Hectic Canadian airmen recount near death battles around Malta
Lieutenant Edmond Jess of Quebec, a Fleet Air Arm Swordfish observer, details a near death forced landing when depth charges prevented jettisoning. He fought through four years of Mediterranean service, joining Malta operations aboard the Eagle carrier, and served with a largely Canadian Swordfish squadron amid heavy air attacks and sea rescues.
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Scott Young
London
Geathan
Lieut
Edmond Jess
Quebec
Fleet Air Arm
Jess
Mediterranean
McGill
B.C_N.V.R
Eagle
Gibraltar
Malta
Navy
George Beurling
Britain
Africa
Indian Ocean
Ernie Gaunt
Toronto
Bud Hutton
Saskatoon
Murray McLandress
Winnipeg
Gaunt
Hutton
North Africa
Elizabeth Jess
Wrens
Galt
Ont
Desert campaign logistics Powering the 8th Army’s 1500 mile pursuit
Lt. Gen. Sir Wilfred Lindsell describes the Q branch and allied support that kept the British 8th Army mobile from El Alamein to Tripoli. Daily water, 2400 tons of supplies, 2000 new tires, railroad repairs, and air cover aided operations across Matruh, Bardia, Tobruk, and other points amid frequent demolitions and hazards.
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8Th Army
el Alamein
Tripoli
Africa Corps
Wilfred Gordon Lindsell
France
Sir Wilfred
R.A F
Quartermaster’s Department
Royal Navy
Matruh
Bardia
Tobruk
Bengali
el Baba
Sword of Honor to be Presented to Stalin Grad
The sword of honor the King plans to present to Stalin grad will be accepted with gratitude, said President Kalinin. The offer, publicized by Soviet radio, frames the blade as a symbol of comradeship in arms between Britain and the Soviet Union.
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Stalingrad
Michael Kalinin
Russia
Monitor
Kalinin
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Britain
Jellicoe
Beatty
French
Women in Radio Location Foresee Bright Future
Britain praises the skill of women in science and engineering in radio-location. Sir Robert Watson-Watt formed an Amazon corps of 1,000 women in 1937, chosen for nimble fingers and keen minds, to advance the new discovery and education for women.
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Sir Robert Watson-Watt
Sir Robert
Amazon Corps
Postwar aviation policy shaping up in United States Canada talks
Washington learns the United States may first seek a postwar aviation pact with Canada. Washington studies options including sovereignty of air, international corporations, international bases, and full internationalization of routes. A bilateral path, with give and take, is anticipated as Washington weighs how to manage global flying after the war.
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Washington
Canada
United States
Arctic
Britain
Newfoundland
Eire
Army
Air Transport Command
Russia
Germany
North Atlantic
Pacific
Polish Inventor Predicts Rubber Economy Boom
Polish chemist Dr. Waclaw Szukiewicz says postwar America may see cheap plastics and tires built from rubber and a new insulating sheathing. He notes his eco nomical grain alcohol to butadiene process underpins synthetic rubber called GSR and that government plans for a plant were approved after Senate exposure.
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Waclaw Szukiewicz
Szukiewicz
Poland
Warsaw
U.S
Publicker Commercial Alcohol Company
Philadelphia
Senate
GSR
Gover
Embroidery Notes For Best Linens Pattern 7465
Sweet flower motifs evoke grandma’s garden for guest towels and pillowcases. Three designs appear as pairs with detailed illustrations and stitches. Pattern 7465 measures about 6 motifs around 5 by 14 inches and costs twenty cents, mailed to Household Arts Department Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
The Girl Says You Should Feel Like a King in the Air
A quotation notes that joy should accompany flight as a person imagines being king. The line reflects a playful, empowering view of air travel and personal exhilaration.
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Carr
Dick Dissreenen
Ture
Hitler
Kaiser
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Chicago Sun
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Porntucad
Franco
Morocco
Algeria
Eisenhower
Francisco Franco
Rommel
Dwight Eisenhower
North
Alice Brooks
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