... 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. ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... disqualified from driving for two years. ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS Bi(f exercise with R.A.F. Some 3,000 members of the Royal Observer Corps, both men and women, will take part in an exercise to-morrow over the ...

... fire brigades. The gratuity would also be paid to ‘other ranks of the Royal Observer Corps and the auxiliary coastguard. Special considerations applied to officers of the Royal Observer Corns, and this question must examined separately. I ...

... yesterday. VOkUNTEERS TOE ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS 400 applications to join the ll.y a ;, Observer Corps wtve received during the month eaded February 15. Of these 84 were from women. All areas still need more volunteers to bring the ...

... living in Dublin at the time. Her husband, a stuAmt evangelist, went to England to a church there. In 1941 he joined the Royal Observer Corps. She returned to Dublin for the birth of her third child. Her husband had visited her five days after the birth. She ...

... costs. EXTRA CLOTHING FOR THE 8.0.0. Spare-time observers of the Royal Observer Corps will no longer be required to wear their own shirts, boots, or:shoes when on duty. FroM Mareh 1, all men and women observers will he supplied free of ...

... public expression of appreciation of their splendid record.” The Air Ministry has announced that the stand-down of the Royal Observer Corps .will begin simultaneously with the disbandment arrangements for the Civil Defence general services. ...