§ Mr. PERKINSasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the number of privately-owned aircraft for each year between 1920 and 1932?
§ Sir P. SASSOONThe number of aircraft owned by private individuals prior to 1925 was practically negligible, but no precise record is available. The number for each year from 1925 to 1932 is as follows:
1925 (31st December) … 16 1926 (31st December) … 37 1927 (31st December) … 80 1928 (31st December) … 125 1929 (31st December) … 184 1930 (31st December) … 333 1931 (31st December) … 385 1932 (to date) … 411