Melbourne, Feb. 12.
The Australian Air Force expansion programme is now ahead of schedule, it was announced today by Mr. Joseph Lyons, the Australian Prime Minister.
The first line strength of the Air Force, he revealed, now stood at 132 machines, and was to be increased to 212 machines. The personnel would be increased by 900 men annually during the next three years.
All two-seater single-engined planes for the Australian Air Force, Mr. Lyons added, would soon be made in
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