RIOM WAR GUILT TRIAL
FRANCE’S STRENGTH IN AIR
510 PLANES WHEN WAR BEGAN
(Received March 5. 11.30 p.m.) VICHY. March 4. France in September. 1939, had only 510 aeroplanes, of which 442 were modern, declared M. Guy La Chambre, former Minister for Air, giving evidence at the Riom war guilt trial. He alleged that French technicians would not admit the possibility of us* ing aeroplanes against tanks, and he accused specialists of not fully using the 3500 aeroplanes which were available at the end of May. 1940. He SSW there were 2500 unused aeroplanes •» the time of the armistice.
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23580, 6 March 1942, Page 4
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