AIR PARITY NOW

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 41, 17 August 1942, Page 5

AIR PARITY NOW

ALLIED SUPERIORITY SOON

RUGBY. August 15

"The time is not very far distant when the British and American bomber squadrons in England will be able to destroy the industry and power of Germany at a rate which outstrips repair. When that time comes, will the average German long resist the conclusions that war is no longer profitable and that the Fuhrer is no longer worth following?" asks Sir Charles Portal, Chief of the British Air Staff, in an article in a special R.A.F. issue of the Chicago magazine "Flying and Popular Aviation." In a review of some of the problems which faced him and his predecessors, Sir Charles stresses the fact that Britain began the war with a

against the Luftwaffe and only now had reached numerical parity with the Germans. Britain's air resources had never approached her requirements, and in view of that she could not be strong" everywhere. All she could do at first was to ensure that she was strong' at essential^ points, and this could only be achieved at the expense of weakness elsewhere. As a result Britain met with many grave reverses which had given rise to severe criticism of the R.A.F.

"I am glad to say. however; that the situation is now quickly improving,-'" ho said, adding that the time was rapidly approaching when the United Nations would have, decisive air superiority over the Axis in all parts of the world.

Referring to the R.A.F. bomber offensive, Sir Charles says that what, has been achieved in the past is ns nothing compared with what is now beginning to be achieved and what, with the help of the American bomber force destined for Britain would soon be achieved.—B.O.W.