Capt, James Roosevelt, the President's eldest son, who was in the Middle East as a military observer. recently saw some pilots and crews flying these aircraft. One of them told him how three German fighters attempted to intercept him, but the Glenn-Martin had no trouble in outstripping them, "They are easy to manceuvre," he said, "and their speed is surprising."
for the Tomahawk, British fighter pilots are enthusiastic. Even those who were formerly flying Hurricanes and Spitfires consider this new aircraft a "good job." Curtis Hawk 81, as the American call this ship, is à single engined, one seater, low wing monoplane, well armed and in performances comparable with the Hurricane, Tomahawks are being used in the Middle East as escort bombers in attacks on enemy aerodromes, dumps and stores, They have also had many fighting successes. Pilots very satisfied with their armament and manoeuvrability.
One flying officer summed up the general feeling when he said, "when you sit at the control and handle her you know you have really got something in this American higher" In and round Britain Havocs are living up to their new name. The United States AD DB7, on its service with RAF. was promptly christened in British fashion. There is a useful advantage in names, and Havocs certainly climbed to merit and fame in encounters with the best that ground is covered by dense forests or thickly wooded plantations, Forced landings and parachute jumps are equally. risky but aircraft stand up to their job (groups omitted) as a con~ stant reminder that weight of production of the United States is steadily behind Britain's war effort, The whole Malayan Peninsula from. the Thailand horde to Singapore Island and Borneo is a vast network of modern military aerodromes, The full tide of American production has not yet been reached but fore-runners of American strength have proved their worth,
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