Lord Nufüeld's factory, which has received an order for 1000 fighter planes, is not yet complete, while Lord Austin's Birmingham works are building:"battle" bombers on a smaller scale than the plants could actually produce. Actual production figures are most secret, but at least two firms have completed big contracts ahead of schedule, while several others have built more planes than the Air Ministry thought possible under peacetime conditions, the "Daily Herald" said.
"The Daily Telegraph" aviation correspondent said the output of military planes in Britain has nearly quadrupled during the past twelve months and now exceeds 400 each month. which is within a measurable distance of equalling Germany's rate of production.
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