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...export version (British Kittihawk). Although P-40s (British Tomahawks) are still giving a stout account of themselves in battle with Messerschmitt logs over Britain's Egyptian and Far Eastern fronts, the Kittihawk is a long jump ahead. It is slicker and leaner than the Tomahawks. From its wings bristle six .50-caliber machine guns. It has better armor for pilots and, best of all, it has a lot more speed-reputedly a top of 380-390 m.p.h...
...York City, Bundles for Britain turned in parts of a German Messerschmitt fighter...
...west was spread thin. Day raids by between 100 and 300 British fighters and bombers at first had easy pickings. In the first month of the Battle of Germany, Hurricanes and Spitfires flew 2,000,000 plane-miles in offensive sweeps and patrols, and destroyed 301 old Messerschmitt 109s, while losing only 118 of their own fighter planes (the British lost 112 bombers in the same period...
Wind Up. By last week the R.A.F. began to lose about as many planes as it bagged, for the Luftwaffe was returning in force from Russia. Among the new opposition which the R.A.F. met was a souped-up model of the old single-seater Messerschmitt 109. The new job, Me 109F, called "Meph" by the British, had been sighted several times, flying on ultra-high reconnaissance. But not until last fortnight, when one pancaked in Kent nearly undamaged, had the British a chance to examine a "Meph" carefully. It had the markings of Hermann Goring's Yellow Nose Squadron...
...fighters) and Martin 1675 (bombers), the British had the situation well enough in hand so that pro-Axis Premier Rashid Ali El-Gailani and his Defense Minister were reported to have requested visas to flee to Turkey. Incidentally, in the first dogfight between a Curtiss P-40 and a Messerschmitt, the German was shot down...