BRITONS AS FLIERS
"•lt was a strange thing -and a fine satire on their Christianity that the great nations of th© world should carry engines -of war not only under the sea but into the air," said Colonel Seely, Secretary for AVar, speaking on 18th July at the Liverpool Reform Club. lt was madness to continue that competition, Colonel Seely went on, but as a great man— Mr. Lloyd George— pointed out the other day, we who were the most peaceable people could not afford -to be left behind in the race, 'however unwise. We had got to the point that he could say with confidence, " Wo shall not be left behind," The adaptability of our people to this strange new science was proved by the remarkable 'capacity of our officers and men who fly, of whom there were to-day no fewer than 174 qualified pilots, while this time last year there were bub 14. This marvellous advance showed we had the power to hold our own in the air as we had done before on land and sea.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 59, 6 September 1913, Page 13
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