BRITAIN'S CHANCE
Reeeived Thursday, 7 p.m-. LONDON, July 28. Britain has the opportunity of vegainig supremacy » in the air with the lirst complete jet airliner, the de Havil land Comet— "if the Comet 's future is not bungled as so niuch of our crvil aviation construc-tion has beeu bungled," says the News Chronicla. The newspaper emphasised tliat th-.re was niuch profit and prestige awaiting the nation which first cuts down the Atlantic flight to six hours. "Britain now has- this opportunity. The chance is here to thrust the wasted years behind. There will be no e.xcuse if it is not taken this time. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 29 July 1949, Page 8
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103BRITAIN'S CHANCE Chronicle (Levin), 29 July 1949, Page 8
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