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1921
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JULY 21, 1921 Brig.-Gen. Festing (the Air Ministry), Major J. Coates (repre-senting the Australian Prime Minister), Mr C T Fairfax- <W+ (the Imperial Air Fleet Committee); Squadron leader BMoore (R.A.F. Memorial Fund) and Admiral Mark Kerr W1u'Lth! ^UFia! Service Was takin" ^lace a Private service was held at Horsley Towers, the residence of Mr and MrsSopwith. It was attended by Mrs. Hawker and her two children, and Mrs. Sopwith. The floral tributes were very, numerous. An aeroplane in red and blue flowers was sent by the Sopwith Works and another design was a four-bladed propeller from which wreaths were suspended. The Imperial Air Fleet Committee sent a laurel wreath with red, white and blue flowers at the base. A bunch of carnations from Mr. Hawker's widow, andtwo bunches of flowers from his daughters, Pamela and Mary, were placed in the centre of the coffin. Among those whosent flowers were the following :— The Air Council, the Commonwealth of Australia, theAustralian Prime Minister, the Directors of the Daily Mail, the Royal Air Force Memorial Fund, the Royal Aero Club,Commander Grieve (Mr. Hawker's navigator in the Atlantic flight), Mr. Raynham, Sir Samuel Waring, the NieuportGeneral Aircraft Company, Mr. and Mrs. Sopwith, Mr. Sigrist, Mr. William Le Queux, the drivers and conductors ofthe 105A L.G. omnibuses, employes of the A.B.C. omnibuses, and 4 A.C. Brooklands drivers. ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Air A.D.C. to H.M. the King.—His Majesty the Kinghas been graciously pleased to approve of the appointment of Group-Captain Edgar Rainey Ludlow-Hewitt, C.M.G.,D.S.O., M.C., as Air Aide-de-Camp to His Majesty. Movements.—The following movements are reported : Headquarters, Egyptian Group, from Almaza to Helio-polis. Date 31,5.21. R.A.F. School (India) from Bangalore to Ambala. Date 1.4.21. No. 3 Squadron from Bangalore to Ambala. Date 1.4.21. No. 20 Squadron (India) from Tank to Parachinar. Date 11.4.21. Aircraft Depdt (India) from Lahore Cantonments to DrighRoad, Karachi. Date 15.4.21. Appointments.—The following appointments in the RoyalAir Force are notified :— Wing-Commander F. E. T. Hewlett, D.S.O., O.B.E., from No. 10 Group H.Q. (Coastal Area), to Headquarters, Coastal Area. Date 7.7.21. Wing-Commander A. D. Warrington-Morris, C.M.G., O.B.E., from Air Ministry (D. of R.), to Command Electrical and Wireless School, Inland Area. Date 1.8.21. Wring-Commander J. B. Bowen, O.B.E., from Electrical and Wireless School, Inland Area, to Air Ministry (D. of R.), for duty as Deputy Director of Instruments. Date 1.8.21. Squadron-Leader C. H. Nicholas, A.F.C., from R.A.F. Depot (Inland Area), to Aeroplane Experimental Establish- ment (Inland Area), for Flying' (Experimental) duties. Date 12.7.21. Squadron-Leader H. A. Hewat, M.B. (Medical) from Head- quarters, Inland Area to R.A.F. (Cadet) College, Cranwell, for Duty at R.A.F. Hospital, Cranwell. Date 12.7.21. Squadron-Leader A. S. Glynn, M.B. (Medical), from R.A.F. Depot, (Inland Area), to Headquarters, Inland Area, for Duty as Medical Officer. Date 1.7.21. Squadron-Leader T. V. Lister from No. 3 Group Head- quarters (Inland Area) to Electrical and Wireless School (Inland Area). Date 18.7.21. Squadron-Leader C. S. Wynne-Eyton, D.S.O., from No. 4 Squadron (Inland Area) to Headquarters, No. 11 (Irish) Wing. Date 24.7.21. Squadron-Leader J. V. Steel, O.B.E., from Headquarters, No. n (Irish) Wing to R.A.F. Depot (Inland Area). Date 1.8.21. Wing-Commander C. E. C. Stanford, D.S.O., M.B., B.Sc, from Inspector of Recruiting (Coastal Area) to Headquarters, Inland Area, as Principal Medical Officer. Date 15.7.21. Wing-Commander S. Grant-Dalton, D.S.O., A.F.C., from R.A.F. Depot (Inland Area) to No. 29 Group H.Q. (Coastal Area) for Air Staff duties. Dated 20.7.21. Squadron Leader L. Tomkinson, D.S.O., A.F.C., from R.A.F. Depot (Inland Area) to Air Ministry (D.O.I.). Date 6.8.21. Squadron Leader R. B. Maycock, O.B.E., from Air Ministry(D.O.I.) to No. 230 Squadron (Coastal Area). Date 6.8.21. Squadron Leader J. McCrae, M.B.E., from Aircraft Depot(India) to R.A.F. Depdt (Inland Area). Date 11.7.21. R.A.F. Non-Public Funds.—The Secretary of State hasdecided that the administrative control of non-public funds held by the Air Ministry on behalf of the R.A.F. shall infuture be exercised by a Committee constituted as follows :— Air-Commodore C. L. Lambe, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. (Directorof Equipment) (Chairman) ; Mr. J. A. Webster, D.S.O. (Assistant Secretary) ; Group-Captain C. L. N. Newall,C.M.G., C.B.E., A.M. (Deputy Director of Personnel)—this Committee being responsible to and working under thegeneral direction of a Committee of the Air Council consisting of the Chief of the Air Staff, the Director of Personnel andthe Secretary. The duties of the Committee are :— (a) To decide the allocation of non-public funds held by the Air Ministry to commands and units. (b) To see that the non-public funds so allocated are employed in accordance with the intention of the original decision. (c) To advise commands and units as requested about other non-public monies not derived from funds allocated by the Air Ministry. (d) Generally, to consider any matters connected with non-public monies which may be referred to them. (e) To be acquainted with all receipts and payments and to supervise the transactions of the trustee accounts and current accounts. Closing of Balloon Stores Depdt, Kingsnqrth.—TheBalloon Stores Depot, Kingsnorth, is now closed for the receipts of stores and issues. The Kite-balloon equipmentis being transferred to No. 4 Stores Dep6t, Ickenham, Ruislip. No. 59 Squadron Reunion Dinner.—The annual dinnerof No. 59 Squadron will take place on Saturday, July 30. Those wishing to attend should apply to H. S. Marten-Smith,Esq., 116, Palace Road, Tulse Hill, S.W. 2. Dunning Cup—Award for 1920.—The Dunning Cup,which was subscribed by certain officers in order to commemorate the achievement of the late Squadron-Leader E. H. Dunning, D.S.C., of being the first officer to land an aeroplane successfully on the deck of a shipunder way on August 2, 1917, has been awarded for 1920 to Flight-Lieut. F. J. Linnell. The Cup is given annually tothe officer who is considered to have done mosc to further aviation in connection with the Fleet for the year in question. Previous awards are :—1917. Flight-Corn. F. J. Rutland, D.S.C., A.M. 1018. Flight-Lieut. W. D. Acland, D.F.C., A.F.C.1919. Squadron-Leader C. W. H. Pulford, O.B.E., A.F.C. Touring by Aeroplane in Australia PARTICULARS are to hand by this mail of some extensive flights by an Avro machine fitted with a 100-h.p. Sunbeam- Coatalen " Dyak " engine. This machine is the property of Mr. P. Hogarth, of Richmond, North Queensland, who has purchased it for the greater convenience of visiting his large properties in Australia ; and in view of the undeveloped nature of the country in many parts, touring by motor-car or cart is scarcely practicable and an aeroplane is much more expeditious. Recently Mr. Hogarth took delivery of the machine at Sydney and flew home, a distance of 1,845 miles in twenty flying hours, averaging 92 miles per hour—an extremely good performance. Another machine of similar type has covered well over 10,000 miles in something like 150 hours actual flying time, and we understand the only work necessary to be done on the engine was to grind the valves in twice. Both petrol and oil consumption were very satisfactory, and little doubt is felt but that the machines will prove thoroughly successful, and the example by Mr. Hogarth widely copied by the wealthy squatters of Australia. Air Postal Stamps for ChinaIN connection with the Peking-Shanghai air route, the Aeronautical Department is proposing to issue a new setof air postal stamps which will be sold for 15, 30, and 50 cents, respectively. The design of the stamps will be " an airshipflying over the Great Wall." They will be inscribed in English and in Chinese " Air Post Service." These stampswill be on sale on the day that aeronautical traffic between Peking and Tientsin is inaugurated. 495
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