THE AIR.
v.. . ISlfli-'. ' AMERICANS DEVELOPITO'MR \ STRATEGY. :i New"York, July 29. General Branckner, controller of the British air equipment, says that if the AHWs reorganise and. co-ordinate tlieir rMwirees they will be able in the near ftttnre to bomb German cities, even Berlin. He urged the speeding up Of lie production of air planes and motors. '-'General Branckner said that if possible the United States ought to have an A<r Secretary to organise a great air army. Britain had found it essential to centralise the control of the air forces in order to fight xeppelins and gothas and to develop air strategy.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.
'BERLIN CAN BE BOMBED. New York, July 29. General Branckner added: "It is certain that the British will be able to bomb Berlin next spring. Huge numbers of airplanes are still required before a great Allied offensive is undertaken. "Britain lacks capacity for engine production at present, therefore it depends on the United States. As the latter has Tia*n unable to spare Liberty motors a lajge portion of the British air offensive has been delayed seriously. It is quite feasible to deliver planes by transAtlantic flights."—Aus. N.Z. Cable Asat*
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Taranaki Daily News, 31 July 1918, Page 5
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194THE AIR. Taranaki Daily News, 31 July 1918, Page 5
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