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page bix the acton pree press thursday june 18lh 1942 fighter planes bombs and results of bombings arttclk no s by hugh rwpllti thu week i leave the purely de scriptive 16 turn to discussion of n nubject that in of particular interest nt the present time nnd especially to canadian what ju the royal can adian air force doing beforeihowtfr knnlnnri t luul the ndvnntaro of vliltlnp many of the nlr trninlnjt camps in ontario be fore that i hnd been up in n number of plnnes of quite n wide vnrloty of type stnrtiwli as fnr back as 1019 nnd including everythlnfc from n vet- rrnh of the loals wni lo nn nutorlro ah lone nfjo ns 1932 i flew lo james rn in n vlckors vimy bombfnk plane of the same type nn thnt in whlc h the first nonslop mlffht wnt mndi across the atlantic for thnt reason it wns not surprising that i wns interested in the air force ovpf- sens during my stft in knnlnnd i hnd mnn oppoitunttfcs to meet mombirs of ii kcaffrom air commo dore v l stevenson down the air commodore jnve n part one after noon at the itoynl automobile club a swnnk plnce on pnji mnllnnd hf invited the lenders of nil cnnndlnn squndroni in england most of them were able to come mid i hadji dinner- to listen to them discuss their ad ventures several hnd been dec- ornted by the kng for conspicuous nervice often i see familiar faces in looking ovei photographs in the newspnpers there has recently been some dis cussion in pnrllnment nbout separat ing the cnnndinns overseas in the air force from the rest of the it a j this has brought both prnlse and con demnation to hon c c power from canadian pnpers depending upon whether thoy belong to the uttrn- loyal group or not but it isnt u mntter of loyalty but of practical considerations when i was in eng- lnnd there were some 1h nll-cnnnd- lan squadrons the numhers start ing nt 400 since then the numhet lins been incrensed ronslilernhlv ft was up to 25 when i inst mw figures given out hut thnt wns some time ago nnd changes nlnit have heen kept secret a grent ninny canad ians nro in other u a f units there seemed lo be some diffeieme of op inion among the officers overseas ns to whether the canadians were kel ler mixed in with hie haf or in separate squadrons the it a f k lot was divided into commands depending on the work done b the arious types o ai i lie fighter command uses ii mihiii fighting planes such ns the super innrim spitfire and the hnwkei 4iui- mane both of them onesentet mn- c mines with motors of about one thousand horsepowet driving them at speeds up lo si miles- a minute that seems incredible not so long ago scientists would hnve insisted thnt human beings couldnt stand a speed like thnt it is said that the designer of tin hurrlcnne has never been up in one there k no room for n pnksengei ami he isnt a pilot the spitfire is onl 37 feet across wings nnd 30 feet in length- n tin plane com par el to the bombers the weak ness of these fighters is thnt they tan remain in the air onlv three hours and u half which gives them a range of 1200 miles or so but does not allow them lo protect the bomb ers all the wav to cermnnv nnd back some machines of the fighter command hnve two oi more in the crew- the bnullon lml defiant is no inrgei thnn the spit tire but it has a gun turret with a gunner as the second memhei of the crew at least one o the tnstet bombei s the ttrlmnf hlenht mi is usim ns a fighter tin coastal command is in ehnige f patrol work arnundtlie toasts the iearj h oi enenn crafl on and undei the water the convoving of ships for the last part of the journev to brit aln and slmlhu tasks land planes are used foi the most part the avro ansons now used almost en tltclv or training and tiuttcfnmlliar ovei our canadian towns weie ti tg- innllx ued almost entlieh foi coast at command work thev are now outdated but the first plane i saw in the fnghsh nil inftei leaving the an port when i landed wi an avro ansun i he favoi lie plane of tin coastal command mm wiik to be the ann man millt 1 oi klieed hudson mills is much like i in ti ins canada pnhseiik r plains tvvhuh au made in the sann firm thev ue tlown a utns tii atlnntii in the kw i v i om ma nil i he hi istol heaufoi t a lot pedo bomhoi w is in us b tlu tvastul conim uid is well is he hlenluim i hi 1 k bombei i omiu nut is tin bus div iton now imt h is he c oiiii iiiuli agiessive 1 u ei uid i it ner bonibeis being used to lauv biggei loa is cu uies have wvn o lapld that the favoitte tpes of bombing plane last d idihm aie now nuue oi less out of dale their places are taken bv the huge halifax sterling and othei tvjvs which wen- just imtnllig into use when i was in kngland 1 did not see etthei of these bombing planes though i al most had a trip through the halifax factory had i been there another day or two i might have made it oto ojho largest and most popu lar bombers up to last fall was the wellington those who saw the moving picture target for to night know what it looks like it is a huge machine with n wing span of nearly 90 feet nnd the body is over go foot long nnd fat in appearance t t leanness war 25 tears ago i of a number of other bombers whan it is loaded it weighs over 13 tons the body is of nn odd basketwork construction snld to give grent strength nnd the chief characteristic h c j f is the latticework windows military tietilu of bir arthur currle tcaekn by hi appolntnwmt tut cemnuthdfer of gaimumatt carps bv ii h gordon canadian preaa slmm writer sir arthur currle noted cltlzen- soldlcr was appointed to command the canndlan corps 25 years ago in the first cirent war his nppolnt- menl was n mnrked recognition of canadian leadership vigor nnd re sourcefulness and for the first time other bombers were the blenheim the bollngbrokc the hampden the whltoly nnd several others whose names dont come rondlly to mind the big amorlcnn bombers the con solidated llhcrntoinnd the boeing rfying fortress were not there in inrge numhers in 0 tober and hnd been used only in trial raids i did not see efther of them there is an army cooperation command which hasnt had much to do except in trntnlng as its business is to he the eyes of the army during active fighting it wns using the odd gullwinged iysandcr plnnes no 100 cnnndlnn squadron wns an army cooperation unit as the ly- sander is a fillrlv old model it hns probably been replnced with some thing newer in the menntlme the fleet air arm is attached to the navy i had no contact with it atbomhrr station the canndlan editors spent one evening nt n bomber station up in the central pnrt of the east coast of england it gnve me something of n thrllpto drive along the great north road the nnmc itself is in teresting but the thrill came from memories of n book the good com panions nnd frqm passing through the hobln hood country it seemed thnt every few minutes thnt famous road passed nn nirdrorne of the bomber command there was no pnrticulni attemat nt conceal ment from the rood whatevei there mav have been from the nlr many different types of bombers were to be seen out in tin open the driver of our automobile had a son in the boniher commnnd he hnd never visited ids station but he had me keep imperlnl xrmy officer to n native- born cnnndlnn las commnnder of the 1st division mnjccn currle played an outstand ing pant in the operations thnt i brought honor to cnnndn n the ypres snllent nt the snmme nnd inter at vlmy ridge he was knighted by i king george v and the french gov ernment created him a commander of the legion of honor when that hrlllinnt british general sir julian byng relinquished com mnnd of the cnnndlnn corps to as sume commnnd of the third armv he indicated sir arthur ns his logical successor the appointment wns an nounced june 19 1917 nnd sir arthur wns promoted to the rank of lieutennntgenernt the cnnndlnn commnnder was re sponsible for the triumphs of the corps nt hill 70 nnd pnsschcnriaele in the late summer and fnll of 1917 these victories inspired the allies during the critlcnl period thnt follow ed the failure of the french offensive nt the atsne over the rhine during the inst yenr of the wnr the cnnndinns drove forward from amiens to cnmbrl vnlenclonnes nnd mons following the armistice the 1st and 2nd divisions began the long march from mons to the rhine where sir arthur cunme set up hendqunr- tent n the city of bonn a writer on the wnr said or sir arthur in time tho people of can ada will come to realize how groat n figure sir arthur currle was on the west front had the war con tinued he might have gone fnr bis military genius recognised his vigor ous leadership proved save that then must still have attached to him the proud disability of being n canadian citizen soldier born nt napperton ont in 1r7 sir arthur was best known ns a westerner ho left for british co- lujnhln nt the nge of 19 where he became n school teacher and later n real estate ngont he joined the mllltla in 1895 and entered vigor ously into milltnry life at the out break of war he volunteered foi ac tive service nnd was appointed lo commnnd the 2nd infantry ri igade with the cnnadlan army bark to n peacetime basis sic arthur was appointed jnspeetorf ehernl but in june i91j0 hv nccepted the position of principal nnd vicechancellor of mi gilt university lie died in lovl but his it years nt mcglll wns a period of progress- for the monti en i insti tution iknnvlffnv 1fok wrkn london cp mihicent attfleld a member of uia- womens roynl naval service was fined- a penny for careless driving nftor the magistrate remarked thnt it would be a cruel thing to fine heavily anybody giving her time to the country vast rationing london cp joan younfc is the ration bookissuing champion of lambeth borough in an hour she checked ifto identity cards with lrn ration books issued 1r0 new clothing rntldn books and iso new personnl ration books nutoii ilahor front zurich cp german mmlster has founded the dutch labor frontrslmttnt to the german labor fronton holland and hat appointed himself leader in honoris cause workers are foi cod to join tho labor front but on the other side of the menu wns the luncheon nt noon nnd it had featured tht ronst beef nnd york shire pudding i snvv only once in englnnd nnd thnt nt the prlvnte house of n manufacturer here is the evening minu kidney soup coonugrntln sausage figs and custard coffee cheese food is important in britain nnd it is strange how i recall meals- aftei lookout after we passed a certain nn interval of sl or seven months town to see the first drome- using i kidney is unratumed nnd so one is wellingtons and was grentlv pleased npt to find it nn where even in soup when we found the plnce though he j a little of each kind of meat didnt suggest stopping fm tin- cooaugrnlin aroused mv widl up the rond nui little prot es- unnsitv it turned out to be cold sjon of cu pushed thruugh tlio home shred hnlogrm with cheeif in h of sit isjuu newton with his statue i int was i think mv first encounter in the square and on out toward- j with enciibwiitimewuisage thev- wiiat miglft 1iavk rfkn london cp lord teviol vas assured police nro on the lookout foi sales of woocl nlcohol disguised as whisky after he had told the house of lords that friends hnd just es- enped death nfter very abstemious drinking in nn eminent london ho tel the railway and the war by tfturatan tapham war brcufjht attra men do as incrm in yad tnvjelbui efhtieat peacetime maintenance of rcwdbcdandtuiprncni hs enabled ih5 conodiwi railuwisto cope urth ihis abnormal tralticmere are constant and heewy troop mtwcmonls between cetmpsairtririinq cenbreiand mnninq deports to and fwm ion jjoris and tnantj thousands of cluihansarctioucllintrdmlj oitiuav businessthcooopciation of the ptbliciqrcmlu a53isiinq1hrailuay5 i in carrjing out this big loartime job l3 iihniijinit-ii- f r i mir class ll hauam- im lujft hatirahh5 vancowtn 335 tlie fmou6400iutiiih dicit oul in purple and qolcl hauled the roqaltlain in iq59 isnouiinwmf seruiccf hndlinq iroop trains thelraiuport o troops requires ocriiexd ing schedules of train mouernenbtheflrst cfimluui continqmt bus moued lo cariadinportia 17 pctm lutisntl rjilum1reertlaln3nuae amoed id me shtpside dt to0 hour interums there are only three transcontinental rallcoao lines m north america all 1hrce are in canada tioo are operated bv the national siistcm specially equippedcnnlramsfoir munitions uiorkcrs serve hiquwr plants invwrioui rurtsol canada aneiutiipeol car luhich seals 122 pissenqers uias dcsiqned hg mec hanical enqinecrs ot the national system for use in these trams die ooeraqe rallitwj coach 81 70- thi ennsl nlonk winding ronds foi lowliik n niotorcjclc culd thi fiirtk wort full of plmie trni nl- wii n sinn that one is npproulunk minu plnci- of importance piiitp was n tln hnnilet nt insu nnd thrt oi foui miles boond that dovvnnnontl thnt wnsnt much mole than a lane bordered h lledfieb we rame to the bomher station the mntn huildinrs were of now red brick beside the door a eide showed me the mnrks where mnchinc klin bullets hnd spattered on the wall from germim puns one or two hnd heen killed but the chief rerret of m kulde wns that the hun plane hnd koi snfel nun in the hnnrnrs neail were the blk bombers hnndle pnke ilnmp- dens the hnmden is deceptive m its nppearance pnrticularh from the front the bod is cxtremel nar row onh oneman wide while ii tnpeis off in a loiik nnrrow line to the tall it is hnrcl to believe that it iurles a eieu of four and weighs more than nine tons when it is lo id ed the wine spread is about 70 feel there are two aircool l motors unci twin tails for a bombei ii lias i inch speed of tw miles an limir m oclt fnui miles a minute and it inn sla la the ah foi eikhl bonis anil a half fkillk mm itu nules 1 he iimiik qunrlels were lomfnrt- ahle and the lounge room wiuie wi kreeteil nll be uilleii lusut ions iei muntel at one end was a hit pnmtlne of the hampden pre sented h mi hendlex fag lumself there were chesterfields nail padded elmtrs anil a radio a few caniidiuus weie amoiil the off tiers the onl on fiom iirihmd this mrl of ontario biiik pilot offi ici l sner of llrussells ontario i he station llimmnmlei was i roup iaptain lloothmin ii luln t t ii ns iinlhmi about himself hut sunn ol lb- othei offueis diii h ui ih famous h hneulei iip i nuue hum tin velis i u u hlllis ii iii pl i lies us wen lukhspi l jsts with tv p a iklllt spoil n events t ll s kl ih lllltlsh on then toes with th isult tliu iii i up nearlv ulwivs sivet m hriiun straiyelv enoiiil mas i piobit iv sived llrttiiiu fsoin st n lion in toiu and phi i h v k htilisli funis biillihiu tl t st si and luust iilures and mi spu and lluriuanes pirli iilnu ih i nier ate idiptatiou ot th ii mi plwies of s lineidei t up jluvs 1 ate that night in th oflieis mess nt this it a v station and hloiikllt nuns the menu i be op- pet wns 11lirlnid the fooits wer the familiar fotxl of wartime knelnnd i iimaink tiling 1 nte then once ui t ic iinin in hotels just to set if thr were nil ns hnd n tin first onos enc omit erect thpt nirht 1 hernwns no improvement snu- mikes rrnni in three njindes im told nnd pfesuninhlj these were nil of the nest rrncte the knidek ore 10c 50 nnd fio thnt heme the peirentnije of ment in ihem hut i nlvns doubted it the rest of the percentage i said to be bread but again i hnd m doubts it wasnt thnt the snusnges tnsted bad thej didnt the simply didnt tnste nt nil thev might hnve been ground up blotting pnper but into skins nnd fried but the dessert nnd the coffee were good nnd the cheese excellent but tins wns the menu far the noon nienl we hnd missed prcuencnle soup uoiist beef nnd yorkshire pudding creamed potatoes nnd cauliflower culif wiltshire boll snlncl steamed sultana holl kite pucldini stew id pigs custard ui ho s at the bomber stnticins nit under w continual nervous strum thev live among tin greatest hulls in tin wo id when thev are out on a job with the antiaircraft shells bursting in puffs around then nnd the need lo w ntc h continuoll lot an attack bv fightei planes while looking all the mm fm their tar gets ii hnd in en the intention ttj hnve i in canndian edltoi s see th intmb- ing plnnes go out hen huv a few hours sleep and get up in time to mm them tome hack it didn t turn out that wnv thnt night lhet wns 1 n hii oi log and opeiatious wen ian- cetlid umil had gon nnumd be- imt w nrnved that hit flight wns oft hid so lension itntt lelled dm nflnei told nn thin w hen the bos n all k vt i up nnd tlnu at tin last miuuit th tup is cnuelled its huid tr keep disc lpltll he suui all kind ot stunts an pulled off one night tt fmplt4i print t thru tittl austin cat in tin ftont dont uul iiiouml tin h iy lo hi hitimitd men women over 40 feed wealc worn old want mannal pep vun vrugt application cards for coupon rationing will be mailed next weekr to every household in canada 1 u ol jru ssi sfuszi canadians will bo required to register so that ration cards good for the 10 week period csmmoncing july 1st may be issued immedi ately flj lie end of that period a coupon ration book good for six months will be issued how to iivgisteii rchihenth in urban areas not nerved by letter carrier and remilenta in rural areas application cards will be distributed to all houso holders through the post offices on or before tues day june 23rd additional cards will also be de livered for evory person rooidont in the household who bears a differont last namo from the head of the household if needod extra cards may be secured from local post offices these application cards should be fillod out imme diately and dropped in tho dearest mail box or post jflice a pamphlet giving complete instructions will be delivered with each card as soon as your name is duly registered at hoadquartors ration cards good lor a ton woelr- period will be mailed to you one ration card for oach person in your home these will be for sugar only coupon llntioning for sugar ll4momrn effective ufy ll beginning july 1st no one willepermitted lo buy sugar for regular domestic use without a ration coupon prompt cooperation on the par1ol the pubbc ui filling out and returning their application caids is necossary to ensure return of the ration coupon card in time to purchase sugar on or aftor the above date roroe the amount of sugar a each indi vidua under the new coupon rationingplan will bo exactly tho same as allowod at present j pound poi person por woek mint in siock irrrtm uiniumi aff uuil auiv aljt4 rimt uajllmi uuukh if hut cw wiultwjlnti 1 fimt names of other pchsomb at same address ma vi ho same lmt namf aa at top m uwcthh mm 1 r jf iitx e at n to 5 p v 11 the wm1m prices hd trme bomo dicltration in urmi or mtmn i00k afpucatioh i ttt unocmlomcd humnit occow that i in0 the fomeooino ucuicrb of tn auc familti llvc at the aiove 00es iciwo aocumattlv qucmlseo 4min ano imr no otmtm wplkatlom hai seem uaoe on stttu c0 amtomc mcmtiomcd mtftuh ttomatum v afnlcant oa wottfofl the provision for additional sugar for preserving etc will be contimmd special voucher forms for t pu w tr n rthileri no person may have on hand more thanlwo weeks supply of sugar unless resident in a remote district im kot ljrieukit volll aiim1 atio 1aki to aw irai tiioiiizeu kiisok the wartifvle prices and trade board