The Secret of Measuring Raid Losses Over London
An inner wartime analysis explains how to gauge Luftwaffe losses by tonnage and time over targets. It compares raid durations, bomber payloads, and fighter risks, noting Allied superiority in long-term averages and bomber efficiency versus German efforts over London and Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. MacLean
London
Britain
RAF
Germany
Luftwaffe
Berlin
Dresden
England
Durham County and Clarke Township set Victory Loan goals
At a Newcastle meeting on October 8, district leaders announced a county objective of 1,550,000 for the 7th Victory Loan, with Clarke Township’s share at 210,000, a modest rise. Canvassers listed include Stan Payne and W. E. Davey among others, urging preparatory contributions to support Canada’s war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
County of
Durham
Clarke Township
Kendal
Stan. Payne
W. E. Davey
C. ‘R. Carveth
Arnold Wade
Crono
J. J. Mellor
Canada
Fire Prevention Week Poem and Rail Crash Note
A fire protection poem from St. Catharines Ontario urges careful use of matches during Fire Prevention Week October 8 to 14. The note also mentions a British railways fatal passenger accident and a wartime rise in mechanically-cut coal from 59 to over 70 percent, plus field canvassing guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Frost
National War Finance Committee
National Selective Service
Department OF Labour
Humphrey Mitchell
Labour
A. Macnamara
Dominion Department of Labour
Dominion
Tio
St. Catharines, Ontario
Fire Department
British Railways
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