The Archive · 1940

Empire's Splendid Airmen

"In this war, as in {he last one, the Empire has sent some of the finest airmen in the world. In recent exploifs of gallantry and skill, pilots and airmen from the Dominions and Colonies have made a remarkable contribution.

"The Empire Training Scheme, which is an outstanding feature of the war, is one of the biggest efforts and one of the biggest demonstrations ever made of Empire power and unity.' It will provide tens of thousands of fine, young men as pilots and crews—a living proof of their devotion tp the cause of liberty."

The war in the air, he went on, bad hitherto demonstrated not only the indomitable courage of British pilots, but the definite technical riper of many of the British machines.

(Continued on page 10, col. 6)

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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