London, May 2.
"The present annual output of British firms is between 1,200 and 41,300 aeroplanes of all classes," declared @ British aeroplane monufs turer to-day when questioned on the subject.
He said that this total could easily be quadrupled without enlarge ing existing plant or involving outside firms in assistance.
Furthermore, he added, simplified methods of manufacture, some of which were a British secret, had materially speeded up production, Since 1931, no British firms had been working to capacity owing to the general depression, the Government's restrictive policy and the ditficulty of raising money.:
The demand from the Dominions, the" manufacturer declared, was almost negligible. If orders were forthcoming there would be no difficulty in fulfilling them.—Reuter,
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