Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 19, 2022 23:13:33 GMT 12
The Evening Star printed an article on the 4th of October 1940 with statistics of how many men had volunteered for the Empire Air Forces. In the section on New Zealand the number is amazing, considering the primitive nature of our Air Force in that 1939-40 period. It reads:
Even if by the word pilots they may have meant aircrew, it's still an impressive number, which of course kept on growing and growing over the next five years.
You can read the whole article here: LINK
NEW ZEALAND.
There are now 1,000 New Zealanders in the R.A.F. Eight thousand two hundred and four men have volunteered for the R.N.Z.A.F. as pilots and 8,189, as technical staff.
There are now 1,000 New Zealanders in the R.A.F. Eight thousand two hundred and four men have volunteered for the R.N.Z.A.F. as pilots and 8,189, as technical staff.
Even if by the word pilots they may have meant aircrew, it's still an impressive number, which of course kept on growing and growing over the next five years.
You can read the whole article here: LINK
