Mini-War In Kent
(N.Z. Press Assn. —Copyright) LONDON, August 31. A Battle of Britain in miniature is being fought in the skies over Kent—by radio. The planes being shot down are all radio-controlled model aircraft costing up to £l2O each, said the “Daily Mail.” The enemy is unknown walkie-talkie enthusiasts who are using unlicensed Japanese equipment. They use the frequency the Post Office allocates to model aircraft enthusiasts. The planes pick up the wrong signals and crash. The walkie-talkie enthusiasts are using their gear near a Dartford, Kent, heath used by the plane enthusiasts. A Post Office spokesman said it was illegal to use the Japanese walkie-talkies in Britain. 'Owners of the model aircraft are now building their own detectors to track I down the offenders.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30534, 1 September 1964, Page 17
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