Size of Midget Subs Revealed
London dated report describes British midget submarines that torpedoed the German battleship Tirpitz on September 22, 1943. Sub design measures about 40 feet long with a deck beam five to six feet and a wide underwater hull. Crews of three to four likely served these subs nicknamed Tiddlers. X-6 commander Basil Place and X-7 commander Donald Cameron received Victoria Crosses for the raid and are now German prisoners.
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London
Tiddiers
Basil Charles Godfrey Place
Donald Cameron
Tirpits
Blimp Mail and Passenger Line Planned by United Nations Airships
United Nations Airships, Inc. announced postwar plans for lighter-than-air passenger and mail service using Zeppelin-type blimps. Proposals cover routes from Washington D C to Rio de Janeiro Buenos Aires Calcutta Dakar Capetown Rangoon Moscow Glasgow Brisbane and Darwin with training ships by Goodyear. First trials to occur in months. Ships would carry about 380 passengers at lower cost per mile and claim greater safety due to non inflammable helium.
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Washington
United Nations Airships, Inc
Rio de Deneiro
Buenos Aires
Catcutts
Dakar
Capetown
Artatar
Moscow
Glasgow
Brisbane
Rondlulu
Chunaking
Darwin
Washington,d.c
Civil Aeronautics, Board
Goodyear
Deductions for Casualty Losses Under Income Tax Rules
The text outlines what losses qualify as deductions for casualty and theft under the income tax. It explains losses from fires storms shipwrecks and theft are deductible if not insured, how to report them on Schedule G and Form 1040, and that losses from personal items must reflect market value loss rather than sentimental value. It covers rules for insured property, business versus nonbusiness losses, and limitations under the victory tax including restrictions on capital asset losses and wagering losses.
Escape from enemy camp leads to Algiers escape trio
Lieut. Gen. Richard O'Conyer Air Marshal O T Boyd and Lieut. Gen. P Neame are pictured in Algiers after breaking from a war camp in Italy during the confusion caused by Halys surrender. Details of the escape remain undisclosed.
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Richard O'Conyer
O. T. Boyd
P. Neame
Algiers
Italy
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