CRANWELL, A KESTREL P-1127 DEMONSTRATING ITS VERTICAL TAKE-OFF CAPABILITIES, REPRESENTATIVES FROM CANADA, INDIA AND PAKISTAN, AND A HELICOPTER LAYING A BRIDGE.




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Background: IN THE PEACE OF RURAL ENGLAND TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MILITARY REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDIA AND PAKISTAN, WHOSE COUNTRIES ARE ENGAGED IN UNDECLARED WAR, JOINED OTHER COMMONWEALTH PERSONNEL AT AN AIR DISPLAY. THEY ARE ATTENDING A COMMONWEALTH INTER-SERVICE STUDY CONFERENCE AT THE ROYAL AIR FORCE COLLEGE, CRANWELL, LINCOLNSHIRE.

ALL THREE SERVICES ARE REPRESENTED, BUT TODAY ALL ATTENTION WAS CENTRED ON THE AIR FORCE'S ROLE IN MODERN WARFARE. THE CONFERENCE IS TO POOL IDEAS, EXCHANGE INFORMATION, AND TO LEARN STRATEGY PRACTISED BY THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

AS WELL AS INDIA, PAKISTAN AND BRITAIN, NATIONS REPRESENTED ARE: CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, CEYLON, GHANA, MALAYSIA, NIGERIA, SIERRA LEONE AND TANZANIA.