... bmi^ j n i w,i j. any of the secrets of the Luftwaffe have been revealed to the Allies since the German capitulation. One of them has been the jet-propelled Me 262, which made its appearance over the Euro pean battlefields last year during the break-through attempt by the Nazis in the early part of the present year, numbers of them were encountered by our pilots. But it made its appearance too ...

... Much of the mystery surrounding the King of the Belgians has been dispersed by his liberation by the Americans at Strobl, near Salzburg. He was married to Miss Leila Baels, a commoner who later became the Princess de Rethy, in 1941, after his arrest by the Germans. (His first wife. Queen Astrid, was killed in a car smash in 1935.) The King has now announced that, owing to ill health, he cannot ...

... A GERMAN SLAVE HUNT-- in the Year 1945 A JEW IN THE AMSTERDAM GHETTO is rounded up by the Gestapo and the Wehrmacht CAPTIVES FOR FORCED LABOUR are made to kneel in the streets before being marched off ONE OF THE LABOUR SLAVES is made to run down the line in Amsterdam ORDERS ARE ENFORCED AT THE POINT OF THE GUN after the house-to-house round-up These photographs were taken secretly in Amsterdam ...

... A stocky little Welshman, only 5 ft. 5 in. tall, full of energy and ebullience, is the Commander of the 19th Indian Dagger Division which stormed into Mandalay and captured it after a fortnight's severe fighting. Major- General T. W. Rees is known to his I troops as Pete, or the Pocket j Napoleon. He is always up with the i men .in the front line in Mandalay recently he was so near the ...

... When you find Horlicks difficult to get, please remember that many have special need of it In emergency rations issued to soldiers, sailors, and airmen, Horlicks is an essential item. It was specially chosen for this purpose because it is exceptionally nourishing and sustaining. The makers of Horlicks are proud that it has helped to save innumerable lives. Large quantities of Horlicks are also ...

... The four-engined Shetland flying-boat is the largest British aircraft that has yet flown. It is powered by four Bristol Centaurus engines, has a fully-loaded weight of 130,000 lb., a wing-span of 130 ft. and an overall length of 110 ft. Designed and constructed by Short Bros., with the collaboration of Saunders Roe, this mighty 58-ton aircraft has a maximum speed of 267 m.p.h. Cruising at ...

... ■Ml ■nans i THE NEW BRITISH AIR POLICE IN OCCUPIED GERMANY, and the tvDes of famous aircraft which thev are flying Spitfire, Typhoon and Mosquito- --Drawing by Roland Dovies The British Air Force Occupation authorities in Germany will enforce a complete ban on German civil flying, designing or construction, in accordance with the Allied terms of surrender. Announcing this, Air Chief-Marshal ...

... The great Allied armada was drawn up in three great columns across the broad Sagami Bay whilst preparations for the first seaborne landings on Japanese soil were being made. Forty miles away to the south-west could be seen the towering peak of Fujiyama piercing the thick, white clouds. Before the Fleet was a picturesque, green, hilly shore. Our destroyers stood close in to the attractive ...

... Before the end of the war, Japanese balloons, carrying high-explosive and incendiary bombs, landed in densely wooded areas of British Columbia and the Prairie Provinces. Here is the chandelier which carried the balloon's mechanism and bombs. The balloon itself is constructed of tough papier, 33 ft. in diameter and carrying 1 9,000 cubic feet of hydrogen gas it was designed to operate at a ...

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... I RECENT CONDITIONS ON THE WESTERN FRONT A Spitfire over Belgium has to contend with heavy mists on the ground, as well as icing-up on the wings of the plane. These disabilities hampered operations for many days on end during the recent spell of very bad weather- --Drawing by Roland Davies i The weather in Belgium and Holland has frequently proved very difficult for flying operations, and on ...

... MR. ROOSEVELT AT THE INAUGURATION OF HIS FOURTH TERM AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES An excellent study of the President as he waved to his cheering audience on the completion of his very brief inaugural speech at the White House on January 20, after he had been sworn-in for a fourth term of office. His speech, consisting of 550 words, was the shortest ever for such an occasion. From left to ...