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IL FEBRUARY 17, 1939

D IN AIR POWER

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At high tide the tributary of the

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An appeal was lunteers to build up and sandbags and parges of clay were spot. Photo shows [illing sandbags be-

of that year the out- ching 60 to 70 per ate of between 8,000 ir.

PRODUCTION

that the situation in ging rapidly for the

"shadow" factories] e of going into real

able to expect," he rate of production All continue to in- estimated rate of er year, as at the 1939, to a rate ap- planes per year 1940." noted that, according

The production picture in Italy is more satisfactory than in Britain and France, according to Mr. John- ston, although not on such a grand scale as that of Germany.

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apprentice programmes in Germany 66 and Italy,. I would still be inclined to question that view. It simply does not make sense to assume that Germany, for example, with her in- Comparing French and British herent capacity for detailed plan- production, he points out that from ning, would overlook such an im- 1984 to 1988 the French Air Minis-portant element in her air strength.”

raised from try budget has been

The rate of aircraft production in 's calculations. Ger- about two billion francs to slightly England, though not yet approaching The purchas-that of Germany, is nevertheless ing price of the franc, over the same higher than Mr. Johnston supposes. period has been practically halved. But if only half of what he claims plant at Oranienburg Thus, instead of the appropriations is true the position is serious rgest and finest fac-being quadrupled, they have been

enough. little more than doubled.

be turning out an- ore

machines than

any, although it is group of large pro- including Messer- ér, Focke-Wulf, Jun-

and Arado.

over eight billion.

TRAINING OF PERSONNEL. At the same time, the British Air Ministry's appropriations have risen from £20,000,000 to £120,000,- 000 in terms of actual purchasing Johnston visited it er it was turning out power.-

einkel III. bombers Mr. Johnston declares: "There is wo Junkers Juno en-a form of wishful thinking common- imated that, workingly current that will admit that Ger- re on one eight-hour many and Italy have

done great

could produce 10 or things in the production of material, ines per week. But but have fallen down badly on the estimates that "bytraining of personnel to fly and to heat it might be service the machines that they pro-. te 160 machines dúce. Even if I had not

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