KILLED IN AFRICA

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21206, 31 August 1940, Page 7

KILLED IN AFRICA

MISSIONARY AND WIFE TWO OTHERS WOUNDED ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received August 31, 11 a.m.) CAIRO, August 30 The Governor-General of the Sudan reports that two Italian planes on August 23 bombed and machinegunned a mission station at Loro, in the Upper Nile province, and killed Dr. Robert Grieve and his wife, and wounded Rev. Kenneth Oglesby and his wife. All were Americans. A fifth member of the staff, an Australian, Miss Walsh, was not hurt. Dr. Grieve and his wife were killed by machine-gun fire as they came out waving an American flag. The mission, which is known to Italians, is quite isolated and unprotected and there are no military objectives near.

AMERICAN AIRCRAFT DELIVERY TO BRITAIN TWO NEW TYPES INSPECTED DUKE OF KENT’S VISIT (omclal Wireless) (Received Aug. 31, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, Aug. 30

The Duke of Kent recently visited a Royal Air Force station and exam-

ined two types of American aircraft which are now being delivered in quantity. These are the Brewater single-seat fighter, and the Douglas light bomber. They will be known as the “ Buffalo ” and “ Boston.” The Buffalo was originally developed for use by the United States Navy as a decklanding fighter, but will be employed by the Royal Air Force as a land fighter. This aircraft is a mid-wing monoplane, with very short, deep fuselage. The undercarriage, which retracts partly into the wing and partly into the fuselage, is a feature of the design, but generally the aircraft is of orthodox stressed skin construction, with the exception of moveable control surfaces, for which a fabric covering is employed. Power is provided by a Wright “ Cyclone ” nine-cylinder radial aircooled engine, which drives a variable pitch air screw. In size the Buffalo is similar to the Spitfire. The Boston is a twin-engine light bomber of unorthodox design. It is of the monoplane type, with sharplytapered wings and fairly deep, narrow fuselage. The undercarriage is of the tricycle type, with two rear wheels retracting into the rear engine nacelles. The nose wheel retracts rearwards upward into the fuselage, and when raised is covered by hinges in panels. Two Wright Cyclone ninecylinder radial air-cooled motors are fitted.

Their Majesties returned to London on Thursday evening on completion of the visit to the north of England, during which the King inspected military units of the Northern Command, and the Queen inspected Auxiliary Territorial Service units and visited military hospitals and Y.M.C.A. huts.