TRAINING IN AMERICA
NETHERLANDS AIRMEN (9130 a.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 Major-General van Oyen. commander of the Netherlands East Indies Air Force, left by plane for Washington to discuss with American officials a plan for training Dutch pilots in the United States. Major-General van Oyen said lie hoped to obtain the exclusive use; of one American training field for the purpose. He declared that experienced Dutch fliers would be brought here from Australia to . form the nucleus of a teaching staff and also student fliers would come from Austalia. returning there when their courses were completed. Major-General, van Oyen added that (lie only thing lacking, in the scheme is tire planes themselves, but he expressed the opinion dud this deficiency will soon be remedied wit!) tlie United States aeroplane production, rapidly increasing and the Netherlands East, Indies able and willing lo pay casli for planes.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20744, 20 April 1942, Page 4
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