A ROYAL REVIEW OF THE R.A.F.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 105, 3 May 1919, Page 14

A ROYAL REVIEW OF THE R.A.F.

L'XIQUE SPECTACLE. TTis "Majesty the King has expressed lii, intention of liolding a review of the troops in London in the spring, and it has been announced that a, £"»(; naval display will take place in tne summer at, Spithead. It may be taken for gr.inte. that tiie King as General-in-Chief ol tin Royal Air Force, will create an opportu nitv- of a parade of the air force-. Ai o'li'iil n.\ tw of tin. th-rd arm : hi never iiecured, and when it doe* it wil he a iini(]t!!' spectacle, a sight that ma; give onr people some faint idea of the e-eeliis-al accomplishments of the younges service. It would not be possible to liokl such i review in London; (Hyde Park is not ou of the question. Apart from a marcl past of officers a:id men, there migh easily be arranged an aerial parade tin parallelc! in the annals of flight. No long ago the G.O.C. in the Middle East Sir. K. Allonby, held -felt a review thoiigli of course on a comparatively smal scale. | n this particular instance there were only 104 machine;. They swep by the saluting base at a height'of 300f up in flight, of six machines, flying ii V formation. Multiply th? number b; a', least ten. add to that various types o airships, seaplane:, and flying boats, am all London would turn out to witnes that amazing procession on wings. nic'i a parade before its general ii chief would do honour to tlie Royal Ai Force, and at the same time create ii tiie public mind a feeding of intens satisfaction tha: the X.A.X. is a tre mentions weapon, and the most mobil form of defence. Tiie review wotil.l not in any reuse b an exhibition of Hying, but it' would b a display of air strength such as ha never before been witnessed.