The Archive · 1941

The Foreign Legion of the Air

Among the 200 men pilots of the Air Transport Auziliary are Canadian, Polish, and Spanish, as well as British, fliers. These men are directly under Lord Beaverbrook, their job being to ferry aircraft from the factories to airfields. (1) above, shows ferry pilots arriving at a factory. (2) shows an officer arranging schedules. In (3) are seen record officers examining reports made by ferry pilots, while in (4) pilots of many nationalities are seen relaxing in a mess-room.

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