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G. P.'Harding (Lieut., Ches. K.) ; Sept. 19. Capt. M. D. McFarlane (Capt., Midd'x. R.) ; Sept. 25. Then follow the names of 40 officers who are transfd. to the .Unemployed List under various dates.) Capt. (actg. Lieut.-Col.) L. IS. Cook, O.B.E., relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-health contracted on active service, and is permitted to retain the rank of Lieut.-Col. ; Sept. 20. Capt. J. Stewart, O.B.E., relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-health caused by wounds, and is granted the rank of Maj. ; Sept. 27- Sec. Lieut. G. R. RankiDe relinquishes his commn. on account of ill- health contracted on active service, and is permitted to retain his rank ; Sept. ty. The surname of Pilot Officer (Hon. Flying Officer) J. C. Gr addon is as now described and not " Graydon," as stated in the Gazette of Sept. 12. The notification in the Gazette of Sept. 12 concerning Sec. Lieut. A. G. Rigdon is cancelled. Medical Branch. Flying Officer A. E. Collie to be Flight Lieut. ; Sept. 28. Flight Lieut. F. H. Wallace is transfd. to Unemployed List; Sept. 6. (Then follow the names of 87 cadets who are granted .hon. commns.^as Sec. Lieuts.) , . Lieut.-Col. (actg. Brig.-Gen.) J. A. Houison-Craufurd, C.M.G., C.B.E. (Lieut.-Col., retired pay) relinquishes his commn. on ceasing to be employed, and is granted hon. rank of Brig.-Gen. ; June T, _..The notifications in Gazettes July 25 and Sept. 12 concerning Lieut.-Col. (actg. Brig-Gen.) J. A. Houison-Craufurd, C.M.G., C.B., are cancelled. Capt. R. R. L. Thorn (Capt., Bedford R.) relinquishes his commn. on ceas ing to be employed ; Oct. 2. Temp. Hon. Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) H. T. Wright relinquishes his commn. on ceasing to be employed ; Sept. 16. (Then follow7 the names of seven officers who are transfd. to the Unemployed List under various dates). CORRESPONDENCE R.A.F. RECORDS [1983] May I have your permission to bring before your readers a matter of national importance ? I am engaged in preparing, from official material, a history of the War in the Air. When our army took the field, in August, 1914, it was assisted by Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 Squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps. The value of the help given by these squadrons can not easily be overestimated ; indeed, but for the information they supplied the Germans might possibly have succeeded in surrounding and destroying the whole of our Expedition ary Force. The Royal Flying Corps were thoroughly trained for their work. From the date of the formation of the Corps, in May, 1912, down to the outbreak of War, they had been engaged in preparing themselves, by constant exercise and manoeuvre, for just such a task as fell to them. Their numbers were small, but they were perhaps the most efficient and best-trained Air Force in Europe. The training was carried out at the centres—Farnborough, Netheravon, Mont rose—where the squadrons were stationed, and a record of the work done was entered by the commanding officers in the squadron record books. These record books have all disappeared. When the War broke out the commanding officers were ordered to forward their record books to the Royal Flying Corps Headquarters at South Farnborough, and this was done. Then year followed year ; the Flying Corps, as everyone knows, developed at an enoromus rate ; the Royal Aircraft Factory at South Farn borough grew out of all recognition ; and in the growth and change of the time, the record books, packed in Renault or Gnome engine boxes, were shifted from place to place at South Farnborough. When a man is fighting for his life he has not time to spend on the relics of his infancy. Neverthe less, the record books were preserved, and when the Royal Air Force was formed, later on in the War, they were despatched from South Farnborough to the depfit that was being formed at Blandford. There is evidence of their despatch, but direct first-hand evidence of their receipt is lacking, and they have not been found at Blandford. The Royal Air Force is now rapidly being demobilised, but among past or present members of. the force someone who reads this letter may remember seeing the record books and may have something to tell. Any clue to their whereabouts would be more than welcome at the Historical Branch of the Royal Air Force, 2, Cavendish Square, London, W. 1. Their importance is great, They were written by men whose names are now widely known, and whose early work did much to win for us our dominant position in the air. WALTER RALEIGH. B CIVILIAN B B LANDING B GROUNDS THE Air Ministry announces that the following lists of aerodromes are issued as an addition or in amendment to the lists already published :— LIST A.—Service Aerodromes only available for Civilian Machines in emergency. (AMENDMENTS.) The following aerodrome has been transferred to List E, and is now published in that list. Aerodrome. Nearest railway Nearest large town. station. Detling . . . . Bearstead . . Maidstone LIST C.—Aerodromes temporarily retained for Service purposes (AMENDMENTS .) The following aerodromes have been transferred to List E, and published in that list previously :— Beverley .. . . Beverley . . . . Beverlev Chattis Hill .. Stockbridge .. Winchester Doncaster .. . . Doncaster . . Doncaster Killingholme . . Habrough . . Grimsby London Colney .. Radlett .. . . St. Albans Penston .. .. Macmerry .. Haddington Seaton Carew . . Seaton Carew .. West Hartlepool Shoreham .. . . Shoreham . . Shoreham -by-Sea The following aerodromes have been transferred to List E., and are now published in that list:— Buckminster . . Witham . . . . Grantham Harpswell .. .. Kirton Lindsey .. Gainsborough B B Poulet's False Start ON Sunday last, at 7.30 a.m., Etienne Poulet, accom panied by his mechanic JBenoit, on his Caudron, set out from Issy-les-Moulineaux on the first stage of his flight to Australia. The fog was so thick along the Seine valley that, after covering about 30 miles, Poulet deemed it prudent to return. He made a fresh start at 12.30 p.m., but had not pro ceeded far, however, before magneto trouble obliged him once more to land. He made a fresh start on Tuesday morning. In Memory of Fallen French Aviators A COMMITTEE is now at work in Pahs organising a LIST D.—Aerodromes licensed as suitable for " Avro (504 if) and similar types of aircraft " only. Except in very few instances, accommodation does not exist. The licences have also in the majority of cases been issued for limited periods. Aerodrome. Location of aerodrome. Nearest large town. Gleneagles .. .. Adjoins Station on Crieff main Glasgow- Perth railway. Coleford .. . . South of Coleford Gloucester on road parallel to G.W.R. line. Wormwood Scrubs South-west corner London (Hammer- of Wormwood smith). Scrubs. West Blatchington West of Hove Park, Brighton Brighton, at S.E. corner of West Blatchington. LIST E.—Stations no longer in use by the R.A.F. These stations have been passed to the Government Property Disposal Board. They will be relinquished as soon as the Government property thereon has been disposed of. la many cases the aerodromes are now under cultivation, but it is probable that the sites still form the best emergency land ing grounds in the immediate neighbourhood. Aerodrome. Nearest railway station. Nearest large town Buckminster .. Witham .. .. Grantham Detling .. .. Bearstead .. Maidstone Harpswell .. .. Kirton Lindsey .. Gainsborough B B memorial service for members of the French Air Services who fell in action. The chief service will be held in Notre Dame, and simultaneously services will be held in a Protestant church and a Jewish synagogue. Excess Profits Duty and Engine Manufacturers AN order of the Board of Referees relating to increase of the statutory percentage for excess profits duty appeared in the London Gazette of October 10 in respect of the follow ing trade :— Manufacture of aircraft engines.—In the case of a company increased to 9 per cent. 1382
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