... THE SQUADRON LEADER OF AN AIRACOBRA SQUADRON (a holder of the D.F.C.) climbing into the cockpit of his plane THE NEW AMERICAN ADDITIONS TO THE R.A.F. The unorthodox Beil Airacobras which are. now in actual service and flying with the Fighter Command in Britain TAKING OFF A picture which shows the unusual appearance of the Airacobra's tricycle undercarriage THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC A ...

... AMERICA UNDERTAKES THE REPAIR OF DAMAGED BRITISH NAVAL VESSELS: LIEUTENANT ROBERT ALEXANDER, COMMANDER OF H.M. SUBMARINE PANDORA, WITH HIS VESSEL IN THE U.S. NAVY YARD AT PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE It has been announced during recent weeks that quite a number of British Naval vessels have gone to America for repairs and overhauls the advantages of such an arrangement, which permits the ...

... TWO OF THE MEN WHO HAVE JOINED AN ARMY COMMANDO trying out their specialised equipment in the field ONE ASPECT OF THE MEN'S SPECIAL TRAINING Racing up a steep hillside with full equipment a task which calls for the very highest physical fitness Details have just been released of the Army's Commandos. These units of highly trained, picked men have been recruited from nearly every regiment of ...

... The ASSAULT on MOSCOW How the German Forces had been Assembled for the Great Attack of which Hitler Boasted in Advance Special Sphere diagrams I THE MASSING OF THE GERMAN LEGIONS ALONG THE HISTORIC ROAD TO MOSCOW How the Nazis mounted their terrific frontal assault on the Russian capital along the road which was traversed by Napoleon in 1812 AN ESSENTIAL JOB BEHIND THE GERMAN LINES Men in the ...

... FINDING the TARGET How Pilot and Bomb-Aimer Work Together Described by KENELM LOCKE THE steady roar of the Merlins has been drum ming in our ears for some time, and a note from the navigator says that we should soon be over the target. It 's damned cold up here, and the windscreen has been frosted over for some time. Oil-pressure, height, engine revs., air speed, all O.K. They have been all ...

... MEDITERRANEAN EPISODE: SrVLI AN ITALIAN TORPEDO-DROPPING AIRCRAFT ON FIRE AFTER IT HAD CRASHED INTO THE SEA Eleven aircraft in all were destroyed. Ark Royal is seen on the right RING THE PASSAGE OF THE CONVOY: The Aircraft-Carrier Ark Royal and H.M.S. Nelson as seen from a British cruiser S. NELSON, 34,000-TON BATTLESHIP, after being hit by a torpedo dropped an Italian aircraft. The ...

... LET THE R.A.M.C. TAKE OYER! A Full Examination of the Stretcher Parties in the A.R.P. System, And an Urgent Plea for Their Reorganisation By CHARLES GRAVES HAVE the casualty services justified themselves? This question must now be considered in relation with the present urgent demand for man power and woman-power in the factories and in the Fighting Services. And because of the absorption of ...

... The publication of THE GORT DESPATCHES FOR 1939-40 The Full Story of the Battles in Belgium and France, which Culminated in the Epic of Dunkirk Told with the Help of Lord Gort's Own Sketch-maps, and with Pictures from, Official Sources THE story of the Dunkirk evacuation-- that epic of land, sea and air-- has long been known, and is to-day part of British history. But the details of the three ...

... THE WAR CABINET And the Members of the Defence Committee Two pictures taken during a recent meeting at No. 10, Downing Street MEMBERS OF THE CABINET specially posed with the members of the Defence Committee in the garden of No. 10, Downing Street From left to right in the back row are the following Air Chief-Marshal Sir Charles Portal (Chief of Air Staff) Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound ...

... phe British Wing of the R.A.F. Fighter Command operating 'n Russia is under the command of Wing-Commander G. R. Isherwood, A.F.C. The official Air Ministry pictures which we reproduce here illustrate the fluid nature in which the British fighter pilots are now participating. Frequent conferences are held between Wing-Commander Isherwood and the officers of the Soviet Air Force, with whom oui ...

... THE NAVIGATOR The Key Man in a Bomber Aircraft (See also pp. I 12-13 of this issue A BOMBER, unlike a fighter, is flown not only by the pilot but also by the air observer, the wireless operator and the air gunner. They form a team, and the success or failure of the flight depends on the closest and most intimate co-operation of all on board. 1 he captain and his second pilot do the actual ...

... A Note by Donald Cowie THE news that some of our merchant ships have been equipped with fighter aircraft, to be released by catapult on sight of a German bomber, and that one of them has already fulfilled its purpose by shooting down a surprised raider, is news of first-rate tactical importance. And it points to a most fascinating story. Once again it is a story, primarily, of British ...