Forty British Planes Secured by Jews for Palestine War
(Rec. 10.20) LONDON, Sept. 15 Air charter companies estimate that forty aircraft have been flown to the Middle East, after being purchased in Britain, says the Daily Telegraph. About one-third of these planes have “disappeared” from airfields in Britain. The remainder has left on export licences for European countries. A four-engined Halifax plane, believed to have sunk in the Mediterranean in July, is the subject of the latest inquiries. The Daily Mail’s Beirut correspondent says: The ultimate destination of former Royal Air Fore planes smuggled out of Britain is Ramat David, a former British secret airfield in the Jewish area of North Palestine, according to an Arab Army.intelligence source.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19480916.2.45
Bibliographic details
Grey River Argus, 16 September 1948, Page 5
Word Count
118Forty British Planes Secured by Jews for Palestine War Grey River Argus, 16 September 1948, Page 5
Using This Item
Copyright undetermined – untraced rights owner. For advice on reproduction of material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in