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TANK FIGHTING in the DESERT BATTLES: And the Refrigerator Tank of the Afrika Korps in Egypt

... TANK FIGHTING in the DESERT BATTLES And the Refrigerator Tank of the Afrika Korps in Egypt For some time past statements have been in circulation that the German tanks used in the fighting in Libya and Egypt have been refrigerated, or air-con ditioned, in such fashion as to give the enemy crews a great advan tage over the British tanks (for which no such claims have been made). The ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 602 | Page: Page 17 | Tags: Illustrations 

CARRYING TANKS BY AIR!: A New Idea from the United States

... CARRYING TANKS BY AIR! A New Idea from the United States Stork and Lysander (see opposite page): During recent weeks con siderable attention has been drawn to the German Fieseler-Storch air craft-- mainly because this type is used for the conveyance of high- ranking enemy officers from point to point of the desert battlefield in Libya, and because one of them was shot down and destroyed just ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 630 | Page: Page 23 | Tags: Illustrations 

THE WAY OF THE INVENTOR IN WARTIME

... An Analysis of the Process whereby New Ideas to Help the War Effort are Weeded Out; with a List of Some of the Less Useful Ones Submitted During Recent Months to Various Government Departments By CHARLES GRAVES THE question in the House of Commons about the Sten gun, carrying with it the suggested corollary that inventors have the utmost difficulty ;n placing their ideas in front of the ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1811 | Page: Page 28 | Tags: Illustrations 

HECTOR POWE LTD

... HECTOR POWE M, THE SERVICE INSPIRES ^CONFIDENCE Ehe ever increasing Naval t clientele enjoyed by Hector Powe Ik reflects the utter confidence that can be placed in the Hector Powe W Service. This has been brought about by the Hector Powe policy of using only the finest ma terials, observing strictly all details demanded by Regulations, and fixing prices so that all the essentials of a complete ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 126 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Illustrations 

PHILIPS LAMPS LTD

... , CENTURY HOUSE, SHAFTESBURY AVE., LONDON, W.C.2 (98) SCOPE One could extend almost in definitely a list of the manifold activities to which Philips products and processes have contributed an ever-widening field of electrical pioneering and achievement. PHILIPS _ PHILIPS LAMPS DISCHARGE LIGHTING RADIO RECEIVERS TRANSMITTERS VALVES THERMIONIC DEVICES MEDICAL INDUSTRIAL X-RAY ELECTRO-MEDICAL ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 75 | Page: Page 33 | Tags: Illustrations 

FERODO LIMITED

... ferodo limitei ferodo limited CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH II POWER TO STOP _ ML' INCREASE YOURS BY FITTING FERODO BRAKE LININGS Be ready for sudden road emergencies. Drive with greater confidence and peace of mind insist on Ferodo Brake Linings when next refining is necessary. Your brakes will then master awkward situations with a firm grip, positive yet smooth in operation. You will have less ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 117 | Page: Page 33 | Tags: Illustrations 

The Birmingham Small Arms Co., Ltd

... The Birmingham Small Arms Co., Ltd iiiiiiiiiiifiuiiiix'ii'ii'inuiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii|iiniiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiitmxu England iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiifl| The Night Convoy by Rowland Hilder lie ever- (urn tiicj w free I Wheels within, and wheels without. Within, the imprisoned wheels of industry; without, the rolling wheels of the highway. ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 205 | Page: Page 36 | Tags: Illustrations 

TANKS and AIRCRAFT in CO-OPERATION on the RUSSIAN FRONT

... THE NEW GIANT RUSSIAN TANK-- THE 40-TON KLIM VOROSHILOV (which the Germans have christened The Monster). This made its first appearance in the fighting between Kursk and Bielgorod. When going into action, it carries as many as twenty Tank Descent Troops round its main turret Drawing by L Ashwell Wood The K. V. is the largest tank made by the Soviet in tank duels on the battlefield it has ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 804 | Page: Page 14, 15 | Tags: Graphic  Illustrations 

DAY and NIGHT ALONG the SOUTH COAST

... I wo Impressions by Montague Dawson of Typical Scenes of Activity by the R.A.F. The two pictures reproduced here are the work of a Sphere artist whose home is on the English Channel, from which point of vantage he has witnessed many scenes of the war in the air. By day and by night the R.A.F. are in action intercepting the bombers, laying mines in enemy waters, bombing factories, towns, and ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 198 | Page: Page 21 | Tags: Graphic  Illustrations 

STORK AND LYSANDER IN LIBYA--Special Sphere Drawings

... STORK AND LYSANDER IN LIBYA-Special Sphere Drawings ua THE FIESELER-STORCH fOR GRASSHOPPER 1 AEROPLANE USED BY GERMAN STAFF OFFICERS IN LIBYA: The destruction of one of these in the desert the other day caused a good deal of speculation amongst the R.A.F. (see notes at right) Drawing by L. Ashwell Wood THE BRITISH EQUIVALENT OF THE STORCH-- THE WESTLAND LYSANDER, an Army Co-operation ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 87 | Page: Page 22 | Tags: Graphic  Illustrations 

WM. SANDERSON & SON LTD

... 9 ChJM ScmdeMomi i LUXURY BLEND SCOTCH WHISKYKI WM. SANDERSON SON LTD. 1 L E I T H WM. SANDERSON SON LTD.. ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 22 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Illustrations 

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Published: Saturday 01 August 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 365 | Page: Page 32 | Tags: Illustrations