AUSTRALIA’S AIR PLANS

Grey River Argus, 21 October 1943, Page 6

AUSTRALIA’S AIR PLANS

POST-WAR TRANSPORT SYDNEY, October 20. Australia must organise its war effort in the air to obtain the greatest value after the w.ar, Mr Gustin has declared. This is taken to indicate the Government intends to proceed with the plans for making the Commonwealth independent of outside sources of aircraft supply. The Government is reported already to be studying new types of aircraft which could be made in Australia and adapted for post-war manufacture. The War Cabinet has appointed a special committee to study Australia’s civil aviation organisation policy. This is the first step towards a" planned Australian civil aviation policy after the war. Mr Curtin said the development of post-war air transport would be vitally important. Australia must be able to exploit for civil purposes the progress made as the result of the incense development in military aviation. Aircraft, aerodromes and internal air routes had to be organised in Australia and participation in overseas routes was nighly important to the Commonwealth.