NEW FAST MACHINES.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 June 1917, Page 2

NEW FAST MACHINES.

WORK ON ERITISH FRONT. London, June 1. From various sources come additional details of the wonderful British airwork on the west front. Newer and faster British planes are winning successes in the most desperate air battles yet fought, proving that the British airmen have regained supremacy. Hundreds of Germans have been brought down during May, severely straining the German aerial resources, as is evidenced by the faulty construction of many of the captured machines, and the tendency to break to pieces in mid-air when hotly attacked. Mr. Beach Thomas states that during the recent favorable east winds, the British planes almost lived hehind the German lines. The King and Queen, and the Princess Royal, visited Mr. Graham White's Hendon works on Thursday, and were greatly interested in the various types of machines. They saw a remarkablo exhibition of flying by Captain Hucks on the latest biplane, which attains a maximum speed immediately it leaves the ground. Other new types include a slow-flying training machine, and a small grevpainted machine which is a wonderful climber, and invaluable for defensive work. They witnessed a mock air-battle between two fast planes. Their Majesties departed between lines of cheering factory employees, including hundreds of girls.