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BRITAIN AND JAPAN LEAD AMERICAN FORCE SUFFERS FROM LACK OF FUNDS.: AND LACK OF POLICY. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright Renter's Telegram. (Received December 18, 9.55 p.in;) WASHINGTON, December 17. England and Japan' are most prob-' ably the greatest air powers in the world, while the United States is about level with Italy, said General Mitchell, Assistant-Chief of the Army Air ISer- \ vice, in testimony before an ‘ investigating conundttea of the House of Representatives VTho British,” he said, “are trying to lay the foundation of air supremacy, as they did with their fleet. Japan owes her excellent air service to her efforts to consolidate, flying activities. The United States could control the flea by air within two years if her services were given yearly apiropriations equivalent to the cost of half a battleship.” General Mitchell favoured divorcing the air services from the army And navy, and the establishment •of a single flying organisation, with a .view to developing a national air policy.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12016, 19 December 1924, Page 5
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