THE WAR IN THE AIR
WONDERFUL NEW 'PLANES
GOING TO AUSTRALIA
LONDON, August 31,
Having inspected the.Hawker Harts (two-seater general purpose biplanes) 'and the Hawker Furies (250 miles an hour fighters), with which tho Eoyal Australian Air Forco is to bo reequipped, Flight-Lieutenaut Sturt Griffiths, an officer of the Citizons' Air Force, Richmond, now in London, tells of marvellotis machines whoso speed, general utility, and handling in the air aro vastly superior to tho existing Wapitis and Bulldpgs. Tho Harts, says the officer, did the same work as the Wapitis 50 miles an hour faster, and had a marvellous "climb." ,
Having obtained a year's leave from his Australian unit, Flight-Lieutenant Sturt Griffiths intends to inspect leading European air forces. In England ho has already visited Tangmere aerodrome, home of one of tho Royal Air Force fighting squadrons, tho flyingboat station at Calshot, and tho special test squadron at Farnborough.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 65, 14 September 1933, Page 11
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THE WAR IN THE AIR
Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 65, 14 September 1933, Page 11
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