Evening star., 1940-03-01
Planes
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reconnaissance flights over enemy
territory.
"These included standing patrol
Of the Frisian Islands for the pur-
pose of restricting activities of enemy
minelaying and aircraft and recon-
naissance patrols over the Baltic
ports of Kiel and Lubbock.
Our aircraft further reconnoitered
q number of important towns in
Northwest Germany, including
Hamburg, Bremen and Hanover and
the ports of Cuxhaven and Bruns-
buettel in Helgoland Blight.
I'm addition our aircraft again
penetrated Central Germany and
reached Berlin"
Attempt to BLEED Britain"
Burgeoning of aerial activity in
the half-year- -old war lent point to
the comment of British aviation
source which said German air at
tacks on shipping apparently are
part of long-term attempt to bleed
Britain white"
THE essence of the German plan" +"
said the British aviation authority,
seems to be to strike at Britain in
a way in which Germany cannot
well be struck in return and to re-
frain from measures which would
invite immediate and overwhelming
counter attack"
a program may be dispelled, how
ever, he said, in recalling that last
month Lord Chatfeld, minister for
coordination of defense, declared
British air power would be brought
into play at the right moment.
Advantage for Allies.
The comparatively late start made
by the British and French in "se-
rious air rearmament" was de-
scribed as paradoxically an ad-
vantage.
Germany's big air fleet already is
built, said a British aviation OBJ
server, and consequently it is be-
coming obsolete, while the allies
"have gained in modernity of de-
sign what they lacked in numbers.
Already, it was asserted, "crack
fighters and bombers in service on
both sides are outmoded by newer
types on the stocks" of factories
and Germany is faced with rap
idly growing obsolescence of thou
sands of aircraft so far used only
as threats"
In an effort to keep abreast OF
design, Germany is reported to have
developed a new Heinkel plane
powered with new-type Daimler
Benz motors producing $500 horse
power and 50-miles-an-hour speed
British designers say they will
have an answer to this or any new
German craft, "just as our Vickers
6pitfires and Hawker Hurricanes
have mastered existing Heinkels
and Dorniers."
More Entering Service.
Meanwhile, the war Office expect.
the army to absorb about $4,000 mer
monthly throughout the summer
Some of higher medical rating thar
required for the army will be draft.
ed into the air force and the navy.
Many will be kept in vital civilian
Jobs under a national registration
program. However, plans are beins
made to employ at least 1,00O,00'
women in munitions factories ant
other war industries.
The extent of expansion of tn
fighting forces on land, sea and IL
the air, is cloaked in wartime Sc
crecy, but the navy is known to b.
increasing its strength at rate ii
excess of the lone new ship ever.
week" program disclosed last year.
It has borne the brunt Of the wa
thus far, with 80 naval vessel
acknowledged lost and ABOUT 800
men killed in a three dimensions
struggle against mines and sub
marines, surface craft and aeria
raiders.
A merchant ship convoy system
adopted in the first week Of tn
war, was described as . success: