CANADIAN PILOTS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1940, Page 3

CANADIAN PILOTS

!" —■ ' NOW SERVING IN BRITAIN. (XJuited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright 1 ). OTTAWA, September 14. 'The first 35 pilots of 4500 a.ir crew students under instruction for the Empire air scheme will receive their wings on Monday. LONDON, September 14. “The Times,” after noting that airmen trained in. Canada are now arriving in ‘KnghVrid, says: “When the scheme was first launched nine months ago, one of the main advantages for fore seed was that it would enable ditnien

to be trained in a climate giving them many more hours in the week for flying instruction than can be’ expected in this country, now that the 1 air of. Britain is in the front line ‘of’ battle, so that •< flying instruction • it; jhas bUcbirie ‘difficult 'and precafiipn&i • This, 'advantage *fs even - -more 1 TalUab'le!. T.he ( ’iWi'MhVg sehem‘6 itself is part of lajjg? er programme' which 1 ' provides .'fory.Jp great 1 expansion of air Forges in «the Homihipns;.' It contemplates/,aof. trained' crews into tile Empire-air forces at , a rate, not of thousands, But -of tens of .thousands yearly.’* ' ; ;il