BRITAIN’S AIR POWER
VAST TRAINING PLANS
HIGH STANDARD (British Oflicinl Wireless.) Ftecd. noon. RUGBY. Oct. 5. The rapid expansion of the Royal Air Force to full war strength and the maintenance of air power at a high level requires vast training schemes. These schemes were worked out before the war and have been completed without a hitch. Although preparations made envisaged that a change-over would take place at a time when the country was subjected to enemy air action, the complete absence of hostile aircraft assisted the smooth working of the plans.
The complexity of the modern aircraft makes training time much longer than in the last war, and the object now is to train war airmen in complete crews rather than turn out individual pilots or gunners. It was stated to-day that the standard of recruits was as high as it had ever been and “we are very satisfied with it.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20061, 6 October 1939, Page 7
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