NAZIS MASTERED.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 256, 26 September 1940, Page 7

NAZIS MASTERED.

AIR TACTICS COUNTERED.

(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Sept. 24

The German tactics in the great air battle in which the whole might of the Luftwaffe..has been thrown against the British fighter force are designed with the object of providing compensations for their relatively inferior fighter equipment. For this reason Nazi mass formations —chiefly of fight, ers, which are probably accompanied by a few bombers—approach England at a great height in the hope that contact with Royal Air Force fighters will be made when the British machines are at a lower level and, therefore, at a disadvantage. That tlii3 technique has been adeuately dealt with by the British Fighter Command is shown by the great reduction of the German day bombing activity during the past few days. Climbing inland toward the Thames British fighters attain the requisite height and turn back to bring the enemy into action. The result of these tactics is that many of the air battles take place over Kent, and some of the more forward aerodromes are not used, as it would be impossible for aircraft starting from them to reach the height, frequently as great as 30,000 ft. at which the enemy come in. These forward aerodromes have not, however, been in any way given up. The fighter aerodromes which _ have been attacked by the enemy are in full use. Neither the strength nor the fighting efficiency of the British fighter force is any less since the Nazi attack opened on August 8, and the R. A.F., awaits the result of the battle with full Confidence. EFFICIENT SERVICES.

The practical experience of the past few >veelcs'has demonstrated the soundness of the organisation and the excellent spirit of the. civil defence services, according to a report bv t'nc London County Council Civil Defence Committee The greatest demands have been made on the London fire service, and the regular and auxiliary services alike have worked with the utmost energy whatever the risk. The London ambulance service, including the auxiliary service, has I manv air raid casualties + ra hnsnital and Respite the black-out So “eras. “L to reach the caraalt. ha. boon on v seven imnntes from the receipt of t'he call.