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Monday 18 December 2017

British special flying boats under construction for transatlantic flights according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1937 No. 3

An item referred to the magazine U.S.R. dated 1 April 1937 reporting that the British minister for aviation (1) stated in the House of Commons that for the transatlantic special flying boats with a weight of probably 40 tons were under construction to be completed on 1938.

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1. Leslie Hore-Belisha (7 September 1893 Hampstead, London, England-16 February 1957 Rheims, France)? He was minister of Transport between 29 June 1934-28 May 1937. Liberal/Liberal National /Conservative politician.