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Britain was not only preparing vastly to increase her air force, but just to mak it sporting she lately sold 80 Armstrong Siddeley airplane engines to Germany. Rumors spread quickly that General von Ribbentrop was also in London to try t arrange purchase of 150 more British engines for commercial purposes, of course, since Britain has a special law preventing the sale of war supplies to any foreign power except under special government license Very curt was the British Government last week to the French Embassy's suggestion that such powerful air plane engines as the Armstrong Siddeleys might...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Arms' Week | 5/21/1934 | See Source »

Around England for the King's Cup fly England's airmen every year in big planes, little planes, from a 27-horse-power Moth with 7¾ hours start to an Armstrong-Siddeley-Siskin, starting from scratch. Last week, they took off. On the first day, the sun shone clear at dawn; but, before they had gone half way, a fog climbed up to them from the sea and many a plane, bewildered, sought a landing. A "flying grandstand"- an enormous plane fitted with luxurious chairs, glass panels through which journalists and race officials could see what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: King's Cup | 7/13/1925 | See Source »

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