London, Dec. 7.
It is reliably reported that crack Italian airmen, veterans of the Spanish civil war where they had ihe opportunity to get used to Soviet air tactics, are now in Finland and are piloting the sixty Italian planes sent from Italy to Helsinki, It has been confirmed that the Italian planes were refuelled in the Reich on their way to Finland.
It is asserted that these sixty planes are only the first part of a large contingent of Italian planes to be delivered to Finland, They have already done damage to the Russians, it being claimed that they have accounted for seven Soviet machines destroyed until now.—Havas.
Finland Discreetly Silent Helsinki, Dec. 8.
Reports from abroad regarding deliveries of arms from various countries, including most belligerent countries and neutrals, were neither confirmed nor denied here yesterday because of the Official Secrets Act. It was known, however, that Finland had taken help from wherever help was offered.—United Press Britain Sends 100 Planes Stockholm, Dec. 8.
Finland has received about sixty Italian planes in recent weeks and Britain has promised to send about 100 planes as soon as possible, reports from Helsinki said today. Finland the reports said, has an excellently trained air force including 5,000 pilots. The Finnish air force reserve has not yet been mobilized, the reports said.
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