INCREASE IN POWER
ROYAL AIR FORCE NEW SQUADRONS FORMING TRAINING OF PILOTS (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 1 p.m. RUGBY, Sept. 16. Twenty-six new squadrons, 23 in Etc regular service and ill roc oi the auxdiai v service, have now l.'oeu added to tile strength of the Royal Air Force. Three of these have been formed during, the past month. forty-live more units must, lie added to bring up the strength of the metropolitan air force to 123 squadrons. The further extension to 120 squadrons, backed by the full war reserves, and representing the vast augmentation of the striking power of the service, was outlined in a W liit-e Taper on defence published early in March ol this year. Thirteen special civil flying training, schools where initial tuition for young pilots is given have been created. " Men are joining the service in satisfactory numbers and quality. Retween. April of .1935 and the end of March of this year, the force took on 040 pilots and just under 15,003 airmen. Since April 1, another 900 pilots and large numbers of airmen have joined.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19122, 17 September 1936, Page 6
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