FOR AIR FORCE

Grey River Argus, 17 January 1940, Page 9

FOR AIR FORCE

WIGRAM CEREMONY CHRISTCHURCH, January 16. The Chief of the Air Staff, Group Captain H. W. L. Saunders, M.C., D.F.C., M.M., made the passing out inspection yesterday afternoon of trie 15 officers of No. 8 course al the No. 1 Flying Training School, at the Royal' New Zealand Air Force Station at Wigram Aerodrome. The officers who will go on embarkation leave from Wigram in a few days- before leaving New Zealand to join the Royal Air Force. They are as follows: Acting Pilot Officers N. H. Andrew, I. H. Auliff, J. A. Kirdy, R. J. A. Leslie, R. S. Magee, A. G. Mclntyre, P. R. McNab, R. J. Neal, W., B. Parker, J. B. Paterson, N. Paterson J. D. Robins, W. Raymond, M. L. Stedman, and B. P. Thomson. Group Chptain Saunders, who has recently returned from Canady arrived in Christchurch yesterday morning by air, accompanied by Squadron Leader E. M. F. Grundy. During the morning he inspected the station. In the afternoon he inspected the parade of officers passing out, and after the report on the training work had been read, addressed them. He was accompanied by the Officer Commanding the Station, Wtng Commander G. S. Hodson, A.F.C., R.A.F. Because of the limited time available for Group Captain Saunders’s visit, the full programme for the passing out ceremony was not adhered to.