Simla, Sept. 18.
At the invitation of the British Air Ministry, 24 Indian pilot officers from the Indian air force volunteer reserve are being sent to the Royal Air Force.
The volunteers are at present under preliminary training at Lahore, and are expected to proceed to England in November, where they will undergo advanced flying experience with a view to participating in air fighting in Europe.
With the quadrupling the of strength of the Indian air force. which is at present in progress, it is understood that the British Air Ministry has extended the invitation on the ground of the desirability of of Indians having actual experience in aerial warfare in Europe.—Reuter.
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