LACK OF DRIVE
BRITISH AIR REARMAMENT 1 DELAYS AT “SHADOW” I FACTORIES (By Telegraph —Press Association—Copyright) Received Jan. 28, 1 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 27. | The Daily Mail’s aeronautical writer says that an investigation re- I \eals disquieting facts concerning the ■ production of “shadow” factories ana : the general condition of British air rearmament. Both "shadow” and air “frame" factories are far behind ! schedule. Both the Battle and Bien- I heim type of bombers will be three j to live years old when they begin io I issue them from the “shadow" fac- i tories. The Daily Mail, in a leader, says; ; Britain’s rearmament is dogged by • delays, lack of drive, and indecision.. I The “shadow” scheme was formu- ’ lated two years ago but now promises j to be no more than a ’shadow’ ! scheme. When the factories begin j deliveries Britain will be equipped with an obsolescent air force.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 23, 28 January 1938, Page 7
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148LACK OF DRIVE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 23, 28 January 1938, Page 7
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