... WITH HIS UNDERCARRIAGE SHOT AWAY, A BRITISH D.F.C. PILOT COMES IN TO LAND after a daylight sweep over northern France: A Dramatic Picture Taken During a Recent Operation Once again the world is thrilling to the exploits of the R..A.F. After their heavy defeat of the Luftwaffe last autumn during the Battle of Britain, the pilots of the R.A.F. both fighters and bombers are now carrying the war ...

... A WAR NEWSLETTER -No. 97 i, New Oxford Street, W.C.i. OUR ENVOY IN MOSCOW.-- The Government has expressed its gratitude to Sir Stafford Cripps for his work in Russia in the past year and the King has rewarded his services. The general public during most of the time of his mission did not envy him, regarded him as a man ploughing the sands and as a man often duped, con stantly cold-shouldered, ...

... MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL WITNESSES AN INVASION EXERCISE CARRIED OUT BY BRITISH TROOPS IN SCOTLAND Now that everybody is thinking and talking invasion invasion of German-held territory, not invasion of Britain more particular interest attaches to the picture reproduced here. It was taken during the Prime Minister's recent visit to Scot land, when he witnessed invasion exercises and also inspected ...

... A Note on the Latest Plans New Methods by American Shipbuilders to Provide Shipping Quickly -twa for the All-lmbortant BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC THE American shipbuilders, working against time in their effort to produce tonnage for the Battle of the Atlantic, are using the greatest ingenuity and are overcoming the difficulties caused by a shortage of skilled labour. lhe Americans are making great ...

... ^^TTfTkT^^| And the Many Shapes %#m/ I l^y _ and Sizes of Them in ww li 1 Modern Fighting Aircraft EVERY form of movement on or above the surface of the earth is affected in varying degree by the envelope of air surrounding it, but flight alone is dependent upon the mass of atmosphere not only for its support, but also for its progress. It is natural, therefore, that the development of ...

... THE R.A.F.'S NEW LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT The Wonderful Rubber Dinghy which now Forms Part of a Fighter's Equipment SAVING THE LIVES OF OUR FIGHTER PILOTS How the new life-jacket for airmen is worn and the new rubber dinghy which each fighter aircraft now carries New life- saving equipment for fighter pilots who are forced down, or have to bale out, over the sea has just been tried out by the R.A ...

... The Titanic Struggle in Western Russia: Special Sphere 99 Diagrams The familiar technique has been followed by the Germans in their Russian campaign, as in the campaigns in France and Greece which preceded it. The main fighting and the main advances have been carried out by the Panzer Divisions, supported as before by Stuka dive-bombers and other aircraft-- but this time on a far greater ...

... THE HOLIEST OF OLD RUSSIAN CITIES And the Capital of the Ukraine. A Description of KIEV by MERIEL KNOWLING ON June 22, 1812, Napoleon, breaking off nego tiations with the Emperor Alexander at Dantzig, declared war on Russia, his armies crossing the Niemen on June 24. On June 22, 1941, Hitler began his attack on Russia without any formal declaration of war, but his Panzer divisions, his ...

... IT has been definitely stated by the American Government that they are not seeking bases in Portuguese possessions, for Portugal is taking special measures to protect her territory and is sending a steady stream of ships carrying best troops. At the same time, it is obvious that le U.S. naval patrols will work down iwards the Azores, almost due south the West Coast of Iceland and about 750 ...

... THE ISLANDS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC Which Figure Largely in all Schemes of Defence by the United States GUANTANAMO BAY, IN CUBA, A NAVAL STATION TAKEN OVER BY THE U.S. IN 1901 The United States has always exercised a great influence over Cuba, and in 1901 she established a Naval Station at Guantanamo. Since then she has maintained a coaling station there, hospital ships and a number of torpedo ...

... : A British airman returns from a daylight raid, and his plane is immediately prepared for another flight whilst the pilot gives details to the Intelligence Officer I ed by veterans who won the Battle of Britain last year, the R.A.F. have now mastered the sky over the Occupied area of Northern France. Last year the air battles were taking place over South-East England, and the ratio of enemy ...

... The Growing Strength of the R.A.F. and the Superiority of British Fighters are now Making Possible the Daylight Bombing of Important Areas of Occupied France and of Coastwise Enemy Shipping OUT from the coast of England a small formation of Blenheim bombers sweeps high towards the coast of France. Around the Blenheims cluster a cloud of fighters-- Hurricanes close in guarding the formation ...