AID FOR RUSSIA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 13 October 1941, Page 6

AID FOR RUSSIA

THE MOSCOW MEETING BROADCAST BY LORD BEAVER BROOK Rcr 1 30 p m ) Rugby. Oct 12. In his broadcast covering the visit of the British and American missions 1) Mosrn- Lord Beaverbrook added: •'Th»- Russians have most skilfully developed two new types of aircraft. One is Mig3, a fighter which corre- . sponds in excellence, design and per--1 formanrp to our Hurricanes and Spitfires. Just as these machines are superior to the German fighters in the west so have the Messersrhmitts on the Eastern Front met their match in Mig. 3*s. There is another new type. It is the i Stormovik dive-bomber. Heavily armoured, this aircraft proved an out- ; standing sucre? in attacking troop concentrations and breaking up enemy formations. Colonel Lyons, of th® 1 American Air Force, tells of the do- ! nsion to construct an airfield for the ! reception of British and American ®ir--1 craft we have been sending to Russia, j A forest was cleared, a swamp drained, j and the road was driven. Two long 1 wide runways were constructed Yet • that field was completed within 30 days. Now you may ask, can the Russians use to the best advantage the weapons marie for them at home and abroad, in Britain and in the United States*’ Yes. Their pilots are of the very best. Just as much experience* !as any pilots anywhere. And mecha- ; r.ics who service their aircraft compare in all respects with the mechanics :of Britain anrl the United States. Ini deed the Russians have a genius for j mechanisation.” TRIBUTE TO RUSSIANS Lord Beaverbrook went on. “The , Russian Prime Minister knows that the ! people of Britain will see this job through. He knows that they mean to i light to a conclusion and carry on till victory is won. And it is my belief That the people of Russia are possessed of the same determination. They bear i at present the full brunt of the fire | and the burden of the enemy’s attack, • and their courage and determination in the face of adversity, their abiding iaith in Russia, their love of country, which prompts them to destroy their heritage rather than let it fall into the hands of the barbarian invader, have commanded mounting admiration alike of the old world and the new.” Lord Beaverbrook concluded with the pledge: “We will forego food from abroad If ships are needed for Russia, We will give up all our pleasure if munitions are required to defend their cities. We will endure the shadows with them and the sunshine we will share with them. M. Stalin must be sustained. The Soviet Union must be enabled to enter the spring campaign with adequate supplies of all munitions of war.”—B OW.