DEFENCE BY AIR.
THE POLICY OF BRITAIN, BIG RESERVE FORCE. % UNRIVALLED POSITION, By Telegraph.—Presa Ajan.—Copyright. Received July 25, 5.5 pan. London, July 24. The Pall Mall Gazette states the Air Ministry has decided to extend the Air Force by the establishment of a territorial Reserve force of pilots and mechanics. which will ensure a large supply of men skilled in flying up-to-date machines. This reserve will place Britain in an unrivalled position in the event of another war. The Air Ministry is granting 2500 commissions with an age limit of twenty-five years, and. the term of service is four years. In addition to the pay while training the inen will have an annual grant of £3O. Six thousand mechanics will also be recruited. The Pall Mall Zazette adds: “No country in the world has such an air service.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 26 July 1922, Page 5
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140DEFENCE BY AIR. Taranaki Daily News, 26 July 1922, Page 5
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