NAZI EXAGGERATION

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 124, 19 February 1941, Page 7

NAZI EXAGGERATION

British Aircraft Losses RUGBY, L-’ebruary 17. After a period of comparative inactivity on this subject, the German propaganda lias returned to the widely exaggerated claims of Royal Air l-’orce machines “destroyed,” which was a feature of last autumn’s Nazi pronouncements. The latest allegation is that during the last five days 102 R.A.F. machines have fallen victims. In fact, from !■ eb-i-uary 10 to noon today, 26 R.A.I. machines were lost, three over England, 17 over Europe, and six in the Middle East. The Berlin radio claimed that 28 British machines were destroyed on February 10 and 25 on February 12. Tlie actual figures wore seven and three respectively. TEAR GAS USED Test At Brighton LONDON. Eebruary 17. A real tear gas test was carried out in Brighton, where a mild form of the gas -was released from cylinders in an area three-quarters of a mile square in tlie centre of lite city. Notices ami loud-speakers had previously warned tlie population to carry their gas-masks ami wear them when the gits alert sounded, tmt tin* fact Hutt, gas wits being used was kept secret till a few minutes before the advertised time. Scores of peo[>le who ignored the advice were caught unprepared when the gas came down the road like a blanket of fog. and the police advised them to niafe a detour of the affected area. The JUyor described the test as great success. BURMESE R.A.F. OFFICER i Bril isli (Ulieiat IV irclcss. > RUGBY, February 17. A Rangoon University student, who abandoned the study of law in favour of aeronautical engineering is the first Burmese to lie granted a eonimission in tlie Royal Air Force. He is literally now an expert at bis job, and will shortly join the Burma Squadron of the Fighter Command as engineer officer.

Tlie squad roti, which is formed of Hurricanes provided out of £150,000 sent by Burma and which already has .’it) etieitiy aircraft to its credit, has the emblem of a wild turkey on a background of the Union Jack.