Battle of the Types American aircraft factories are lending substantial assistance {0 the air plans of the Allies and an fnereasing supply of machines is flow-Ing across the Atlantic to Britain and France In some respects, these now acquisitions are fan improvement on existing type of machines in service, but itis Incorrect to infer that simultaneous with purchases from the United States, British and' French production is. laging. On the contrary, new types are being Geveloped which excell In performance and standard most of the American machines and the present Allied demand to American factories Ie for faster and better types than are already being built. Naturally, the United States Government must retain for' its own purposes the best types. of American machines matter of national defence, and therefore the Allies are only able to rely on Ameri-enn factories for the supply of a general type fof machine needled to make good the deficiency In strength and numbers resulting from the overwhelming and superior production German factories over a number of years prior to the outbreak of hostilities. An indication of British productivity is the introduction into' service of the new Spitfire, with which the latest Royal Air Force squadrons are being equipped, Details of its performance are, naturally, 9 secret but this type is said to possess a speed, mancouvrability and range of action far in excess of the new German Messerschnddt, It is twinengined, similar to the new Messerschmidt, and lis longe range pushes the air battle front far from British Shores, and makes it the idea! machine for distant raids on Germany while at the same time strengthening British defences against German raiders, The relative inaction of the belligerents singe' the commencement of the war, and the respite provided by the hesitancy to attack, have enabled British alreratt factories to place this and other types into mass production, and the situation regarding Britain's air resources is how extremely favourable and will continue to Improve as time passes.
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