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FEBRUARY IQ, 1920 Lieut. J. S. Archer relinq\ushes his commn. on account of ill-health con-tracted on active service, and is permitted to retain his rank ; Feb. 3. Placed on the Retired List :•—Pilot Officer A. W. Harris ; Jan. 8. FlyirgOfficer W. H. D. Phillips ; Feb. 11. The notificationin Gazetteoi July 15, 1919, concerning Lieut. A. E. Kennedyis cancelled. (Notification in Gazette of Dec. 30, 1919, to stand.) The notification in Gazette of April 18, 1919, concerning Sec. Lieut. C,Wallace is cancelled. Technical BranchSec. Lieut. T. F. Morris to be actg. Capt. whilst emploved as Capt., Grade (B.) from Aug. 22, 1918, to Feb. 24, 1919.Flying Officer A. J. Somers to be Flying Officer, Grade (B.), from (S.O.); Nov. 14, 1919 (substituted for notification in Gazette of Jan. 20.Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers, without pay and allowances of that rank :—J. E. Clarke, W. Fenton, E. J. Wright ; Oct. 1, 1919.Flight-Lieut. D. Cotton (Eng.-Lieut., R.A.) relinquishes his temp. R.A.F. commn. on return to naval duty ; Jan. 26. (Then follow the names of 28 officers who are transfd. to the UnemployedList under various dates.) Lieut. E. G. Webber relinquishes his commn. on retirement from theArmy ; Dec. 31, 1919 (substituted for notification in the Gazttte of Jan. 30, 1919).The surname of Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) C. C. Clark is as now described and not as stated in the Gazette of Jan. 13. Medical Branch Capt. F. C. Kempson to be actg. Maj. whilst employed as Maj.; July 28,1919. Flight-Lieut. A. S. Glynn to be actg. Sqdn. Ldr. whilst employed as Sqdn.Ldr.; Aug. 5, 1919. (Four officers transfd. to the Unemployed List.) The notification in the Gazette of Nov. 26, 1918, concerning Capt. C. Salkeldis cancelled. M cmoranda(Then follow the names of 21 Overseas Cadets who are granted temj-. commns. and 6 Cadets granted hon. commns. as Sec. Lieuts.) The following relinquish their temp. hon. commn. on ceasing to be en-ployed :—Maj. F. H. Bramwell; Jan. 4. Capt. A. S. Ellerton ; Jan. 15. (One officer transfd. to the Unemployed List.)Flight-Lieut. A. C. Bolton, M.C., is placed on the retired list on account t i ill-health; Feb. 2. London Gazette, February 13.Flying Branch Second Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—(Hon. Lieut.) H. F. Gorman ;May 24, 1918. (Hon. Lieut.) C. C. Loretto ; Aug. 9, 1918 (since demobilised). B. C. S. Byrne ; Jan. 22, 1919 (since granted short service commn.) ; L. W. C.Pearce since demobilised), G. Roberts (since demobilised) ; May 8, 1919. S. C. Garner ; June 21, 1919. A. J. McQueen ; July 10, 1919. Pilot OfficerH. S. Lindfield (0.) to be Obs. Officer; Aug. 27, 1919. Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers .-^C. H. Bridge (late P.F.O.) ; Oct. 12,J919 (since demobilised) ; C. H. Billings ; Oct. 24, 1919 (since granted short service commn.).The following relinquish their temp. R.A.F. commns. on return to Army duty :—Lieut. J. P. Shaver (Lieut., Can. A.S.C.) ; Feb. 8, 1919. Lieut. A. C.Malloch (Lieut., Can. Eng.) ; Feb. 14, 1919. Flying Officer E. L. Edwards (Lieut., Welsh R.) ; Feb. 5. Flying Officer (Hon. Flight Lieut.) L. N. Suther-land, A.F.C. (Capt., Bord. R.) ; Feb. 9. The following relinquish their commns. on ceasing to be employed :—Lieut. J. R. Fuller; June I, 1918. Lieut. F. G. Toy (Lieut., Aust. I.F.) ; April 3, 1919. Sec. Lieut. R. Harper (and is permitted to retain his rank) ;July 11, 1919. Lieut. E. T. Shand (Lieut. N. Zeal. Exped. Fs.); Feb. 2. (Then follow the names of 39 officers who are transfd. to the UnemployedList under various dates.) Capt. F. D. Holder, M.C. (Lieut., E. Kent R.), resigns his commn. ;Feb. 14. The following Lieuts. relinquish their commns. on account of ill-health,and are permitted to retain their rank :—E. J. Finch (Lond. R., T.F.) ; Aug. 15, 1919. G. F. Spaulding ; Feb. 7.Lieut. C. T. Black (Lieut., R. War. R.) resigns his commn. ; Feb. 14. Sec Lieut. D. C. Fuller relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-healthcontracted on active service, and is permitted to retain his rank ; Feb. 6. The surname of H. H. Bracher is as now described and not H. H. Brasche,as stated in the Gazette of July 30, 1918 (page 9014). The surname of Sec. Lieut. J. E. Hermon is as now described, and not asstated in the Gazette of Oct. 21, 1919. The Christian names of Alfred Horace Broom are as now described, andnot Alfred Broom Broom, as stated in the Gazette of Oct. 22, 1918 (page 12494).The notification in the Gazette of Nov. 18, 1919, concerning H. H. Bracher is cancelled.The notification in the Gazette of Aug. 15, 1919, concerning Capt. L. H. F. Irving is cancelled.The notification in the Gazette of Sept 12, 1919, concerning Sec. Lieut. R. Harper is cancelled. The notification in the Gazette of Aug. 15, 1919, concerning Sec. Lieut.E. J. Finch is cancelled. Administrative BranchPilot Officer (actg. Flight-Lieut.) W. Rollinson to be Flying Officer; Feb. 1, and to retain the actg. rank of Flight-Lieut, whilst employed asFl ight-Lieut. Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers :—A. J. Litton ; Oct. i, 1919. E. Maffey ;Jan. 22. (Then follow the names of 18 officers who are transfd. to the UnemployedList under various dates.) Lieut. F. W. Avison (Midd'x R., S.R.) is cashiered by sentence of GeneralCourt-Martial; Nov. 17, 1919. The surname of Sec. Lieut. E. J. Syer is as now described, and not asstated in Gazette March 25, 1919. The notification in Gazette April 8, 1919, concerning Lieut. J. W. New iscancelled. Technical Branch Sec. Lieut. F. B. Reed to be Lieut., Grade <B) ; Jan. 27, 1910 (sincedemobilised). Pilot Officer W. E. E. Stephens to be Flying Officer, Grade (A.) ; Jan, 3.Sec. Lieut. E. J. Harding to be Lieut., without pay and allowances of that rank ; June 1, 1919 (since demobilised).Lieut. F. P. Cleaver (Lieut., R.F.A.) relinquishes his temp. R.A.F. commn. on return to Army duty ; Jan. 30 1919.(Then follow the names of 23 officers who are transfd. to the Unemployed List under various dates.)Sec. Lieut. J. F. A. Klapper relinquishes his commn. on account of ill- health contracted on active service, and is permitted to retain his rank;Feb. 2 (substituted for notification in Gazette Feb. 3). The notification in Gazette Nov. 18, 1919, concerning Sec. Lieut. (Hon.Lieut.) J. J. Galvin is cancelled. The notification in Gazette Jan. 16 concerning Capt. J. J. Galvin is can-celled. The notification in Gazette April 1, 1919, concerning Lieut. R. R. Macgregoris cancelled. Medical BranchFlying Officers to be Flight-Lieutenants :—T. Montgomery ; Aug. 19, 1919. C. F. Eminson ; Feb. 1. R. D. Jones ; Feb. 6.(Two officers transfd. to the Unemployed List.) MemorandaThe following Lieutenants are granted the hon. rank of Capt. :—A. N. Greg ; Jan. 15, 1919. W. Batcheldor ; April 4, 1919.(Then follow the names of 8 Prob. Flight Officers who are granted hon. commns. as Sec. Lieuts.). Aerial Lighthouse at Le BourgetTHE Air Ministry announces that the following Notice to Airmen No. 15 has been issued :— For the purpose of assisting pilots on the London-Parisair route a flashing lighthouse is now installed at Le Bourget aerodrome, seven miles N.E. of Paris. This lighthouse isin operation every evening from 4.30 to 7.30, and later if required. The signal flashed is the Morse signal " N " or" dash-dot " at short intervals. The lighthouse is situated at the south side of the aerodrome. Cricklewood Aerodrome Open for Continental Traffic THE Cricklewood aerodrome was officially opened on Tuesday as the departure and arrival aerodrome for the Handley Page commercial aeroplanes operating between London, Brussels and Paris. H.P. Paris and Brussels Air ServicesON the Handley Page Continental air services between September 2, 1919, and February 12, 1920, 943 passengersand 44,095 lbs. of freight have been carried over a distance of 67,543 miles. The London-Paris Airway ALTHOUGH their 150 flying days have included suchadverse conditions, with mist and fog, as are encountered in November, December and January, the Airco aerial post-men—making their journeys to time on Saturday between Paris and London—have now, since August 25, 1919, whenthe " air express " service started, completed 293 of their 358 scheduled flights. The total mileage of the Airco pilotsis now 70,065, and their speed through all weathers has usually exceeded, and has neve? fallen below, 100 miles an hour.This enables an air-mail letter which is posted in London at 11 a.m. to be delivered in Paris by 4 p.m. the same afternoon,even although, as is still the case, 2| hours of this total of five hours are exhausted in land collections and deliveries. London-Prague Flight WORD came from Prague, on February 15, that an Airco aeroplane, piloted by Lieut. McMullin, arrived there from London, in connection with the negotiations between the Czecho-Slovak Government and a British firm, which is seeking to organise an aerial service in Bohemia. The flight, which was made via Brussels and Berlin, took 10 hrs. 20 min., including a stop at Berlin for petrol. The trip from Berlin to Prague was accomplished in 2 hrs. 20 min. Lieut. McMullin reports that, alighting in Germany for adjustments, he found himself in a field surrounded by tele- graph wires, from which it appeared difficult to ascend. He explained his predicament to the German officials, who had a line of telegraph poles taken up so that the aeroplane might get away safely. The bill presented to the pilot for this lengthy piece of work, on which a number of men were engaged, was- 1 ^o marks, the equivalent at present rate of about 1 ss. Sir Ross Smith Reaches Sydney HAVING effected the necessary repairs to his Vickers- Vimy-Rolls, Sir Ross Smith and his companions set out from Charleville on February 13 to complete their journey across Australia. They arrived at Bourke, a stage of 225 miles, and the next day flew the remaining 400 miles to Sydney. Sir Ross Smith, his brother, Sir Keith Smith, and Sergts. Shiers and Bennett were given a very enthusiastic welcome. They hoped to fly on to Melbourne later. To Fly Round the World FROM a message to hand from Sydney, it would appear that Messrs. Vickers have offered to Sir Ross Smith the chance to fly round the world in a seaplane. Sir Ross Smith has not yet decided whether he will accept this offer, but he thinks the feat might be accomplished in 70 days. 331
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