GERMAN AIR OFFICERS
VISIT TO ENGLAND RECEIVED BY THE KING [ BritLh Official Wireless.] RUGBY, Oct. 18. This evening the King will receive at Buckingham Palace a party of officers of the German Air Force, led by General Milch, German Air Minister, which arrived at Croydon for a week’s visit as guests of the Air Council. The invitation was given in acknowledgment of the hospitality extended earlier this year by the German Air Force to a number of officers of the Royal Air Force. The partyvisited the Air Ministry, where they were received by Lord Swinton. Tonight they will attend a dinner given by the Air Council. The programme includes inspection of the lighter station at Hornchurch, of the army cooperation units at Oldham, Hampshire, and the big bomber station at Mildenhall, and a visit to Cranwell, where cadets are trained, and the Royal Air Force College. A flying display will be given at Mildenhall, including, if conditions are suitable, a massed fly past of the latest bombers.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 249, 20 October 1937, Page 7
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