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[Disused Royal Air Force Napier Lion aeroplane engines, which, when new, cost nearly £2000, are being sold in London for £10 each, complete in working order. ‘"‘The Times’ quotes a scrap metal merchant as saying that he bought them for breaking, for which he found there was insufficient labour, so he was now selling them to aeronautical enthusiasts who thought they would build their own aeroplanes after the war.-Cable news item]. F Aero-engines can be sold Like This, it rather looks As if we had begun to turn Our Spears to Pruning-hooks, In Preparation for that Time When War is done away with, And All its Engines are but Toys For Amateurs to play with. ee of the Implements of War, Their grimmer Duties ended, May find in Years of Peace to come Their Usefulness extended. The Tank, perhaps, could pull the Plough, Thus fruitfully applied To cultivate, not devastate, A grateful Countryside. Fd What do we propose to do With All these Aeroplanes? When Each of us has One to fly, The Surplus that remains Will far exceed the simple Needs That Peace with Order brings; No Doubt, to clear the Air a Bit, We'll have to clip our Wings!
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 208, 18 June 1943, Page 2
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206No Further Use New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 208, 18 June 1943, Page 2
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