REFRESHER COURSE AT WIGRAM

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21088, 13 February 1934, Page 17

REFRESHER COURSE AT WIGRAM

♦ AIR FORCE AND AERO CLUB ACTIVITIES About 12 officers of the No. 3 (Bomber) Squadron of the New Zealand. Territorial Air Force will attend the squadron's annual refresher course which will begin to-day at Wigrani Aerodrome under the supervision of officers of the New Zealand Permanent Air Force. The squadron is made up of officers from the Canterbury, Marlborough, and Wcstland provinces and has its headquarters at Chrislchurch. The course will last lor 10 days. The officer commanding at Wigram, Squadron Leader .1. L. Fmdtay, flew to Nelson on Sunday for the purpose of carrying out co-operative training work with the Nelson. Marlborough, | and West Coast Regiment which is at , present in cam]). . The Canterbury Aero Club had a. busy week-end, several machines ar- | riving and departing to various parts | of the South Island. Mr R. Mathison , of Ilokitika, Hew back to the West Coast on Sunday in the Redwing ma- I chine owned by Mr H. T. Parry, of Ilokitika. Mr E. G. Olson, instructor I to the Otago Aero Club, arrived in the Club's Waco machine on Sunday and , left again for Duncdin yesterday afternoon. , „ I Miss H. Montgomery, of the Can- | terburv Aero Club, Hew to Blenheim on Sunday with Miss R. WynnWilliams as passenger and Mr r. it. Dix of New Zealand Airways, flew the company's Spartan to Franz J use! on Sunday with two passengers. Mi and Mrs Stromberg, and returned with them yesterday, later leaving lor Timaru.