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DELIVERIES FROM AMERICA.
79 Out of 100 Already Here.
MELBOURNE, April 4.-Of 100 Lock
heed Hudson aircraft purchased in Ame
rica by the Federal Government, 79 have
been delivered in Australia. Victoria has
16 of them and New South Wales the
other 63. Today four of the bombers
were flown on a delivery flight from
Richmond (N.S.W.) to Pearce air force
station, Western Australia, with only one
stop at Ceduna.
The Minister for Air (Mr. Fairbairn)
said today that many of the 79 Lock
heeds in Australia had already been
assembled and flown. Some were in ser
vice already and others were awaiting
test flights. Assembly of the remainder
was p'roceeding rapidly. The successful
delivery of Lockheeds from America, he
added, was a demonstration of Britain's
command of the seas.
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