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1947
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726 FLIGHT DECEMBER 25TH, 1947 CIVIL AVIATION NEWS TOUCH DOWN : British European Airways Viking Ventnor landing at Geneva airport. The Corporation will shortly place an order for Airspted Ambassadors, rumoured to be for 25, to be used on the Continental services. Highways of the Air Exhibition : Flying Boats off Bermuda Service British Aircraft Exports December 4th the Parliamentary Secretary to the Boardof Trade made a statement in the House of Commons which showed the value of aircraft exported from the United King-dom to the Dominions and foreign countries, during the period January to October this year. The figures, which were notentirely complete since some countries were omitted, have sub- sequently been broken down for Flight to show, in addition,the number of aircraft exported to the various countries. The A.R.B. have been responsible for issuing Certificates ofAirworthiness for many British aircraft before being exported, and although there are obviously many others which have beensent overseas without a British C. of A. the figures which are available for the twelve months up to the end of last Novem- AIRCRAFT EXPORTED WITH BRITISH C. of A- A.S.65 CONSJJL (28).—Eire (2), Gt. Britain. Colonies, etc. (2), Argentine (12)' France (4), India (2), Burma (1), Indo-China (3), Issued to manufacturers for export (2). AUST6R V.J.I. (25).—Brazil (4). South Africa (B), Gt. Britain, Colonies, etc. (7), Argentine (2), NaW Zealand (2), Issued to manufaciyrerJ tei" export (2) AUSTER V.J.2. (30).—Eire (2), Belgium (14), Denmark (I), Norway (I), Brail (I), Sweden (I), Uruguay (I), South Africa (I), Gt. Britain, Colonies, etc. (4), Argen- tine (2), Issued to manufacturers for export (2). AUSTER V.J.4. (I).—Switzerland (I). AUSTER V.J.5. (6).—New Zealand (6). "'•.... AVRO ANSON 1 (3).—Gt. Britain, Colonies, etc. (3). : AVRO XIX («).—Belgium (3), India (2), Canada (I). BRISTOL FREIGHTER (18).—South Africa (I), Sweden (I), Argentine (14), France m- . • ••••., BRISTOL WAYFARER (3).—India (2), France (I). ' D.H.82A TJGER MOTH (9).—Gt. Britain, Colonies, etc. (I). Netherlands (6), Ethiopia (2). D.H.89A RAPIDE (8).—Braz:l (2), Peru (3), Gt. Britain, Colonies, etc. (3) D.H.I04 " DOVE " (41).—Belgium (5), Brazil (I), South Africa (4), Argentine (13), Gt. Britain, Colonies, etc. (8), India (4), Canada (3), Australia (I), Iraq (2). HALIFAX C.VIII (I).—Norway (I). LANCASTRIAN (3).—Argentine (3). M.I4A HAWK TRAINER (20).—Belgium (I), France (16), New Zealand (2), Switzer- land (I), M.25 MARTINET (I).—Sweden (I). M.38 MESSENGER (9).—Argentine (2), Belgium (2), South Africa (I), Iran (I), Chile (2), Switzerland (I) M.S7 AEROVAN (3).—Canada (I), Switzerland (1), Colombia (I). M.65 GEMINI (16).—Argentine (I), Eire (I), Belgium (I), South Africa (I), Gt. Britain, Colonies, etc. (3), New Zealand (3), Egypt (I), Iraq (1), Switzerland (2), Portuguese Colonies (I), Issued to manufacturers for export (I). PROCTORS (8).—Eire (2), South Africa (I), New Zealand (4), Switzerland (I). SANDRINGHAM (4).—Norway (3), New Zealand (I). SPITFIRE XI (I).—Argentine (I). VIKING IB (48).—Eire (7), Denmark (5), South Africa (8), Gt. Britain, Colonies, etc. (2), Argentine (16), India (9), Iraq (I). YORK Cl (2).—Argentine (2). ber are again of interest. Certain aircraft have been exportedon contract to foreign governments, ths contract for which has required A.R.B. certification but not the inclusion of a BritishC. of A. Included in this category were 12 Auster airframes and components without engines exported to Australia, 10Lincolns to the Argentine, 41 Vampires to Sweden and one Dove to Egypt. TOTAL AIRCRAFT EXPORTS Country of Destination India and Pakistan Union of South Africa Eire New Zealand Canada Australia ... Argentine Republic Turkey ... ... - SwedenFrance Belgium . Norway . Denmark . • ... Netherlands Greece Portugal CzechoslovakiaFrench Indo-China Switzerland BrazilJava Ecuador . Iran Iraq Ethiopia . Iceland .. No. 21 75 30 726 1097 256 5877 145 67 52 66 139 86 31 27 17 1058 2 9 20 53 £'000 654 475 457 44243 23 2,579 1,601 940 622 500 379 325 319 294 257173 169 120 8382 78 73 58 5338 Country of Destination Syria Madagascar Algeria Peru ... ... Lebanon Belgian Congo French Somaliland Colombia ItalyChile Saudi Arabia U.S. gf America Uruguay Channel Islands ... Palestine Nigeria Northern RhodesiaSouthern Rhodesia Tanganyika Territory KenyaUganda Protectorate Burma Singapore Anglo-Egyptian Sudan .. Totals No. 3 •4 5 . 3 3 4 5 1 21 2 2 1 8 4 2 112 2 5 6 6 5 5 1,531 £'000 27 23 21 18 16 16 14 5 33 1 1 1 39 21 12 4166 II 2216 9 25 71 11,382 GEOGRAPHY AND THE AIRWAYST HE Exhibition "Highways of the Air" at the Royal Geo-graphical Society was opened last Monday by Lord Nathan. Planning a civil air route is the theme, the variousstages are illustrated and snme interesting detail is included. Particularly interesting is the part played by geography,weather, economic and political factors. Other sections deal with survey work, navigation and air maps, with the emphasison various projections. It is in that sphere that air travel, in fact aviation as a whole, has the greatest influence upon geo-graphy. Lord Renneil, President of the Royal Geographical Society, speaking of the exhibition at a preview, consideredthat it was a classical and the most appropriate example of the influence of geography on everyday life. Our knowledge ofgeography was still limited, he said, and much survey work was necessary throughout the world.
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