Evening star., 1942-06-01
u. S. and Britain to Strike Reich
With Full Air Power Arnold Says;
r. A. F. Blasts Cologne Into Ruins
Allies to Achieve
Air Superiority
American Asserts
By the Associated Press.

LoNDON, JUNE LII. GeI.
Henry H. Arnold, head of the
United States Air Forces, an
nounced today he had "prac-
tically completed" conferences
with British leaders aimed at de-
ve1oping "the maximum impact
of our combined air strength" on
Germany.
Gen. Arnold, who arrived in Brit
ain last week, declared:
ut Is obvious no offensive against
Nazi-occupied Europe can succeed
without air superiority and we mean
to have it"
He spoke at his first press con-
ference since his arrival and praised
Saturday nights mammoth raid by
the R. A. F. on Cologne as "a Won
derful show" He said the sooner
American planes could take their
place side by side with the r. A. F.
on similar raids "the better it will
be-"
Z. S. to Send Balanced Unit.
The general avoided questions re-
garding when the United States
flyers would be flying from the
British isles, saying: Il hope the
first you hear about it will be when
they arrive"
He said the American air force
in Europe would be balanced unit
of fighters, bombers and all other
types of planes.
In gaining air superiority in any
theater," he went on, I'VE haven't
time to wait for ideal airdromes
ideal aircraft or ideal conditions
"Our enemies have demonstrated
that they are willing to take their
losses. We must be prepared to
take our losses, too, but we are going
to make them count.
1T has been agreed that the
best results will be achieved il
American crews fly in American
planes as American units except
when emergency conditions dictate
another course.
"Allocation of aircraft is being
arranged with this principle in mind
The chief consideration of our
conversations has been to insure
that increasing demands of Amerl-
can units of United Nations aircraft
production do not impair the Brit
ish air offensive now or in the fu-
ture I believe a mutually salts
hnoYo ctrlIpH -
Minimum Kept in U. S.
1--WE are determined to get every
possible fighting plane into the
fight" he continued.
mo combat planes are being kept
back in the United States beyond the
absolute minimum required for tacti-
cal training.
Prime Minister Churchill and
President Roosevelt have assured
the people of our two countries time
and again that we will hit the
enemy hard and relentlessly until
his military power is broken.
The R. A. F. has recently been
carving out raids on scale never
before known in the history of war
fare in pursuit of this policy"
The general said he had sent a
message congratulating Air Marshal
A. T. Harris, chief of the R. A. F
bomber command, on the Cologne
raid, and concluded:
INV visit has, I hope, hasteneo
the day when our air arm shall
ioin in an air offensive against the
enemy which he cannot meet, oe-
feat or survive" -,
In reply to questions he said II
'has not been fully decided Wheth--
er to put the Eagle squadrons OF
the r. A. F., formed of American
volunteer flyers, into the American
air force.
Messages Exchanged.
The approaching day when United
States and British air forces viii
f1y wing to wing in pulverizlng
smashes against Germany was
foreseen in the exchange of mes
sages between Gen. Arnold and All
Marshal Harris.
Gen. Arnold. who has been con-
ferring on Joint operations here
wrote to Marshal Harris yesterday
LAS commanding general of the
United States Army Air Force I de-
sire to extend my congratulations
to YOU. your staff and combat crews
for the great raid last Saturday
night on Cologne.
"It was bold in conception and
slperlative in execution. Please
convey to your officers and men
nv admiration for their courage
and skill and say that our air forces
hope very soon to fly and fight be-
side them in these decisive blows
against our common enemy"
Marshal Harris Reply.
Marshal Harris replied:
"All ranks of the bomber com
mand are highly appreciative OF
vollr message. We, too, look forward
IN the time now so near when the
limited States Army Air Force
which already so CALAMITY and eff
fectivelv share their burden in the
Far East and elsewhere, comenct
oneration at our side in this theatel
Of war.
we are supremely confident thai
with their aid our common enemle'
faced with certain devastation O.
their own land-will have cause bit
terly to rue the day on which the.
forced our two countries into war.
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