§ 30. Mr. WAKEFIELDasked the Under secretary of State for Air whether he is aware of the successful use of floating aerodromes for commercial purposes by Germany; and, in view of the great distances now flown, and likely to be flown in the near future, by British aircraft over water, when does he anticipate similar facilities being made available for British commercial aircraft?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir Philip Sassoon)I am aware of the use which is being made in connection with a German commercial air service of ships equipped with catapult apparatus; I assume it is to these ships—the "Westfalen," "Schwabenland" and "Ostmark"—that my hon. Friend refers. As regards the last part of the question, the introduction of suitable catapulting arrangements for the development of British trans-ocean air services is under active consideration.