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JANUARY 2, 1919 Neither the ordinary spring-controlled air speed indicator nor the spirit level can be relied upon for this purpose. Only a gravity-controlled instrument gives for steady flight conditions the true angle of incidence irrespective of whether the machine is turning or not. It has been suggested that, but for the extreme weight of the gyrostat, a solution might be found in its adoption, the pilot putting his machine in a horizontal position before entering the cloud and starting the gyrostat, which would continue to indicate the direction in which the axis of the machine was lying at the instant of release. More important than this is the indication of turning, an instrument which shows whether a turn is or is not being made. This relieves us of the evil results of certain peculiarities of the aero compass. 9. Landing at Night.—Landing airships at night does not present any great difficulty. The best method has been found to be to place beacon lights on the sheds with a searchlight on the ground pointing up-wind, coupled with streaming lights. The trail rope is also painted white. Some similar system, or petrol or acetylene flares, is suggested for aeroplanes, perhaps coupled with carrying on the machine a searchlight and parachute flares, to illuminate the ground in the event of a forced landing. 10. Navigation in Fog.—This is in part a question of illuminating arrange ments, as, generally speaking, the fog hardly ever extends beyond 2,000 ft. from the ground, and is purely local. The system adopted in France of firing star shells to burst over the fog might also be developed along commercial routes. Lauding grounds should be selected as far as possible in foglesj areas, and perhaps advantage for alighting might result from socially treat ing the ground to keep a dry surface. Research and experiment on the dis persal of fog would also be valuable. 11. Multiplication of Power Plant in Aeroplanes.—This has obvious merits in large machines as a guarantee against the results of engine failure. Three engines have some advantage over two. Four-engjned machines with one tractor engine on each wing, and behind it, a pusher engine with the crankshaft in the same line, have been tried and promise well, though they have not yet been fully tried out. As a matter of useful information required on this class of work it may I** said that it has been found that in twin-engined machines it is not necessary to have opposite-handed engines, but that a machine can be flown quite successfully with two right-handed or two left-handed engines. This is an important simplification for the upkeep of such craft. E. M. MAITLAND, Wing Captain. MERVYH O'GORMAN, Lieut.-Colonel. November 29th, 1917. B E THE ROYAL CHMIK FORCE London Gazette, December 17th. Technical Branch. P. H. Wellum (Sub-Lieut., R.N.V.R.) is granted a temp, commn. as Sec. Lieut. (Grade A) ; Nov. 3rd, with seniority April 1st. The following Cadets are granted temp, commns. as Sec. Lieuts. :—30678 P. Collins; Aug. 27th. S4/174402 E. H. Harrison; Sept. nth. 184941 G. K. Lindsay ; Sept. 23rd. 5044 G. V. Dowding, 127664 E. C. Cousens ; Sept. 24th. Lieut. H. R. South is dismissed the Service by sentence of a General Court- martial; Sept. 17th. Capt. W. E. G. Ord-Statter (Capt., K.O.R. Lane. R.) relinquishes his commn. on ceasing to be employed ; Nov. 3rd. The following Sec. Lieuts. relinquish their commas, on account of ill- health and are granted the hon. rank of Sec. Lieut. :—E. S. Daniel, G. L. Meehan ; Dec. 18th. The date of appointment of Maj. S. J. L. Vincent is Aug. loth, and not as stated on page 1, 139 of Gazette Nov. 29th. The notification in Gazette Nov. 15th concerning Capt. R. K. Paton is cancelled. Medical Branch. W. G. L. Wambeek (late T. Capt., R.A.M.C.) is granted a temp, commn. as Capt. ; Nov. 14th. The following are granted temp, commns as Lieuts. :—J. B. Barnett, C. H. Young ; Dec. 16th. The regiment of Lieut.-Col. T. D. C. Barry, I.M.S., is as now described, and not as in Gazette Nov. 26th. The notification in Gazette Dec. 3rd concerning C. C. Rowland is can celled. The surname of Capt. J. C. H. Allan is as now described, and not as in Gazette Nov. 26th. Chaplains' Branch. Rev. A. J. N. Saunders is granted a temp, commn. as Chaplain with the relative rank of Capt. ; Dec. 14th. Memoranda. Sec. Lieut. A. G. F. Nash to be actg. Capt. whilst holding a special appoint ment at the Ministry of Munitions ; June 20th. Sec. Lieut. J. N. Macdonald to take rank and prec. as if his appointment as Sec. Lieut, bore date Oct. 15th. The notification in Gazette May 31st concerning Lieut. C. J. Killeen is cancelled. London Gazette, December 20th. The following temporary appointments are made at the Air Ministry :— Staff Officer, 1st Class. Air.)—Major R D. Waterhouse, and to be Acting Lieut.-Col. while so employed ; Dec. 10th. Staff Officer, 2nd Class.—Maj. S. E. Parker, M.B.E. ; Dec. 3rd. Staff Officers, 3rd Class. (Air.)—Lieut. A. J. Clark, and to be Acting Capt. while so employed ; Aug. 18th to Nov. 26th. (P.)—Lieut. (Acting Capt.) C. A. Mercer, and to retain his acting rank while so employed ; Nov. 15th. Capt. S. Brew ; Nov. 26th. (Q.)—T. Armstrong (Qr.-Mr. and Maj., T.F., Gen. List) is granted a temp, commission as Capt., and to be Hon. Maj. ; April 1st. Flying Branch. Maj. G. L. P. Henderson, M.C., to be Acting Lieut.-Col. while employed as Lieut.-Col. (A.) ; Nov. 22nd. Maj. (Acting Lieut.-Col.) R. Hilton-Jones retains the acting rank of Lieut.-Col. while employed as Lieut.-Col. (A.) from S.O. ; Dec. iotb. Lieuts. to be Acting Capts. (A.) : F. A. Martin ; April nth. L. J. Mann, M.C. ; Dec. 3rd. Lieuts. to be Lieuts. (A.) from Observer Officers : L. V. Foster ; Nov. 21st. A. E. Hahn ; Nov. 27th. D. McC. Martin ; Nov. 28th. Sec. Lieut. G. T. H. Pack to be Sec. Lieut. (A.) from (T.) ; April 1st. Sec. Lieuts. (late Gen. List, R.F.C., on prob.) are confirmed in their ranks as Sec. Lieuts. (A.) : F. L. Ross, R. L. Frace ; May 29th. H. D. Dade ; July 3rd. H. S. McFadden ; July 27th. F. Fletcher; Oct. 19th. A. A. Robinson; Nov. 27th. A. A. Adams, L. Dickinson, VV. Goldbeck ; Nov. 28th. W. J. Tudhope, A. B. Smith ; Nov. 29th. P.F.O. D. H. Grigg (late R.N.A.S.) (since deceased) is granted a temp, commission as Sec. Lieut. (A.) ; June 2nd. The following are granted temp, commissions as Sec. Lieuts. (A.) : A. K. Sadler (Lieut., Bord. R„ T.F.) and to be Hon. Lieut. : Oct. 16th. O. Greening (Capt., Can. Eng., C.E.F.) and to be Hon. Capt. ; Nov. 18th G. H. Baker (Lieut., Lond. R., T.F.) and to be Hon. Lieut.; Oct. 21st D. W. Clarke (Sec. Lieut., R.H. and R.F.A.), J. C. Bowie (Sec. Lieut.), Scot. Fus., T.F.); Oct. 23rd. I'. B. Norris (Sec. Lieut., Shrops. L.I., T.F.; Nov.. ioth. S. K. Bunce (Temp. Lieut., York, and Lane. R.) and to be Hon. Lieut.; Nov. 21st. Sec. Lieut, to be Sec. Lieut. Observer Officer from (A.) : G. E. McManus : Aug. 8th. Sec. Lieut. K. R. Bennie to be Sec. Lieut. (O.) from K.B. ; Nov. 3rd. The following Sec. Lieuts. (late Gen. List, R.F.C., on piob.) are confirmed in their ranks as Sec. Lieuts., Observer Officers: W. Bolt ; June 3rd. W. N. Ashburner; Nov. 15th. The following are granted temp, commissions as Sec. Lieuts., Observer Officers :—G. Norrish (Temp. Sec. Lieut., Line. R.); Aug. 14th. H. F. Richardson (Lieut., E. Ont. R., C.E.F.) and to be Hon. Lieut. ; Oct. 19th. F. L. Mitchell (Lieut., C. Ont. R., C.E.F.) and to be Hon. Lieut., S. G. Cockbnrn (Temp. Sec. Lieut., L'pool. R.), E. T. Griffiths (Sec. Lieut., L'pool. R., T.F.), R. Simpson (Temp. Lieut., Cam. Highrs.) and to be Hon. Lieut. ; Oct. 30th. C. Beardmore (Temp. Sec. Lieut., N. Staffs.), H. Chapman (Temp. Sec. Lieut., R.E.), C. Curtis (Sec. Lieut., Humps. R„ S.R.) ; Nov. 1st G. W. Drowne (Lieut., Manitoba R., C.E.F.). and to be Hon. Lieut., H. G. Cowley (Temp. Sec. Lieut., North'n. Fus.) ; Nov. 3rd. E. C. Crouch (Temp. Sec. Lieut., Tank Corps), J. F. Blick (Temp. Sec. Lieut., Hamps. R.), C. B, Hancock (Sec. Lieut., Wore. R., T.F.), T. W. Wilson (Temp. Sec. Lieut., York, and Lane. R.) ; Nov. 8th. G. W. Bucklow (Temp. Sec. Lieut., Notts, and Derby R.), J. J. Leonard (Sec. Lieut., Conn. Rang., S.R.) ; Nov. 13th. F L. s. Kelman (Lieut., High. L.I., T.F.) and to be Hon. Lieut. ; Nov. 27th. The following Lieuts. relinquish their commissions on ceasing to be em ployed : Lieut. T. M. Evans (Lieut., R.E.) ; Nov. 19th. Lieut. F. G. Mathers (Capt., Manitoba R.) ; Nov. 23rd. Lieut. A. W. Lewis ; Dec. 2nd. Lieut. R. W. White (Capt., E. Ontario R.) ; Dec. 4th. The following Sec. Lieuts. relinquish their commissions on ceasing to be employed :—Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) T- H. Odell (Lieut., Can. Field Art.) ; Dec. zn'. Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.)'N. W. Helwig, D.F.C. (Lieut., 2nd Cent. Ontario R.) ; Dec. 4th. Lieut. (Acting Capt.) F. McChesney relinquishes his commission on account of ill-health contracted on active service, and is granted the hon. rank of Capt. ; Dec. 21st. The following Lieuts. relinquish their commissions on account of ill-health and are granted the hon. rank of Lieut. :—S. Cooper, J. J. Gowing (con tracted on active service), F. H. Hall (caused by wounds), W. B. Hethering- ton (contracted on active service), H. W. Ingram (contracted on active service), W. N. P. Jenkin, W. de L. Lauder (contracted on active service), G. H. Mackay, C. J. Page (caused by wounds) ; Dec. 21st. The following Lieuts. relinquish their commissions on account of ill- health :—Lieut. (Acting Capt.) J. E. Giirdon, D.F.C. (Sec. Lieut., 3rd Bn. Sufi. R., S.R.) contracted on active service), Lieut. L. F. Handford, M.C., (Sec. Lieut., 13th London R., T.F.) (caused by wounds), Lieut. E. P. Hyde (Sec. Lieut., Ches. R., T.F.) (caused by wounds), Lieut. S. S. Hume (Lieut., 1st Co. of Lond. Yeo., T.F.) (contracted on active service) ; Dec. 21st. The following Sec. Lieuts. relinquish their commissions on account of ill- health, and are granted the hon. rank of Sec. Lieut. :—E. H. Berry, D. R. Day, W. Kirkpatrick Crockett, H. Gittins (Sec. Lieut., S. Lan. R.) (contracted on active service), A. R. Lee, E. J. Madill; Dec. 21st. Lieut. E. Cardinal relinquishes his commission having been found physic ally unsuited as Pilot or Observer, and is granted the hon. rank of Lieut. ; Dec. 21st. The following officers are antedated in their appointments as Sec. Lieuts. (A. and S.), with effect from the dates stated :—W. T. Jones ; May 23rd . J. L. Hunter ; May. 24th. The following officer is antedated in his appointment as Sec. Lieut. (A.) : M. S. Dickinson ; July 14th. Administrative Branch. Lieut.-Col. J. W. L. Hunt to be Lieut.-Col., from (S.O.) ; Dec. 8th. D. Mackenzie (Maj., New Armies) is granted a temp, commission as Maj. ; Nov. 18th, seniority April 1st, and to be Acting Lieut.-Col. whilst employed as Lieut.-Col. The following Capts. (Acting Majs.) retain the acting rank of Maj. whilst employed as Majs. :—H. B. Montmorency, from (A.), T. C. Rapp, M.C., from (A.) ; April 1st. Capt. F. Steel to be Acting Maj. whilst employed as Maj.; Dec. 6th. The following are granted temp, commissions as Capts , seniority April 1st, and to be Acting Majs. while employed as Majs. :—G. R. Turner (Capt.,iE. Kent R., S.R.) ; Sept. 21st. C. P. Cowper (R. War. R., S.R.) ; Oct. 4th. Capts. to be Capts. :—G. N. Martin, from (A.) ; July 31st. C. A. Narbeth, from (A.) ; Oct. 1st. R. L. Kennedy, from (S.O.) ; Oct. nth. Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) (acting Maj.) S. C. F. Bacon relinquishes the acting rank of Maj., and to be Acting Capt. while enployed as Capt., from (S.O.) ; Nov. 29th. Lieuts. to be Acting Capts. while employed as Capts. :—J. M. Ogden ; April 6th. J. Runciman ; Oct. 4th. L. A. Rushbrooke ; Nov. 15th. (Sub stituted for notification in Gazette, Nov. 26th.) Sec. Lieuts. to be Acting Capts. while employed as Capts. :—(Hon. Lieut.) J. A. Bonnyman, from (T.) ; Oct. 21st. (Substituted for notification in the Gazette. Dec. 6th) R. F. Pyke ; Nov. 22nd. Capt. J. A. Carr, D.S.C., to be Lieut., from (S.O.) ; June 15th. Lieuts. to be Lieuts.:—J. H. Cross, from (A.) ; April 1st. L. S. Thomp son, from (A.) ; Dec. 9th. D. F. Loftus (Capt., G. Gds.) is granted a temp, commission as Lieut., and to be hon. Capt. seniority April 1st; June 20th. O t '.J ' A' J' Litton t0 b"5 Acting Lieut, while employed as Lieut.; Sec. Lieuts. Gate Gen. List), R.F.C., on prob.) are confirmed in their ranks as Sec. Lieuts :—L. G. H. Aspinall, E. W. Bourne ; April 1st. A. R. Knowles July 3ist. H. B. Brown • Sept. 12th. R. S. Swanton ; Sept. 14th. H. Koyston; Oct. 21st. A. E. Peel; Oct. 24th. J.P.Gill; Oct. 127th. P. Mendoza; Oct. 31st. G. Allison-Beer, P. F. Jefford ; Nov. 2nd. W. H. Jones; Nov, 3rd. T. Waitt; Nov. 9th. S. Sprenger: Nov. 21st. J W 2/
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