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AIR POLICY NEEDED

IMPERIAL DEVELOPMENT URGED J — GERMANY’S FEVERISH ACTIVITY By Telegraph —Press Association-Copyright. London, February 15. "The Times" in a leader emphasising the urgent need of an air policy, depioring the stagnation of civil aviation, ano contrasting the activity of other nations, stresses the need of the Dominions for aerial transport for defence, and internal communications. The Empire needs development more urgently than any other Power “The Times” sounds a warning regarding Germany’s feverish activity She is spinning a network ot Postal routes, and pilots are being trained to drop bags accurately. Dexterity is invaluable in a quick postal service, and is even more useful than a mere load or bombs and a mark of a city. The. situation requires the most careful watching. —"The Times.”

STATISTICS OF CIVIL AVIATION. (Rec. February 16, 8.5 p.m.) London, February 15.

Since the opening of civil aviation m May 1919, British aircraft have flown 1,556,006 miles and carried 106,7P2 passengers. There have been 48 accidents, of which 20 involved injury to the personnel. The rate of passengers killed was .10 per 1000 carried, and 33,100 miles were flown per accident—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. X.

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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 123, 17 February 1921, Page 5

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AIR POLICY NEEDED Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 123, 17 February 1921, Page 5

AIR POLICY NEEDED Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 123, 17 February 1921, Page 5

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