-bomber attack on an escorted Ger- Mr. Millington-Drake has been tish and American people, includ-man supply ship near Dunkirk. British Minister at Montevideo ing leading members of the No enemy aircraft appeared to since 1934 and is succeeded by Church, approve the support given intercept the R.A.F. machines and Mr. R. C. S. Stevenson.-British
Stalin in his fight against successful bomb hits were report- | Wireless. Hitler."
ed by the R.A.F pilots in the face The "Muenchner Neueste Nach-of heavy flak from escort ships and richten," taking part in the cam-shore batteries.
to
“Very Inexperienced”
paign to convince the German Pilots of a Hurricane fighter people that war was unavoidable squadron, also taking part dived a striking admission of doubt--and set one of the escorting flak states: "Hitler assured England he ships on fire. did not wish to continue the war if England would agree to Ger- matty's right to form her own liv- ing space. England's refusal has forced us how to fight for life or death.
Considerable Time
Other Harricanes silenced the guns on another flak ship.
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On the return journey two ME109's were seen protecting, E-boats. The Hurricane squa- drons set one of the E-boats on "We must keep aware of the fire and two R.A.F. pilots were at- fact that many battles and coh-tacked by Messerschmitts.
A Free French pilot made alderable time will be rötesfäry
REUTER'S SPECIAL before the complété déstruction féint-attack on the Germans who (BY
CORRESPONDENT WITH THE made off. of glant Russia të possibië.”
Immediately.... afterwards two IMPERIAL FORCES IN IRAN: The influential "Kolnische Zel-
KERMANSHAH · TO tung” warns is readers, "The Ger Messerschmitts, probably the same: FROM man people must not indulge in ones, tried to attack a section of BAGHDAD BY RUNNER).
The Over desert wastes and dangerous hopes. The war in the the Australian squadron, west is fundamentally different to Australian pilots' reports say mountain passes the Im- the war in the east. T
The enemy pilots are perial columns are forg- thought to have been very inexing ahead into Iran at
Both were shot down into the
"The Red Army has offered resea sistance which is stili surprising
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CHINESE SOLDIER INTERNEE ESCAPES
ly tough and tenacious. The perienced."British Wireless, battles of Mitigk, Smolensk. and Gomel are surely of historical im- Bortance, ds announced by the High Command, but this does not mean tite complète déstruction of the Red Army?"--British Wirele
PIRACY OF JUNK
phenomenal speed.
So swift is the advance that war correspondents are having the greatest difficulty in keeping
pace and maintaining contact: A Chinese soldier made a THE BRITISH TROOPS HAD successful escape. from Argyle AN INSPIRING RECEPTION AT Street Internment Camp early KERMANSHAH CROWDS LIN Monday-morning, it was dise ED THE STREETS FIVE DEEP closed this morning.
· AND ALTHOUGH NOT DE- The soldier, Fong Chung-chol; MONSTRATIVE THEY WERE 24, was reported to have made QUIETLY SYMPATHETIC. An armed piracy In Chin- his escape by climbing over the ese waters was reported to, the barbed wire fence surrounding thie police last night by Chan Chal, Camp at 4:55 d.m. on Monday. master of boat No. 8050A, who
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When trucks and lorries of the mile-long British columns stop- ped they were immediately sur- rounded by crowds of interested inhabitants who offered fruit and Vegetables to the soldiers.
Stooke of wheat, are afready to refill the granarlon which had been emptied ibon. behalf of the Nazis.
MAILA The labour situation in Shiang- Eight robbers, armed with
hai took a turn for the better and revolvers, boarded and sail- yesterday when 1,400 Shanghal ed the boat away to a bay and Hongkew Wharf workers res I saw truckload after truckload Chinese waters where they trans- turned, ending the fortnight-long of sacks of wheat rumbling into fered all the cargo, valued at dispute-International News Sor Kermanshah closa in the wake of $750.
Ithe British forces.Reuter,
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