OVERSEAS MEMBERS.
BIG. PERCENTAGE IN R.A.F. <Rec. 12.50 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 23. '•Never has a force proved a greater challenge to the powers of Nazi evil than the R.A.F.," stated the UnderSecretary for Air (Captain 11. H. Balfour) in a speech. '•Never has there been a force with stronger claims to be an overseas force. Twenty per cent, of the pilots were from the Dominions before the war. To-day the proportion is higher. The first Eagle Squadron of volunteers from the United States was recently formed. Our squadrons daily fight alongside Polish, Czech, and the Free French forces. The R.A.F. in the past two months has achieved great victories.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 279, 24 October 1940, Page 8
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109OVERSEAS MEMBERS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 279, 24 October 1940, Page 8
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