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drome is a notorious exception to most rules. The Le BourgetAerodrome, on the other hand, is a very typical example. Two out of the three sides of this landing ground are linedthickly with hangars, offices, douanes, and tall trees, while the apex touches the village itself. So that twice out ofevery three times when a machine takes off it must necessarily fly over some of these obstacles or else turn. I think mostpilots dislike flying even for a few seconds where th«y cannot land. During the War, pilots were being trained in immensenumbers against time, so that their dual tuition had to be cut shorter than was to be desired. Their resultant inex-perience upon commencing solo flying, and their average inability at this stage even to turn a machine with safety,called for a sweeping rule upon many aerodromes forbidding I THE ROYAL .^- - •: • •• . London Gazette, August 24 - Permanent Commissions Flying Officer F. Keith (A.) resigns his permanent commn., and is per- mitted to retain his rank ; Aug. 24. •» Short Service Commissions Flying Officer B. G. Bryan (T.) resigns his short service commn., and is granted rank of Flight Lieut. ; Aug. 2.5. The following resign their short service commns., and are permitted to retain their rank :—Flying Officer W. E. Humphreys (T.), Observer Officer R. A. Brunton, M.C. ; Aug. 24. The following temp, appointment is made :— Group Commander.—Col. J. M. Steel, and to be actg. Brigadier-General whilst so employed ; April 1, 1918 (substituted for notification in Gazette of May 3, 1918). Flying Branch Flight Lieut. R. Collishaw, D.S.O., O.B.E., D.S.C., D.F.C., to be actg. Squadron Leader whilst employed as Squadron Leader (A.) ; from Aug. 1, 1919, to April 22, 1920 (substituted for Gazette July 9). Flying Officer S. N. Kinkead, D.S.O., D.S.C., D.F.C., to be actg. Flight Lieut, whilst employed as Flight Lieut. (A.) ; from Aug. 1, 1919, to March 31, 1920. Flying Officer G. E. Creighton is restored to active list from half-pay list ; Aug. 4. Pilot Officer J. R. Astin to be Flying Officer ; May 11 (since demobilised). The following are transferred to Unemployed List.—Sec. Lieut. F. W. Young ; Feb. i.Tgig. Lieut. R. R. White ; April 7, 1919. Lieut. S. P. Colt ; April 29, 1919. Lieut. H. C. Hawkins; Feb. 11. Lieut. A. S. Poynton ; July 19. Sec. Lieut. S. G. "Davies ; July 29. Lieut. W. C. Egerton, Lieut. A. H. Parsons ; Aug. 5. Maj. G. P. Wallace, D.S.O. ; Aug. 23. The following Sec. Lieuts. relinquish their commns.—C. H. A. Farnan (Gazette Oct. 14, 1919, to stand) ; (Hon. Lieut.) R. J. Hunt (Gazette Aug. 8, 1919, to stand) ; S. N. Jacobson (Gazette Feb. 14, 1919, to stand) ; (Hon. Capt.) I. H. Stockwood (Gazette May 30, 1919, to stand). The notification in Gazette of June 11 concerning Lieut. H. C. Hawkins 15 cancelled ; Gazette Aug. 20, 1918, concerning G. Thomson should read George Irvine Thomson. Administrative Branch The following relinquish their commns. —Lieut, actg. Maj.) N. McArthur ; Aug. 17 (Gazelle March 18, 1919, to stand). Sec. Lieut. G. R. Morgan (Gazette April 29, 1919, to stand). Technical Branch Sec. Lieut. R. Locke to be Lieut; June 1, 1919. The following Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers, Grade (A.).—A. C. Smith ; Aug. 18, 1919. G. J. Stroud ; Oct. 1,1919. The following are transfd. to Unemployed List.—Lieut. L. "E. Yeomans ; Jan. 18, 1919. Lieut. A. J. L. Chrystall ; Sept. 1, 1919. Lieut. R. J. Finch ; Oct. 15, 1919 (substituted for Gazette Nov. 4, 1919). Lieut. R. Locke ; Dec. 23, 1919 (substituted for Gazette Jan. 16). Capt. D. G. Bourn ; May 25. Lieut. E. D. Dawson ; July 15. Lieut. G. J. Engwell; July 25. Lieut. R. W. Seldon ; Aug. 5. Sec. Lieut. J. W. Brittain ; Aug. 18. Memoranda • " --• •- Sec. Lieut. C. H. Finnis (S.O.) to be Lieut. ; July 15, 1919. ' (Then follow the names of 26 Cadets who are granted hon. commns. as Sec. Lieuts.) P.F.O. E. A. C. Grant is granted an hon. commn. as Sec. Lieut., with effect from the date of his demobilisation. Lieut. C. H. Finnis (S.O.) is transfd. to Unemployed List; Feb. 1 (sub- stituted for Gazette March 16). Sec. Lieut. C. W. Holden relinquishes his commn.; March 1, 1919. London Gazette, August 27 Short-Service Commissions The following officers are granted short service commns. in the ranks stated, with effect from the date indicated, retaining their seniority in the substantive rank last held by them prior to the grant of this comma., except where otherwise stated *.— . . .. _ - .* . - * SEPTEMBER 2, 1920 all turning under 500 ft. It was thought better to let thepupil take off straight over an obstacle, risking engine failure, than to permit him to turn when near the ground. Althoughthe clanger from the latter risk was not so great as that from the tormer, it was always present with the inexperienced,whereas the former occurred comparatively seldom. But the present civilian pilot is not a pupil. He is chosen froma long list of applicants, presumably for his experience and skill. Therefore it is surely unnecessary to bind him downto rules made during the War for the benefit of those under instruction, thus preventing' him avoiding a danger sur-mountable by the aforesaid manoeuvre that any but the most tenderfoot tyro can perform with complete safety. D. SHEPPERSON. *"••Chelsea. , -'...-.. '. .„..'. . ..;„,.,; :. - AIR FORCE Flight Lieut.—C. C. Clark (A.) ; Aug. 23. Flying Officers.—K. S. Broughall, M.C. (A.) ; July 21. G. P. W. Chandler (A.) ; Aug. 23. A. C. Clinton (A.) ; Aug. 15. R. T. Colley (A. and S.) ; Aug. 16. F.^C. B. Greene (A.) ; Aug. 10. A. F. Ingram (A.) ; Aug. 21. C. Jackson (A.) ; Aug. 23. A. T. S. L. de Lacroix (A.) ; Aug. 23. E. R. B. Playford (A. and S.) ; Aug. 25. A. L. Russell (A.) ; Aug. 23. W. M. Shoo- smith (A. and S.) ; Aug. 23. A. F. White (A.) ; Aug. 23. Flying Officers (from Pilot Officers).—With seniority of the dates indicated :— L. J. V. Bates (A.) ; Aug. 12. W. E. Gandell, M.M. (A.) ; Aug. 17. W. F. McManus (A.) ; Aug. 19. N. V. Moreton (A.) ; Aug. 18. G. E. Pratt (A.) ; Aug: 13. H. D. Wardle (A.) ; Aug. 18. Flying Officer J. F. Herd (T.) is transferred to the Reserve, Class B ; Aug. 29. The notification in Gazette of July r3, appointing Flight Lieut. A. Watson, M.B. (Med.), to a short service commn., is cancelled. The name of Flying Officer Gerald Augustus Elliot (A.) is as now described, and not as in Gazette, Aug. 10. ~~ ' Flying Branch Lieut. R. A. Spencer to be Act. Capt. whilst empld. as Capt. (A.) ; from March 2, 1919, to April 30, 1919. Lieut. T. C. Traill, D.F.C., is graded for purposes of pay and allowances as Capt. whilst empld. as Capt. (A.) ; from May 1, 1919, to July 31, 1919. Lieut. N. F. Bardell is graded for purposes of pay and allowances as Capt. whilst empld. as Capt. (K.B.) ; from May 1, 1919, to July 1, 1919 (substituted for Gazette, June 13, 1919). Lieut. C. D. Griffiths (Lieut. R.W. Fus.) relinquishes his temp. R.A.F. commn. on return to Army duty ; Jan. 15, 1919. Transferred to Unemployed List.—Lieut. A. MacArthur ; Jan. 12, 1919. Lieut, (Act. Capt.) L. F. Beynon, Lieut. J. Tocher ; Jan. 14, 1919. Lieut. A. W. Clark; Jan. 27, 1919. Lieut. A. A. Tiger ; April 6, 1919. Lieut. R. S. Johnston ; April 15, 1919. Sec. Lieut. H. B. M. Plater ; Oct. u, 1919. Sec. Lieut. H. G. Mayhew ; May 14. Lieut. W. J. Butler, A.F.C. ;, May 19. Lieut. W. G. Jacks ; Aug. 4. Lieut. N. T. Kennard, Lieut. S. F. Woodfe ; Aug. 11. Sec. Lieut. C. K. G. Browii ; Aug, 13 Lieut. (Act. Capt.) W. S. C. Smith ; Aug. 18. The notification in Gazette, Nov. 14, 1919, concerning Lieut. C. B, Bird, ' M.C., is cancelled. Administrative Branch Lieut. N. F. Bardell to be Lieut, from (K.B.), and is graded for purposes oi pay and allowances as Capt. whilst empld. as Capt. ; from July 2, 1919, to Dec. 20, 19x9. Lieut. A. C. Cunnison is transferred to the unempld. list ; Aug. n. Lieut. J. Chatterton, M.C., relinquishes his R.A.F. commn. (notifica- tion in Gazette, April 8, 1919, to stand. Technical Branch Capt. A. E. Oxley to be Act. Maj. while empld. as Maj. (Grade B) ; from July 4, 1918, to April 30, 1919 (substituted for Gazette, July 9, 1918) ; Capt. A. Oxley is graded for purposes of pay and allowances as Maj. while empld. as Maj. (Grade B) ; from May 1, 1919, to Nov. 1, 1919. Transferred to Unemployed List.—Lieut. J. Adam ; Aug. i, 1919 (substituted for Gazette, Feb. 13). Lieut. H. W. Roberts ; July 1. Lieut. C. F. Blunt ; Aug. 5. Lieut. W. E. French ; Aug. 13. Sec. Lieut. (Act. Lieut.) H. H. Weller, M.B.E. ; Aug. 22. Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) G. McDonald relinquishes his R.A.F. commn. on appt. to a commn. in the Army (notification in Gazette, March 28, 1919 to stand). Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) R. J. Wallace relinquishes his R.A.F. commn. : Aug. 5 (notification in Gazette, July 11, 1919, to stand). Medical Branch Lieut. A. Watson, M.B., is transferred to the unempld. list; Aug. 12. Memoranda Lieut. L. B. Goodyer is transfd. to the unempld. list from (S.O.); Jan. 13, DISTRIBUTION OF WAR DECORATIONSIT is officially announced that, with a view to facilitating the more rapid distribution of War decorations, no one will be summoned to an Investiture held by the King personally unless he has been awarded a degree of an order not below that of a commander or companion, the D.S.O., or the first class of the Royal Red Cross. Those who have been awarded other decorations will have the option of receiving them at investitures in the counties in which they reside, or of having them sent by post. The county investitures will be held by Lords Lieutenant, but effect will be given to the arrangements for the ceremony only in cases where it is found that a sufficient number of re;ipients desire to be present. In the meantime, those who wish to attend the investitures shauld send to the addresses given below their full names and postal addresses (specifying the counties), together with full regimental particulars, etc. :— Naval Awards (D.S.C).—The Secretary, Admiralty, White- hall, London, S.W. I. Military Awards (M-C. and R.R.C., second class).—The Secretary (C.2 Investitures), War Office, Whitehall, S.W. i. (Military O.B.E. and M.B.E.).—The Secretary, Central Chan- cery, St. James's Palace, London, S.W. i. Air Force Awards (D.F.C. and A.F.C.).—The Secretary, Air Ministry, Kingsway, London, Wr.C.2. Those who prefer to receive their decorations by post should similarly communicate with the secretaries at the addresses given, stating their desire. No applications are necessary in the case of those who have been awarded the Civil O.B.E. , and M.B.E. 964
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