}King Approves Addition to Britain's Defences 5 don, July 30.
The formation of the new volunteer reserve for the Royal Air Force was announced in the House of Lords today by the Secretary for Air, Lord Swinton.
He stated that the King hiad approved the creation of a Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, open only to men in civil life, The number of pilots required annually for the Volunteer reserve will be 800 and, as this section is a most necessary organization, it is being. proceeded Pilots will receive their fying training at aerodrome centres which will be established immediately in the vicinity of important towns and areas with large populations, 'There will be a network of such' centres throughout the country with several in the neighbourhood of London.
Ground instruction will Be provided at town centres at which lectures on the theory of flight, airmanship and other essential subjects will be given, mainly during winter evenings, when Opportunities. for fying are neces sarily restricted, Volunteer pilots will be recruited from candidates between the ages of 18 and 25. The minimum period of service will be five years and flying instructions will be arranged to allow pilots to train during week-ends, in the evenings, and at other times convenient to them, They will be couraged to spend as much time possible in the air in order to gain fying experience of value to the service. In addition, the volunteers will have to attend the annual fying course of fifteen days duration, clude, frat instance, lot willie lined on elementary' types aircraft, and later on service types to enable them to operate them service squadrons in emergency cases. Arrangements are being made for the 'Scheme to come into effective opera~ tion early in 193% 'Lord Swinton made an appeal for the ce-operation of employers ensure full development of the im= portant link' in the defences of the natjon—Wireless through Reuter,
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