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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 12, 1941.
Steady Flow Of Fighter 'Planes
SHOW UP EXCELLENTLY UNDER TEST
(By Reuter's Air Correspondent, Somewhere In England)
AMERICA'S AIRCRAFT AID TO BRITAIN, CLOSELY KEPT SECRET IN 1940, CAN NOW BE TRACED MORE CLEARLY FROM FAC- TORIES TO R.A.F. AERODROMES.
The journey's end for war-planes which come across the Atlantic by ship is the Minis- try of Aircraft Production station here, while fitters are speeding up the assembly in bomb- proof sheds.
An offie.al confirmed that the flow of these fighters and mediuIN bombers which are not ranged foi cross the Atlantic under their own power which was once only a tric- kle was now a steady flow.
The fighter crates are of two sizes. One contains fuselage un- der-carriage and engine all in one piece--the other holds the wing assembly.
A forty minute teat flight proves the airworthiness of the 'plane and after the armament
KOUFRA OASIS BATTLE
General de Gaulle,
Leader of the Free French
test, it is ready for operational Forces, broadcasting in
UBC.
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French last night, said: "The intrigues, disputes and changes at Vichy Long-range bombers are ferried across the Atlantic
and have their terrible conse- by ar while the rate at which any of the aircraft from across the Atlantic quences is going into service is not re- vealed. it was recently reported from New York that four-hun- dred American bombers had been flown across without mishap.
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