AIR TRAINING
BRITAIN’S AGREEMENT WITH CANADA. CO-OPERATION APPRECIATED. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, May 1. The Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, in a written reply in the House of Commons today, said that an agreement had been reached with Canada on a scheme under which Royal Air Force pilots would be sent to Canada for intermediate and advanced flying training under the auspices of the Canadian Department of National Defence. The duration of the scheme would be three years and the number of pilots trained would not exceed 50 in any one year. The costs of training would be borne by the British Government. Existing arrangements for the entry of Canadian candidates for commissions in the/-Royal Air Force would continue.
The Minister said he wished to take the opportunity of expressing to the Canadian Government his appreciation of its helpful co-operation.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 May 1939, Page 5
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