§ 63. Viscount CURZONasked the Under-Secretary of. State to the Air Ministry if he will state how long is required to convert a bombing, observation, and scout machine, respectively, from war to peace purposes, and vice versâ?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Major Tryon)The time necessary for the conversion of a war machine to use for peace purposes depends entirely on the degree of comfort required by the pilot and passengers, as the removal of war fittings can be effected within a few hours. I regret that I am not able to furnish a detailed reply to the last part of my hon. and gallant Friend's question as the time would vary with each particular type and design of a peace machine.
An HON. MEMBERIs the hon. and gallant Gentleman satisfied that every 241 step is being taken by the Air Ministry to encourage civil aviation, and thus to provide an adequate reserve of machines for use in time of war?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThat hardly arises out of the question on the Paper.