EYES OF THE NAVY
(Official News Service.) (Rec. 7 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 4. New Zealanders are among the Spitfire pilots of R.A.F. Fighter Command who acted as eyes for the naval bombardment of German gun posts _on Walcheren. They had a unique view of the precise shooting by heavy naval guns. Flight Lieutenant I. J. McNeill saw German anti-aircraft gunners running for their lives as naval salvoes crept towards the big gun position which they were supposed to be protecting. Landing from a flight he said: “The battery they were guarding will be quiet for a long time.” ' These pilots are flying two or three spotting sorties daily. They go over in pairs—one directing the naval gunners by radio, the other watching for German fighters. •
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19441106.2.47
Bibliographic details
Southland Times, Issue 25513, 6 November 1944, Page 5
Word Count
125EYES OF THE NAVY Southland Times, Issue 25513, 6 November 1944, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Southland Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in