POWER NEW BRITISH PLANES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 239, 8 October 1940, Page 8

POWER NEW BRITISH PLANES.

RAPID PRODUCTION.

Bomber And " Amazing" Long Range Fighter.

United Press Association.—Copyright.

LONDON", Oct. 7

Powerful new bombers are now being produced in great numbers, and an amazing new long-range fighter is likely to be used in the immediate future for a greatly-intensified offensive over Germany, says the "Daily Mail."

The range of the new bomber will eiiable British pilots to "sit over" Berlin for much longer than they have been able to do hitherto, while the new fighter, which is a really astonishing machine, will enable the Royal Air Force to carry out winter daylight raids over the Channel.

Expressions of opinion which two fighter flight-commanders broadcast on Sunday evening were listened to with interest by the general public, says a British official wirelese message. One flight-commander, who has five German aircraft to his credit, said his pilots, as well as those of the rest of the Fighter Command, were probably even more fnll of fight now than previously. "We have been at grips with the Lutfwaffe in so many cireuni%!ai'res that we have come to know their measure," he said.

"It is the measure of a bully, and everyone likes to j>aste a bully. But speaking of the Luftwaffe at large, I know that whatever their strength in numbers, they will never succeed in effectively damaging this country's war effort. The day will come soon, I hope, when there will be a British fighter iii the air for every German aircraft. I do not believe scores will stay to fight. If they do stay, there will be' few who will live to fight another day."

This pilot was followed by a flightlieutenant of the Royal Australian Air Force, who comes from Briebane. "I agree entirely," he said, "that if the British squadrons can keep up their present punch —and they will—it will be a sad day for Germany when we get anything approaching equality in numbers."