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Telling The Truth

At this critical moment la the world's history it is well to remem- ber that, as a nation, we are pledged to take the bad with the good.

of two, pilot and gunner-observer. Long range and a top speed of 385 | m.p.k. is claimed for it. Its multiple machine-guns and fixed canyons make it a formidable weapon, but on the four occnsiona on which Me 110's have come into action they have been well matched by the defensive power of British Wellingtons, and at least free have been shot down,

Messerschmitt

Me 109

This is the Me 109, a single-engined Aghter, which has so far borne the brunt of Germany's air battles. It has a top speed of 354 m.p.h. (com- Mr. Duit-Cooper has reiterated pared with the Spitfire's 367 m.p.h.), that the public will, at all times, be and like the Me 110 It carries a can- given the truth with one reservation non and multiple machine-guns. Test only that of any information that flights of captured planes have shown might prove valuable to the enemy the Me 100 to be less manoeuvrable In fact, the policy of the British Goverment in concealing nothing than its British counterparts, and that might not assist the enemy has

vibration sets in at high speeds. prepared

for the British public whatever might happen.

Hitler has followed the opposite and extremely dangerous line. He cannot afford to tell the German people the truth except about his victories. His lusses, which we know to have been terrible, he minimises. His propaganda has persuaded the people that the war was necessary, but will they be prepared to stand the cost? Mr. Duff-Cooper hinted recently that considerable section of the German"public" feet" "that" flas war was perhaps unnecessary after all. They may not become vocal while filler is able to show a series

sgresses, but when German mother's begin to receive the news of their slaughtered sons, with the vic- turies be counted as worthwhlie?

Dornier Do17.

An

Hitler has always fenred the in- Biltration of the truth into Germany This is a medium bomber, equivalent more than anything. Every penalty, to the Bristol Blenheim, carrying a even that of death, has been inflicted for Itulening in on foreign broad-

crew of four. It is used for long- distance reconnaissance flights and but casts,

it is learned in authorita- has been reen several times over our live quarters that in spite of all shores. precautions and threats, the habit of

Although exact figures are not available, at least half a dozen listening in is

in is growing. People, even in Nazi Germany, want the truth.

have already been shot down. There are two 1,000 hai, engines, giving a They want it so badly, that they are

top speed of 202 m.p.h. Oising to its prepared to risk heavy penalties to get it, and German newspapers are

long narrow fuselage has been nicknamed the "Flying Pencil.” even commenting on the extent to which orders are being disregarded in this respect,

The Freiheits-Korrespondenz, the official

of the illegal German

Social-Democratic Party, recently

published

some figures of trials for the offence of listening-in. In one day alone, twenty-eight people were tried for listening in id foreign broadcasts in Hamburg.

The majority of sentences were from three to nine months imprison- ment, though several people were sentenced to two years in prison. In Berlin eighty-two trials were held during the early days in April.

The same newspaper gave some interesting facts about the method adopted by those anxious to listen

In, which is usually done by groups

of people who later distribute the news in factories, cafes, and homes. The paper also pointed out that a new kind of business has sprung up, consisting of selling foreign news to people who do not want to take the risk of listening-in themselves, but are nevertheless so eager to know the British radio news that they are willing to pay for it. The Inns- brucker Nachrichten of May 14 re ports a sentence of five years, hard inbour on an Austrian girl of twenty- one for listening to foreign broad- casts and passing on what she had heard,

Facts

June 20, 1940.

THESE ARE

GERMANY'S 'PLANES

most

Heinkel He 111

Junkers Ju 87k- Junkers Ju 86k

+++

With the Do 17 this is Germany's A single motor, dive-bomber, with The Junkers bombers have not yet frequently-used plane. Most fired wheels. A distinctive feature is been seen in the war in the West, but bombing squadrons are equipped with the radiator, which profects below presumably they were used in the one or other of these types. The e

the motor. 111 will carry bomb loads of up to 2 tons for short distances, only 1 ton for long-range bombing. Two 1,000 h.p. rugines give it a top merd of 280 miles per hour.

Henschel Hs 126

A short distance reconnaissance plan. of the type used for photographing, army co-operation, or for the observa- tion of artillery fire.

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And These

Are

Ourst

On this page are set out tha rival air forces of Great Bri- tain and Germany. Details of the British planes have previously been published on this page. The sil- houettes of the German planes will be new to you and will help you to recog nise them if and when they como over this country,

VICKERS SPITFIRE HAWKER HURRICANE

GLOSTER GLADIATOR

ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH WHITLEY `-

BRISTOL BLENHEIM

-VICKERS WELLINGTON

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WESTLAND LYSANDER

FAIREY BATTLE

About the Balloon

Polish campaign. They are now on the way to becoming obsolete, and it is significant that they have not been used on any of the reconnaissance flights over Britain and France. The Ji 86 K is twin-engined medium bomber, recognisable by its long nose with a circular gun position at the tip. It is the only military acroptane with Diesel engines.

Junkers Ju 89k

A four-motor monster, with an easily recognisable triangular shape. It car ries a heavy load of bombs, but is not fast, 220 m.p.k. being its approximate top speed. It was a familiar sight to the coastal towns of Government Spain during the civi

war, but not much has been heard of it since. Be- fore the war a passenger plane of similar design was used on some of Germany's air services. The arma- ment is not up to the standard of Germany's latest bombers.

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Barrage

all forms of national defence in A balloon barrage compels enemy machine will escape fouling one of the besieged and the provinces by this country the balloon barrage raiders to fly at an altitude at which the hundreds of steel cables are in- means has received most publicity, for the very good reason that it is so obvious, our

anti-aircroft guns may be Anitesimal.

rumour continuts to credit

passess

of balloons. These carried pigeons, which afterwards were

Yet some people have only the operated with maximum efficiency What is the muximum altitude to liberated to bring back news. Since vaguest idea of its function because against them. IL ulso prevents which these captive sentinels can then balloons have played an is

car enemy pliots swooping down to with rise? Their "celling" is a military ereasingly important part in war. "noating elephants" with powers in close range of vital objectives to secret, but it is many thousands of Paychological Effect

carry out they do not

precision bombing and feet higher than the altitude at which

they normally float.

In the Great War the Italian Pros- One rumour still current is that machine-gunning. the fabric of the balloons is strongly

Miles of aluminium-treated Egyp-

In cloudy weather balloons are sone kite balleon supported nets. magnetised to attract enemy aiz lian cotton have been used in making kept either in the clouds or just be- against airship raids on Italian ports.. craft and send them crashing to the our bartage balloons. Electrically low them. Their appearance above In London, captive ballcons raised. ground. Another is that the steel driven sewing-machines assure rapid cloud strata would inform enemy large "aprons" of steel wires to cable which anchors the balloons production. This work is carried out raiders they

not only by women but also by mem- objective. when aloft is electrified.

balloon barrage squa- Keeping Tally Both these rumdura are as false bers of the as the one which claims that a cur- drons. tain of steel wires hangs down from

member of a ground crew cach balloon. Those

earth.

"wires"

Every

were over

vitni EL

on

height of 10,000 feet. On the West- ern Front and elsewhere captive bal- loons were used by belligerents for observation purposes. To-day the. At any moment of the day and speed and armament of modern air- are has undergone a course of training night precise details as to the number

render captive balloons unsull able ropes which the ground crew selze in knotting, fashing, and splicing of balloons "in action," the heights for observation. to assist them in mooring their bal- Skill in tying reefs, making bends, at which they are guarding towns

What must be the psychological. loon after it Is hauled down to and throwing hitches, is essential and cities, and whether any of them effect of our hallogt barrage

where captive balloons are con- have been brought down for over potential Nazi raiders who are aware The balloon iself, though an in-

in cerned.

haul are available at headquarters. that it constitutes an almost invialblo dispensable. (pector in the barrage, A Ring of Steel

Disposition of ground personnel, enemy, with the power to strike with. plays a passive role.

The sting in

supplies of hydrogen avaliable, trans- devastating results should an attempt This state of affairs is a just coni-

Some people may believe that sites port of balloons and equipment to be made to penetrato it? our stationary sky defence is the steel mentary on German te to-day.

enble. Drawn taut by the lift of the for our barrige balloons are chosen fresh sites are among the other hus- Some of us may remember how Even though German forces have balloon, is capable of cutting more or less hoplinaardly. They dred and one detulla which con- the fornte of Germun rafters temporarily smashed their

through the fabric of an acroplane not. Each site is plotted selenti- stantly require careful administration London suffered during the last war, way through to Paris and beyond, Ger-

which happens to foul it as cnally fically, so that, when a complete bar- by those whose business it in to keep when our air defences were compara- mans at home must wonder whether as a knifé con cut through butter. rage is "up" it is almost impossible our balloon barrage working with tively weak. To-day, an immense this

conquest is worth the cost. They

Raiders' Handicap

for an enemy pliot to penetrate the 100 per cent. efficiency.

barrier of steel enble protects not have been led to belleve their

ring of steel. To frustraie any

other provincial.. Our aliles, the French, were prob- only London and victory is great and are even now

Is city protected by a balloon tempt by enemy agents to learn the ably the first to recognise the value cites and towns; our Anti-aircraft waiting for the moment when all is

barra entirely immune from air "lay-out" of a barrage the miles are of balloons for war purposes, a defences are immeasurably stronger, over bar the shouting, but inevitably

attack? One would like to be able constantly re-arranged,

special study being given to the sub- our fighter squadrons, are incompar...... hey-will learn by devious means the to-day "yes"-but-xperia-any-no-If at any time-no-enemy pilot-ject during the French revolutionary oble dire result of their "vletorics", and What then, we may ask, is the real should attempt to fly through our wars. During the alege of Parle Surely the inference is obviousl then what will be their reaction?

function of steel cables?

balloon barrago the chances that his communication was effected between

are

Raymond James

on