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1943 - 0294.PDF
FLIGHT FEBRUARY 4TH, 1 THE Straws that Show—M R. W. R. D. PERKINS (Con.,Stroud) recently asked the Prime Minister to consider the appointment ofan additional Permanent Under-Secre- tary of State to the Air Ministry to takecharge of civil aviation, in view of the importance of civil transport in theEmpire. Mr. Attlee, however, did not think thetime was yet ripe for such a course. — the Way of the WindI N America, appeals have recently been made for the appointment of a special Congressional aviation committee. Representative Nichols, pressing for the Committee to be formed, said: "The country that is ranked first with fast cargo-carrying planes "'ill dominate the post-war world." Trade Recommendation MEANWHILE a joint committee hasbeen formed by the Association of British Chambers of Commerce, theFederation of British Industries, and the London Chamber of Commerpe to con-sider post-war development of British civil aviation. The Committee, of which Mr. OliverSimmonds, M.P., is the Chairman, has recommended to Sir Archibald Sinclair,the Air Minister, that the Government should form a standing committee otboth Houses of Parliament to cover the FLAPS ON THE MILES M. 28, a description of which appears on pp 115-118. They are of the auxiliary aerofoil low-drag type, and are combined w;th fuselageair brakes and drooping ailerons. whole field of commercial air transport and civil aviation. A number of other recommendations are being considered by the Committee before submitting them to the authori- ties. New Curtiss Dive-bomber IT has just been announced in Americathat the Curtiss Wright Corporation has been delivering to the U.S. ArmyAir Force a new dive-bomber known as the A-25. This machine is a sister to theNavy's Curtiss Helldiver and it is claimed to have a higher speed, longerrange and more striking power than any other dive-bomber in use at the presenttime. The A-25 is a mid-wing two-seatermonoplane, with a Wright Cyclone engine of 1,700 h.p., Curtiss electric air-screw and retractable landing gear. A Russia Needs More Aircraft 1R MARSHAL R. M. DRUMMOND, Members of a Russian mission which recently visited de Havilland's are here seenwith some of their hosts. From left to right the group is Mr. Zagudaev, Mr. C. T. Wilkins, Col. Dragun, Mr. Martin Sharp, Col. Borissenko, Major H. de Havilland,Capt. Dicky, Mr. Bentley, Mr. C. C. Walker, Mr. W. A. Tamblin, Major Rudoy and F/0. D. Crichton. Deputy Air Officer Commanding theR.A.F. Middle East, who recently visited Russia, has stated that the prin-cipal problem of the Red Air Force is the supply of aircraft and not the supplyof pilots. While in Russia the Air Marshal visitedfactories and saw air and land forces in operation. Important Dates IN view of coming events and the re-peated promise of twenty-four-hour bombing of Germany, these dates aresignificant: — ' Wednesday, January 2jlh. — FirstAmerican daylight raid on Germany, when Wilhelmshaven was attacked byU.S. bombers. Saturday, January 30th.—First day-light raids on Berlin. British Mosqurto pilots made two visits on that day. Achieving the Impossible A CCORDING to a recent statement by•** Mr. Donal Nelson, chairman of America's War Production Board, hiscountry's war production was "achiev- ing the impossible " and they could view1943 with the utmost confidence. It would not be an easy year, headded, for they had many problems of supply, transportation and man-powerto solve, but if the war was to be won in 1944, then all preparations must becomplete by the end of December next. Irish Air Line Wages WHEN applications for wage increasesof certain employees of Aer Lingus Teoranta and Aer Riant a Teoranta (IrishAir Lines) were being considered before the Eire wages tribunal recently, thesecretary to the company (Mr. J. I'.. Dempsey) said that the company was• living on a subsidy, and they were hardly even a free agent to agree to anythingin the way of bonus or otherwise. They prepared estimates, which theysubmitted to the Minister for Industry and Commerce, but he was not so surethat they were in a position to pay.
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