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(Untitled), 26 Jul 1934

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/228/7-15

Scope and Contents

Letter from Air Commodore Peregrine Fellowes, Chester Street, London SW1 to WSC, on the state of civil and military aviation and the RAF. Complaining that British aviation had been in the hands of a "non flying ring", complaining that the Air Council and most of the senior officers in the RAF had not flown as pilots for many years. Stating that there was dissatisfaction in junior ranks because of the "practical ignorance" of their seniors. Praising the efforts of the Secretary of State for Air, Lord Londonderry for trying to raise the standard by personal example, but stating that he could not succeed without strong public backing, enclosing 6p typescript memorandum "Notes on the Air Situation".

Dates

  • Creation: 26 Jul 1934

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Not known

Extent

9 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

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Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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