AERIAL DEFENCE.
SIR JAMES ALLEN AND LOCAL POLICY.
The outline of a plan for the immediate creation of an aerial defence unit was given to an interviewer last night by Sir James Allen, Minister of Defence.
“In all probability,” he said, “the aerodrome will be maintained near Christchurch, as well as the seaplane base at Auckland. Ihe Government is anxious that tho Sookburn School should continue; but how it should continue or what assistance should be given is not for me to say. Both it and tho Auckland school will' servo the Purposes of the naval policy; but we avo got two separate reports, at present, one from Colonel Bettingkm on the air sendee, and tho other from Admiral Jellicoo as affecting the Admiralty. These two reports must be co-ordinated before wo can discuss the matter.”
Sir James Allen was asked whether he could confirm the report that a New Zealand reserve of flying officers would be created, to undergo a week’s or a fortnight’s flying every year, at a military wing of the present flying establishments.
“We hope that these flying officers will become a portion of tho air service,” he replied, “ bur we K have no special places for them at present-only in the reserve. But the air policy has not been decided.”
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12776, 21 October 1919, Page 5
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