"The senior officer of an aircraft is in command of it, but the navigation and all reports of enemy ships are the work of the observer, upon whom a great responsibility rests, since on the accuracy of his reports he success or failure of an action depend. Recently the Adity have reorganized responility in Fleet Air Arm Squadrons, hich may now be commanded by either a pilot or an observer. The rapid expansion of the Fleet Air Arm has necessitated a big increase in the number of observers. These are drawn from executive officers, Air Branch officers, RN.V.R. Air Branch officers, and from the lower deck. Today there is quite a number of rating pilots and rating obser vers (men from the lower deck) in the Fleet Air Arm, and they are a great success.
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