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JL!L-'-'43'-----N--'o. 5 Air Ministry News Service 
Air Ministry Bulletin No. 8912 
CZ'~CH ?IGHTE.RS PROTECT .ATLANTIC CONVOYS 
Much of the fighter protection given to our convoys arriving from across the .il.tlan.tic is provided by pilots of the Czech Air Force in Fighter Cowmand. 
During 1942 members of a Czech Spitfire vdng flew hundreds of sorties 
over the ships using the South Western approaches to the British Isles and 
helped to escort them safely into port• But in addition to these escort 
duties, the wing flew in many daylight offensives over enemy territO!.'Y during 
the year and in all its operations destroyed 21 Gernan aircraft. 

This brings the Czechs' total to 134 enemy aircraft destroyed since they 
had their first action in the Battle of Britain. 

In offensive operations during the year the wing's chief duty was to escoi-t Flying Fortresses, Liberato'rs, Bostons, Whirlwind and Hurricane Bombers in raids on, targets in enemy territory. They also ·carried out rrany sweeps of their own, attacking shipping in the Channel and German gun posts, factories and comn1unications in Northern ?ranee, 
·\:men, in December, the Czech wing-commander was awarded the D. s. o., he 
declared: "It is an avvard for all members of the Czech wing'. 

In British squadrons othor Czech pilots have been carrying on the fight, 
the best knovm of them being Flight-Lt. K.uttelwascher, who shot dovvn 15 enemy 
aircrc.ft on night intruder operations between April and July. . ' 

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.9.1.43  - No.8  
MILITARY .APPOINTMENTS  
REPRESENTATIVE COLONELS COMMANDANT FOR  1943  

His Majesty The King has been pleased to approve the appointment of Maj0r-General J.W. West, C.B., C.M.G., c.B.E., LL.D., M•B.,M.qh., retired pay, late Royal Army' Medical corps, as Colonel Corrunandant, Royal llrmy Medical Corps .vJith effect ·from the 2~d November, 1942·, in succession to l\fo.jor-General H. Ensor, C.B., o.M.G., C.B.E., D.s.o., M.B., retired pay, late Royal Arrriy 'Medical Corps, deceased. 
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The War Office ar.nounces that the undermentioned officers have been appointed representative Colonels commandant for the yeo:r 1943:­
:Major-General G.M. Lindsay, o.B., c.:M.G., D.. s.o., retired pay, Colonel Corrrrnandant, Roynl Tank Regiment. 
General sir Robert H. Raining, K.C•B., D.s.o., retired pay, Reserve of Officers, coJ.onel Commandant, Royal Artillery. 
Major-Genernl (honorary Lieutenant-Geheral) Sir.Dudley s. Collins, K0B.E., c.B., D.S.O•; retired pay1 Colonel Cormnanda.nt, Rbyai Corps of Engineers. 
Lieutenant-General Sir H. Colville B• Wemyss, K.B•E•, C.B., D,.S.O., M.iO. Colonel Commandant, Royal corps of Signals. 
Major-General Sir Evan Gibb, K.B.E., O.B., C.M•G-•; !l.S.o., retired pay, Reserve of Qfiicers, colonel Commandant, Royal Army Service Corps, 
Major-General H.P,W. Barrow, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O,, O.B.E., retired pay, Reserve of Officers, colonel Commandant, Royal J.;;cmy Medical corps~ 
Major-General K1M+Body, C.B., C.M.G., O.B.E., retired pay, Re~erve of Officers, Colonel cormnandant, Royal Army QrdnaYlce Corps. 
Major-General A.R. Vnlon, O.B.E., M.C., 11i•I.Mech.E., 
Colonel Oommandnnt, Royal Electrical & Mechnnical Engineers. 

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·W.AR. OFFICE 
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9/:f/4J. No. 11 A.:i,r Hinistry No. 89,19 . AIR LINISTRY QOiil',J.UI:r.r,QUt,; 
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Last night, aircraft of Bomoer Command ago.in attacked targets in the Ruhr! Mines were a.4.so laid in encny waters. 
Five of our aircraft a;l:'e r,iissing'~ 
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MIDDLE EAST JQ:rNl' Wl\R C011MUNIQUE 
Cairo, -9£W ·Janunry 1943 
Yesterdn.y there was nothing to report from our lo.nd forct:ls. 
There vms n.n increase in air activity over the battle -ar~a. Transport on the coastal road between Zliten and Homs was attn.ck~d. •At least ~hree enemy fighters were shot dovm in combat and one vrns destroyed by our ground fire. 
Targets near Tunis and Sfa:x: ·were attacked with good results on the night of 7,tl;J/ 8th JD.JJ.uary. On the same night an enemy aircraft vms shot dmm by our Intruder aircraft over Comiso, Sicily. 
A force of heavy bombers carried out D. ati.ylight attack on TIJ.nis yester,1:;.y. An Me.109, ·which attempted to interfere was shot do\m. 
From the above operations all of our aircraft returned. 
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W.f\R OFFICE The follm/ine Joint ·nr CoLu:runiquc 1:ns issued by G.H.Q., Indio. this 

r.iornin.g : 
Our troops oper6.ting in the n..rn.kn.n clistrict ru'e in contn.ct with the enemy on either side af the lfuyu river; both on the ~lb.yu pcninsuln. o.nd in the vicinity of Rn.thednuns. Occnsionn1 encounters hn.vc taken pln.cc during the pn.st fev chys. 
Yesterday (Janun.ry-8) R,.A.F. Blenheim:! escorted. by fighters o.ttncked objectives in this nren. Enemy occu:-pied 1Juildings n.nd n. villo.i:;c nonr Rn.thedn.ung ·\ ·ere bonbcd. n.nd mo.chine gunned. 
Fi3htcrs on offensive pn.trol mn.de a l01-.-level ntto.ck on motor t:r'ansport neflr Kyo..ukpn.d.D.ung on the Meiktiln road. Several vehicles vcro d.ana.gcd, a pnssn.ngcr bus n.nd n. lorry 'Jore destroyed n..nd n. nua.ber of Japanese soldiers· -.:ere killed. 
Last nisht our bombers n.ttn.cked places in the Akynb alstrict. Bombs Yrorc dropped on Ihbn.ing aerodrome, on nnti-nircrcl't gun positions nt Fakir point nnc, on Jn.:;_xmcse occupied. villages. iili:yo.b town Yms nlso bombed an.cl bursts ':ore obsorv0c1 ·;roll in the tn.r~ct n.reo.. 
· ~"on these n.na. other opcro:cions none of our n.ircroft is miss-ing• 
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-,;;.R OF:.r?ICE 
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NOT FOH FUBLIC;~TION, DROADC.~STOR USE ON Cll.B 'l';J?ES DEFORC:
1 
0030 B.S. T. ( i. e. 	FOR 1:IO:RNING PAPEHS) ON SUNDAY, JlilWARY .10, 194) 
• 	CH!lNGES IN POINI'S RliT IONING 
, 
There n:re certain chonges in tho Points Scheme for Rc.tion Period No. 7,'.-.rhich begins on Sunc1o.y, Jonunry 10. 
Co.nned Moo.t 
II. reduction is no.de in the point vn_lue of two conto.iners of certo.in canned 
Doo.ts n.s f ollmrs :­Points

Description 
Container 
pew Vo.l';le Old V D.lue 
Luncheon noo,.t l 
Port: Loaf 
l lb. 
24 30
Hnf.1 Lo.'.l.f 
12 ozs. 
18 24 
Canned Beans in Brine and ~o.vy R~l9_~d. f_roJ:J. Poi_:iits 

Cn.nned ben.ns in brine ancl cannecl beo.ns in gravy have been v-tithc.lra';m frn::'l the Points ScheI:1e D.nd from J=1un.ry 10 v7ill be sold free of points. It must be noted, however, that points must still be surrendered on sales of co.nned be0cns in tomato . 
S ,"'.UCe. 
Ne cannec1 beo.ns in brine or in grzi.vy ho.ve been mo.nufactu1~ed for some time o.ncl this stGJl hns been taken in order to clear the stocks now in traders' ho.ncJ.s. The quantitics availo.ble are not 12.rge and when existing stocks have 1)oen cleared no more will be proa.12ced. No applications from traders for any replacement of points by virtue of the Hithdrm~1al fron the Points Scheno of canned bo:ms in brine or sro.vy 1:ill be cohsidered. 
Canned Fish 
,'\.s alreaay n.nnounced, ,v:1ericon 
o.nd Canadian sardines are being rvlehsod for 
sale durinG this rationing period. The point values are :­

Container 
Points 
·~nerican and Canadian Sardines 1
±s (3~ oz. or 3~ 	oz.) 2
in oil or tomato. 
Portuguese and other. sardines remain o.t the existing point values. 
Breakfast Cereals 

A now 8 oz. container of Quaker R.tffod ".beat is no"ir on sale o.t 2 points per
container. 

Cn.nned Fru~t_apd.Jez..etru)l_~ 
The date of release of canned fruit n.nd vegeto.bles and the details of the point values for the various sizes of cans :will be announced shortly. Meo..nv-;hileretn.ilors
1
>e1ay consider it acl.visabfo to mo.ke sane reservntion of points vouchers to enable thora 
to n.cquiro stocks 	v1hen the relen..se takes place, 
Retn.ilers should note that the points coupons for -the perio'd ondoa. Janu:-i.ry 9 nus:~ be sent or taken to tho loclll Food Office by · 
,-odnosd.ay JanuD.ry 13.
1 
Coupon Vc.).ucs There is no chnnge in the vo.lue of the points coupcns in General R"ction Books 
11711
R.B. l and l.,B. 2. The coupons marked wilJ-, tJ;ierefore, hb.ve the follrn:inr; vo.lucs: ­t ,1.1 coupcns, 1 point 
'~' and 'C' coupons, 2 points. The total nw::ibcr of pointsavp..iln.ble for the 4-week period remo.ins o.t 20. 
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LICENSING OF ~m:OLES1~ill DEALINGS IN FRUIT JJ'ID VEGErABLES.
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The Ministry of Fooc1 n.nnounces thn..t the Fresh Fruit n.nd Vee:;cto.bles (Restriction on Deo.lin.~s) Order, .-d.th the exception of t y;o lJaro.:;r n.phs, 'lv'ill come into opercction on J o.nuo.ry 18. ' 
. The oper1t~on of Pc..rD.grn.:LJh 1 cf Article? of the.9rder, un<ler. Yrh:i.ch persons lieensea. under the Orclor must 31 ve pn.rticulo.rs of their licence on their business docwnents, is suspended until March 1. The obj ect of this is t a enalJle fi:n;is t o no.ke n.rrn.ngements t o avoid v72.stins their existing stocks of notepn.per micl other documents. 
The Order ho.s been n.r:1ended n.ncl is r e-issued n.s the Fresh Fruit ancl Vc::;etn.lJles (Restricti·::m on Denlinz.;s) Orc1er, 1943. 
The principal chroJ.::;es n.re:­
A re-definition of fruit n.nd vei::;eto.bles in order t o make clear thr..t the Order applies t o fruit ancl veceto.bles which have been preserved by freezing or by cin..v method of storaco other than. cnnning o.nd bottlinr;. 
2. 	
A pr ovisi on fho.t r;r oweris mn.y sell specified fruit or v occt n.lJl es (tho.t i s fruit or ver~eto.blos c over ed by a Mo.x:i.Jnun Price; Order) t o licensed manufn.cturers ::is ·well n.s t o licensed whol esal ers or t hroush licensecl sellin:;:: agents. 

3. 	
A provisi m tho..t invoicqs need not lJe furnished in the case of cnsh sales• . The seller is still under obligation t o keep o. record 


of such s::iles, 1mt the r ecord need not inclucle the nDJ!1e n.nd o.dllress ~f the purchaser. 
A provisicin thn.t recor ds_required U11ller the Order must be ke1Jt on the prcniscs ::it uhich: tho pcrsc.:n concerned carries on his tro.de in fruit or vc3ctn.9les• 
.,\. provision tho.t 11her e tronsport costs must be shovm on any docunent required unc1er the: Orcler, o.nd -rrhere the road or rail cc,rri er has not furnished pnrtiCulo.r s of the chc.r ge viithin the period pr escribed, clet ails of the. costs .mo.y lJc furnished t o the buyer l:\.S s-Jon c..s is ri::;o.s,0n2.1Jly pro.cticable nfter r eceipt of an n.ccount fr,Jn the carrier. 
6. 	
Vesetable·" sol d. fcir stcc,k feed· o..re e:mluded fr.=,m the p:rovisions .Jf the Order. 

7. 	
The dofinitLm of 11 sellins agent 11 , in the Gi-een Veset ables (Maximun Prices) or,1er, ;1942, is modified, until the coming into force .J ~ the provision :i;-cquiring , selling agents t :J be licensed. 


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HINISTii.Y OF FOOD 
9/1/43 No. 22 . 
PRICES OF NORTH .. AE'RICi'iN ORANGES 
A very small quantity of North African oranges, including tangerines and mandarins, will be distributed to some of H.M. Forci;;s through the N.A.A.F,I. organisation. Until more information is available, it is not lknown ·whether there will be sufficient supplies of these oranges to distribute to civilians through .retailers. 
The Minister of Food has, however, made an Ora.er runending the Oranges .(Maximum Prices) Order, 1942, in order to provide for sales of North African and other oranges, including tangerines and mandarins (should any become available for sale to the public). The prices fixed will be the same as those now ap~licable to South African and Rhodesian oranges (maximum retail price, 72 d. per lb.) 
The amending Order comes into force immediately' 
MINISTRY QF FOOD 
9/1/43 No. 23 
NON-MILLABLE WHEAT: SALES FOR LIVESTOCK FEEDlliG 
. 
In order to make it possible to dispose of small quantities of home­grown wheat which has been certif;ied by Local Wheat Corrunittees as non­millable and has gone . very badly out of condition, the Minister of Food has authorised approved buyers of wheat until February 28, 1943, to sell such wheat to consumers fot feeding to livestock without requiring the surrender of ration documents in any case where the price (including cost of delivery) on·.s..i.ch sale is not more than £9 per ton. Sales may still be made at more than this price up to the maximum price for non­millable 'wheat, but in such cases ration documents must be surrendered as at presemt, 
MINISTRY OF FOOD 
_2/l/43 N~. 24. 
.iJ.r 1'linis.!.ry Ne11s Service ,i~_r.Jfi_nistry Bulletin_.P.2.• 8921 · 
HOLL'JID Yf,'NES TO MUSTJ\NGS 
Mu.sto.n::; pilots of ;,rDY Cooporo.tion Conmo.nc1 of the R.,i.F. frequently 
dislccate rail D.nd wo.terborne tra:f:i:"ic in their c1o.ylii:;ht po.trols over Hclln.nd, 1)ut the other day o. squadron leo.der dislocated a f ()otlxtll match for a short time. 
Conin:_: in from the se::i. at zero feet the Mustnng :flew over the lone stretches of so.nd dunes \;hich n.re cho.ro.cteristic of thnt po.rt of the Th.l.tch coo.st nnu o.s he approached the nore fertile o.nd r;reen country the pil~Yc 's eye ;;ms attracted by the coloured shirts of opposinc teo.ms ~ n c. fo..irly vicll attended f ootball match. 11.s he flD.shecl lorr across 
e field the pilot was nmazec1 t o see the playern stop the cnr,10 and stn.rt jumpin1~ o..nd wavins at him, o.. clew.unstration in which they -rvere follm-.:ecl by m:·Jst cf the spectators. · 
Husto..n3 pilots "\7ho ope:·c,tecver HollanQ hccve descri' eel it c:.s 1tthe neD.t.est o.nc1.. ti.::liGst little: country yCJu c~:;ulcl ;;!Tish to s co''.' The pilots no..y hnve shot up trrdns, set 1)o.r~_:;cs on fire, or o.tt ~ked Gerr,10n t::r;\).J~)s , buc often uhen thcy.c:Jne bD.ck they "iii.ll be heD.rcl t:i clil['.tQ r,10-r:e on . 
}JJ.cturesque scenes of' ;;nncJ.rnills on co..nnl occnks ro.ther tho.n up on th-c <b.slocn.tic;n they have co.used t ·J the tro.ffic i-rhich is servin.c; Gcrr.1o.ny, 
"Tlw recto.n@ll~.r fiolc1s <'.'..nil. stro.i1)1t r'.)o..ds ,sivo Holl2.nc1.. n. very tic1..y 9;ri:penrsnce11 ~ sa.id .._,ne i:ilot,. "One Sunday nornin:::; I v7o.s on ny uo.y
int'J xullo.nd l ooKin · for tr[tins or bur' ·cs v1hen I co..ne o..cross c. typico..l Dutch scene; o.. stroi~ht rond running o..l::m:-;sicle -'-co.K-~ Hith o.. Yfinc1mill _ . 
in the clist::;.nce. On the r r)o.cl. wo.s a party of al) )Ut crnrty cyclists of which there are tlLusands in Hollanu. ;i.s soon as they saw the l'!Iuston~ most 
them be,:an t.; wo.vc. ·rvnen. I po.ssci-.: over than yvhnt had been etn 0rJ.erly little Gon'::,oy vms o. stro.:::;sling procession covering the entire ron.a.. 1'-f,Jst of thcr.1 were '''wing like mn.d anc1 the cycles were vrobblipg everywh~re." 
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.9.1. 43 No.26 Air. Minis:£Y No. W,2. )JR HINISTRY .AND :imrISTRY OF HOME SEClffiITY crn:JHUNIClUE
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This morning bombs were dropp0CT. at two pb.ces on the South East Coast of EnglMcl.. So1:1e do.mo.go .ms done ..'.Uld there were a nmall number of fD.tal co.sualt-ics. · 
This o.fterno'on there vro.s slight enemy act:Lvity over South nnd South-Ylest England. J3ombs which vrere clrop-p0d die. J,ittlc o.o.mo.ge and no one wan seriously injured. 
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.Air Minis;?:x News Sflry'ioe Air Minis& Bul,J,etf+\ ijo., 8924 
SPITFIRE IX'S m ACTION 
A formation of Fighter Coinmandts Spitfire rx:• s flovm by Fighting·French pilots and members of the West L.ancashire S:quadron fought fourteen F.w. l90s near .Abbeville this afternoon. 
A Pighting French pilot claimed one F.W.190, the enemy pilot being soen to bale out, · 
Pilots of tho Ylost LDncashire !f.quadron had fights of their ovm. One sergeant pilot of' this squad.ron sent an F,;W .190 dovm in a spin from below 5,000 feet, but since he did not see it crash, he could not claim it as destroyed. 
Later, more Spitfires · of Fighter Obmmnnd escortea .AmericDn built Ventura bombers to Holland, where they attackod the steel works at Ijmuid.en. 
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9.1.43 -No.48. 
Air Ministry Hews Service Air l.Ii;nistry Bull.~n No. 8923 
"THE LAST ENEMY" ME.T 
F/Lt~ Richard Hope Hillary, author ·or ''The Last Enemy", who was shot down 
in the Battle of Britain and was badly burned, has been killed. 

He was passed medically fit for flying some time ago and at, the time of his · 
death he wa13 flying with a :B1/Sgt. Kenneth '1filfred Young Fison, who was also killed_._ 

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Hing Commander O.H. Watkins, D.P•.C., who was a close f_riencl and colleague of Flt. Lt. Hillary when he Wds at Fighter Co:mrrnnd Head~uarters on special duties -said today:­
"Hillary was desperately keen to get back to flying and I know he was· delighted when he was passed medically fit. Ll-though he was very "interested :in working on a script for our .Air-.Sea Rescue film, he was really ir,patient to get it completed and begin a refresher courpr: of training. Hillary vras the type qf pilot I'd alvvays be glad to have flying with me." · 
Richard Hillary became famous for his book published last June in which he 
told a moving, yet dispassionate story of his months in hospital after being shot 
down :in the futtle of Britain. · 

He was ba<ily burned about the face, body and hands, but surgical skill and 
Hillary's own fortitude eventually enabled him to leave hospital long enough to 
go to America on special duties (where he wrote his book), and1 later, . to resume 
flying,. 

He had been in and out of hospital ever since September 3, 1940, the day o~ which he was shot dovm. This month he was to have attended a party for the "few" ­Battle of Britain pilots who have had features and licbs "rerraa.e" by plastio surgery ­at their convalescent home at Th.Gt Grinstead. Air Marshal T.L. Leigh-Mallory,C,B,,D.s,o., Fighter Conunand A.o.c. inc. is to be present. 
Born in Sydney, Australia, in 1919, he . came to England after the last wal'· 
with his father who was in the ..J..ustralian Tveasury. 

In 1931 1 he went to Shrewsbury o.nd in 1937 to Trinity College•. His flying 
career began at Oxford where he ·vr0.s a rneraber of the University .A.ir Squadron, 

He was stil1 at Oxford vvhen vva.r broke out and he ·.vn.s :immediately callecl up. 
On October 1939 he was commissioned pilot officer•. 

11.fter a period of operational training he was eventually posted to No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron in July 1940, when the squadron was operating from a Scottish base. The squadron was moved south in August and immediately plunged into the Battle of Britain,. shooting dovm 14 enem,y aircroft in fierce battles over South­Eastern England on August 31. 
/Hillary 
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Hillnry ..-.a s shot dm:m on Sept ember 3 -tho fird anniversnry of the outbre.ak of. t he v;ar. The Gcrmo.n air. fo:cce was continuing its attempts to batter the air defences on south-cast England, chief ob jectiv'es being our forward fighter bases. 
The first wave of enemy <::Lir craft co.me in shortly befo'e io 
a.m. the bulk of the 250 rni dors flyi ng in to make a two ]:: ~onged 
atto.ck north and south of the '11hrunes . 

Ei;~ht aircraft of t he City of Edinburgh squo.dron t ook off fr om Hornchurch o.nd when over Mnnct on at ~2,000 f eet sighted 
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si>c D.ornier l 7s flying in fonnation with six Mte. 109s nt 
the srune height D.nd twelve more slightly above. A dog fight vdth 
the Mcsserschmi tts follovred. At least two of the Mes 0m1, one of 
the bomber s wor e shot down. 
It w::i.s in this fight that Hillr1ry 1 s aircraft was hit. He vms trapped i n the blazing cockpit but mL,naged t o struggle free and . bal e out, pe:·~ng picked up fr om tho sea by o. l i feboat and taken t o 
Mo.r;_~ate Hospital suffering fr om shock ffild sovorr burns. 
There, bego.n the 1on'.:I suries of sugico.l oper o.tions, convalescence o.nd more surgico..l operations a,-;-;cribod in his book. 
Last summer Hilletry Yro.s for o. time at t he R ..A.F. Staff College nnd :ms t hen post ed t o Fi :::.htor c01mn'1.n:L heo..dquo.rter s on special duties. For six weeks ho wa.s loaned for work on the script of o.n 
Air-Seo. Rescue f -iJ.m o.nd when tho.t was compl et e he passed bis medico..l boara_ o.s· :fit f or flying duties nnd wns post ed t owards the encl of Novornbcr. 
He hnd dubbea. himself "the l ast. of the J.ong hoired boys li in his book, for he wo.s tho solo survivor of hi s little coterie of Oxfor d und<;r gro..c1uo.tes Yrho came into the R.f\..F.-at the outbr eak of wor. 
rt was typical of Hillory tho.t he should choom the tit.le of his book from 1s t Corinthians x:v. 26 -"The l o.st enemy 'j;ho.t ho.11 be destroyed is doo.t hrr. 
lhose who knovr Hj_llnry, knevr hi m !ls o. clever conversat ionalist, modest, nnd very much inter ested in vr_citing. • 
Hillo.ry's fo.thor novr lives nt Kni gMsbridge, S.F. 
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.9..1.43 No.. 2.9 
Air Ministry No..8926 
AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE 
Venturas of Bomber ·coniraa:nd, escorted by Spitfires, bombed the iron and steel works at Ijmuiden too.ay. Bursts were seen on furnaces and coke ovens•. 
Mosquitos of Bor:i.ber Cor.iDand attacked. railway targets in Northern Fro.nee and Belgium. 
Squadrons of our fighters made offensive sweeps over Northern Fronce. Sol:le enemy fighters were encountered and one was destroyed. 
Fron these o~perations one fighter and one bomber are nissing. 
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