R.A.F. OFFICERS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 194, 17 July 1937, Page 11

R.A.F. OFFICERS

EXCHANGE WITH DOMINION. TWO ARRIVALS FROM ENGLAND. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, July 16. The first, officers to come to the Dominion under arrangements made by the Government for the exchange of Royal New Zealand Air Force officers with Royal Air Force officers, arrived from England by the Arawa. They are Flight-Lieutenant W. M. Gmndy, who is a specialist signals officer, and Flight-Lieutenant L- Crocker, a specialist engineer. Both will be attached to the Royal New Zealand Air Force for a term of two years. The New Zealand officers sent to England under the agree.mint between the two Governments were SquadronLeader Buckley, officer commanding the Royal New Zealand Air Force base at Hobsonville, and Flying-Officer Duffey, who was stationed nt Wigram Aerodrome. In irJer t> overcome the difficulty of provid'ttg the necessary specialist officers U e Royal Air Force agreed to s'-rul in txihange a specialist engineer and a specialist signals officer. Flight-Lieutenant Grundy, v, ho joined the Royal Air Fo’oe in U'26, has served with fighter t-qua'lrons since then, and was attached to the fleet air arin for . hree years. Recently he has been serving with < nc of the squadrons concerned with the defence of London. Flight-Lieutenant Crocker, who has been in the Royul Air Force since 1!’27, lias served m flying-boat squadrons, and ins once stationed at Singapore. He vas one. of the crew of the duperinnrine Souljiampton flving-boat that made a flight from Singapore io Sydney some time ago. The two officers wre met on ;>rr val by Squadron-Leader Nevill, Air Staff and Intelligence Officer nt air beadquarters, Wellington. and FijghtLieutenant Lester, officer command nig the Hobsonville Air Bare. They will spend a few days at Hobsonville and will then proceed to Wellingtm, where they will probably be attached to the air headquarters staff.