London, June 26.
Empire air defence was the subject of a statement today by Sir Kingsley Wood, the Secretary of State for Air, when he addressed the annual conference of the Empire Press Union in London.
He said that the development of the range and speed of modern aircraft might well end in revolutionizing the problem of Empire defence. Opinions might differ as to the possibility of devastating cities by air attack. Sir Kingsley referred to the progress of air defence at home. Aircraft production, he emphasized, was increasing every week. Science and invention were ' assisting in creating formidable forms of defence.
Recruitment gor the Royal Air Force and the auxiliary service had been "magnificient{—hundreds -of young men had come forward from all over the Empire. Large numbers of pilots also were being trained
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