The Archive · 1927

BRITAIN'S AEROPLANES London, Dee. 1

Sir Phillip Sassoon, Under-Secretary for Air, stated in the House of Commons, to-day, in reply to a quest-fon, that, of the 750 aeroplanes possessed by the Royal Air Force, none wag built before 1919. He declined in the public interest to state how many were built in each year from that date—British Wireless through Reuter.

Weuuincron, Dec. 3:—In the House of Representatives to-day the Premier, the Rt. Hon, J. G. Coates Jdeclared that the apparent' success! of the beam wireless stations in 'Canada and Australia indicated the' bility of a forward step the near future.

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