Difficult Flying In Central Pacific
IP™?. 1 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The commander of the Seventh Air Force (Major-General Willis Hale), in an interview with the Hawaii corresnondent of the Associated Press claimed that the Central Pacific zone was one of the world's most difficult flying onerations because of long distances and lack of fighter support. Nevertheless losses averaged only 3 per cent nor mission and Ihe new policy of relieving crews after 30 missions over enemy territory gave fliers a 50-50 chance of survival. Major-General Hale said that bombing was so destructive on some of the Marshall Islands, notablv Mili. that the Japanese ceased defending with Zeros, although raiders still encountered aek-ack. The Japanese had extreme aircraft mobility in the Marshalls because of long nreparations and short distanced bases. He thought it: .possible that the Japanese were husbanding some aircraft for use of defendable points.
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Northern Advocate, 17 January 1944, Page 6
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