Advances In War Aircraft Across Global Fronts
A survey of wartime aircraft progress from Russia to Britain and Japan. LAGG-3 and Me 109 comparisons show Russian plywood construction and rocket armament, while Sweden's J-22 and Hellcat developments signal diverse design trends. Britain resumes post war air transport with potential Avro York use to Moscow via a multi-stop route.
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Messerschmitt
Sweden
South Pacific
United Kingdom
U.S.A
Great Britain
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Britain
Moscow
Queen sends thank you message to Canadian helpers
Dominion archivist Dr. Gustave Lanctot reports receipt from Queen Elizabeth of a specimen of her personal thank you message to families in Canada and other parts of the British Empire and United States who aided evacuated children in England. The card was colored and designed by G. F. Cobb and funded entirely by the Queen.
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Gustave Lanctot
Dominion
Queen Elizabeth
National Archives
Canada
British Empire
United States
England
G. F. Cobb
College of Heralda
Trans-Canada Air Lines VP Takes War Assignment Overseas
O T Larson vice-president of Trans-Canada Air Lines is granted a leave of absence to serve in a civilian capacity for the war effort with the United Nations overseas. Selection came on the recommendation of General H H Arnold of the US Army Air Forces. The assignment is indefinite. Larson, in his forties, joined the airline at its founding as technical adviser in Meteorology and Despatch, became general superintendent two years later, and was named vice-president on September 1, 1941. He has worked with the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, the Royal Meteorological Society and the American Meteorology Society.
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O. T. Larson
Trans- Canada Air Lines
United Nations
United States Army Air Forces
H. H. Arnold
Larson
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
Royal Meteorological Society
American Meteorology Society
Occupation Costs Crush French Economy Figures Show Loss
June public debt in France hit 1.121 trillion francs as German occupation drained funds. From April to June French payments to Germany totaled 62 billion francs while national revenue yielded 28 billion, showing costs more than double income and signaling a moral about the occupation.
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French Committee of National Liberation
France
Vichy
How Nazis Deal With Treason Speech by Goebbels
In a rhetoric laden speech, Joseph Goebbels denounces treason as a betrayal of the German people and declares that those who endanger freedom deserve death. He frames treason as a front line betrayal and vows decisive punishment.
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Goebbels
Justification of Allied Bombing in World War Two
Ottawa Journal cites Hanson Baldwin and Walter Lippmann supporting strategic bombing of Berlin. The piece argues devastating air raids shorten the war by forcing the jailers to release Europe, acknowledging civilian casualties but stressing broader humanity.
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Berlin
Italy
Pacific
Hanson Baldwin
New York Times
Winston Churchill
Europe
Walter Lippmann
Hamburg
Cologne
Russia
Ottawa Journal
First German war criminal hanged west of Kremenchug
The Exchange Telegraph reports in Moscow that a German war criminal was hanged by a field court martial in a village west of Kremen chug. He was executed on the same tree used previously to punish a local woman for killing poultry without occupation authorization. Buy War Savings Stamps Regularly.
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Exchange
Moscow
Kremenchug
Contribution Of Rural Canadians In The War Effort
During four years of war Canadian agriculture saw innovations in seed production and crop development. Farmers and farmerettes boosted food for armed forces and civilians while scientists tackled pests and disease. Canada now localizes most seed, supplies wool, grows flax, explores rubber crops from milkweed, and expands grass seed for soil and airport needs.
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Canada
Dominion
United Kingdom
Ontario
Quebec
Malaya
East Indies
Basutoland Supports UK War Effort with Gift and Loan
Basutoland has given the United Kingdom government about 440000 toward the war cost and now lends about 77200 free of interest for the duration. The gesture shows loyalty amid the global conflict and reinforces ties with South Africa and the UK.
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United Kingdom
Basutoland
South Africa
British Merchant Navy Losses in First War Years
More than 16 000 men of the British Merchant Navy died during the first three years of the war. The record highlights the heavy human cost faced by seafarers serving in convoy duties and wartime supply missions.
Athabaskan Damaged by Glider Bomb Returns to Sea
HMCS Athabaskan a Tribal class destroyer was damaged by a glider bomb in an August battle with Nazi planes and has returned to sea. The attack left five dead and 12 hospitalized as the bomb pierced the hull and exploded near the petty officers mess in the water. Commander G R Miles, Writer Petty Officer Peter J Bates, and Lt R B Hayward are pictured in the report.
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Hmcs. Athabaskan
Athabaskan
G. R. Miles
Rothesay
Athabskan
Peter J. Bates
Windsor
Crisp lines warn sailors strike harm in wartime
Excerpts from East Coast Corvette by Lieut. Nicholas Monsarrat critique wartime strikes among sailors. He argues pay and conditions resemble ransom on a desperate nation and warns such tactics could cripple convoy escort and overall war effort if applied broadly.
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Nicholas Monsarrat
Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
Barrie Examiner
Kingston bank restores burnt dollar bills from Woolworth fire
Kingston bank clerks reportedly reassembled 27 burned one dollar bills from the F. W. Woolworth building after a fire. The bills, saved from the Community Chest collection, were replaced by the finance department.
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Humpty Dumpty
Kingston Bank
F. W. Woolworth
Finance Department
Dairy Cows Performance Service Sees Test Entries Rise
The Record of Performance service for dairy cows aims to aid breeders and provide reliable buyer and seller guidance. In 1942, 27 221 cows entered for test, up 2 779 from the prior year.
Tank armor plate makes up about thirty percent weight
The article notes that armor plate comprises about 30 percent of the total weight of a light tank. It highlights the proportion of protective metal relative to the tank’s overall mass, indicating its significance in design and protection.
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Edmonton
Air Cadets of Canada
Lavochkin
Air Ministry
RAF
Aeroplane
A.R.P
Pacific Area
Message For Archives
Elizabeth
Rakis
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
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