§ Sir R. GOWERasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air what is the relative strength of Great Britain and the United States of America in aircraft for defence purposes?
§ Mr. MONTAGUEThe first-line strength of the Royal Air Force at the present time is 772 aircraft. As regards America, the last edition of the Armaments Year Book of the League of Nations shows the first-line strength of the United States Army and Naval Air Forces as 857 aircraft in 1928, a number which is believed to have since risen to more than 900.