ALL-OUT OFFENSIVE SOON
U.S. AIR FORCES IN BRITAIN (Rec. 10.30 a.m.) Rugby, Dec. 22. American Air Forces in Britain will soon be ready to undertake an all-out air offensive, stated Major-General Henry F. Miller, who has been appointed Commanding General of the United States Army Eighth Air Force Service Command. He said his command dealt with supplies, equipment, and maintaining repairs and salvage, adding: “Our real mission is to get ready for an all-out offensive against the Axis, and I can assure you we will be ready to accomplish this mission within a very brief period. Within the past six months every element in this command has been working at top speed to complete those ‘behind the line services’ with a view to sustained air offensive.”
Asked if any of General Arnold’s “battle waggons” had reached Britain, General Miller said: “They will be over. Our newer types of combat aircraft will come here as soon as they can be turned out.”—8.0. W.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 23 December 1942, Page 5
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