The Archive · 1939

Air Ca-operation

Strengthening in a very material sense Anglo-French unity, which, M. Bonnet, French Foreign Minister, recently declared is a realistic foundation of close in all matters affecting both agement between the it forces for training flights over each other's territory, Under this arrangement British planes will make flights over France and French planes will visit England in order to enable pilots and navigators to familiarize: themselves with important landmarks. The first flight will be made by British machines te South-West Francs when between 150 and 20€ machines will initiate a series of flights. Valuable results should acme from this arrangement for it will mean that in case of hostilities wher One country is called upon to assist the other their air fleets will be flying over familiar territory and there will be none of the pre liminary difficulties experienced by pilots flying over what is to them strange regions. However skilled the pilot or however developed his maps and instruments, a visual knowledge of the territory is invaluable in the short flights France.

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