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No. 8 ……. Cover: Glider Pick-Up ……. Articles Inside: …
Quiz No. 1: Twin-Engine Shadows
Why They Fly – Basics of Flight
Agano is Newest Jap Light Cruiser
USS California Rejoins the Fleet
New Army Fighter is Improved P-39
British Auxiliaries – New Small Ships and Conversions Form Bulk of the British Fleet
British Sloops – With increased armament they perform a variety of patrol and escort tasks
Sub Smashers – Corvettes and frigates have shared brunt of North Atlantic struggle
Minesweepers – They fight unceasing battle to keep open the sea lanes off British Ports
Odd-Job Craft – Valuable Fleet support is given by trawlers, mine and net layers
Conversions – Old light cruisers are used for AA duty, varied merchant types to chase raiders
Monitors & Gunboats – They shell enemy’s coast, support landing operations
Coastal Craft – Fast new fleet of motorboats fights guerrilla war in North Sea, Channel
Enemy Aircraft – Principal Japanese & German Types
Quiz No. 2: A Dozen Artillery Weapons
War Gliders – New Designs Show Great Promise for Airborne Attack and Supply ( CG-4A, CG-13, Horsa and Hamilcar )
Luftwaffe’s Glider Force ( GO-242, DFS-230 and ME-323 )
Jap Plane Exhausts
The British Armored Cars – Backbone of the Reconnaissance Corps, they cover much ground, scout out enemy forces ( Humber, Daimler, Matador, Otter, Lynx and Staghound
Quiz No. 3: Shapes of the War at Sea
Training Films – “Hell’s Angels” Crew Makes Movies for Army
P-51 and ME-109 Look Different
News & Miscellany
Quiz No. 4: Single-Engine Fighters
Pin-Up Plane – This Month’s is the P-38 Lightning