Extract from Westminster Hall debate on the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917 - Nov 23
Friday, 24 November 2017 07:26
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East) (Lab):...I remember building the
kits of Spitfires, Hurricanes and Mosquitos out of balsa wood. I
think the real aircraft were built out of balsa wood as well—those
Mosquitos were very flammable, but they were extremely fast. The
technologies of that time enabled the RAF to be so superior, in
spite of the fact that it had fewer personnel and fewer machines
—the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine was the engine that
powered the Spitfire. Indeed, when the...Request free trial
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