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There can be little doubt that Germany to-day the latter part holds the balance of air power in Europe. Germany put was appro now has a group of the largest and best-equipped week, or at a r aircraft manufacturing plants in the world.

and 8,500 a yes

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Britain is chan

It seems probable at present that Germany He considers and Italy together might outweigh by a substantial margin the combined air power of Britain, France and Russia.

These are some of the conclusions reached by Mr. S. Paul Johnston, editor of the authoritative American journal “Aviation,” in an article entitled "An Appraisal of European Air Power," which appears in the January number of his paper.

Mr. Johnston's deductions are par-with what he unearthed in the tour ticularly interesting because, in the from which he has just returned. first place, he has marshalled a large number of facts and figures and, secondly, he made an extensive survey of European aviation in 1936. He has compared what he saw then

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FRANCE'S POSITION Aircraft production in Britain, according to Mr. Johnston, is only now beginning to reach the level that he had thought. possible by the end of 1937. The position in France has become worse during

the period of nationalisation of her aircraft industry.

better as the bi are on the veri production.

"It is reason,

adds, "that the crease from th 3,500 planes p

in England w

beginning of proaching - 5,00 by January 1, It should be to Mr. Johnston many will then nually 3,000 m Britain.

The Heinkel

is one of the la tories in Germ only one of a ducing plants schmitt, Dornic kers, Henschel When Mr. Germany, on the other hand, has fulfilled the anticipated rate of ex-late in Novem

in 1937 and 1938. pansion

By nothing out H keeping well posted on events in powered with Britain, France, and Soviet Russia, gines. she has maintained a comfortable without pressu lead without plunging into an un-shift per day, restricted building programme. 12 of these ma The productive capacity of the Mr. Johnston principal European air Powers at turning on the the end of 1938 is assessed by Mr. able to produc Johnston as:

month.

Germany. Italy Britain France

Output

per month 400-500, about 200 close to 200 about 75

+

This he considers a conservative estimate. No figures for Russia are given, but Mr. Johnston adds. "Two years ago I estimated that the U.S.- S.R. was the No. 1 Air Power în the world, but it now seems very likely that it has been considerably overrated in effectiveness, if not in numbers.'

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CHANGE FOR BETTER

Mr. Johnston estimates that Ger- many turned out 4,000 to 5,000 air- craft in 1997, close to 6,000 in 1938, and, by the beginning of 1940 should be producing at an annual rate of 8,000.

Britain, he thinks, produced 1,800 machines in 1988, although towards

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