SINGAPORE'S FORCE
2700 AEROPLANES
OX].; SHIP TOOK THEM ALL
One shipment of 2700 aeroplane models has left Britain for Singapore. The value of them is round about £500.
Since war broke out no fewer tlian :jOl),()00 of these models have gone overseas from the same model aircraft factory in London. They are shipped in parts all ready to be assembled bv model enthusiasts in both hemispheres. < Pen i i piled in next rnlnmn)
There is a practical side to the /lobby: putting together these realistic little Hurricanes, Spitfires, Wcstland Lysanders, Blenheims, Wellingtons, Messerschmitts, Heinlccls and others is an ideal way to train for aircraft "spotting."
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 182, 19 November 1941, Page 6
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105SINGAPORE'S FORCE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 182, 19 November 1941, Page 6
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