WINTER PROBLEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 85, 7 October 1940, Page 7

WINTER PROBLEMS

RIVAL AIR FORCES

EXPERTS 7 SPECULATIONS

AN R.A.F. ADVANTAGE

(British Official Wireless.)

(Received October 7, noon.)

RUGBY, October 6.

Contrasting the problems of the winter air campaign facing the British R.A.F. and Lhe German Luftwaffe, experts are of opinion that the greatest of the German difficulties are likely to be icing conditions which may hamper planned extensive raiding. At the same time. Britain will probably be visited throughout the coining wititer months by single "nuisance Vaiders."' which may be unable to do any damage of military importance but can continue the annoyance of indiscriminate bombing of dwelling-houses and civilians.

On the other hand, RAF. pilots of night bombers will have the advantage of the experience gained during the operations over Germany last winter, one of the hardest winters they could possibly have encountered, and, being fully trained and equipped to combat ice, cloud, and poor visibility, should be able to turn the bad weather to much better account than the German pilots, who have had no similar training. It is even suggested in some quarters that while night bombing is likely to continue on the same scale throughout the winter as at present, daylight raids may be possible by the R.A.F. over Germany by the use of the cover afforded by clouds.