(c) Transport Force The present strength in military transport aircraft is about 900. This number is likely to be considered adequate for war if the present expansion of the Civil Air Fleet continues and in the expectation that the Air Force will be re-equipped with larger and more efficient military transports before 1957. (d) Reconnaissance Aircraft No great expansion in the numbers of reconnaissance aircraft is anticipated. At present the total number of these aircraft is of the order of 900. 7.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- England Germany Russia Soviet Union United Kingdom United States of America
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/6/24
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 158/6
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0006.024
- Keywords
- Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning Threat Of War With The Ussr Defence Air Power Air Warfare Air Raids Bombing Aircraft Soviet Air Force Missiles Rockets Casualties Transportation Technology Weapons Development Atomic Warfare Armaments Biological Warfare Chemical Warfare Mines Training Industry Soviet Strategy
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 10
- Persons Discussed
- Valentine Boucher William Hayter Lawrence Pendred Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
