Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10
Ydnks in RCAF
Get a Kick Out
OF Dunkirk Film
S Detroiters Among 30
Training at Windsor;
Spithres Their Goal
BY VERA BROWN

BY VERA BROWN
Meet some Yanks in the RCAF.
They are Detroit Yanks. these
five. part of the 30 American boys
training in Windsor at the Royal
Canadian Flying Corps training
school. They hope 10 solo today
most of them hopping -eff-the
Detroit River. BY February they
expect 20 be over the English
Channel in Spitfires-no bomberS
for them, thank you.
The Yanks in the RCAF yester-
day saw another Yank do his stuff
for the Raj al the Rotunda when
Twentieth Century-Fox showed for
their benefit the new Tyrone
Power Betty Cradle picture "A
Yank in the Raj.
GUESTS OF FORD co.
AS guests Of the Ford Motor
Company also were 30 boys from
England. training at Crosse lie
for the Raj.
Said Clayton Bennett. son of
Gordon r. Bennett of CAT Uni
versity place. Crosse Pointe.
I'VE wanted IN get up and at
'em quick. So / guess we just
went TO Windsor and joined mp.
There wasn't any trouble when
told the immigration officers
why I wanted Ia get into
Canada. It's n great service. Our
instructors are fine men, a lot
OF Americans too. We go on 10
advanced training shortly and
then to England to do our stuff"
As though he were speaking
Tyrone Powers lines in the picture
he was 10 see. handsome young
Clayton added:
NO bombers for us. We want
action. and plenty Of ". Well
take Spitfires, II YOU please"
ATTENDED PoINTE HIGH
Clayton went TO Crosse Pointel
High School.
Then there is Andrew Clark. %.
Of 4S43 Edmonton avenue. He too
is Detroit born and bred. went to-
Northwestern High. and 10 Wayne
University for year. His dad IS
with the Ford Motor Company.
Andy is nation ] Unknown
swimmer. He won records for his
university. the Detroit Athletic.
Club. and the around-Belle-lSle
swim last Summer.
Its n lot OF fun, and we've
got to get going said Clark. 4
wish I'D joined up a year ago,
I'd be over there now"
3. c. Saunders is a Northwest I
ern High School boy too, born in
Owosso, went 10 University Of
Miami. thumbcd his way up here
in three days 70 Join the RCAF.
Edverne Harrington. former
University OF Detroit High School
boy. lived al 81 Chandler avenue,
and V. 3. Nixon. left Michigan
State College and his home az 400
Stevenson avenue, 10 fly with the
British.
BIG KICK OUT OF FILM
The boys got a great kick out
of the movie which showed Spit
fires and Messerschmitts in con-
flict over Dunkirk
And the British boys Sgt
Sidney Prior OF London was with
the infantry at Dunkirk. He was
silent about those Dunkirk scenes
in the movie.
was the sky too full Of planes
for reality" he was asked
lie gFiHHed
1--WE seen a thousand bOmbers
up at one time. Sky crowded?
Well. use your own judgement.
I've only one complaint. I loved
those shots of Kent. the coun-
tryside was lovely, but no chap
ever picked daisies under an
eucalyptus tree. You pick them
In a Kent meadow. But IL was
n lot OF fun, that picture. Very
entertaining. :.
"Dunkirk wasn't quite like
that, just say II was nightmare
and none of us remember, nor
want to. Next time ! 20 back 10
Dunkirk I'll be flying"
Both the Yanks in the RCAFl
and the BritisherS al Crosse lie
had luncheon al Dearborn Inn,
went on tour OF the Ford Motor
plant and visited the Willow Run
bombing plant.