... quatter of this year showed a decline compared with the quarter ending March 31 In all arms except the Royal Auxiliary Air Force and Royal Observer Corps, according to a Ministry of Defence statement issued last night. ...

... WOMEN SPOTTERS FOR OBSERVER CORPS Women are to enrolled in the Royal Observer Corps for duty at centres and posts where difficulties ar. e in obtaining suitable men to replace those called up for military service. Conditions of service will ...

... possible a high standard of proficiency among the ' Ack-Ack gunners. Nor should one forget the searchlight crews and the Royal Observer Corps, both of whom play an important part against the night raider. ON THE TRACK Although the searchlights rarely illuminate ...

... started on June 18, to Civil Defence personnel. Including the auxiliary police and National Fire Service, and members the Royal Observer Corps and N-A-A-B .!- ...

... ss. monthly The gratuity would also be paid to other ranks of the Royal Observer Corps and the Auxiliary Coastguard. Spetia! considerations applied to officers of the Royal Observer Corps, and this question ...

... have an electric magnet at the top to facilitate picking the metal symbols. The wirelessed reports are drawn from the Royal Observer Corps, ships at sea, coast watching stations and other sources. Presiding over the whole of the BLACK-OUT To-night Sunday ...

... OBSERVER CORPS Necessity for “Alert Minds” The need for “alert minds, quick reacUon and cool nerve in the| Royal Observer Corps was advanced by Sir Archibald Sinclair, Secretary for Air, in the House of Commons, Westminster, yester- ' day. ...

... he turned quickly and gave chase, but he was unable to catch up. He landed shortly afterwards. Two hours later the Royal Observer Corps reported that the machine had crashed in the position and at the time he had given for his combat• In the other case ...

... known to him and his staff otHcers. Squadrons of day and night fighters went up, and the antiaircraft defences and Royal Observer Corps units, went into action. Many of the flying bombs have been intercepted and destroyed over the Channel before they ...

... NEW NAME FOR OBSERVER CORPS CIU ARCHIBAI.D SINCLAIR, Air Minister, replying to a question in the British Commons yesterday, said in recognition of the valuable service rendered Ihe Observer Corps the King had been graciously pleased to approve that the ...

... announced early this morning that the bodies the six members the crew had been recovered. Experienced ex-members of the Royal Observer Corps, who were among the searchers, were of the opinion that the machine might have drifted out to sea or if it had exploded ...

... Bomber and Fighter Commands, U.S. Superforts, Western Union jets, A.A. formations, and nearly 8,000 members of the Royal Observer Corps, will take part in big air defence exercises between Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, July 3. The exercise will be held ...