AIR SUPERIORITY
REASON FOR AFRICAN VICTORY (Rec. 11.0 a.m.) Rugby, June 24. North Africa was described as “the springboard of the United Nations” by the Secretary for Air, Sir Archibald Sinclair, during a three-day tour of R.A.F. units in the Middle East. He stressed the vital importance of the North African campaign. It was mastery of the air and skilful exploitation of that mastery, which gave us the upper hand. It was due to air superiority that the army was able to move ahead with greatly reduced losses and at a far greater speed. Another factor was the remarkable degree of immunity conferred upon convoys passing along the North African coast. This was again due to the R.A.F. maintaining constant and unflagging convoy patrols —B.O. W.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 78, 25 June 1943, Page 5
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