Show U. U S. S Air Corps Schools to Begin Task f Of Training British as War Fliers WASHINGTON May 17 UP United States army air corps schools will be used to start early next month a new program program program pro pro- gram to train thousands of British British British Brit Brit- ish pilots in this country Officials said Saturday a plan approved by the war department department department depart depart- ment provides 1 Immediate use of primary and basic basi training facilities s at private civilian flying schools that now a are training United States pilots under air corps contracts This would get the l program started 2 The British will contract with half a dozen of these schools to build new facilities for them The United States army will supply planes and equipment while the British will pay for instructors and other personnel The army's share will be furnished under the lend lease-lend program 3 Advanced training at the United States air corps' corps three major centers at Maxwell field Alabama Moffett field California Califor Califor- nia and Randolph field Texas Officials emphasized that the British fliers filers expected to be drawn from all parts of the empire empire em em- pire pine Will vill enter the schools as civilians and not as R RAF A F members in order to comply with United States laws Officials said the initial goal I of the program will be to train from to pilots annu- annu ally They will be given 22 weeks of instruction War department officials said slid sites for the proposed schools for or the have not been selected but that they generally will be below the thirty-fifth thirty latitude to take advantage of I mild climate for year round I trainIng This Is about on the theline theline line of Los Angeles Ca Cal ex extending extending extending ex- ex tending eastward near Oklahoma Okla Olda- homa horn a City Okla Okia Memphis Tenn and Richmond Va |