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Article : 273 wordsAir Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas, Air Officer Commandingin-Chief Fighter Command, photographed at headquarters with his senior officers, who direct all operations of fighter command aircraft of the Royal Air Force. From left: Air Commodore W. Elliott, Air Commodore A. D. Cunningham, Air Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 46 wordsTHE Deputy Prime Minister (Major Attlee) in the House of Commons, in reply to suggestion that evidence ...
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Article : 76 wordsLONDON, Friday.—An Air Ministry communique states that late last evening a few enemy aircraft flew over the South Coast of England, ...
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Article : 62 wordsAlthough residents have responded well to the call of the Civil Defence Legion in the New Norfolk district for volunteer[?] more men are needed for ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 18 Apr 1942, Page 2
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