COMING AERIAL STRUGGLE.
WHILE Hie Allies are making a determined effort to cmiln an overwhelmingly strong air Heel, Germany is nol idle. ‘‘The number of (iennan battleplanes,” slates an article in the London Times, “is In be doubled during 1 the coming winlcr, and the aeroplane and motor building factories throughout Germany are enlarging (heir plan! and obtaining reinforcements of labour to ( liable them to cope with the sudden influx of orders. Switzerland is being laid under contribution. Two hundred and fifty- Argus motor.have been ordered from a firm in the Zurich district. For bombing formations heavy tbree-seater maehines are being built, which ean carry between .1,700 and 1,800 pounds weight of bombs. They have .Mercedes 200 Horse-power motors, and when,loaded ean climb 12,000 ft. in 3u minutes. In every type of Hying machine the Germans are feverishly producing new models for long-dis-
(unco scouting expeditions. During (he six' months from February lo August, 2!) important industrial establishments were added lo the number oi.' factories making aeroplanes or their accessories in Germany,”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1777, 17 January 1918, Page 2
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172COMING AERIAL STRUGGLE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1777, 17 January 1918, Page 2
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