The Archive · 1939

Nati Objective Exposed

It is believed that the object is to create the Impression that Great Britain is leaving air battles to France, "in accordance with persistent and rather obvious Nazi efforts a wedge between the This particular attempt, itis pointed out, takes on a. somewhat forlorn aspect when it is regarded against the background*of the actual achievements of the Royal Air Force in France and its almost daily reconnaissance Mights over large areas of Germany.

Incidentally, the same observers remark, British losses on these reconnaissance flights have been remarkably few in proportion to the distance covered and the tasks accomplished—a fact which speaks highly both for the skill of pilots and the quality of aircraft.

In contradiction of the implications of the inaccurate figures put out by the Nazis, it can be slated, they add, that the' British and French Air Forces are each doing their full share in mutually agreed spheres—Reuter.

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