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1921
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JULY 14, 1921 ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following appointments in the RoyalAir Force are notified :— j Group Captain H. P. Smyth-Osbourne, C.M.G.,-from No 10; Group H.Q. (Coastal Area) to H.Q. Inland Area, for technical • staff duties. Date 27.7.21. Group Captain J. L. Forbes, O.B.E., from Directorate ofResearch, Air Ministry, to command No. 10 Group Head- quarters (Coastal Area). Date 27.7.21. • Wing Commander A. Fletcher, C.M.G., C.B.E., M.C., from H.Q. Inland Area, to R.A.F. Depdt, Inland Area, pending embarkation for Mesopotamia. Date 1.8.21. Wing Commander R. D. M. Robertson, from School of Naval Co-operation and Aerial Navigation, to Air Ministry, as Deputy Director of Research (Armaments). Date 27.7.21. Wing Commander G. R. Bromet, D.S.O., O.B.E., from H.Q. Coastal Area to School of Naval Co-operation and Aerial Navigation. To Command. Date 27.7.21. Squadron Leader W. C. Hicks, A.F.C., from R.A.F. Depot, Inland Area, to Marine and Armament Experimental Estab- lishment, Coastal Area. Date 5.7.21. Squadron Leader E. H. Sparling, A.F.C., from R.A.F. Airship Base, to No. 5 Flying Training School, Inland Area. Date 1.7.21. Squadron Leader D. E. Stodart, D.S.O., D.F.C., from Central Flying School, to No. 5 Flying Training School, Inland Area. Date 3.7.21. Squadron Leader W. G. Sitwell, D.S.C., from No. 267 Squadron (Mediterranean Group), to Electrical and Wireless School, Inland Area. Date 27.6.21. Squadron Leader E. J. C. Roberts, from R.A.F. Airship Base, Coastal Area, to H.Q. Middle East Area, as Inspector of Transport. Date 24.6.21. Squadron Leader H. G. Whittingham, M.B., D.P.H., D.T.M. (Medical), from Research Laboratory and Medical Officers' School of Instruction, Inland Area, to H.Q. Mediter- ranean Group, for medical investigation in connection with sandfly fever. Date 24.6.21. Gordon Shephard Memorial Prize Essays for 1921.—The subjects for the 1921 Competition for the Gordon Shephard Memorial Prize Essays, which were instituted in 191Q in memory of the late Brigadier-General G. S. Shephard, D.S.O., M.C., R.A.F., are :— (1) The probable influence of air reconnaissance on strategy and tactics. (2) An essay on the problem of aerial spotting for gunfire and suggested solutions of the difficulties involved, with a forecast of its influence on future warfare. Separate prizes will be given for essays on each subject, which are confined to Officers, N.C.Os. and men of the Royal Air Force. The essays should reach the Air Ministry not later than February 28, 1922. R.A.F. Cadet Outfits.—Claims under the Air Ministry Weekly Order No. 409 of 1919, in respect of expenses incurred by Flight Cadets and Cadets of the Royal Air Force during the War for the purchase of uniforms and other approvedarticles, cannot be considered if received in the Air Ministry after July 31, 1921.R.A.F. Full Dress Uniform.—A full-dress hat and sword- belt have now been approved for the Royal Air Force. Theuniform for Service, Mess, and full-dress occasions had been previously authorised, and with the approval of these twoarticles, the Royal Air Force dress for all occasions is now complete. The hat is modelled on the old-style flying helmet,and follows closely its general lines. Made of black chrome leather, it is trimmed with seal-dyed nutria fur and sur-mounted with a plume of ostrich feather dyed R.A.F. blue. Across the front is a golden blue plaited cord, above whichcomes the R.A.F. badge. The sword-belt and slings are of blue woven ?ilk, with two gold embroidery bars worked alongits length. The fittings of the belt, slings and scabbard are of gilt metal, the fastening buckle bearing the R.A.F. eagleand crown with the motto " Per ardua ad astra." Port Detachment, Antwerp.—The Port Detachment of theInter-Allied Aeronautical Commission of Control, Antwerp, will be disbanded with effect from July 14. Grant of African Genera! Service Medal and Clasp. Opera-tions in Somaliland, 1920.—Officers, Warrant Officers, Non- Com. Officers and men of the R.A.F. who took part in theoperations in Somahland between January 21, 1920, and February 12, 1920, under the general direction of the Governorand Commander-in-Chief of the Protectorate, Sir G. F. Archer, K.C.M.G., and under the command of Group CaptainR. Gordon, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., will be awarded the African General Service Medal (instituted under Army Order No. 89of 1916) with clasp, for Somaliland 1920, if their claims are received by the Air Ministry. Those already awarded the medal, or who are in possessionof the African General Service Medal instituted by King Edward VII, will receive the Clasp only. Aerial Derby and Cowes Seaplane Meeting.—Officers of theRoyal Air Force who desire to compete in the Aerial Derby and at Cowes Seaplane Meeting can be granted permissionto do so under certain conditions, and provided they have obtained a Civil pilot's licence. Service aircraft are notpermitted to take part in the races. R.A.F. Recreational Council : Forthcoming Arrangements-— July 13, R.A.F. v. London County Club, Tennis, Hendon. July 21, R.A.F. v. Staff College, Tennis, Camberley. July 29 and 30, R.A.F. v. Royal Navy, Cricket, Aldershot. Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Awards.—The LongService and Good Conduct Medal has been awarded to the under-mentioned members of the Royal Air Force :—26111 S.M.I W. V. Booker ; 313100 S.M.i H. J. W. Gains ; 302780 S.M.i R. E. Gorwood ; 815 S.M.i J. C. Hallett;314808 S.M.i N. W. Hodges; 272 S.M.i E. J. P. Kelly; 46438 S.M.i F. Richardson; 302123 S.M.2 R. B. Brady;314957 Fit. Sgt. W. G. H. Butcher; 166330 Fit. Sgt. H. J. Kennedy. THE DUNKERQUE DINNER THE Third Annual Re-union Dinner of the R.N.A.S. and R.A.F. of the Dunkerque Command was held at the Hotel Cecil on June 29. The muster was not so strong as on the two previous Re-unions, being just under fifty. Speeches intermingled with toasts to many of the dis- tinguished diners were the order of the evening. Group-Captain C. R. Samson, C.M.G., D.S.O., A.F.C., was in the chair, and under his guidance the evening, it is believed, fulfilled the hopes and anticipations of all present. After the toast of " The King," the Chairman, proposed that Lieutenant-Colonel F. K. McClean should be Chairman for next year's dinner—a proposal which was carried unani- mously, and which elicited from the Chairman Elect the brief statement that this " infliction "of the Chairmanship upon him would of necessity prevent him delivering a fully fledged speech until he actually occupied the Chair. The Chairman then called upon Air-Commodore Lambe, who, in a most interesting eulogy outlined the present position of the R.AF touching on such vitally interesting points as the training of cadets and boy mechanics, the proposed scheme for future development of the Service and the more effective linking up of our Colonies through the agency of the R.A.F. Commodore Lambe expressed his regret (and in sodoing expressed the sentiments of all present) at the absence through sickness of Air-Commodore Halahan, who had upto the previous day carried out all the arrangements in connection with the Dinner. The concluding remarks ofAir-Commodore Lambe's speech expressed regret that the number of " Dunkerquoises " present was so small—in fact,less than half the number present at the previous dinner. Colonel Bristow then spoke at length on Civil Aviationand its future prospects. The profession of Aeronautical Engineering was, he said, surely on the downward path,and it was a regrettable fact that fresh talent in this direction was not coming forward. As an example of what mighthave been done for the cause of Civil Aviation in the Empire, he cited the present position of civil aviation in France andthe tremendous impetus the whole Aero industry in that country had received by virtue of the fact that the Statehad mothered the cause of aviation generally just as we had years ago officially launched a helping hand to the MercantileMarine. The progress of aviation, he said, rested on reci- procity of continued effort and careful consideration betweenthe Civil and Military sides, which happy state, he ventured 475
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