Consistent with its policy of action instead of words, the British Government is to supply four British air attaches abroad with private aeroplanes for their personal use to enable them.to cover their territory in ess. time and reduce travelling ex-Jpenses. It is amazing how ubiquitous these attaches really are for together with Group-Captain R. P. Willock, the China attache, they cover a con-[siderable portion of the world's surface in their surveys. The four officers who are to receive machines are Group Captain K. R. Park, who jis stationed in Buenos Aires and' covers South America; Group Captain 'T. E, B. Howe, in Washington, whose eld isthe United States of America; [Group Captain F..P. Don, in Berlin {for Germany, and Squadron Leader N. H. Thornton whose headquarters are in Brussels and who covers Holland, Belgium, Norway, Sweden land Denmark, The type of machine {favoured is*a cabin aeroplane with accommodation for at least two persons and a quantity of luggage and as all our Air Attachés are expert pilots no question arises of personnel. Unfortunately, Group Captain Willock 1 doing duty'in a part of the wor where peculiar conditions attach Janything but government or government-controlled aeroplanes otherwise Ihe would be included in this scheme lof flying air attaches, and as privat machines are scarce in this part of the world he would be in that very privileged class of owner-pilots; 50 10 speak. " Hitherto, Group Captain Willock has covered his'tercitory by lable air' services and other with the enviable exception of fying down to Hongkong in one the R. A. F. fying boats which recently visited Shanghai.
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