BRITISH PILOTS
DEFINITE SUPERIORITY AN AMERICAN TRIBUTE : WASHINGTON, Sept.. 22. Brigadier-genera] Strong, of the Army Commission which.has just returned from England, told the press, after reporting to Mr Stimson, that Britain was able to defeat Germany after a long war. "The people are united behind Mr Winston Churchill," he said. "They are cheerful and. grimly determined to end German military domination in Europe. ■ I believe they can do it." He paid a tribute to the superiority of. British'pilots' He said the German pilots were machinemade and lacked enthusiasm, while the British pilot was a highly-trained individual regarding the combat as a sportine proposition. Brigadier-general Strong asserted that, • from personal. observation the British, reports on air warfare were substantially correct When they erred it was conservatively,' ..
Asked whether the British claim of shooting down 185 German planes in.a single day last week was true, he replied that the actual count was 192. planes. The Royal Air Force now had better material and trained personnel than ever.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24411, 24 September 1940, Page 7
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