ESCAPING SOCIETY FORMED
ALLIED AIRMEN AS MEMBERS (Special Correspondent N.Z.P.A.) (Rec. 8 p.m.) LONDON. Jan. 20. To foster friendships formed betwen men of the Royal Air Force and the Dominions and Allied Air Forces who escaped from enemy territory and enemy-occupied Europe, a Royal Air Force Escaping Society has been formed. Those who assisted in the escapes may also become members. More than 700 have joined, and the number is expected shortly to increase to more than 1000. Annual reunions are to be organised, and an interchange of visits. Lord Portal of Hungerford is the society’s first president. and Air Vice-Marshal Sir Basil Embry is the first chairman of the committee. New Zealand airmen who were brought down and escaped will be eligible for membership. Two who made spectacular escapes were Squadron Leader J. M. Checketts, administration officer at Wigram. and Flight Lieutenant L. S. M. White, of Gore, both of No. 485 Spitfire Squadron.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25088, 21 January 1947, Page 5
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