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1940
1940 - 2109.PDF
JULY 25, 1940 HERE and THERE route is common to the San Francisco- J long Kong route. The estimated revenue of the service for the first year is put down at $442,836, exclusive of mail pay- ments. The American Clipper, the Boeing 314 which inaugurated the service, completed the first trip about a week ago. To Watch Scrap T ORD BEAVERBOOK has appointed i-* Mr. Kenneth Layton-Bennett char* man of a committee which deals with the collecting, sorting, melting and refining of aluminium gifts. Sensitive Aircraft DetectorT HE perfection of an instrument able to detect aircraft at distances of 50 miles is reported in U.S.A. It is a pro- duct of the Signal Corps laboratory, and it is hoped that 40 detectors at a cost ON THE JOB : The Observer Corps plays an important part in the air defence of this country. Above is seen an armed post and (on right) members following a machine's course. Recruits Wanted -> '"PHE Observer Corps is open to recruit -*- as members men over 42. Applica- tions should be addressed to: The Com- mandant, the Observer Corps, Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex. The Second Generation MR. GEOFFREY VERDON-ROE,younger son of Sir Alliott Verdon- Roe, has been released from the R.A.F. to take ut> a post as assistant test pilot to Saunders-Roe, Ltd. " A. V.'s " eldest son, Eric Verdon-Rce, is believed to be the youngest Squadron Leader in the R.A.F. Ban on Kites THE Air Ministry has decided to banthe flying of kites and balloons in order to avoid a repetition of fifth column activities in Holland, where German agents are said tc have used kites for guiding German aircraft to targets. The ban, we gather, does not apply to the flying of kites in the House of Commons^ Indian Prince's Gift AS a contribution from the State ofIndore towards the expenses of the war. His Highness the Maharaja Holkar of Indore has presented to the Air Ministry an '' Air Speed Envoy '' aero- plane, construction of which was re- cently completed in this country at a cost of £3,000. The Air Council have expressed their warm appreciation of His Highness's generous gift. Still More Gifts r^TFTS of money for the purchase of ^-* military aircraft continue to pout in. On July 18' the East India Fund cabled a further £20,000, bringing the total to £75,000. The Spitfire Fund of the Gold Coast colony has sent a third instalment °f £5,000. An initial sum of £10,000 has been sent from the Nigeria "Win the War" Fund. The Railway Advisory Council and Harbour Advisory Board of the Kenya-Uganda Railway has re- commended the loan of £~io,ooo free of interest during the war. Jamaica has sent another £5,000, making a total of £35,000. And Mr. J. E. Guthe, of Kepwick Hall, Thirsk, Yorks, has presented Lord BeaverLrook with £25,000 " to be used in whatever manner he con- siders most essential." Without Comment PORTUNE for July: Relating how •* General Motors V-type liquid-cooled Allison is going into mass production at Indianapolis, this magazine has an article entitled "1,090 h.p. and up . . . 100 a Week." Daily Telegraph, July 15: "Accord- ing to the Washington correspondent of the Netv York Times, between 70 and 100 Curtiss pursuit 'planes ordered by France and since turned over to Britain are in storage at Buffalo because there are no engines for them. The engines, Allison 950 h.p. liquid-cooled, are being made at the rate of about 30 a month in a new factory at Indianapolis." San Francisco to New Zealand A CERTIFICATE of convenience andnecessity has been issued by the Civil Aeronautics Authority to Pan-^ American Airways for the operation of* the route from San Francisco to Auck- land via Los Angeles, Honolulu, Canton Island and Noumea. The service will be once fortnightly, taking 4J days each way. The present steamer connection takes 17 days and one return trip per month is run. The C.A.A. report states that the applicant estimates the cost of the first year of the service at $1,773,167, taking into account the fact that the San Francisco-Honolulu section of the of $54,700 each will be installed around the coast and in American possessions overseas. It is intended also to equip mobile companies with them. The Horseshoe Route A SMALL ray of sunshine in theslightly less than 10/10 overcast sky which hangs over civil aviation these days is the news that the British Over- seas Airways service from Durban via. Egypt and India to Sydney, or, as it is called by some, the "Horseshoe Route," is to be increased from once weekly to twice weekly. This is indeed good news and will help those people, particularly the Press, who have to get mail com- munications through with all possible speed to Australia. German Scrap Metal A NUMBER of aluminium-colouredmetal rods 3ft. 9Jin. long by |in. diameter, have been picked up alter German air-raids on this country. At one end is a rectangular metal plate 7Jin. by 6in., held in place by a large washer and shackle (ring), and at the other a ^in. line thread stud with plain washer. The rods are used for holding incen- diary bombs in the containers of enemy aircraft, and are dropped with the bombs. The finding of a number of these rods has been reported to the Air Ministry, but as they possess no technical value.
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