Abstract
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, which this year celebrates its 60th anniversary, has been described as one of the most significant contributions to the Allied victory in World War II. Anticipated demand for 20 000 pilots and 30 000 aircrew a year was far in excess of training capacity in the United Kingdom alone and the Royal Air Force recognized that large-scale Commonwealth assistance would be needed. The scheme principally involved Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with Southern Rhodesia, South Africa, and—even before Pearl Harbor—the United States of America, playing a supporting role. The needs were far greater than the 1939 plans envisaged.
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