Sept 1941

asked for. These were easily obtained, and at the beginning of the Summer Term No. 911 (St. Peter's School) Flight of the A.T.C. was formed. Twenty-seven boys joined this, under the leadership of Mr. Bendall, who consented to take charge of the Flight and became an Acting Pilot Officer.

At the beginning of the term, after a test examination, the following N.C.O.s were appointed:— To be Warrant Officer: R. R. L. Pryer. To be Flight Sergeant : D. D. S. Evans. To be Sergeants: R. S. F. Webber, W. H. W. Ping. To be Corporals : S. H. Beetham, G. E. K. Reynolds.

Throughout the term training took place in navigation, aircraft recognition, morse, machine guns, gas and other subjects.

Three Flight parades and an N.C.O.'s class took place each week. An interesting feature was the frequent visits

by R.A.F. officers and N.C.O.s from a nearby R.A.F. station, who gave many lectures on various subjects connected with the R.A.F. These lectures were enjoyed thoroughly by the whole Flight. We would like to thank these officers and N.C.O.s on behalf of the Flight for the trouble they took and in giving us such an enjoyable time.

A special word of thanks is due to Dr. Whitmore, who has given up much of his spare time to giving us instruction in navigation.

During the term two visits took place to an R.A.F. station, where much was learned.

We were shown round the various types of aircraft, and three members of the Flight went for a short flight in a Whitley.

Aircraft were seen preparing for operations, and the N.C.O.s spent an afternoon on the Link Trainer, which gives some of the feeling of actual flight and also provides practice in the use of instruments for blind flying.

Uniforms are beginning to arrive and we hope that next term the whole Flight will have received them.

Quite a lot of technical apparatus is being acquired, and we are expecting an engine and an airframe.

As a whole the Flight has made an excellent beginning, and we hope that the rapid progress already made will be maintained.

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