London, Apr. 21.
Germany owns from two to three thousand "more planes than Great Britain, and is building them at a rate of 500 per month, declared Mr. Robert Boothby, influential member fof the Conservative Party, speaking. before the electors of East Aberdecnshire, his constituency, today.
"We couldn't hope to come to an honourable and lasting settlement with Germany until we could talk to her Jat least on equal terms," he said. "The superiority of Germany' in the air in the next war would be suflielently overwhelming to bring within, the realm of practical possibility a "Such a position cannot be tolerat~ ed," Mr, Boothby exclaimed, "Either we must double our home production the next six months, or buy planes Maly's Air Strength, Rome, Apr, 22.
"Thanks to 1 Duco," italy's air force today includes 4,000 first line and reserve planes, "Der Angi the oficial organ of the Nazi Party, ly [reported yesterday, The Information, according to a report from the Stefani [correspondent in Berlin, was included the first of a sories of articles dealing with Italy's arms and men, When Signor Benito Mussolini came to power, Italy's alr force had but sixty Washington, Ape. 22, American aircraft factories are at present making preparations to assure fan increase in the production planes in 1939, the United States Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce announced today.
Efforts will be concentrated partie cularly upon the number of workers {in air factories. At present there are 37,000 such workers but this number i be doubled next year. Three eight-hour shifts will assure uninterrupted work in the plants. Factories will not be enlarged, nor' will in= vested capital be. increased.
It is expected that production in the frst six months of 1830 will reach {$1,588,000,000 as against the $1,345,- 00,000 predicted for the first" six months this year.
About a third of this increase will be exported, thus doubling the $50,- 000,000 worth of exports expected this year.
Nearly 85 per cent. of the exported ireraft will consist of military:
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