Faster and More Powerful Than Hurricane, Spitfire To Protect Trawlers in the North Sea London, Dec. 22.
The Admiralty and Royal Air Force yesterday rushed a joint plan io curb German North Sea air attacks against unarmed British trawlers, it was reliably learned last night Some sort of sex and air patrol is now under consideration and will be completed shortly, it was said.
Patrols of fishing boats would immeasurably -extend the effective-of the security patrol, which is primarily aimed against mine laying seaplanes.
Tt was believed Britain is prepared to push its advantage in more frequent North Sea aerial engagements, which the extension of the patrol system would inevitably produce.
It was reported yesterday that Britain's answer to the German Messerschmídts is a new two-seater fighter, "faster, and more poWerful than a Hurricane and a Spitfire." These new planes have alré&dy been tested end have entered into full production, it was said. It was believed the new British planes could effectively out-fight any new design which Germany may have up her sleeve.
The new British fighter, called the Boulton Paul is all metal, is equipped with a multi-gun, swivel turret behind the pilots cockpit, and a wings pan of 39 feet, 6 inches. The plane is powered by a 1000 horsepower engine, it was reparted.—United Press.
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