112 Machines Purchased Up' to End of September Washington, Dec. 8.
American manufacturers produced 2197 aeroplanes during the first nine months of 19%, the Bureau of Air Commerce announced to-day. This year's production represented an increase of 08 per cent. over the out-ut for the corresponding period of 41035. Some 578 of the new planes, it was reported, were of military design.
China was'the leading customer of the United States in the purchase of planes, buying 112 planes. Argentina bought 41, Mexico $3, Canada 27, Japan 5, Soviet Russia and Spain one each.—United Press.
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