ARCTIC DEFENCE
Part Played By British Planes (Rec. 8.36) LONDON, Oct. 7. Paying a tribute to the part played by Britir’ and American planes In the defence of Murmansk, Major Oleshkovsky, writing in the “Soviet War News” says that Russian engineers quickly adapted Hurricanes. Tomahawks and Aircobras for Polar conditions. The Hurricanes were given heavier armament and the Aircobras lightened for greater manoeuverability. Four hundred German planes have been shot down on the Arctic front in a year. The Luftwaffe ace, Schaschke, who shot (Sown 94 planes in various countries -ta' Willi Pfenger, the renowned German aerobatics instructor, credited with 36 air victories, were both shot down on the Arctic front.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLII, Issue 22398, 9 October 1942, Page 5
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111ARCTIC DEFENCE Timaru Herald, Volume CLII, Issue 22398, 9 October 1942, Page 5
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