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1943
1943 - 0643.PDF
t LI G HT 2.19 Illustrated by" Flight" Photographs 4. Despatching transit aircraft by Aldis lamp. 6. The Minister and Miss Joan Hughes, an instructor. 7. Line-up of A.T. A. school machines. These include a Magister, Tutor, Harvard, Master, Hurricane, Oxford, Hudson and a Wellington. Chatting with a ferry pilot who 11 take a Mosquito light bomber to its service home. Sir Stafford Cripps addressing the lilots and workpeople of A.T.A. head- quarters. . Jire and rescue personnel turn out for crash practice. When the "transit" aircraft had all departed for their various destinations Sir Stafford visited the flying train- ing school, which turns out the A.T.A. pilots. A very efficient crash demonstration and the arrival of the A.T.A. special airborne Home Guard completed the show, and Sir Stafford then returned to the hangars where he addressed the pilots and ground staff who had for- gathered to listen. He expressed his admiration for all that he had seen ; for the work of the pilots of both sexes, who had to handk' over 100 different types of aircraft, and for the manner in which it was done in all weathers. Sir Stafford then gave some interesting figures by recalling the fact that during September last the hundred-thousandth delivery had been made, and that A.T.A. air mileage flown now- exceeded tlie 30-million mark. Before leaving the platform Sir Stafford Cripps paid tribute to those A.T.A. aircrews who had lost their lives. He said, "While I am standing here privileged to address you, I cannot but turn my mind for a moment" to those who no longer fill your ranks, those who have given their lives gladly for their country, not in any high moment of spectacular achievement but here and there, often alone and isolated in different parts of one country, victims those accidents which must always be part ot any human effort—however well organised and planned. "To them we give honour and grateful remembrance; to you who carry on this great work I give the gratitude o^ \"ivr fellow citizens."
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