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Berlin to London on Hitler’s Birthday

ith 1933 came the news that the Chancellor of Germany had assumed greater authority in the Third Reich, and the development of air power was of paramount importance to his long term plans for Europe, and beyond. It was therefore natural that contact would be made with other countries and air forces, both discreetly and directly, to gain knowledge and information on aircraft structure and flight. At this time, the Armstrong Siddeley organisation designed and produced aircraft engines, as

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