Newsmap. Monday, April 5, 1943 : week of March 26 to April 2, 186th week of the war, 68th week of U.S. participation Side: 2 of 2
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HAWKER HURRICANE-WINGSP
PERFORMANCE: Maximum speed 335
POWER: One Rolls-Royce "Merlin" twe
MENT: Eight Browning .303 in. machine
new Rolls-Royce "Merlin" engine and m
20mm cannon. The plane is also used a
additional fuel tanks. A new Hawker figtN TERMS of ground covered by this war, the Battle of Britain
which climaxed the Autumn of 1940 is now history, in a class with
Marathon, Trafalgar and the Maine, a pivot point upon which the
balance of Allied strength hung suspended almost four months.
But the axioms made clear i'
those months by ti
Luftwaffe were wetI
iaio. i;iey a ie luc oasis lor ihe saturation techniques o' today's air
offensive in Western Europe.
It is an offensive of strange proportions. With last month's 600-mile
blow at the machine works of Nurnberg, the RAF Bomber Command
limited the number of tanks Rommel could roll against American troops
in the battle of Central Tunisia, 2,000 miles away. When Stirlings and
Lancasters reached 400 miles across northern France to tear down
the great cement caves at St. Nazaire they lightened the burden our
destroyers and corvettes will bear this summer as they shelter precious
convoys from U-boat wolf-packs in the Atlantic.
Britain began the war against Nazi Germany with an air inferiority of
6ne to four. Not only were the available fighter aircraft inadequate for
defense of the most vulnerable and vital targets in Britain, but the strikingforce of bombers was too weak to hit back with any marked effect at
the enemy.
Plaaes of all types, obsolete as well as those not fully developed, were
employed for purposes that far exceeded their original design. Americanmade
p"I;.es -i.e f Coed it to battle with minimum regard for the conditions
of warfare for which .hey were conceived, against German fighters
specifically designed for high altitude engagements over Western Europe.
The scene broadened and the rules changed as the war developed.
British plane production increased rapidly. American industry filled
some of the gaps in the plane types such as shipboard fighters, torpedo
planes and swift attack designs. At the same time Hitler decided the
Soviets were ripe for the kill and the Red Air Force diverted a full
measure of Luftwaffe strength.
The need to hold key bases in Britain, in Russia, in the Middle East
forced grave tactical reverses on the Allies in many parts of the world.
What share of these losses was due to inadequate air support remains a
subject for debate. Lack of air control and its offensive power were important
factors. We were not on land, on the seas, or in the air preparedfor this war according to the infinite detail with which our enemies for
many years had planned it
The situation has improved considerably since those dreary and heroic
days of the Battle of Britain and the Fall of Corregidor. We are beginning
to feel our strength and strike blows far more intricate and coordinated
than the defensive parries of the first two years. Those struck by
air alone will not make the final decision. They are being timed for those
driven home by our armies on wheels and on foot. Their pace is maintained
by our most tawdry tanker and wheeziest four-stacker destroyer.
The British aircraft here shown stand as a brief statement of the
principal working tools of the RAF. American-made types-and the
British employ practically all our makes-have not been included. Performance
figures are not only incomplete but may be considered in most
cases to be understated.
The enemy may know some of the tricks not unveiled on this page.
It will serve our cause better if he learns the others by first hand bitter
experience rather than from our "book."Sketch above shows the four-bladed prop and one of the two 20mm
cannon carried by the new Vickers-Armstrong Supermarine Spitfire.BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER-WINGS
15'10". WEIGHT: Empty 13,800 Ibs. Loa
speed 330 mnph. at 14,000 ft. Maximun:
Service ceiling 28,900 ft. POWER: Two 1,
14-cylinder radial air cooled engines. An
ARMAMENT: Four 20mm cannon mounted
guns in wings and outboard of the oil-coo
night fighter.VICKERS WELLINGTON (six versions of this plane)-WINGSPAN: 86'2/".
LENGTH: 64'7". HEIGHT: 17'5". WEIGHT: Empty-18,950 [bs. Loaded, 28,500 Ibs.
PERFORMANCE: Maximum speed 250 mph. at 15,550 ft. Cruising speed at 15,000 ft.
232 mph. Maximum range, at 180 mph., 3,200 miles. POWER:; Two Bristol "Pegasus
XVIII" nine-cylinder radial air-cooled geared engines with two-speed superchargers, each
rated at 1,000 hp. Later models have been powered with 1,145 hp. Rolls-Royce "Merlin
X" liquid cooled engines and with 1,370 hp. Bristol "Hercules" twc row radial sleevevalve
engines. Performance is increased with these engines. ARMAMENT: Two Nash
and Thompson hydraulic turrets each with two Browning guns, one in nose and one in
extreme tail. CREW: Six.BRISTOL BEAUFORT-WINGSPAN: 58'. LENGTH: 44'2". HEIGHT: 14'3".
PERFORMANCE: Top speed in excess of 300 mph.; range of nearly 2,000 miles.
WEIGHT:....... POWER: Two 1,065 Bristol "Taurus" two-row, sleeve-valve, 14cylinder,
radial, air-cooled engines. ARMAMENT: One fixed forward-firing gun, two
machine guins in Bristol power-operated turret amidships and one rear-firing machine gun
in blister offset to starboard under nose and remotely controlled by pilot. Internal stowage
for bombs in lower portion of fuselage. Torpedo may be carried in semi-enclosed position
under fuselage. CREW: Three. Reconnaissance, torpedo or general purposes monoplane.DE HAVILAND MOSQUITO-WINGSPAN: 54'2". LENGTH: 40'91/2".
HEIGHT: 15'3". WEIGIIT:.. .... PERFORMANCE: Claimed to be fastest aircraft
of its type inl existence. POWER: Two Rolls-Royce "Merlin XXI" engines. ARMAMENT:
May consist of four 20mcm cannon and four .303 machine guns. CREW: Two.
Light reconnaissance bomber of wooden construction used in speedy daylight attacks.ARMSTRONG-WHITWORTH "WHITLEY V'-WINGSPAN: 84'. LENGTH:
70'6". HEIGHT: 15'. WEIGHT: Empty 19,200 Ibs. Loaded 27,900 Ibs. PERFORMANCE:
Maximnum speed 230 mph. at 17,750 ft. Cruising speed 210 mph. at 15,000 ft.
Normal range: 1,500 miles. Maximum 2,220 miles. Service ceiling 26,000 feet. POWER:
Two Rolls-Royce "Merlin X" 12-cylinder Vee liquid cooled engines each rated at 1,010 hp.
ARMAMENT: Fraser-Nash gun turrets in front and tail. CREW: Four.AVRO LANCASTER 1-WINGSPAN: 102'. LENGTH: 69'6". HEIGHT: 20'6".
WEIGHT: Empty, 35,000 Ibs. (approx.). Normal loaded 60,000 Ibs. Max. bomb load
15,800 Ibs. POWER: Four Rolls-Royce Merlin XX Engines producing 1,175 hp. at 20,500
ft. PERFORMANCE: Speed about 300 mph. RANGE: Ferrying range of 3,000 miles.
ARMAMENT: Four Frazer-Nash turrets. Those in nose, belly and back have two .303
Brownings. Tail turret has four guns. CREW: Six. Nose gunner sits above prone bormbardier
station, pilot post is aft of this followed by navigator's cabin and radio.vyp4
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*'^. ^il^' VABRISTOL BLENHEIM IV-WINGSPAN: 56'4". LENGTH. 42'9" older model
39'9". HEIGHT: 9'WI0". PERFORMANCE: Maximum speed at 15,000 ft. 295 mph.
Range 1,900 miles at 220 mph. cruising. Service ceiling 27,000 ft. WEIGHT: Empty 8,250
Ibs. Loaded 14,400 Ibs. POWER: Two Bristol "Mercury XV" 9-cylinder radial air-cooled
engines in nacelles. 920 hip. for take-off. ARMAMENT: One Eorward-firing gun in port
wing and two .303 Browning machine guns in Bristol retractable hydraulically-operated
gun turret. Bombs carried internally. Blenheim IVF incorporates 4 forward firing machine
guns in fairing under fuselage. CREW: Three. The Bristol "Blenheim IV" has a longer
nose than the Bristol "Blenheim I" the "Blenheim IVF" is a fighter version of the "Blenheim
IV" just as the Bristol "Blenheim, IF" is a long-range fighter version of the "Blenheim I."AVRO MANCHESTER-WINGSPAN: 90'1". LENGTH: 70'. HEIGHT: 19'6".
WEIGHT:....... PERFORMANCE: Top speed credited about 300 mph.; maximum
range about 2,000 miles. ARMAMENT: Three power-driven turrets, one in nose with
two machine guns, one on top of fuselage amidships with two machine guns and one in
extreme tail with four machine guns. POWER: Two Rolls-Royce "Vulture" 24-cylinder
X-type liquid-cooled engines developing about 2,000 hp. each. CREW: Six. Heavy twinengined
bomber. The Lancaster is a development of this plane.SHORT "SUNDERLAND" FLYING BOAT-WINGSPAN: 11'9i/.
LENGTH: 85'4". HEIGHT: 32'10". WEIGHT: Empty 27.190 Ibs. Loaded 50,100 Ibs.
PERFORMANCE: Maximum speed with normal load 210 mph. at 6,500 ft. Cruising speed
178 icph. Overload range 2,900 miles. ARMAMENT: Frazer-Nash gun-turret in nose
which retracts to permit easy mooring. TI, o Vickers guns mounted amidships. Rotating
gun-turret in tail. POWER: Four Bristol "Pegasus XXII" 9-cylinder radial air-cooled
engines. Maximum power 890 hp. Later models have more powerful Bristol engines.
CREW: Seven. Developed from, commercial "Empire" flying boats. Hull divided into
two decks.HANDLEY-PAGE HAMPDEN-WINGSPAN: 69'2". LENGTH: 53'7".
HEIGHT: 14'11". WEIGHT: Empty 11,780 Ibs. Loaded 18,756 Ibs. Maximum 21,000
Ibs. POWER: Two Bristol 980 hip. "Pegasus XVIII" 9-cylinder radial engines. PERFORMANCE:
Cruising speed 217 mph. at 15,000 ft. Maximum at 15,500 ft. is 265 mph.
RANGE: At 3,587 Ibs. 1,095 mi. ARMAMENT: Guns in nose, one above fuselage over
trailing edge of wings, one below fuselage at break in lower fuselage line. Pilot has one
fixed forward firing gun in decking of fuselage. CREW: Four.SHORT STIRLING-WINGSPAN: 99'1". LENGTH 87'3". HEIGHT 22'9".
WEIGHT: Empty 46,000 Ibs. Normal load, 70,000 Ibs. Maximum bomb load 17,000 Ibs.
PERFORMANCE: Germans credit it with max. speed 267 mph. at 14,000 ft. Normal
range 2,050 miles at 227 mph. POWER: Four 1,600 hp. Bristol "Hercules" 14-cylinder
sleeve-valve or four 1,600 hp. Wright "Cyclone" double-row radial air-cooled engines.
ARMAMENT: Three power-operated gunturrets, each fitted with armor protection, one
in nose, one amidships and one in extreme tail. Total guns are eight Browning .303 in.
machine guns. Reported to be greatest weight-carrying plane in service.Pilot's "Wings"
FAIREY ALBACORE-W INGSPAN: 50' biplane. LENGTH: 39'10". HEIGHT:
17'9". WEIGHT: ....... PERFORMANCE: Maximum speed 190 mph. Ceiling 20.000
feet range about 700 miles. POWER: One Bristol "Taurus II" motor 14-cylindcr sleevevalve
radial air-cooled engine of 1,065 hp. ARMAMENT: TNo machine guns and one
21 in. torpedo. CREW: Twso or three according to function. Used .is torpedo-spotterrecocnnaissance
plane. Larger and ineser than the Fairy Sscordfish biplane but still an
obsolescent type. Also used as float planc.r-iIN:CHES 1 2 31 4
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[United States.] Army Orientation Course. Newsmap. Monday, April 5, 1943 : week of March 26 to April 2, 186th week of the war, 68th week of U.S. participation, poster, April 5, 1943; [Washington, D.C.]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc979/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.