N.Z. AIR STAFF SET UP

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 63, 1 April 1937, Page 6

N.Z. AIR STAFF SET UP

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Separated Irom Defence Department TEN APPOINTMENTS

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.WELLINGTON', Last. Night. Under .the Government 'a plans for ftke> reorganisation aiid development of aailitary and civil aviation, including Jthe establishment of an air board," for nrhich .the necessaiy legislation will be, ' jbroughi down in .the nest session of feuSiament, .the New Zealand Air * iPorce has been separated from the De- ' Ifc&oe Department and an air headquaryeijg siaff has 'been set np with offices in fflleUingtoii, The Minister of Defence toau F, Jones), who is.also in eharge Jpc AvtajSon, announced to-day that the jfiorveraor-General had approved of "the jibllowing appointments to take . efitect jfeom April lt— 'Ghief of .ihe Air St&ff, Wing-Com« kaatader Hon. B. A* Cochrane, A.F.C^ jBUOTlAir,iI'orce, - ; ubief Staff officer equjpmenU Wing* . ^g^amder; % M. yffik.es, M.C., Ghsef ataff officer personnel; - Squad-|eoo-LeaderiL:' M. Isii^E.N.Z JtR , Air staff and inteHigence'' "officer; : ^ght-Lieuteiiant, AjD&jTerrotte Nevill, \ ataff *s officer V equipment: ^ight-Inodtenant di/K' X, Denion.

Staff ofiteer personnels * Flight-'Liexi-fcensmt .Ws;Man, ^ikmln^et of ciya'^avmtloni Wingpnnmander -Wilkea, Qiief ussisiaiit to controHers"* J, " M« . jBw£adg^ h ■ ■ ChiefMnspeetor of alreraf ti 2, 0, * JEmiUl * " » v AJT secretar7*. 3V AjdBarrorc.|&*>kinisk« '^teTd^at 1 tem J? accommo dation '/for # the f new 1 headqoarters staff of the /Royal||New feealancl AirForce had ' been^esuredfia i ten,* cfjihe.Railway; Departi^nvt^s|j3mJd' J? ings near the junction of Bunnyjfand L Featherston streets in" .Wellirigton^'ahd 5 *11 commixnications should be addrqssed Jh* ihe Air Secretary. v • *-