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59Directorate of Allied Air Co8Operation (DAAC).3 The DAAC, under the Directorship of Air Cdre (later Air Chf Mshl Sir) Charles Medhurst, initially consisted of seven sections.4 Four looked after specific foreign contingents, while further sections were responsible for security and intelligence (primarily interviewing newly arrived Europeans to sift for spies and fifth columnists) one for record keeping and interpreting, and finally a unit inspectorate. Each national section was under a squadron leader, although in October the Polish Section head was increased to a wing commander, to reflect the large numbers of Poles serving with the RAF. Other sections were added as new needs arose (see Figure 2). In August a Flying Training Section was created to oversee the operational training and conversion of foreign aircrew to RAF equipment types, standards and procedures. A Technical Training Section was also added, partly to oversee the training of the small %u0004%u0015%&%%u0017.%u000699%u0015&%u0017%)%u0006%u0004%u0015%%u0014%u0017/%u0006%u0004%u0015%&%%u0017.%u00063%%u00134/-%u000699%u0015&%u0017%)%u0006%u0010%u0009)%u0006:%u0006%u0004%u0015%%u0014%u0017/%u0006 #%u0004%u0004%u0008)%u0006%u0004%u0015%%u0014%u0017/%u00064/-%u0017%%u0006%u0016%(%u0015/%u0015/,%u0006%u0013%u0016(+\%u000f%u000c%u0004%u0006 60 30 90 %u0019%u0017+,%u00154%u0014%u0006 306 169 57 702 331 1,565 %u0009*%u0015/(%u0006 4 4 %u0009;%u0017&*%u0013)+%u00137(<%u0015( 323 391 104 711 23 1,552 %u0018%u0017/%u0014(%<%u0006 13 4 17 %u0008%(/&%u0017%u0006 463 1,321 105 2,464 1502 4,503 3%%u0017%u0017&%u0017%u0006 13 21 434 4,000 3882 4,856 %u0010%u0017%u0016*%u0017%+(/-)%u0006 174 316 17 279 550 1,336 %u0007%(/%u0006 7 7 %u0010%u0013%.(8%u0006 147 440 187 1,060 602 1,894 fi%u0013+(/-%u0006 1,280 1,961 869 7,668 1,040 891 13,709 %u00014))%u0015(%u0006 4 1 5 %u000c.%u0015%u0016;%u0017%+(/-%u0006 2 2 4%<%u00178%u0006 113 113 %u00034,%u0013)+(7%u0015(%u0006 105 48 28 500 25 706 %u000c.%u0017-%u0017/%u0006 2 2 %u0013%u0016(+ =!ffl=>\NB No data available for WAAF Officers, aircrew under training or casualty figures. 1. Total reflects all fields toted (with exclusions noted above). 2. As at 1 September 1944.%u0006%u0006Fig 1. Approximate numbers of foreign personnel enlisted in, or serving alongside, the wartime RAF. Source: RAF Personnel Statistics for the period 3 Sep 39 8 1 Sep 45 (RAF Museum Ref: 012885)