Evening star., 1942-05-06
Allied Planes Smash
Anew al Jap Bases
Al Lac and Rabau|
Hits Scored on Ground
Croft; Chief Of R. A. A. F.
Air Force Appointed
d, tbs Associated Press.

D. tbs Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
Australia, May 6.-Allied bomb
ers smashed anew yesterday at
Japanese bases above Australia
in the steady effort to keep the
enemy from building up offen-
sive strength, Allied headquarters
announced today, with attacks
on Lac, New Guinea, and Rabaul,
New Britain.
At Lac, where the raid was the
sixth in 10 days, the war bulletin
said hits were scored on grounded
enemy bombers.
The attack on Rabaul was the
third in four days, but headquarters
only said that "hits were observed
IN the target area"
Air Staff Chief Named.
Prime Minister John w. Curtin
announced in Canberra the ap-
pointment of Air Commodore
George Jones, 46, as chief of air
staff Of the Royal Australian Air
Force. Commodore Jones served
In the Australian Flying Corps in
the last war.
The Australian Air Department
ut the same time disclosed the
death late last month in a New
Guinea air battle of one of the
r. A. A. F.'s most distinguished
fighter pilots, Squadron Leader ]. F.
jackson.
An Air Department bulletin said
he was leading q force of Kitty
hawk fighters when a superior jap
anese force Of eight bombers and IL
fighters was encountered and jack
son was killed in the ensuing COM
bat.
jackson, "a, few in Libya, Syria
and Cyprus earlier In the war and
won the Distinguished Flying Cross
In April, 194l, in Libya for shooting
down three Of an Axis bomber force
harassing British troops.
Brett Appointments.
1t. Gen. George H. Brett, COM
mander Of Allied air forces, an
nounced the following appoint
ments to his Southwest Pacific
staff:
Air Vice Marshal William D. Bos-
took Of the Royal Australian Air
Force, chief Of staff; Col. Edwin s.
Perrin of the United States, deputy
chief of staff; Brig. Gen. Ralph
Royce, leader of the United States
raid on Manila from Australia,
senior air staff onicer; Col. Eugene
l.. Eubank Of the United States,
director of plans; Col. Ross G..
Hoyt of the United States, director
of operations; Air Commodore Jo-
seph Hewitt Of the r. A. A. F.,
director Of intelligence; Group Capt.
Frederick Scherger Of the r. A. A. F.,
director of defense; Group. Capt.
Carl Virgins, director of commune
cations; Wing Comdr. Walston Han
cock of the R.vA "A. F., assistant
director Of plans: Wing Comdr
Allan Walters of the r. A. A. F.,
assistant director of operations: 1t.
Col. Reginald r. G. Vance of the
United States, assistant director of
intelligence, and 1t. Warner Croxton
Of the United States, assistant di-
rector Of communications.
Liaison Officers Named.
At the same time Mr.. Curtin an
nounced that the Chinese govern
ment had appointed three haison
officers to act in military matters
between China and Australia.
Capt. c. K. Wang Of the Navy
was appointed military represent
alive, to be assisted by 1t. Col. G.
Wang and 1t. c. c. Chen Of the
navy.
Col. Wang, formerly haison oficer
between the Chinese and the Ameri-
can and Filipino forces at Manila,
recently arrived from Corregidor.
Air Minister A. S. Drakeford an
nounced the formation of a Dutch
army air squadron in Australia
which will carry on the fight against
the Axis. All pilots, he said, had
been in action against the Japanese.