New York, Apr. 22, TTHIRTY different types of fighting planes, including the U.S.
Army's famous bomber, "The Flying Fortress," will be offered to the British air mission when arrives here, as available for export, it was learned here today.
The United States Army and Navy apparently considers it possesses planes superior to these types and is therefore willing to sell them for export, Besides "The Flying Fortress," Britain will be able to buy single-engine fighter planes with speeds of 300 miles an hour, but will not be able to obtain the newer types with speeds as high: as 400 miles an hour.
Three types of flying-boats for coastal, bombing will also be available.
Engines with a maximum of 1,000, arse-power may be exported but the United States retains for her own ture her engines of 1,500 horse-power, while engines running as high 2.000 horse-power are also reported {to have been developed.
The US. Army, it stated, now possesses a "Super Flying Fortress," greatly superior to the original de-'Sign, whilst sub-stratosphere bombers, capable of flying from America to Europe and back nonstop, are understood to be under secret construction. These machines are stated to be powered by six engines and to be Juunehed by catapult, British Air Force London, Apr. 22, The construction of new stations, Jequipment depots, training establish ments and other accommodation for the expanded Royal Air force is pro-Jeceding at a cost now estimated at upwards of £60,000,000, These figures are quoted in a report Jon the Air Services Appropriation Account for the year ended March 31, 1937, by the Comptrotler and Auditor-General. In many cases this is a large increase on the figures originally estimated.—Reuter.
Muge Expenditure Cited As much as_ $75,000,000 worth of British commitments could be undertaken by the American aircraft. me dustry for delivery within approxi-mutely a year, according to the "Wall Street Journal."
The paper says that this Agure is based ona conservative estimate made by various aircraft authorities.
It ig considered, the paper adds, that this amount could be executed without conflicting with the orders fon hand or the requirements of the expanded American rearmament programme—Reuter.
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