1950-12-30 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1950.

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THE STAGGERING AIR STRENGTH OF RUSSIA

W

HAT is Russia's

air strength? In the view of

our

air experts, it is deeply alarming. Even more dis-

By JOHN GORDON

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turbing than Hitler's air ingtons (both 1945 vint- since the war ended-if she strength

the age), probably not exceed had done last war began.

was before

re-

our concern,

EG OMENAGONS!

by EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE

LONDON. But one of them, the Hon. UMOUR has buzzed, William McGowan, now an tre broker, can fairly

surance

R these last few days, claim that ho owes his life to

about the heads of Bel- ICT. After being badly smash

Middle glum's King Leopold and ed up fighting in the France's Comte de Paris, East, he became the first Allied Boldier to be treated with peni- The king's private visit to cillin. France has been taken as a

At that time I.C.I. had al- sign that an engagement

most completed experiments will be announced between with the new drug. It was de his son.

Prince Baudouin, cided to make the supreme and the comte's daughter, practical test on the chairman's

gravely wounded son. Princess Isabelle d'Orleans.

I produce a different theory. which I think will turn out nearer the truth.

It that, when Leopold leaves Parls, an engagement

to

A supply was flown out Atrien, and for days the drug was applied.

Bill McGowan recovered, and

will be announced between his penicillin had arrived as daughter, Princess Josephine war's greatest life-saver. Charlotte, and Prince John Luxembourg.

of

Certainly in Luxembourg and is Brussels this announcement expected. In fact, both places became too hot for the prince, who had to go to Paris for a

little peace.

And there, shaded from pub- licity by the rival rumours about Isabelle and Baudouin, been able he has

to talk quietly with King Leopold.

House full

AT THE ume of the Motor Show I prophesied that a new car, ordered by B.S.A. chairman Sir Bernard

Docker

for his wife, would "slop the frame."

the

Dean under fire

FOR U.S. Secretary of State

Dean Acheson. his

trip to the meeting of the Atlantic Treaty Foreign Minis- ters in Brussels may come as n For at home welcome relief. he is under constant attack.

So much so that some Say we will not see him here again in his present official capacity.

In London, Acheson's fall would be regarded as a disas- fer. That fact adds grist to his critics' mill. They say he is altogether too British.

In speech and appearance he would be taken anywhere 19 and Oxford." Hio Now I report that Sir Ber- "Eton nard and Lady Docker stopped parents were of British stock...

sympathetic the traffic to some purpose And he has been

Red when they

cocktail to Whitehall's policy on fave +

the China.

cars

Who would succeed him? Perhaps Averell Harriman, now the President's special as- international prob- sistant on lems.

But the civilian popula-party on an epic scale at Royal Thames Yacht Club, tion of Britain would be in The club was just big enough the front line of battle.to take the hundreds of guests. the street outside; Their defence is primarily But not

motorists queued for a mile to get to the motor king's party

Once in,

and yachts

He was U.S. Ambassador in London Moscow (1943-0) and were chief toples of conversa-

and Is (April-October 1940), That the King, who has an expert on European econo-

radlo in the mic affairs. Is now royal cara,

having a

Joint favourite fitted small but powerful set

Vinzon, to his state Daimler. It is Frederick M.

the U.S. the Justice of hidden, under a flap, in

once wanted to send him rear arm-rest.

envoy to Stalin.

tion. I heard:-

never allowed

To stay

is Mr Chief Truman

TE

A qualification? He 13 Washington's No. 1 poker player.

Patriarch

And we ought to see that so it would cer- we are strong enough to ing 200 in all. And some tainly indicate war-minded- accept that responsibility Her first line strength is Mosquitos. But not a single ness-but merely that she without relying too much on

demobilised to another nation.. has never estimated, by the best ex jet among them.

What does Russia plan Our first jet bomber, the any extent. perts I can consult, to be

bove 40,000 aircraft at medium twin-engined Can- Since the war she has to do with her immense he minimum. Her fighter berra, will not reach the made great strides in tech- military strength? There strength is at least 25,000, first squadron for another nical development, and very are two views. of which about 5,000 are six months at the earliest. quickly applied this greater Across Eastern Europe jets of the highest power We are nowhere near pro knowledge to production.

FOR Mr William (BHI) a powerful

Batt, American head of the and quality..

ducing even one heavy She has kept her air force she has built

chain of airfields. She could,

to Britain, it E.C.A. mission four-engined jet bomber.

of course, intend that air has been up to date by modern

week.. a memorable Isn't that a pretty dis- placements.

wall to be a base frem omelally, because Marshall ald Privately, be concerting picture?

Britain, on the other

which to launch attack. was at an end.

cause he was married to Mrs hand, let her Air Force go.

But-say other experts-Madeline Clark Walther and don, and was eating breakfast And so far as the quality

it could have another pur-so has taken on quite a family, in an hotel room looking out of the aircraft is concerned

For the man I talked to, the What about

pose. These experts suggest for both he and his new wife over snowy Hyde Park.

Archbishop of Galilee, and the that, with so much British, have five children by ment? Russia's super MIG

old story.

French marriages.

bishop 30 mm.

American, and

Friends wondered whether frst Oriental Catholic 15 fighter has à

visit London, would We kept on too long de- strength now pinned down the official news meant that ever to cannon. It is believed that

Renaissance artists as the per- Russia has also developed veloping prototypes within the Far East, the mo- the couple would not, after all, certainly have been chosen by

out pulling them into pro- ment is coming when Rus-be able to settle in London,

Said Mr Balt: "My wife ar- fect model for the Apostle. duction. Someone at the sia may decide to set about top was too slow

gago, including three steamer Docs that sound as and trunks. up his mind.

irritate her - Persia Tito's Yugoslavia.

though she was just visiting?”

Best of her fighters, the MIG 15, is ahead of any- thing we have in produc- tion, and there is nothing rag-tag about at least 17- 000 of the remaining planes. They are up to spit- fire or musquito quality.

There are great numbers YAK 15s-a jet fighter ghly equal to our Meteor

IVS.

What about bombers? Russia's long-range bomber strength is believed to total

Armament

air

arma-

very good guns up to 53 mm, which are very heavy weapons indeed.

Now, of course, we are

with us it has been the old,

former

IT WAS as though St. Peter had come to Lon-

to make solving two problems that "lved with 23 pieces of Jug broad faced, with calm, wide-set

at least 7,500 machines. A experimenting with heavier Jet knowledge considerable proportion are guns as well. But how many jets of the most modern of our fighter pilots have design.

seen a gun even equal to the MIG 16 cannon?

Fewer

fighters

The charge is sometimes made that, by insisting on selling our

Air wall

The powerful Western

He is an Arab-tall, strong, eyes, dark flowing hair, and a Biblical beard.

Over his red manile he wore

-But not yet a heavy gold chain and cruci- fix; under it, reaching down THE SPEAKER of Cana- to his powerful wrists, a thick da's House of Commons, woollen shirt.

In London? Partly private, partly connected to with the Holy Land Arab Re-

soon go to the Dominion

gun.

would

founder.

Sales up

Was

THE U.S. publishers of Bir Winston Churchill's

His business jet engines to air wall might be intended Mr Ross Macdonald, has said Princess Royal will I suggest that members Russia, Sir Stafford Cripps to deter the Western Powers that the of Parliament should take is largely responsible for from retaliatory action if present now colours to the How does Britain com- an interest in that question. Russia's advanced know- Russia moved against Per-Royal Canadian Corps of Sir fugce Fund, of which he pare with such figures and Rocket development in ledge of jets. That is not sia or Yugoslavia-or both, nals.

But I can report that ALF such quality? I believe we Russia-in both projectiles true.

That is why the situation Macdonald jumped the have fewer fighters avail- and power plants-is prob-

ja Russin's superiority in the Far East, and es-Although the Princess able than when the Battle ably far ahead of ours, due mainly to the guidance pecially the failure to reach like to go, no plans have yet War Memoirs tell me that the of Britain started (about due mainly to the help of of German technicians, who swift settlement in Korea, made

this month, German technicians.

Certainly next year it will publication there, 1,000 planes).

at the end of the war, knew is so dangerous for us.

Four-The Hinge not be possible. She is needed of Volume What of the quality of It has been said that she possibly a little more about

could even explain why here during the Festival sea of Fate"-has greatly increased the demand for earller has got a plane up to 40,000 jets than we did. our machines?

China has intervened

volumes. feet in 14 minutes by One other interesting fact.

powerfully in Korea. rocket propulsion.

The vast and vitally im- portant Junkers aircraft factory at Dassau is now being moved "lock, stock,

Some squadrons are equipped with the Meteor VIII-a very fine aircraft, But technical experts take the view that, apart from

solete.

Rockets

It

30

son.

Two facts Now what do all these disturbing facts add up to?

The chief's son

Nearly a million and a half copies of the memoirs, at prices 25.. WHEN, AT the year's end, from £1 89. d. to. 22 Lord MoGowan leaves the have been sold.

Is Mr Churchill happy with Imperial chairmanship Chemical Industries his family's the figure? Say the publishers: pleased with ness will end. For neither of we are certainly

him,"

-(London Express Service)

these Meteors, most of our The state of British and barrel" to Russia. frontline fighters are ob- rocket- development is IL So much for the air. Simply this. It is high time active association with the bus "We think he le pleased. And solescent and some are ob- profound secret. But I have what about the sea? I will the people of Britain realis-his sons works with the com-

never heard of anyone who quote only one fact stated cd the perils around and pony. In quantity and quality has seen an R.A.F. plane by expert. Russia's, ahead

an

of

and them we are therefore at a great fitted with rockets for as- submarine strength today bestirred themselves. er disadvantage than in siated climb.

is certainly double that of

The strength of Russin As for radar, the vital Germany in 1939.” July 1940. And then, as we

does not necessarily mean all know, the situation was anti-aircraft defence, the These facts desperate.

Russians, who knew noth- the tremendous urgency of war. And it need not mean war. But it does involve facing, with realism, two facts.

It is reported that we ing at all about it when the are to be given 500 U.S. jet war ended in 1945, are now fighters. That report has building, with German as- not been confirmed official- sistance, what should be a ly, but it is probably true. very effective chain For the Americans now station.

of

emphasise

Western rearmament,

The

peril

We must repair with all They will, I hope, pro- swiftness the mistakes that voke deep and serious re- once again have left the old llon without the claws

self.

insist that we must accept But Britain's radar de flection in the minds of so aid in the form of tangible fences are 75 percent un- many people in Britain who, necessary to defend him- armaments rather than der strength, according to blind to the peril that faces And we must keep

ollars.

on

a statement made in Par them, still think all that

·lament last July by Mr matters la the five-day seeking politically a settle- that will convince Arthur Henderson, the week, free medicine, and ment

Russia and China that Secretary for Air.

the easy life.

Small forcé Such reliance on U.S. Now why should ·Russia The situation, of course, we have no aggressivo In- planes could be suicidal in have such air otcongth is not quite so starkly bleak tentions against them.✨ war. For consider the dif- while Britain, so tremen as the figures I have giveri And convince them also tho goal, towards ficultios that would arise dously powerful in the air might suggest. For there is that over spares, tooling, re only a few years ago, has the U: S. Air Force to be which we march always in pairs, and servicing. Ataunit so low? -

taken into account.

atop with the United States, Bombera? We have a The answer is not that If war came, It would be in world peace and not

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