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Show planes are better, our fighter planes are better, and our pilots are superior to the Germans and now we shall definitely have superior su-perior defense against the enemy's aircraft. Credit for much of this is due to American scientists who have done a wonderful job in this war. i .these defenses effectively. I am sure that the British defense against bombers is far better than the Germans have developed I learned that the Bell Telephone laboratories have developed instruments instru-ments that are far better than anything yet invented. They have been tried out in the Southwest Pacific and have proved successful success-ful They automatically will detect de-tect a plane, automatically account ac-count for its speed and automatically automati-cally fire a gun at the right moment. mo-ment. These Bell instruments it is said, greatly increase the defense de-fense of British cities against any air invasion. All in all we have decisive supremacy su-premacy in the air. Our bombing I can report that tnese products of high quality are contributing to ! our effort, and that their value is i recognized officially. In fact my pride in American production swelled as I saw on every ev-ery hand the high quality materiel pouring in to aid the allied cause. Names of great industries, names of great cities and of small cities are emblazoned on the record, a proud proof of American energy, inventiveness and manufacturing skill. One of the impressive experiences experien-ces I had in London was a tour of the defenses of London with the commander, General Whitta-ker. Whitta-ker. To my surprise I found that most of the forces in this field are women. Men did the actual firing of the -guns, but the work of de- tecting the plane, tracing it and getting all the information needed was done by women. General Whittaker gave me a demonstration of how they operate. oper-ate. When a signal was given, a large number of women in slacks sprang to their posts. In the detecting room all the crew of this particular station BRITAIN SEES ' ITTHROUGH COMPLIMENTS OF THE GANNETT NEWSPAPERS Frank Gannett, head of the newspaper group which bears hia name and the author of this report, recently visited - wartime Britain at the invitation invita-tion of the British Government, Govern-ment, lie inspected American and British army encampments, encamp-ments, visited airdromes and talked with crews of allied air forces and witnessed departure depar-ture of bombers on demolition missions over Germany. He was in many areas which had felt the full fury of the Nazi Blitz and saw reconstruction which already had taken place. He was received by Prime Minister Churchill and other leaders of the British government and talked with high American and Allied military heads. Much of what he saw and heard cannot be outfits. The Germans gave these plans to Japan. Radar helped the Japanese sink several of our warships war-ships at night in the Solomons. America and Britain have greatly great-ly perfected radar and I was told that we are now two years ahead of Germany in the use of this weird, fantastic device. With radar ra-dar it is possible to detect ships or planes that cannot be seen. It is possible to sink a ship without it ever being visible. Our scientists nave developed another secret instrument which the Germans cannot understand. When a great force of bombers sets out on a mission, a pathfinder leads the way. This pathfinder has instruments that make it possible to locate the target accurately, although al-though the target may be below the clouds or under fog. When the target is located incendiary bombs are dropped and the light gives the bombers a target. The accuracy of this work is something marvelous. Hitler's bombing is indiscriminate and inaccurate, in-accurate, but the British, Canadians Canadi-ans and Americans hit their targets tar-gets on the nose. Air Force Marshal Harris show- cities I know weyy are helping Uni- ted Nations' fighting men. One of the great names in our effort is Hartford, Conn. Among airmen it was natural that there should be knowledge of the airplane products prod-ucts made in that city. Known also to such specialists is the city's great record in machine tools. Any resident of Connecticut will be proud of the fact that Hartford's fame is being spread across the world. The city's imprint is seen in every raid on Germany. Hartford's Hart-ford's great contribution to this effort will make a bright chapter in future histories of the city. While I didn't examine the foot wear of all our soldiers I was told that the names of Bennington, N. Y., and her sister cities are known throughout the British Isles. Wherever our men are drilling, drill-ing, maneuvering, training all the time, our men are rough on their shoes. Much of the credit for the ruggedness and readiness of our service people can be claimed by the great factories which have shod them. Some day, too, the part other Triple Cities' factories have played followed on a transparent glass were women except the man who the little light which automatically recorded the whereabouts of the plane. He called out the elevation and direction of the plane and these were repeated by the women in a quick and exciting manner, until finally the order to fire was given. While I was in London many planes were shot down, while still over the outskirts of the city. I was convinced that it would be impossible for a large invading force to get through will be better known ana appreciated. appreci-ated. What Ansco is doing in providing provid-ing the all important photographic photograph-ic supplies will be a source of lasting pride. Future histories will show what important parts such cities as El-mira El-mira (N. Y.) have played in the great war. " Right now the war implements Elmira produces may be known only to a comparatively small group of spcialists. ' revealed at tms time. He came into possession of much significant material which does not violate security regulations reg-ulations material which he incorporated in a report he wrote after his return to the United States and was published pub-lished serially in Gannett newspapers. Those instalments instal-ments will be published in THE HERALD from time to time. ON THE SCIENCE FRONT The Allies in scientific development develop-ment are far ahead of the Nazis. The British were the first to develop de-velop radar. Some. Americans were working on it at the same time but Britain was able to manufacture man-ufacture it in quantity ahead of us. Radar was the deciding factor in the Battle of Britain, the air battle over London in September of 1940. By radar the pilots knew when the Germans were coming and they got into the air and over their enemies in time to defeat them. Of this battle which radar helped so much to win, Prime Minister Min-ister Churchill made his famous comment: "Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed to so few, by so many." Unfortunately the British gave to the French plans for radar and when the Germans defeated- the French, they obtained the plans and were soon producing radar ed me the pictures of Cologne after af-ter it had been destroyed. He said he had told the boys to spare the cathedral and there the cathedral stood, untouched by bombs in the midst of widespread devastation. One of the greateset contributions contribu-tions to winning the war has been made by the Eastman Kodak Co., of Rochester. For the first time in history the camera has been used successfully to reveal everything behind the enemy lines. Photographs Photo-graphs are constantly being taken from a height of six miles by aerial aer-ial cameras. When these films are enlarged they show everything the general staff wants to know. They show cities before and after bombing bomb-ing and reveal any efforts to rebuild re-build any devastated city. They show fortification works and the location of guns. In the briefing of the pilots that I witnessed, the men -were told how many antiaircraft anti-aircraft guns were at various stations sta-tions along their route. All this knowledge had been made possible by photographs and research by the Eastman Company. Another Rochester concern that is making a great contribution is the Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. It has produced many intricate parts for these secret instruments that I have mentioned in connection connec-tion with our detection of enemy planes and ships and in making our anti-aircraft fire fast and accurate. ac-curate. The products of other American 7 |