Washington, Dec. 24.
The United States Navy has ordered fiom the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation of San Diego a fleet of giant, long-range, four-engined flyinghoats. The machines will be used to patrol the of observation" in the Paci reinforce the nation's defences, Authoritative quarters state that the order involves possibly 50 or more machines at a cost of $20,000,- 000, which is the largest single aircraft order in the country's history. The planes will have a range of over 5,000 miles.—Reuter.
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