DRAWING TO A CLOSE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 October 1942, Page 3

DRAWING TO A CLOSE

MR T. A. BARROW’S MISSION TO BRITAIN

EXTENSION OF AIR TRAINING SCHEME.

SUPREMACY OF THE R.A.F

(Special P.A. Correspondent). LONDON, October 20. The visit of Mr T. A. Barrow, Nev/ Zealand Air Secretary, is now drawing to a close. He is attending the daily conference at the Air Ministry, where he is discussing the Empire air training scheme which will be carried on till at least 1945. Mr Barrow is actingchairman of the sub-committee on finance, in the absence of the financial adviser.

In five weeks, Mr Barrow has visited five out of the six New Zealand squadrons and has also met many New Zealanders at other stations throughout Britain. He said he was impressed by their splendid morale, their keenness and also their good health..

Mr Barrow has been given every opportunity to study the R.A.F’s. organisation. He was particularly cheered and interested to observe the R.A.F’s. apparent supremacy over the Luftwaffe, which is shown both by reports and also by the accounts of pilots returning from operations, who state it is very hard to find a German aircraft. , , Mr Barrow met the Secretary of State for Air, Sir Archibald Sinclair, and the Parliamentary Under-Secre-tary. Mr Balfour, also all members of the Air Council, having attended several Air Council meetings. He discussed with Lord Keynes, Bursar of King’s College, Cambridge, and the Provost the question ot scholarships being awarded to. Now Zealand’ airmen. Negotiations in this connection are proceeding.