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The unpalatable truth is that the celebrated $1.37 billion-a-year R.A.F. is now depending upon U.S. Sabre jets, plus about 1,500 obsolescent British jets (Gloster Meteors, De Havilland Vampires and Venoms), for the air defense of London. The Fighter Command's swept-wing Supermarine Swift is grounded...
But BOAC had no choice. Ever since the war, Britons have dreamed of the day when British lines would be flying British planes around the world. But with the exception of Vickers' short-haul Viscount turboprop (TIME, Jan. 3), most of Britain's postwar transports, especially its long...
SUPER SABRE, North American's new supersonic F-100 fighter on which the Air Force is spending $100 million, has been grounded for a thorough check after a series of crashes. Three of the new 800-m.p.h. jets have crashed mysteriously, killing two pilots, including Britain's Air...
BRITISH AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY whose prestige was hard hit when its Comet I jetliner was grounded after a series of disasters (TIME, May 10), is due for another blow. The government-owned British Overseas Airways Corp., which had hoped to replace its American equipment with new British planes, is negotiating with...
BANNER IN THE SKY by Jomes Ramsey Ullman (252 pp.; Lippincott; $2.75) tells how boy loves mountain, boy conquers mountain. Rudi Matt, 16, dreams of climbing the local peak known as the Citadel. Papa, who was a great Swiss guide, tried it and perished, so Mamma wants to keep her...