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AUGUST 7, 1919 THAT there is vitality in the administration of the R.A.F. is fairly apparent from the several important official an nouncements we are able to publish this week, as to the future of the Force. There should be, under the new conditions, no lack of recruits to the personnel, both officers and other ranks. There is just cne more thing to wait for—-the scheme for the Territorial Section of the Force. THAT the name of Air Vice-Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard, K C.B., D.S.O., Commander of the Independent Air Force 1918, should be down for a baronetcy and grant—and a goodly one, although we should have liked to have seen it nearer the ^25,000 mark—in recognition of special services during the War, will be a source of satisfaction to all those who have had the honour of serving under him. It was the glorious I.A.F. which really brought home most directly to the German people the hopelessness of their sacrifices at the bidding of the military machine, with the natural sequence in the collapse of that tyrannical caste. A CHANCE of a life-time now offers to acquire non-rigid airships of the Coastal, Coastal Star, and S.S.Z. types, direct from the Admiralty. Moreover, suitable sheds, of the portable variety, for housing purposes, and other necessary " bric-a-brac " attaching to these sailors of the air, are also available from the same source. For more detailed in formation touching upon these " blimps " enquirers should address tHemselves to the Director of Contracts, Branch 10a, Room 81, West Block, Admiralty, S.W. 1. " SEA PIE " 1919 Summer Number, to the forthcoming publication of which we recently drew attention, duly ma terialised last week. And a very rich pie it turns out to be, as we anticipated. Some eight pages in colour by such men as W. Barribal, Charles Dixon, W. Smithson Broadhead, etc., are alone worth double the money charged for the whole publication, whilst the letterpress does not lag behind in equal merit, amongst others the names of Keble Howard, W. Pett Ridge, E. F. Benson and H. de Vere Stacpoole standing out as contributors. Black-and-whites are scattered profusely through the book's pages, and these, almost without exception, have a rich humour of their own which we have failed to discover in so many annuals of this character. Any profits go to the Naval Charities, and with all sincerity we are pre pared to guarantee that, for the is. 6ri'. charged, every pur chaser will not only have real value for his outlay, but have the satisfaction of 'knowing he is helping forward as good a cause as stands in the name of the British Empire. Therefore, hurry up and get a copy at the nearest bookstall lest you miss it altogether. Apropos the race for the trying out of competitors for the Jacques Schneider International Trophy, to be held at Bourne mouth on September 10, under the control of the Royal Aero Club,and the selection, upon the offer of the R.Ae.C. by Messrs. S. E. Saunders, Ltd., the world-famous yacht and aircraft con structors of Cowes, I.o.W., of their premises for the accom modation of the competing machines, a correspondent writes us as to its great suitability as follows : " Cowes Harbour and the Medina are natural air and sea harbours, and no better place could possibly be imagined for the purpose. During the last four years many hundreds of sea planes passed in and out of Cowes Harbour when it has been choked with transport, and there has never been an accident of any kind. In regard to the distance to Bournemouth, it is only a matter of a few minutes when the machine is actually in the air. It might be noted that the Air Board officials from the very beginning of the War have used the Solent and the Medina as one of the most suitable places for marine work, and only very recently removed some of their F 2A flying boats from Hamble to Saunders' erecting shops." IT was a graceful idea for R 34 to so time her visit to London on Wednesday evening last week as to be able to manoeuvre over Charing Cross Station at the moment when Marshal Foch was taking his departure for France after the Visit of Honour to London he had just concluded. Our Atlantic airship was sufficiently low to render her huge size appreciable, and when she later steered for a parallel course with Marshal Foch's departing train, the Marshal and his staff must have had an imposing view of the airship. ON the plea that the expense of maintaining an Air Force Police would not be justified at present, General Seely, at the same time, states that adequate precautions have been taken to ensure that breaches of the Air Regulations are reported to the Controller-General of Civil Aviation. So the Bolshies behind the police strike will not have to devote their time trying to make more victims by pulling the air police out of their machines. As was announced in FLIGHT many moons ago, " The National Roll of the Great War " is being compiled with the object of providing a permanent register of the names and brief biographies of every one who, in various capacities, fought or worked for the Empire during the War. So great is the preparation of this work of reference, we learn, that collecting branches are being opened in the large centres of the Kingdom and in the Colonies, and the work when com pleted it is hoped, will be a real National Roll. In addition to soldiers, sailors and airmen, the Roll will contain in special sections the names of nurses, members of the V.A.D., W.A.A.C, W.R.A.F., W.R.N.S., special constables and munition workers whose records are approved by the Advisory Committee of which Brig.-Gen. C. O. Shipley, C.B., is the President. The Joint Editors are Lieut.-Col. W. J. M. Hill, D.S.O., and Capt. S. N. Pike, D.F.C., and the offices are at 1, York Place, Baker Street, London, W. 1. " Flurht" Copyright. Sir A. W. Brown weds Miss Kennedy at the Chapel Royal, Savoy, on July 29. A snap immediately after the ceremony. 1063
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