RUSSIA’S AIR AMBITION
ECLIPSE OF CAPITALISTS AVIATION DAY FESTIVITIES. CELEBRATION OF PROGRESS. FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY. (United Pread Association—By Electric TelegrapU Copyright.) Received 2.45 pan. to-day. MOSCOW, Aug. 18. The whole of Russia is celebrating 'Aviation Day, the fifteenth anniversary of (the formation of the Red aar force. The Soviet has awarded many decorations and charters to workers, and directors of industry and the military forces. Air craft is exhibited ini gardens and parks to the accompanimentof torchlight procession's. Several flying sehoo'lis were opened. The Streets were decorated with model aeroplane posters announcing tlmit during four years of the first fiveyear plan the .number of ne roplan/es in - creased bv threefold and the tonnage fivefold. Air lines now cover 22,500 miles. M. Voroshilov declares that Russia intends to outstrip the leading capitalist countries.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 19 August 1933, Page 9
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