AIR FORCE APPOINTMENTS

Chronicle (Levin), 4 December 1946, Page 8

AIR FORCE APPOINTMENTS

—Press Associatioii

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AUCKLAND, Dec. 3; Tlie post of Deputy Cliief of tlie New Zealand Air Staff, ' vacant since the transfer to Britain on. liaison duties of Air Comniodore AU W. Biu'kley, has been lilled by the uppointment of Group Captain K. J. Golien, until recently comniauding officer at tlie Air Eorce Station at Oliakea. He has been succeeded at Oliakea by Wing Commander D. W. Baird and another senior officer, Wing Commander G. (.'arter, has been appoinled acting Air Eorce Momber for Sipiply. Becfuit i ng of airmen for the permanenK post war Koyal New Zealand Air Eorce has begun. So far appliyatioiis Are being iavited only from serving. nienibers -ili- alL trados butyitjv -is liktfl.V I'oriner"- me-qibpVs /jiow §he;, reserve and alsrt civilians, will he* a'MO to apply to .joia tlie regular service. Simuitaiieously the lirst of the postwar pernianent comniissions in Utfe H.X.Z.A.E. has been announced. It has been awanled to Wing Commander D. W. Baird who has been appointeil io conuiinnd the Air Eorce Station at Oliakea. Tlie aniiouneeinent ofolher a|ipoin1meiits to pernianent commissions and also of oilicers granted short service commissions for five years ' dnty, is expected .in ihe iiear future. There will be se.veral lists, encli being an iiotinced as Ihe selecl ions ftre niftde.