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BRITAIN'S GROWING AIR ARM
, n> THE WESTERN FRONT GERMAN RAIDING PARTIES REPULSED In fierce efforts to dislodge th French from positions they have oc ctipied on German territory, th enemy made several vigorous raid yesterday all of which were repute ed. There was no penetration of th French line. The Germans have now concentrat ed their artillery on the French l'or i . „ r*? A, lo rlr
ONE MILLION MILES FLOWN I In a statement in the House o| Commons yesterday, the Secretary ; of State Cor Air, Sir Kingslcy Wood, gay? details of the work of Coastal which he said had flown one million miles during the iii'st four weeks of the war. In the process of this tremendous achievement, Sir Kingsley Wood stated that it had performed over 100 convoys, and carried out thirtyHour attacks upon enemy submarines
tilled positions in an effort to c»cstroy them. From Berlin it is reported that the 1911 and; 1912 classes of recruits hove been called up while members of the Home Reserve have been instructed to report for duty by October 15.
1 some of which had been successful. Speaking of the Dominions he said » that they had agreed to provide facir lities for personnel and production of equipment. The Air Force had I been extended on a vast scale and - was definitely superior to the Gcr- > man force.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 73, 11 October 1939, Page 5
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