Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
Americans Give
Allies Air Rule
On 3 War Fronts

Graduating Flieu Told
Of Secret Weapons on
New Air Battle Wagons
RANDOLPH FIELD Tex, Dec
ia INS) a tremendous balance
|of destruction ON eight war fronts
stands in favor of United States
Army planes according 10 1t Gen
Henry II. Arnold, chief Of the
army air forces.
Rcye ealing that The Unite {
State, has secret aerial weapons
THAT VIII deal paralyzinc blows iC
enemy powers. General Aruolc
said that production Of almost
100000 American planes 2 Neal
was now assured and that they
would control the skies through
out The world.
Within few months the
Germans and Italians will he
! feeling tho impact NJ hundreds
81 American planes dropping
their bombs, not one or two
nights \ week.. but every day
and night IN tho week" General
Arnold SAID
a2s ANS CRAFT DOWNED
From February | 70 December
:. army air forces DESTROYED OPS
enemy planes and probably de-
stroyed 276 IN aerial combat,
while losing 100 shot down and
rO; missing General Arnold an
nounced The margin was thus
-four 10 one m Americas favor
The air chief spoke yesterday
70 the graduating classes Of Ran
dolph, Kelly. Brooks and Hondo
flying fields giving the fedelings
a comprehensive account Of the
score achieved thus far the size Of
the air forces, and what may be
expected IN tt1e future
we have a secret weapon
or two up our aerial sleeves
that will deal paralyZlng blows
to our enemies" he said "Our
highly destructive so calibcr
machine guns will seem like
shooters compared with the
nre power We are putting on
our newest big alrships.
AERIAL RATTLE WAGONS
II will also state thst en-.
tireIy new aerial hattie wagons
are on the wsy Wen soon put
on special demonstration for
Hitler and Hirohlto-we don't
think they are going 70 like 10
either"
He promised that American
planes soon would return in large
numbers" oXer- Inkie-aHd- said tife
Allies would control Axis skies
whenever the enemy can he en-
gagged in about Air combat
United States Army Air forces
now number more than 10000 900
officers and men, with double that
number assured by the end of
1913. ho said
Arnold pat present United States
plane production At more than
1000 planes monthly and said
that figure is sure to double Tho
air force now has landing fields and
depots IN every part ~ the world.
and globe girdlinE system of air
transport he said
TOUGH JOB IN TUNISIA
Arnold revealed that American
pilots have run M against their
toughest assignment of the war
m Tunisia with our P-3s's Lock.
need LightnlnEsl pitted against
German MesSersChmitt 100 and
Focke.Wuf 100 fighters
THE number shot down has
been about oven. 20 We are stis-
fed he >aId For IL we can
always shoot down plane for
plane with the Germans. II will
not be long before We have air
control. We can produce more
planes and turn out more and
better combat crews.
The German and japanese
air forces are on the downgrade.
They have passed their peak.
We are lust approaching our
peak In airplaue production and
combat crew training. Our
plane production alone IL more
than that nf the Germans and
Japanese combined.
Considering All front, United
States Army planes made $50
,or'IcS against Tho German, nm
20 November - with a loss of -
planes while definitely destroying
293 enemy planes probably de.
StroyIrg another $50 and damac-
lng l92. Arnold SAID
Army hombcrS have sunk II
ships % al, types. including battle
ships and troop carriers and have
probably sunk - moro. Arnold
declared Aruy pilot, have hIt
and damaged l5H ships Of All
cateTorieS
XIIz5ExK VII.