London, Jan. 1 The Royal Air Force achieved a. remarkable new flying record in the twelve months just ended.
Service aeroplanes flew a total stance of at least 47,000,000 miles, greater mileage than in eny previous year since the War. Despite this new distance record, serious accidents were considerably fewer than in previous years and actually ese than 1921, when the Royal Air Force }was about one third of its present size and flew a little more than tenth of the distance covered lest year.
The new record is all the more striking in view of the Increased fying last year in alr exercises and Jmanceuvres conducted as far as possible under active service conditions and often at night.
Moreover, the R. A. F. performs patrol and policing duties. over 1,000,000 square miles of territory and flies daily in three continents, much lof the time in bad weather and over perilous country where engine fallace wireless through Revter.
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