BRITAIN’S AIR ARM
CONSIDERABLY INCREASED (Omcial Wireless) RUGBY, Feb. 8 The Minister of Air, Sir Kingsley Wood, was asked in the House of Commons for a statement on the effective front-line fighter strength, in view of the “ nearing prospect of a mass air attack, at least, on shipping and the ports.” Sir Kingsley replied: “ I can certainly assure the House that a considerable increase has been made in the effective strength of the fighter squadrons since the outbreak of the war.” He declined, on the grounds of public interest, to disclose if the Nuffierd factory had reached the stage of regular output. GENERAL WEYGAND’S FORCE
275,000 STRONG (United Press Assn.—Exec. Tel. CopyrlgrM) PARIS, Feb. 8 It is authoritatively stated thac General Weygan’s command in the Near East numbers 275,000 men.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21035, 10 February 1940, Page 7
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