BRITAIN'S AIR STRENGTH. —A battalion of the Coldstream Guards was transferred from Hampshire to Catterick (Yorkshire), early last month for traininfl against a Catterick unit. The picture on the left shows troops marching across Odiham aerodrome (Hampshire), to embark. At back is a Vickers Valentia troop carrier. The picture on the right, taken at a recent Royal inspection of Royal Air Force aerodromes, gives an illustration of the size of modern bombing aeroplanes. The picture shows a fully-equipped pilot standing beneath the forepart of the fuselage of a Harrow bomber, which is a very easy type to operate.
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Southland Times, Issue 23557, 11 July 1938, Page 7
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98BRITAIN'S AIR STRENGTH.—A battalion of the Coldstream Guards was transferred from Hampshire to Catterick (Yorkshire), early last month for traininfl against a Catterick unit. The picture on the left shows troops marching across Odiham aerodrome (Hampshire), to embark. At back is a Vickers Valentia troop carrier. The picture on the right, taken at a recent Royal inspection of Royal Air Force aerodromes, gives an illustration of the size of modern bombing aeroplanes. The picture shows a fully-equipped pilot standing beneath the forepart of the fuselage of a Harrow bomber, which is a very easy type to operate. Southland Times, Issue 23557, 11 July 1938, Page 7
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