AVIATION.
. ♦ EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT T7BGED. (By C»W*—Pnn A«oci»tioiv—Copyxigit.) ("Th* Time#.") i LONDON, February 15. I "The Times," in a leader, emphasises the urgent need of air police, and deplores the stagnation in civil aviation. The paper oontrasta the activity of other nations, and stresses the Dominions' need of aerial transport for the defence of internal communications. The Empire needs development more urgently than any other Power. ''The Times" sounds a warning respecting Germany's feverish activity. She is soinnins a network of postal routes, pilots being trained to drop barn accurately. Such dexterity is invaluable to quick postal and- even more useful than xqefely loading bombs. The situation' requires most careful watching, and aviation should be enoouraged by practical research. CIVIL AVIATION EEOORD. (Received February 16th, 8.5 p.m.) ' LONDON, Febraary l 5. t Sinoe the opening of civil aviation in May, 1919, British aircraft have flown ],506,000 miles, and carried 106,712 passengers. There have been 48 accidents, of which twenty involved injury to personnel. The rate of passengers killed was .10 per thousand carried, and 33,100 miles per accident were flown. I
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17072, 17 February 1921, Page 8
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180AVIATION. Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17072, 17 February 1921, Page 8
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