GLOVES FOR AIRMEN
Woollen gloves, which will be worn underneath leather Hying ; gauntlets by pilots and observers of the Aii- Force, are urgently required for on active ser?orce Relations have been asked to undertake the supply of .2800 pairs within one month, and an appeal is being made to Avonien all over the Dominion to assist in this useful war work. The gloves arc to be knitted in .special three-ply wool, which is to be supplied through Air Force Relations, Wellington. Careful and neat work is essential, as these .gloves must be both serviceable and comfortable if the airmen are to do their work in them efficiently. Air Force Relations also request that all wool left over should be returned with the gloves when completed, to avoid wastage. Women willing to assist in thi.> urgent and important work are asked to get into touch with Air Forcc Relations Headquarters, Marine Institute Buildings, Wellington. It i. 4 emphasised that the gloves must be knitted to a special pattern, Avhicl: ■will be supplied by Air Force Relations with the wool.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 193, 31 July 1940, Page 5
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178GLOVES FOR AIRMEN Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 193, 31 July 1940, Page 5
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