... THE GALLANT R.A.F. In^' NINE HURRICANE FIGHTERS SHOOT DOWN TEN GERMAN JUNKERS 87 DIVE BOMBERS OVER FRANCE Twenty enemy bombers were seen circling over a wood. The leading section of Hurricanes dived to the attack while two aircraft remained above on guard. The squadron leader led the first section, selected his quarry, and at once sent him down in flames. Immedi ately he swung on to a second ...

... FIRST THE ADVANCED LINE with its Deserted Villages, and theof# u, the MIGHTY MAGINOT LfNf* A DESERTED VILLAGE IN FRONT OF THE MAGINOT LINE: One of the strangest strips of country to be found anywhere is the narrow zone extending down the eastern face of the Maginot Line, and forming Its first line of advanced defence. Here will be found continuous lines of positions held by picked French ...

... Asa result of the in- vasion of Belgium the tank has once more come into the news and in a very big way. It is known that hundreds, even thousands, of these land battleships are now in action the Germans are using them as the spearhead of attack. But the French claim that their tanks are as power' ful and as numerous. The pictures reproduced here give some slight impres sion of the might of ...

... NEWS OUT of NORWAY Scenes from the Country where Allied Forces are Still Heavily Engaged in Active Operations A nother story of British heroism and resource in the Norwegian campaign has just been released by the Censor. It concerns the British trawler Jardine, patrolling in the Aandalsnes area after nine days of savage bombing by German aircraft she was beached in a fiord by her crew as she ...

... The Opening of War on the West Front The Development of the Technique of Parachuting and of Troop carrying Aeroplanes Described by CHARLES G. GREY (Founder of The Aeroplane) AT last we find ourselves in an alliance which, if it had existed two or three years ago, might have prevented any war in the west, and have prevented the penetration of Bolshevism into Germany by letting loose Germany's ...

... Of all the branches of the Service the R.A.F. have had their whack of fighting; nevertheless, the invasion of Belgium found them ready-- and eager-- for more The men above, for instance, lost no time in tackling the greatly augmented A HAPPY R.A.F. SQUADRON WHICH BROUGHT DOWN SEVEN ENEMY AIRCRAFT enemy during the first days of fighting on the Western Front; in one engagement alone this group ...

... THE R.A.F. IN ACTION Men Who are Bearing the Brunt of the Fighting in the Air in Belgium and France AT AN R.A.F. FIGHTER COMMAND STATION THE FLIGHT OPERATIONS OFFICER. ON DUTY IN HIS PORTABLE OFFICE, RECEIVING ORDERS BY PHONE S THESE FIGHTER PILOTS. ALTHOUGH RESTING COMFORTABLY OUTSIDE THEIR PORTABLE OFFICE. ARE NEVERTHELESS ON DUTY AND READY TO TAKE OFF AT ONCE. TWO PICTURES FROM A STATION IN ...

... THE BATTLE FOR SEDAN As Seen From the Air R By R.A.F. Planes Which Have Been Bombing the Germans Unmercifully SIX BRIDGES OVER THE RIVER MEUSE AT SEDAN DEMOLISHED TO IMPEDE THE GERMAN ATTACK Now, at last, the R.A.F. have had opportunities of demonstrating what bombing and fighting aircraft can do in impeding the enemy's advance and bombing his concentrations. This picture shows the River Meuse ...

... 'M9Glll^BSnPMDEIBnK>v v Y v--' THE CAPTURE OF TAMATAVE, principal port of Madagascar British troops disembarking on September 18. Warships directed a few shells at the defences before the town surrendered AS EACH TOWN WAS OCCUPIED, meetings of the residents were called and addressed by the Chef de Region, who read out the British Proclamation and appealed for complete co-operation APPROACHING ...

... THE GOOD WORK OF THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN IN SUPPORT OF THE LAND OPERATIONS OF THE EIGHTH ARMY IN EGYPT. Hitting at enemy supp ships bound for North Africa off the Sardinian coast a British submarine torpedoes an Italian destroyer and an armed merchant cruiser whilst the were convoying supplies for Rommel's forces (see notes at right)- -Drawing by Montague Dawson CUTTING OFF ...

... INSIDE TOBRUK New Australian Official Pictures of the Defence of the Stronghold in the Western Desert WIRE DEFENCES ACROSS THE EL ADEM ROAD This road approaches Tobruk it is strongly guarded by barbed- wire defences and blockhouses. The sentry seen on guard here is Private Earl, who comes from Waverley THE SCENE OF ACTIVITY IN TOBRUK HARBOUR Unloading stores from a transport for the further ...

... The general public impression is that the modern submarine exists solely for under-water attack: this is quite wrong. The latest types of British submarine-- as evidenced by vessels of, say, the Severn class-- can attain a surface speed of 22 knots, as against a submerged speed of less than half. The Severn and her sister, Clyde, were, in point of fact, the first Diesel-driven submarines to ...