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APRIL 15, 1920 is, perhaps, the most important feature of all, with greatpossibilities. There is no claim that this little ship can be landed entirely without damage like a free balloon, as thereis always likelihood of small breakages in the fins and the car, but there is every reason to believe that these would beless than with any ordinary size airship. The car is of wood veneer construction, light but substan-tial, holding normally two persons, but wide enough to accommodate a third in the rear seat. There is plenty ofspace for wireless and other small apparatus, and the drag rope is carried in a box in the nose. A small pontoon bumper, _• • t • which fits the single skid, may be carried, if landing on wateris desired. The lower fin, scoop, air valve, and car can all De removed when it is required to bag the ship down in tne A small-size harpoon anchor has been developed for this ship on the same principle as has been successful in larger ships. A new design of fuel pump is used for pumping petrol from the car to the tanks, which can also be used^lor pumping fuel up a hose when towing. For oversea use,'a sea anchor is recommended, consisting of one flexible unit ol tne standard Goodyear design. HONOURS FOR WAR SERVICE BY the unfortunate lifting of a dividing line in the list ofappointments to the Order of the British Empire published in Our last issue, a number of those who have been appointedCommanders were, by this omission, " temporarily " created Knights-Commanders. The omission of the heading was,however obvious, from Ihe recommencement of the alpha- betical order in which the names under each sectionwere placed. The missing heading was as follows, and for the sake of accuracy we repeat that section of the listwhich should have appeared under it :— To be Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order. Maj. EDWARD HALE TINDAL ATKINSON, R.A.F.—Services in connectionwith the International Air Convention. NEVILE GWYN GWYNNE, Esq.—Chairman, Engine Section, Society ofBritish Aircrait Constructors. WILLIAM THOMAS HANMAN, Esq., O.B.E.—Director of Inland Construction,Department of Works and Buildings, Air Ministry. GEORGE D'OYLY HUTCHINS, Esy.—Late ChiefCouncil Officer, Ministry ofMunitions; Personal Assistant to Director-General, Aircraft Production Department.ARTHUR JOHN MCCORMACK, Esq., O.B.E.—Managing Director, Wolseley Motors, Ltd.CHARLES LE MAISTRE, Esq.—Adviser to Aircraft Production Department, Ministry of Munitions. THOMAS CHARLES WILLIS PUELINGER, Esq., O.B.E.—Managing Director,Messrs. Arrol-Johnston, Ltd. THOMAS ERNEST STANTON, Esq., D.Sc, F.R.S.—Superintendent, Aero-Dynamical Department, National Physical Laboratory. GEORGE ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND, Esq., M.D., F.K.C.P.—Valuable ser-vices to the Air Ministry. HAROLD WARING, Esq.—Manager, The Alliance Aeroplane Co., Ltd.COLIN MARTIN WILLIAMSON, Esq.—Valuable services to the R.A.F. in connection with photography. REGINALD PAGE CAMPBELL WILSON, Esq.—Assistant Controller, SeaplaneSupply, Aircraft Production Department, Ministry of Munitions. f In searching through the stupendous list of more than' 5,600 appointments to the Order of the British Empire, some names of those who have been honoured for their work inconnection with aviation were overlooked. We therefore give below a further list of appointments which should be addedto those published in our last issue :— To be Knight Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order. THOMAS DRYSDALE NICOL, ESQ.—Controller and Financial Adviser, Air-craft Contracts, Ministry of Munitions ; services in connection with Disposals Board. To be Officers of ihe Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order.ARTHUR BERRY, ESQ.— Voluntary Research Worker, Royal Aircraft Estab- lishment, Farnborough. T ,GEORGE DARNELL, ESQ.—On Designing Staff, Messrs. Victor*,, '*td- GEORGE HARRIS HANDASYDE, EsQ.-Managing Director, Messrs. Martin- "ALFRED HOOPER, ESQ., M.D.—Civilian Medical Officer at Aircraft Acceptance Park, Coventry. To be Members of ihe Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order. EDWIN BACKHOUSE, ESQ.—Staff Clerk, Secretary's Department, Air ^WILLIAM MARROW BECKETT, ESQ.—Assistant to Chief Water Engineer, Department of Works and Buildings, Air Ministry. _ BERYL ANGELICA SELBY, MRS. BRADFORD.—Controller of Women Stall, 'DOUGLAS^BROWNE, ESQ., R.A.F.—Officers Pay Department, Messrs. Cox anMlCss'DAisv MAY BULLEN.- Hon. Secretary,A.l.D. War Savings Association. PHILIP COHEN, ESQ.—Staff Clerk. Secretary's Department, Air Ministry. CHARLES RICHARD FAIREY, ESO.—Director, Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd. LIEUT. HENRY LEONARD HALL, R,.A.F.—Assistant General Manager, .Nieuport and General Aircraft Co., Ltd. DAISY, MRS. HOARE.—Woman Staff Officer, Supply Department, AirciaftProduction Department, Ministry of Munitions. Miss EMILIE HOFFMAN.—Manageress, Air Ministry Refreshment Hub. Miss H6LENE PENELOPE DORIS MITCHELL.—Sub-Section Director, foreign Aircraft Services, Ministry of Munitions. MISS.-LILIAN MARY-HAMEL NASH.—Superintendent of Girl Messengers, Air STEPHEN PAYNE, ESQ.—Chief Admiralty Airship Overseer at Messrs. Short's, ^ "CYTIL OLIVER ROSE PRICE, ESQ.—R.A.F. Agency Department, Messrs. Cox ^FREDERICK HENRY ROGERS, ESQ.—Staff Clerk, Secretary's Department, 'HAROLVGREENWELL ROSE, ESQ.—Chief Assistant to Drainage Engineer, 'FREDERICK SIGRIST, ESQ.—Engineering Manager, Sopwith Aviation Co. Ltd. HUGH HENRY BOYD STEWART, ESQ.—Directorate of Inland Construction, AAL¥CTANNIE, MRS. TEAGLE.—Y.M.C.A. Worker, Hendon Aircraft Canteen NELSON HILL TROTT, ESQ.—Resident Engineer, Department of Works and Buildings, Air Ministry. . . , Miss ELMIRA MARGARET LOUISA WADE.—Administrative Assistant, National Aircraft Factories, Ministry of Munitions. A•„,-«« AMY GRACE, MRS. WAINWRIGHT.—Y.M.C.A. Worker, Hendon Aircraft ^OSPH FRANCIS WELLS, ESQ.—Staff Clerk, Marine Works Directorate, Air 'ROBERT OGILVY WESTON, ESQ.—Directorate of Inland Construction, Air ' 'CAPTAIN MAURICE WINDSOR.—Chief Draughtsman, Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Air Routes In India. THE work of surveying the main air routes in India is being carried out by R.A.F. officers, Flying Officer H. A. L. Pattison taking the route from Delhi to Calcutta, Flying Officer R. D. L. Stedman from Calcutta to Rangoon, Flying Officer Reward from Calcutta to Bombay, Flying Officer E. King from Bombay to Karachi, Observer Officer G. S. L. Hayward Delhi to Karachi. Capt. Gunning, Chief Inspector to the Indian Air Board, is now in Rangoon to advise the local Government as to the Burma terminal aerodrome. Some difficulty is likely to be experienced in connection with the two main terminals at Calcutta and Bombay. At Calcutta there is the maidan at Dum Dum, but the ground now being used at Bombay would be under water and impracticable in the monsoons. The Budget for 1920-21 provides five lakhs for civil aviation in India. - The Crew of the R 38-THE party of 55 American Air Force officers and men, -.'• tinder Commander Louis Maxfield and Lieut. Pennoyer,' .'who are to take charge of R 38, are to be trained at Howden. • The airship, which has been sold to the United States Govern -•;-•.-• merit is being built at Bedford, but will not be ready before * September. Briefly the dimensions of the R 38 are:— ' Length 694 ft. s in., diameter 85 ft., height 92 ft., gas capacity -2,724,000 cubic ft., nominal lift "82-7 tons, nominal horse- •'-. power 2,400, number of engines six, speed, maximum, 71, , nominal, 67 ; cruising 45 m.p.h. Full speed range 5,190 •"'- miles, cruising speed range 9,400 miles. Endurance, full speed 77-5 hours, cruising 209 hours. African Flyers Home. CAPT. S. COCKERELL, Capt. F. C. Broome, D.F.C. ; Sergt.-Major J. Wyatt, M.S.M., and Mr. S. Corby, the crew of the Times aeroplane which attempted to fly to the Cape, reachedSouthampton on the Edinburgh Castle on April 12. Colonel van Ryneveld and Major Brand are coming homeon the Sa#OK. Before leaving Capetown they received cordial messages of congratulation from the King, Mr. Churchill,Major-General Sykes, M. Bleriot, and the Air Council. A Crash in Egypt A MESSAGE from Cairo last week announced that a R.A.F. Handley Page had crashed at Abu Hamad on April 2 . The four occupants, Flying Officer Jack John Barclay, M.C., Flying Officer Fidely Desmond Wilkie, Sergt. E. W. Wadey, and Sec. Air Mech. R. C. Meldrum, were killed. A R.A.F. Memorial at Lincoln As a memorial to the 200 officers and men of the R.A.F. • who were trained near Lincoln, and died in the service of their country, it is proposed to erect a stained-glass window in St. Mary's Church, Welton-by-Lincoln, It will be a three- light window, the centre panel occupied with a figure of St. George, with outstretched wings, piercing the head of the dragon of destruction with1* a lance ; under the wings are clouds, landscape, and bay of the sea, over which are eight of the different types of aeroplane used near Lincoln. The tracery of the window will contain the R.F.C. and R.A.F. ; badges. Subscriptions may be sent to the Rev. A. Hunt (formerly R.A.F. Chaplain at Scampton and South Carlton), - St. Mary's Vicarage, Weltbn-by-Lincoln. 415
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