Two Young Airmen From The Islands

These two young airmen are sons of Mrs. J. E. Bentley, now a resident of Auckland, and well known in the Pacific Territories. Both boys have lived in Fiji, Gilbert and Ellice Colony, and Tulagi (Solomon Islands). The elder, on the left, is Robert W. Bentley, 22. He joined the New Zealand Air Force as a pilot in 1939, was obliged by ill-health to retire, but is now undergoing training, abroad,

as a navigator. He was prominent in Auckland as an athlete, and was a par ticularly successful cricketer. The younger, on the right, is Murray Wal dron Bentley, bom in Levuka, 20 years ago. He joined the NZ Air Force at the age of 18, and now is a Hurricane pilot in England. He also excelled in athletic sports.