Prolonged swishing sounds, growing louder until they were enveloped in a resounding crash, were clearly audible in the United Press office. The explosions caused the United Press office building to quake and the windows to rattle.
With the guns seemingly all fung in one direction, a British plane was caught by twenty searchlights. Th plane was followed by the huge pen-oils of light for three minutes before it suddenly dived and zoomed from a great height.
Searchlights also succeeded in catching another plane directly over the centre of Berlin.
The plane, however, was only caught for an instant before it cleverly manceuvres, outwitting the searchlight crews. It disappeared completely and escaped.
London, Oct. 8 French airmen are supporting the British air force in the war from the Thames to Suez. This is made clear in a communique issued from. the headquarters of General Charles de Gaulle, leader of free Frenchmen, in London last night.
A number of fighter pilots, having completed their course of training it British machines, are in BAT. squadrons in Great Britain and are "taking an active part in Londor and home defence."
'What are described in the communique as "important formations fighters and bombers have been sen' overseas." Despite "heavy odds," a large number of French pilots ha' arrived at Gibraltar from North Africa, Eight have been shot down on their way.
"In Abyssinia and Egypt," the com: munique continues, "the roll of for the cause of French Frenchmen who died while fighting
becomes larger every day. Today Premier's Statement On Burma Road A report of Mr. Churchill's announcement on the réopening of the Burma Road will be found on page 2. five pilots of the free French Ab Force have already given their lives "Today, we learned from Cairo tha' one of our planes has been shot down-Only one member of the crew of fou has been saved,"
Supervision by qualified instructor. enables the headquarters of Genera de Gaulle to hope that "in the very near future free French squadron: will take a still more active part b the fight for the Allied cause."—Reuter.
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