AIR MISSIONS
THE EMPIRE TRAINING SCHEME CONFERENCE AT WEEKEND. CONSIDERATION OF PRACTICAL DETAILS. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. NEW YORK. October 30. Tim Associated Press Icarus from Ottawa that the Australian air delegation is to arrive there on Wednesday, probably accompanied by a financial officer from the New Yorl< Trade (’ominissioner's Office. The New Zealand air mission is expected to arrive on Thursday.
The Ottawa correspondent of the "New York Times" says that a conference next weekend is expected to consider practical details of training and the financing of the scheme. The training j lachines will be actual fighters, bombe-s and reconnaissance planes. Apparently the hopes of procuring the machines with which to start the scheme are pinned on the United States, and 1500 are likely to be ordered initially.
The plan is expected to reach'its peak in 12 to 18 months, ranking Canada as a major air Power, since she will have at least 5000 planes and 10.000 airmen operating at 100 aerodromes.
FORMER ENEMY PILOT
ENLISTS IN AIR FORCE IN CANADA. . WINNIPEG. October 30. John Rzepka. aged 48, a Pole, who was a member of Richthofen's "flying circus" for two years in the Great War, has enlisted in the air force.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 November 1939, Page 5
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