INVINCIBLE AIR FORCE
Far-Reaching Canadian Scheme United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph -Copyright (Received November 21, 10.30 p.m.) OTTAWA, November 20. The New Zealand and Australian delegates to the air training conference may not leave before the week-end. Mr J. V. Fairbairn, the Australia delegate, hopes briefly to visit Washington en route. The Australian Associated Press understands that it will require three years to reach the maximum output of 25.000 pilots. However, In the first year, the Empire will have an invincible air force. The initital outlay will be reduced to 300,000,000 dollars, but the efficiency of the programme will not be disturbed. It is merely a question of reducing Canadian administration costs. Canada has agreed to utilise her civil and military aerodromes and organisations.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21508, 22 November 1939, Page 7
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124INVINCIBLE AIR FORCE Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21508, 22 November 1939, Page 7
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