| Show Superior Flies Loose After Crew Bails Out BERLIN UP UP-A UP A B 29 is loose near the British air corridor to Berlin with enough gasoline aboard to fl fly nearly miles mlles United States air force authorities said The pilot and other L crew members hailed balled out when the plane developed de engine trouble A B British r I I i S h announcement said the vas as believed one of those participating participating in joint Anglo Ameri can air maneuvers maneu over o Brit Brit- ain alzi Some of the tresses which attacked England England Eng Eng- land flew from Germany I- I f LONDON Sept 3 UP The Thc The U. U S. S ir force announced Friday an American B 29 tak- tak ug ng part in a mock air battle test test- ng g Britain's defenses was aban- aban by its crew after atter developing engine trouble over the Nether Nether- lands ands andL U. U S. S air force headquarters at Germany and the Brith Brit- Brit iii h air ministry in London both id 10 crewmen were picked up Wiesbaden e announcement said It t t was not not certain whether this I instituted the entire crew A Is pat c h from Vlissingen the Netherlands said one man was r Believed seriously Injured Picked up The Wiesbaden announcement an- an said it was not am aln hether this constituted the crew A dispatch from Vhs Vlis- Ingen ngen n the Netherlands said one an was believed to be seriously f J A ordinarily carries a crew i gil 11 14 I The air ministry said Raid the criPpled crippled crippled crip criP- pled plane was vas one of those based at Lakenheath a Royal Air force base in England Ninety are taking part in the giant air ir defense test over Britain which involves hundreds hun hun- of British heavy a and d medium bombers and squadrons of jet fighters Mock air nir battles were staged over O the Thames estuary and other places in Britain 8 as the bombers swung in from the sea In simulated simulated simu simu- raids The bombers had been given permission to fly over the lowlands to avoid the radar screen before turning in for the attack Meteor jet fighters of the royal air force tangled with American feet over the estuary in mock battles of a n simulated simulated simu simu- air attack on Britain Another Another Another An An- other force of British h Jet fighters intercepted a squadron of Super- Super forts over the steel city of Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield field and broke it up The and hundreds hundreds hundreds hun hun- of British medium and heavy bombers are taking part in simulated simulated simulated simu simu- attacks against targets inthe Inthe in inthe the Midlands southeastern and southern England The raiding force is primed for a four-day four mock air war Preparations Preparation were carried out under the strictest secrecy The whereabouts of the attackers and where they would strike was Unknown unknown unknown un un- known to ground defenders The bombers had special permission to fly over the Netherlands Belgium and France before turning in toward toward toward to to- ward Britain for the attack I At the zero hour the sky wa was l' l See Sue rage Page 2 Column 4 I It t uS u.S. Si B 29 Crew Abandons Ship Continued from Page One Ono mucky in places likely to be showery but with bright Intervals intervals Inter inter- vals vain and fairly good visibility the air ministry said Consider Needs The nations nation's defense chiefs met with cabinet to consider consid consid- er defense needs Government sources said the talks were concerned concerned concerned con con- primarily with making certain Britain will keep an effective effective tive f fighting ghUng force under arms and with slowing down demobilization The conferees included Field Marshal Marsha Viscount Montgomery chief of the imperial general staff Lord Tedder marshal of the air force Lord first sea lord Emanuel minister atar of at ar war tar Viscount Hall HaIJ first l lord rd of ot the admiralty and land Arthur Henderson Henderson Hender Hender- son secretary for air Exactly nine years ago Britain and France declared war on Hitler's Hitler's Hit Hit- lers ler's Germany which had invaded Poland Only a year later the very life of this embattled island was threatened by the German air force loree attempting to soften Britain for a land invasion But the Royal Air Force averted disaster and the Battle of Britain passed Into history history history his his- tory as an outstanding exploit of free fighting men |
