1939-10-11 — Page 29

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Wednesday,

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October 11, 1939.

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SUPREMACY OF ROYAL AIR FORCE ESTABLISHED

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Oct. 10 (UP).—The British Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, made a compro- hensive statement in the House of Commons to-day in which he revealed the activities of the Royal Air Force since outbreak of hostilitios.

During the first four wooks of hostilities, he said, British planes had spotted German submarines on 72 occasions and had made 34 attacks, "some of which were undoubtedly successful.” Sir Kingsley Wood sold the of air escort offen' prevents a sub- attacks against the German fleet marine commander from attacking a

convoy, and the action of British planes

Almost Daily Clashes on the Western Front "show that

"Almost daily there have been the spirit and determination of clashes with the enemy, and units of an earlier generation of our fly-the coastal command are successfully Ing men has been preserved and carrying out services vital

would our drons.

Everywhere they have been missions

discuss with the WESTERN FRONT is unimpaired."

war. efforts."

received with kindness and hos- Canadian authorities all further steps

to be taken for the repld execution of pitality. Again referring to the reconnals-

to the undertaking. "The move of the squadrons Kingsley definitely Bance over Germany. Sir

Wood said hundreds of hours of ay- France with all associated equipment.

The latest type of British fighting planes, he said, were superler to their German parts.

He revealed that in month of the war, B.A.F.

A section of the photographs entered in the "Hongkong Telegraph" summer competition which are now on exhibition in the “South China Morning Post” building, The exhibition will remain open until Friday evening.

5. African Air Force Expansion

ment of South Afrien does not con-

counter- Ing had been recorded. Vital milit-proceeded with the greatest smooth- For various reasons the Govern- the first ury information had been gained and ness."

planes units hud fomillarised themselves

with the country.

trom coastal commands Лету оле

Sir Kingsley said that on some alder this scheme of air training op- other occasion he would tell the pleable to the circumstances of the

AIR FORCE ACTIVITY

Enemy Raids"

million miles altogether In recon- Augmenting his reference to the House the valuable and devoted work Unit, and they consider that their "We Repulsed Several nalsjance, anil-submarine and can-mapping of the Siegfried Line, Sir done by the other commands includ-air force personnel should receive

Kingsley said, "A few days ago, airing the Overseas Commands in the their full training at home. craft taking off from an aerodrome Mediterranean, Middle East, Iraq. in France covered the whole length India and the Far East, of Germany from the said aerodrome

voy patrols.

Air escorts had been provided for over one hundred convoys and there had been almost daily air clashes with German planes.

"Unspoctacular”

Long

"1. However, am authorised to say at the Union authorities Intend to

PARIS, Oct. 10 (Router),--A Recruiting Success

make their training as complete as communique states: "There has to the North Sen. They few on toj Referring to

and possible, and expand their air forces been very great activity on the recruitment Hellgoland all without serious op- equipment, Sir Kingsley sald during to the fullest extent of their

part of enemy reconnaissance LONDON, Oct. 10 (Reuter)ing home in England,

position and then made a safe land- the arst fortnight of the war 10,000 resources."

After remarking that the Dominions anils between Moselle and the men were accepted for service as -Continuing his review in the

reconnaissace fights of pilots, crews ard maintenance bud already made individual contri-Saar. House of Commons

"In this region, we repulsed several of the 1.000 miles or so have been carried personnel. Training and organisation butions of a gallant and striking

Sir Klagsley said the rolds, some of which Involved fairly R.A.F, activities during the war, out at night under weather condi- had been expanded on a vast scale to character,

produce a further large number of arrangements referred to

a important effects." particularly the work of the

tions of greds" pilots, observers and air-gunners re- notable Illustration of the manner in Hedge-Hop Along Border Coastal Command, Sir Kingsley

which members of the Commonwealth "The distribution of messages to quired. Wood, the Air Minister, (the the German people over large areas. Sorts of claims have been could bring to bear the full weight yuits of Dritish planes made recon--

sources to secure the achievement of and might of their individual re- their common purpose and the success of their common cause.

first part of whose speech will be found on Page 5) said:

"The work is silent and normally unspectacular.

"During the first four weeks of the war. this command flew..on reconnals-. sance, anti-submarine und convoy patrols a distance of approximately a million miles and provided ale escorts | for over 100 convoys.

"Our air escorts have also often been able to give warning of the

Leaflet

of enemy territory, which had beet numbers of our aircraft shot down. in German reports os to the combined with successful reconnals-Of course we must have our casualt- arce, had been of considerable value les. Some German claims have been in giving information to the people accurate, but others have been gross- in Germany," Sir Kingsley added.

ly exaggerated."

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"A number of these messages, were recently found in posscasion] of the German prisoners, notwith- standing the pains and penalties srentened against persons who picked up such communications." Sir Kingsley referred to the Ger-

Roady To Strike Hard- Referring to the "mysterious affair

Sir at Friedrichshaven." Kingsley said, "Neither the French nor ourselves were responsible for this mythical raid."

Referring to aircraft strengths, Sir

were

rc-

LONDON, O. 10 (Rouler),--Twu

German lino bordering Luxembourg, naissance dights along the whole Belgium and Holland.

A British observer. with the Royal "I am sure the House would like

Air Force says they went to in- to Jola with the Government in paying tribute to the vision and vestigate reports of German move- Imagination of

meats-the-evacuation of important Dominion states cities, big troop movements and ment who have so promptly

concentrations near Aix-la-Chapello, cognised he significance of tls and fortifications on the Luxemburg great conception. Wo arc most grateful to the Dominion High Commissioners London for Uteir

in helpful co-operation."

Tribute To Airmen

In conclusion, Sir Kingsley recalled

froatler.

One pair of planes with come excellent photographs.

CAMC

back and useful

The other pair, besides encounter- Ing bad weather, met with Intensive anti-aircraft fire and flew over the North Sea and landed in England.

Nazi Claims SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Oct. 10 (UP)-A High

merged, and that the mere presence alongside the gallant French squa- day increasing their labour force..... land and oversens-will once more. man planes made a surprise attack on

Here's Luck!

approach of enemy craft and the man celal bulletin which stated Kingsley said, "The R.A.F. is ready presence of submarines from ranges that Berlin citizens. slept quietly far beyond the vision of surface through the British fight over Ber to strike and strikte hard and at any craft.

lin, and said "Our airmen, on their time to make its full and effective "The vaino the work performed return, spoke of firing and search contribution to winning the war. We, the Inte King George Va tribute to must not be ganged by attacks alone, lights encountered, so we can only have built up aircraft production on the Empire's contribution in the air We have confirmed from prisoners conjecture that the people of Berlin of war, our rate of production re-our dangers, our

broad foundations. At the outbreak to victory and said: "We shall have ordeals and our statements that the mere presence must be very heavy sleepers. of aircraft is suflelent to make a

un-difficullies, but none of us doubt that presented

achievement an "For sometime now, the RA precedented in this country in Ume when the rest test comes again, our submarine submerge and remain sub- have been established in France of pente. Now, our factories are every airmen of to-day-from the Mother Command communique is wit

"New factories are also nearly record the same magnificent achieve-Brilish naval units yesterday off the

west coast of Norway. completed and fresh sub-contractors ments, self-sacrifice and devotion to are being enlisted daily. In due duty.' course this will mean the rate of Replying to a question by Mr. production will be more than twice Hugh Dalton, suggesting that the the considerable figure we have now time is not for distant when Britain would have recovered her air The Cabinet has made fresh supremacy over Germany which she examination of the whole position bad in 1918, Sir Kingsley said: "The and authority has been given and steps 1 lave Indiented to-day will Is being put Into immediate effect to satisfy him that we are taking every ensure considerably increased facili- step in this connection."

effects of Replying to Sir Archibald Sinclair, tles against the possible

Sir Kingsley sald he understood an jenemy action.

"We are acting also in full co-announcement was being made to- operation with France in many of day that officers and men who dis our productive plans. Multary avia played such skill nt Kiel had been tlon and production in France have rewarded by the King. recently made great strides and much mutual advantage has been obtained [by a full and free interchange of

experience and ideas."

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DOMINIONS CO-OPERATE

OTTAWA, Oct. 10

parts of the Empire to play an effec- (Reuter).-The British war

tive part in the air defence.

"I am thinking not only of the

supplies mission in Canada

Dominions and India, bus of the is making definite headway, Colonles as well. To-day the whole announces its controller- sirength of the Empire is being

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The communique said, "Our at- tackers achieved six particularly heavy hits on British cruisers on which explosions and smoke clouds guve evidence of Gorman successes." Two German bombers were dam- aged and forced to make landings in Denmark.

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LONDON, Del. 10 (Reuter).—The Netherlands are starting funds to purchase anti-aircraft batteries for towns in which they live.

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1 Sir Kingsley, announced the rapid keen co-operation, and "there is expansion of training school facilities no doubt that Canada is out to In Conada, Australia and New Zealand, and said that the young men win the war," it is stated. trained would join either the Air A Sydney message from Australia Force Squadrons in one Dominion mys that the Minister of Commerce theatre operation, or the British as announced the sale of 7,500,000

bushels of last season's wheat to The reason is that Horlicks not RAF. units.

This undertaking was one of great Britain."

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