London, May 20.
Empire Air Day was celebrated in grander scale than ever before today, og this year marks the coming of age of the Royal Air Force as a separate service. Seventy-five aerodromes. the whole country were thrown open to the public, who were able to see aver 5000 aircraft of every type on parade, Sir Kingsley Wood, the Secretary of State for Air, sot off from the Biggin Hill Air Council in a machine and. flitted from one aerodrome to another, giving encouragement 10 those participating in the displays.
Throughout the country, the public were able to catch a fleeting glimpse of Squadron Leader George. Stain-forth, previous holder of the world's air speed record, as he streaked through the skies at a cruising speed of nearly 300 miles per hour, in a Spitfire fighter. He proposed to cover a thousand miles in about four hours.
More than half a million people are expected to see the displays various. aerodromes—Reuter.
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