A thick fog hung over the air force zone when Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, began a visit of the British forces in France yesterday.
Conditions were so bad, says Reuter's special correspondent with the R.A.F., that no flying was possible. A mock attack on one aerodrome had to be cancelled, and Mr. Churchill was unable to visit all the units that the Air Force Command wished him to see.
Accompanied by his son Randolph, who is a second lieutenant, and Professor Linderman, the scientist, Mr. Churchill brought a good deal of work with him from London, and after dining with the Air Force last night he is believed to have been busy dictating notes to his secretary.
The First Lord, who was quickly recognized and greeted by villagers during his tour, was in good humour.
Today he will visit the British Expeditionary Force and air commons ent units.—Reuter.
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