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JUNE 16, 192 I passengers in the event of a crash, in whatever position the aero-plane may be, and the notification of such means of egress, should be made compulsory." , The committee was composed as follows :— Col. M. O'GORMAN, C.B., D.Sc, F.R.Ae.S. Chairman) • Lieut.-Col. W. A. BRISTOW, M.I.E.E., M.I.Aut.E., F.R.Ae.S. Messrs. Ogilvie and Partners Insurance) ; Lieut.-Col. L. F. R. FELL, D.S.O., O.B.E., A.F.R.Ae.S., late Royal Air Force Engine Design) ; Capt. G. DE HAVILLAND, O.B.E., A.F.C., F.R.Ae.S., De Havilland Aircraft Co. Aeroplane Design) ' Capt. G. T. R. HILL, M.C., B.SC, A.F.R.Ae.S., late of Messrs. Handley Page, Ltd. Piloting) ; Wing-Com. J. H. A. LANDON, D.S.O., O.B.E., Royal Air Force Engine Installation) ; Sq- Leader G. H. NORMAN, Royal Air Force Testing) ; Mr. H. RiCARDO, A.M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Aut.E., Messrs. Ricardo and Co., Engineers, Ltd. Engine Research) ; Mr. A. J. ROWLEDGE, A.M.I.Mech.E., M.I.Aut.E., F.R.Ae.S., Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd. Engine Design) ; Col. F. SEARLE, late of Aircraft Trans- port and Travel, Ltd. Business Management) ; Mr. R. Mc- KINNON WOOD, A.M.Inst.C.E., F.R.Ae.S., Royal Aircraft Establishment Aeroplane Design) ; Lieut-Col. VV. LOCKWOOD > MARSH Secretary). NOTICES Croydon and Lympne : Obstruction Lights FOR purposes of economy it has been decided that,until further notice, no obstruction lights will be exhibited at Croydon or Lympne aerodromes unless due notice thata machine may arrive between sunset and sunrise has been given to the Civil Aviation Traffic Officer at the aerodromeconcerned. (No. 47 of 1921.) Henlow Aerodrome : Obstructions PILOTS of aircraft are warned that an athletic groundhas been constructed at the south-eastern corner of Henlow Aerodrome, Bedfordshire (520 I'O" N., o° i8'o" YV.). Theboundaries of this athletic ground will be marked by red flags. (No. 48 of 1921.) TO AIRMEN Hendon Aerodrome : Temporary Obstruction IN connection with the forthcoming R.A.F. AerialPageant, a model village is being erected on the east side of Hendon Aerodrome, approximately opposite to the bridgeunder the Midland Railway. This village will be an obstruction on the aerodrome untilafter July 2, 1921, when the Pageant takes place. (No. 49 of 1921.) Felixstowe : Salvage Operations Completed 1. NOTICE to Airmen No. 26 of 1921 is cancelled. Thesalvage operations in the fairway of Harwich Harbour have now been completed, the wreck of the S.S. Marsa (1917)having been dispersed, and the wreck-marking buoy with- drawn. (No. 50 of 1921.) ROYAL AIR FORCE MEMORIAL FUND A MEETING of the Executive Committee of the Fund was held on the 2nd instant, Lord Hugh Cecil in the Chair. The members of the Committee present were :—Lady Leighton, Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, Mrs. Barrington-Kennett, Air Vice-Marshal Sir John Salmond, Sir Charles McLeod, Air-Commodore H. R. M. Brooke-Popham, and Mr. H. E. Perrin. ; A list of subscriptions received since the last meeting on May 12, 1921, amounting to £408 12s. gd., together with a list of grants made since the same date, amounting to ^44 16s. 8d., were submitted. A grant in aid of the initial expenses of the R.A.F. Pageant to be held at Hendon on Saturday, July 2, was authorised. The Boys' Home at Vanbrngh Castle it is hoped will be open in the early part of August next, and arrangements to that end are being rapidly carried out. Mentioned in Despatches IT was announced in a Supplement to the London Gazette, dated June 10, that the names of the under-mentioned officers, non-commissioned officers and men have been brought to notice for distinguished service during the operations in Waziristan, 1919-20, by General Sir C. C. Monro, G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., in the despatch dated August 1, 1920 (published in the Supplement of the London Gazette dated December 8, 1920) :— Royal Air Force. Observer Officer Clement Graham Boothroyd, D.F.C., 20th Squadron. Flight Lieut. Claude Russell Cox, A.F.C., 27th Squadron. Observer Officer Eric Charles Delamain, M.C., 27th Squadron. Flight Lieut. Herbert Phillip Montague Kesterton, M.C., 27th Squadron. Wing Commander Frederick Frank Minchin, D.S.O., M.C. Wing Commander William Sore Sutherland Mitchell, D.S.O., M.C. Flight Lieut. John Canaan Russell,-D.S.O., 20th Squadron. Headquarters, yd Wing.—80749 Sergeant L. B. Goss. 18473 Sergeant S. Greenwood. No. 20 Squadron.—218844 Serjeant W. Brownridge. 107500 Acting Corp. W. A. Dowle. 253977 Aircraftman T. Gardiner. 6606 Flight Sergeant F. G. Hammond. 401704 Flight Ser- geant L. F. Kingston. 67503 Corp. G. Southcott. 55149 Flight Serjeant N. Unett. No. 27 Squadron.—14686 Flight Sergeant J. V. Griffiths. 84069 Aircraftman J. E. Luckhurst. No. 60 Squadron.—96294 Leading Aircraftman F. C. Bay- ford. 247939 Leading Aircraftman W. J. Kelly. A Really Useful Danish Air Service FROM Copenhagen it is reported that Dansk AeronautiskSelskab has established an aerodrome on the island of Fano, partly for the purpose of joy-riding and, what is infinitelymore'important, for the transport of passengers from Esbjerg to Copenhagen. Eabjerg is the town on the west coast ofJutland which is the port of arrival and departure of the direct steamer service between this country (Harwich) and Denmark,and, knowing the Danish train services, the new air line should be due to make a small fortune during the next few months.By train—in the present condition of peat-fired locomotives— the journey between Esbjerg and Copenhagen takes about 12 409 hours, while by air it could easily be covered in an hour and aquarter to an hour and a half. Thus the journey from London to Copenhagen, or vice versa, will be shortened by about tenhours, not counting the discomfort of travelling in the over- crowded Danish trains. We understand that Captain CecilFaber, son of the late Danish Coiisul-General in London, and who served in the British air force during the War, is to be thehead of the Fano end of the undertaking. We wish him and his enterprise every success, hoping that before long the journeybetween Harwich and Esbjerg will be made by seaplane, when the trip to Copenhagen would be shortened by approximately24 hours. New York Air Police Force LONDON as compared with New York lags well behind inenlisting aviation for practical work. In New York, with the exception of one inspector and one patrol man, the AirPolice Force is entirely a voluntary organisation, and consists of one hundred experienced aviators and mechanics, all ofcommissioned rank. The force was formed in November, 1918, under the command of Colonel Jefferson de MontThompson, of the Aero Club of New York. The titular head of the aerial police is Rodman Wanamaker, Jr., the activehead being Inspector Dwyer. The activities of the Force are stated to be in connectionwith directing the work of firemen in cases of fire, detection of river thieves and smugglers, heading-off criminals, andcarrying photographs and finger-print records of criminals when such records are needed in haste. The police squadron has three bases :—Dyker Beach Park,Brooklyn ; 82nd Street, North River; 130th Street and Hudson River, and the use of U.S. Navy aerodrome at Fort Hamilton,Brooklyn. In addition, a school of aviation, under the command ofCapt. Brennan, is maintained at 156, Greenwich Street, New York. Instruction is given free on five evenings a week, inwireless, rigging, engine fitting and flying. Each student must pass the physical examination prescribed for enlistmentin the U.S. Army, and, on graduation, must enrol in the Aviation Corps. The school has two seaplanes lent by theU.S. Navy for practical instruction, at Port Washington, Long Island. _,„,.
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