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AUGUST 23, 1923 THE ROYAL London Gazette, August 10, 1923 General Duties BranchSqdn. Leader H. B. Bonning (Payr. Lieut.-Cdr., R.N., retd.) relinquishes his temporary commission on ceasing to be employed, and is granted rank ofLieut.-Col.; Aug. 1. Flying Offr. P. N. Hart (Lieut., Black Watch) relin- quishes his temp, commn. on return to Army duty j Aug. 8. Air CommodoreF. C. Halahan, C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.V.O., is placed on h.p. scale A ; July 7 (substituted for Gazette, July 24, 1923). Flight Lieut. A. W. Symington,M.C., remains on h.p. scale A, for a further period ; July 1. Memorandum The permission granted to I. N. Rees to retain the rank of Sec. Lieut, iswithdrawn on his enlistment; July 24. London Gaiette, August 14, 1923General Duties Branch The following are granted short service commissions as Flying Officers witheffect from, and with seniority of, the dates indicated :—J. R. Brown ; Aug. 4. A. E. Connolly; Aug.'3. AIK FORCE Flying Officer A. C. Clinton is transferred to Reserve, Class A ; Aug. 14.Flight Lieut. D. Cloete, M.C., A.F.C., ceases to be seconded to the Union Government of South Africa ; July 2. Flying Officer W. B. Clarke, M.C.(Lieut., R.G.A.), relinquishes his temporary commission on return to Army duty ; Aug. 3 (substituted for Gasette, Aug. 7). Flying Officer J. E. Clarkeis placed on retired list on account of ill-health ; Aug. 15. Medical BranchFlight Lieut. W. G. L. Wambeek is granted a permanent commission; Aug. 15. J. J. Walsh is granted short service commission as Flight Lieut. with effect from, and with seniority of, July 27. G. M. Mellor is granted a temporary commission as a Flight Lieut., with effect from, and with seniorityof, Aug. 1. Reserve of Air Force OfficersThe following are granted commissions on probation in ranks stated in the General Duties Branch (Aug. 14) :— - - Class A.—Flying Officer.—S. Jones, D.F.C. ~Pilot Officers.—A. J. Black, I. J. Sankey, I. R. Taylor. - -«, Class A.A.—Pilot Officer.—E. F. Smith. " • ^- ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following appointments in the R.A.F. are notified:— Stores and Accountants Branch Wing Commander T. O. Lyons (Stores), O.B.E., to No. 4 Stores Depot,Ruislip. 16.8.23. Fhght Lieutenants : R. V. J. S. Hogan (Stores), posting to School of TechnicalTraining (Men), Manston, as previously notified, is cancelled. R. V. J. S. Hogan (Stores) to School of Technical Training (Men), Manston. 1.8.23.D. Barron (Stores) to R.A.F., Central Hospital, Finchley. 15.8.23. C. W. Rogers (Accountant), to No. 5 Flying Training School, Shotwick. 1.9.23.m American Machines for the Schneider Race *" ACCORDING to a Reuter message from New York, the three American pilots who will compete in the race for the Schneider Cup at Cowes on September 28 are coming over with their four seaplanes in the Leviathan. The pilots are Lieut. Rutledge Irvine, U.S.N., Lieut. A. W. Gorton, U.S.N., and Lieut. D. Rittenhouse, U.S.N. The " expedition " is in charge of Lieut. F. W. Wead, U.S.N. The four machines are : one N.W.2, two C.R.3's, and one T.R.3. The type C.R.3 is a modification of the Curtiss-Navy Racer, the first of which, it may be remembered, won the 1921 Pulitzer Race. The N.W. (Navy-Wright) type is a small biplane fitted with a 700 h.p. Wright T.2 engine. The T.R.3 is a twin-float seaplane, with 300 h.p. Wright E.4 engine. A somewhat similar type, the T.R.I, won the Curtiss Marine Trophy at Detroit last year with a Speed of '. about 112.5 m.p.h. The new machine is, however, expected to do very much better than that, the engine having been boosted up to a higher power and the machine itself " cleaned up." Aerial Science in Australia AT the opening of an aerodynamic laboratory—the only one of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere—in the Engin- eering School of Melbourne University, the Minister of Defence of the Commonwealth of Australia, Mr. E. K. Bowden, said that it would fill a need which had been felt in Australia for some time. One of its purposes was to carry on experimental work on aeroplanes, machines, engines and materials for construction. In such a new branch of science research was of immense importance, particularly where there were, as in Australia, conditions not present elsewhere, making it all the more necessary to use local resources, and, he hoped, local material, in meeting Australian climatic and other conditions. The laboratory would also be used to instruct engineering students, and to test models and parts with a view to the prediction and improvement of machine designs. In the great wind tunnel accurate models were tested. The engines which had been bought for the plant— Rolls-Royce, Liberty, Hispano-Suiza, Beardmore and Siddeley- Puma—-were worth, at their actual trade cost, not less than £10,000. The Aircraft Disposal Co. had delivered them all f.o.b. in London for ^150. That had been done because it was for educational purposes. The building and plant had thus cost only £4,800, of which the Defence Department had paid £1,500, but the-actual value was £25,000. The Univer- sity carried out all tests for the department free of charge. An Experienced Organiser ANY firm or organisation requiring the services of a practical man, with the widest aviation and commercial experience, at home and abroad (including pilotage of 40 types), should communicate with Box No. 4991, an advertiser whose announcement appears in our current issue. We have personal knowledge of his unique fitness for a really responsible position. Flying Officers: L. J. V. Bates (Stores) to Headquarters, Inland Area.15.8.23. C. L. P. Mullany (Accountant) to No. 24 Squadron, Kenley. 15.8.23. Medical BranchFlight Lieutenants (Medical) : J. J. Walsh to Research Laboratory and Medical Officers' School of Instruction, Hampstead. 27.7.23, on appointmentto a Short Service Commission for short course of instruction. A. C. Ransford to Baghdad Combined Hospital. 25.6.23. G. M. Mellor to Inspector ofRecruiting, London, on appointment to temporary commission. 1.8.23. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Aluminium Facts and Figures. Vest Pocket Edition. The British Aluminium Company, Ltd., 109, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C. Price 2s. 6d. Aeronautical Research Committee. Reports and Memoranda. No. 811 (Ae. 62).—Experiments on Rigid Airship R. 32. Part I.—Pressures on the Upper Fin and Rudder. By J. R. Pannell, R. A. Frazer and H. Bateman. February, 1921. London : H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, W.C. Price Is. 9d. net ; by post Is. lOd. - ^ %L ®L M AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations: cyl. = cylinder ; I.C. =internal combustion; m. = moto* The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. __ _..... APPLIED FOR IN 1922 " Published August 23, 1923 30,202. A. E. and H. O. SHORT and F. WEBBER. Aircraft propellers. (201,473.) 32,650. P. LEVASSEUR. Screw-propellers. (189,792.) If you require anything pertaining to aviation, study "FLIGHT'S" Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory, which appears in our - advertisement pages each week (see page xvi). NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS All Advertisement Copy and Blocks must be delivered at the Offices of "FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C. 2, not later than 12 o 'clock on Saturday in each week for the following week's issue. FLIGHT ~T~1 The Aircraft Engineer and Airships ' *'•-• ••"' w 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. 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