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... THE BIG BOMBERS on the Ground Flying Problems are not the only Difficulties with Modern Bombing Aircraft A note by PATRICK HAMILTON WHEN a fully-laden big bomber trundles down the runway, its three landing wheels are supporting a weight equal to four London buses. Of course, long before it reaches its take-off speed of 90 m.p.h. or so, the wings begin to shoulder some of the load. Even so, the ...

... TO GENERAL MONTGOMERY and the Eighth Army in this war belong the credit for having developed night fighting operations on a bold and vigorous scale. A glance at the calendar of the Eighth Army's progress since Alamein demon strates how large a part night attacks have played. The original push from our positions at El Alamein was made at 10 p.m. on October 23, 1942, with a full moon. The ...

... The topcress defence area into which Marshal Rommel retreated after his rapid flight from the Wadi Akarit is strongly bastioned by two big hill masses which, in detail of geological and geographical formation, present features which must add to the difficulties of a very arduous task. The assaulting of such a region, full of deep, sudden valleys between hills densely clothed at their bases but ...

... A large, toy model of the ordinary field gun is how the standard American 37-mm. anti-tank weapon strikes the observer at first. It has every thing-- but in miniature; with some new features which no big gun can possess. Thus, the mechanism is so constructed as to permit the barrel to be swung rapidly through a wide horizontal arc. On arriving at a suitable site, the split trail is pulled ...

... FASHIONS IN FELONY A Visit to the Police Courts, to See the Wartime Procession before the Metropolitan Magistrates. Described by CHARLES GRAVES IN spite of the opportunities afforded by abnormal wartime conditions, the black-out, and a shortage of experienced detectives and police- constables, fewer offences against the law are taking place in 1943 than in peacetime. I have been paying a ...

... IT is always pleasant to visit Harrods, Knightsbridge, as it is a storehouse of fashions which are in harmony with the times. The simple frock on the left is made of a fancy summer fabric which suggests a crepe. It has an off-white ground showing an original design, and is available in many colour schemes. A few words must be said about wedding frocks, some of which are of satin and others of ...

... Washing days can be patriotic days just as much as your days at the Canteen or the First Aid Post. PAROZONE YOUR LINENS COTTONS Fuel must still be saved by every possible means, to meet the urgent demand of essential war work and to build up domestic stocks for the future. And that's where Parozone serves a double purpose to-day Parozoned linens and cottons are a rhapsody in white, and as COLD ...

... M L# /n f/ie Jungles of Hitler's Europe, Kings and Quislings Guerrillas and Dictators, alternate between Hope and Fear as they watch the Giant Russo-German Struggle, and wonder when where and how the massing Anglo-Saxons will strike By C. Patrick Thompson HE had come from Stockholm by indirect routes through and over the jungles of Hitler's Europe, and as he talked I could see the water below ...

... Not so far from the madding crowd. Cutting a rich crop of hay near Harpenden, Herts I Cocking up the hay. A view taken near Langdale Pikes, Westmorland Harrows at work preparing the land for the good seed. A charming spring picture taken at Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey A promise of fruit and bacon. Cherry trees in blossom, and young porkers in a Kent orchard Photographs by E. W. Tattcrsall ...

... Strife Without End The Struggle Against Sett Encrouehment Itr Laurel Pascal IN wartime as in peace time, there is one great sea battle that goes on without hope of an armistice-- the battle of man to save the coastlines of the world from further encroachment by the sea. Many great victories have been wrested from the implacable and immortal foe, but records of de feats and disasters are beyond ...