SEARCHING THE SEA FOR U-BOATS AN R.A.F. PILOT AND NAVIGATOR WORKING OUT THEIR COURSE WHILE ON PATROL. (Photograph by Charles E. Brown.)

BRITISH AIRCRAFT SILHOUETTES jk--- H TWO TYPES OF FIGHTERS WHICH HAVE FORCED DOWN NUMEROUS GERMAN RAIDERS, AND BOMBERS; ADAPTED TO A VARIETY OF TASKS. j The Hawker Hurricane single-seat j fighter (1030-h. p. Rolls-Royce" Merlin II." J I, engine) has wings with straight taper on l

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TRAINING MEN FOR OUR MECHANISED ARMY A UNIT OF THE ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS AT AN INSTRUCTION CENTRE IN ENGLAND. (Keystone.)

INDICATING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A GERMAN TANK A ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS INSTRUCTOR SHOWING MEN FOREIGN EQUIPMENT. {Keystone.)

HOW BRITISH SHIPS LEARN TO DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST U-BOATS MEN OF THE MERCHANT MARINE AT GUN DRILL UNDER NAVAL INSTRUCTORS. THE MEN ALSO LEARN HIGH-ANGLE GUNNERY FOR DEFENCE AGAINST AIR ATTACK. {Fox.)

A NEW MENACE AGAINST WHOSE DANGERS THE COMMAND IN FRANCE IS ON ITS GUARD ATTACK BY PARACHUTE-- A RUSSIAN DEMONSTRATION. As yet the possibilities of attack by parachute have not been seriously tested between evenly-matched contestants. The Germans, however, used this method with c

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WHERE THOUSANDS OF WATCHERS AND THOUSANDS OF LISTENERS DAY AND NIGHT GUARD THE GERMAN SKIES A GERMAN ARTIST'S IMPRESSION OF THE BERLIN AIR DEFENCES-- WHICH HAVE SO FAR FAILED TO STOP R.A.F. RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS AND A GERMAN SOUND-LOCATOR (RIGHT). Photograph by Keystone.) O r t

OFF ON A RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT A BRITISH HEAVY BOMBER ON ITS WAY TO DROP INFORMATIVE LEAFLETS ON THE ENEMY'S CAPITAL (Barratts.) On repeated occasions since the war began, the Royal Air Force has proved its ability to penetrate the German anti-aircraft defences. Between September