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DECEMBER 4, 1924 THE ROYAL AIR FORCE London Gazette, November 25, 1924 General Duties Branch The following are granted permanent commns. in ranks stated (Nov. 26) :— Squadn. Leader : E. J. P. Burling, D.S.C., D.F.C. Flight Lieuts : N. L. Desoer, B. K. D. Robertson, A.F.C., A. C. Stevens. Flying Officers : J. S. L. Adams, V. H. Clift. The following Pilot Officers are promoted to rank of Flying Officer :— V. B. Bennett, C. H. Ratcliffe, R. R. S. Waller (Feb. 16) ; N. Carter (June 20). The following Pilot Officers on probation are confirmed in rank (Oct. 27) : — F. T. Stacey, H. W. Raeburn. Flying Officer P. I. V. Rippon is granted the hony.rankbf Flight Lieut. (Oct. 31); Squadn. LeaderF.E.Sandford, A.F.C.,is restored to full pay from half-pay (Nov. 9) ; Flying Officer E. H. Oxley-Boyle is transferred to the Res., CI. A. (Nov. 26) ; Flying Officer C. F. B. Bassil is placed on the retd. list on account of ill-health (Nov. 25). The follg. resign their short service commns. (Nov. 26) :—Flying Offr. T. M. Shields, D.F.C., Pilot Offr. B. O. Babb. Stores Branch Flight Lieut. R. A. Young is granted a perm, commn. in rank stated (Nov. 26); Flying Offr. E. K. Greenhow M.C., takes rank and precedence as if his appt. as Flying Offr. bore date March 5, 1922, reduction to take effect from Oct. 29. Medical Branch Flying Offr. C. V. D. Rose is promoted to rank of Flight Lieut. (Nov. 27). Reserve of Air Force Officers. Flying Offr. C. J. Clark is employed with the Regular Air Force for a period of two years (Nov. 21). The following Pilot Offrs. are promoted to the rank of Flying Offr. (Nov. 25) :—J. H. C. Wake, E. D. Ayre, A. M. Dunlop, W. L. Woodward. The following are confirmed in rank :—Flving Officer : G. H. Wenn (Nov. 13). Pilot Officers : H. B. Elwell (Dec. 10, 1923) ; S. B. Atkinson (Nov. 20). The following are transferred from Class A to Class C :—Flying Officers : W. J. Cooke (Sept. 7) ; C. H. Howitt (Nov. 25) ; T. B. Tullv, A.F.C. (Nov. 25). Pilot Officer: H. E. London (Sept. 30). Memoranda.—The permission granted to the following to retain their ranks is withdrawn on their enlistment in the Armv :—Capt. T. C. Angus, D. F. C. (June 30) ; 2nd Lieut. S. R. Durdin (Nov. 1). ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following appointments in the Royal Air Force are notified :— General Duties Branch Air Commodores :— R. H. Clark-Hall, C.M.G., D.S.O., to H.Q., Egypt, for duty as Chief Staff Officer. 1.12.24. E. A. D. Masterman, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., A.F.C., to No. 10 Group H.Q., Lee on Solent., 1.12.24, to command. 5.12.24. Group Captain R. P. Ross, D.S.O., A.F.C., to H.Q., Coastal Area, for duty as Fleet Aviation Officer on staff of Commander-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet in H.M.S. " Revenge." 14.11.24. Wing Commander G. C. St. P. de Dombasle, O.B.E., to Station H.Q. Northolt, to command. 1.12.24. Squadron Leaders.•— F. Sowrey, D.S.O., M.C., A.F.C., to R.A.F. Depot, E E Sir Samuel Hoare's Hopes. London an Air Junction, or, Is It Terminus ? RESPONDING to the toast " His Majesty's Ministers," at the annual banquet of the London and Suburban Traders' Federation, on November 24, Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for Air, said that one of the things that he most desired during his term of office was that he should leave the air defences of London stronger than he now found them. He hoped to see London become the air junction of the world, and all the civil air routes of Europe centring on London. It would be a great advantage to the trade of London if we could expedite and improve our airway communications, particularly with the other parts of the Empire. Copenhagen Air Conference ON December 1, an International Air Conference opened in Copenhagen, attended by 35 delegates from Great Britain, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. The conference was opened by M. Friis Skotte, Minister of Public Works, who said that the conference was to continue the work of the conference held in Holland last year which established several new European routes The Danish Government were anxious that air-routes should be extended to Denmark. Denmark was anxious that the Copenhagen-Hamburg-Rotterdam air-route should be carried through to London and Paris. He further expressed a desire that Copenhagen-Berlin-Prague and Copenhagen-Gothenburg- Christiania air-routes should be established. "Thunderstorms and Aviation" A VERY interesting paper under above title was read before the Royal Aeronautical Society on November 27 by Dr. G. C. Simpson, Director of the Meteorological Office. The lecturer drew a somewhat alarming picture of the forces involved in even a very ordinary thunderstorm, and gave short accounts of actual experiences of aircraft in thunder storms. He came to the conclusion that in the case of aero planes there is probably not much danger from thunderstorms, but that balloons and airships are somewhat differently situated, owing to the presence of inflammable gas. There were, the lecturer stated, three very real dangers to an air ship : A direct lightning stroke, ignition of the gas in the balloon owing to an internal spark, and ignition through an external spark of escaping gas. The first of these dangers could be minimised by leaving the upper portion of the hull smooth and without protuberances, in which case lightning "> would probably strike either the nose or the tail, both fairly far removed from the gas containers. The second danger was a preventible one, and would be attended to by airship designers, while the third danger could be minimised by avoiding sharp metal points or ends of wire on the outside of the hull near the gas valves. The lecturer concluded by on transfer to Home Estab. 31.10.24. A. T. Williams, to R.A.F. Depot (Non-effective Pool), on transfer to Home Estab. 31.10.24. Flight Lieutenants :—C. E. H. C. Macpherson, to R.A.F. Depot (Non effective Sick), on transfer to Home Estab. 1.11.24. C. W. Attwood, to H.Q., Egypt. 1.12.24. G. D. Daly, D.F.C., to No. 100 Sqdn., Spittlegate, on transfer to Home Estab. 1.11.24. C. Boumphrey, D.F.C., to R.A.F. Base, Galshot. 2.12.24. G. E. Ranson, to Armament and Gunnery Sch., Eastchurch. 26.11.24. G. H. Harrison, to R.A.F. Base, Calshot. '2.1.25. K. H. Riversdale-Elliot, L. A. K. Butt, B. A. Malet, D.F.C., and J. W. Young, M.B.E., to Electrical and Wireless Sch., Flowerdown. 1.12.24. D. Price, to Boys' Wing, Cranwell, on transfer to Home Estab. 8.12.24. J. McFarlane, M.C., to R.A.F. Depot (Non-effective Pool), on transfer to Home Estab. 14.11.24. E E stating that he considered the danger from lightning in significant in comparison with the dangers due to the turbu lent motion of the air to which thunderstorms give rise. During the discussion Maj. Scott pointed out that the stresses in airships due to ascending and descending currents depended upon the rate of acceleration, and stated that the new airships now being built were designed to withstand any forces of this nature likely to be encountered. Lieut.-Col. Richmond, who is in charge of the design of the R. 101, stated that experiments carried out in America had shown that internal sparks could be avoided by bonding together with wire the points where sparks were observed to occur. Sir Sefton Brancker's Air Tour AIR VICE-MARSHAL SIR SEFTON BRANCKER, Director of Civil Aviation, resumed his flight to India, on the D.H.50, piloted by Alan Cobham, on November 25, when he left the Staaken Aerodrome, near Berlin, for Warsaw. While in Berlin, Sir Sefton held important conferences with the officials of the Air Department, Ministry of Communications, on the question of the conditions of transit for foreign air craft across Germany. He also visited the new Tempelhofer Aerodrome, which is quite close to the heart of Berlin, and is thus much more suitable as an air port than the present Staaken Aerodrome. The journey from Berlin to Warsaw was successfully accomplished in 4 hrs. 5 mins., and on landing. Sir Sefton was met by the Polish military authorities, M. J. Eberhardt (in charge of communications) and officials of the British Legation, afterwards being entertained to luncheon by the First Aviation Regiment. Sir Sefton con ferred with the Polish authorities on various important matters, the following morning. It was intended to resume the flight to Bucharest on November 27, but owing to thick fog in Northern Roumania and a heavy snowfall at Bucharest, Sir Sefton journeyed to the latter place by train, arriving on Monday last. Here he dined with the Crown Prince, and alter discussed air matters with the Roumanian authorities. Royal Air Force Staff College THE following Royal Air Force officers, who have passed the necessary qualifying examination, have been selected for the Fourth Course at the Royal Air Force Staff College, which commences on May 4, 1925 :—Wing Commander D. L. Allen, A.F.C. ; Sqdn.-Leaders T. L. Leigh-Mallory, D.S.O. ; C. H. B. Blount, O.B.E., M.C.; C. H. Nicholas, D.F.C., A.F.C.; G. C. Bailey, D.S.O. ; E. A. Beulah ; C. E. H. Medhurst, O.B.E., M.C. Flt.-Lieuts. Hon. R. A. Cochrane, A.F.C.; J. K. Waugh, D.S.C. ; W. F. Anderson, D.S.O., D.F.C. ; T. F. W. Thompson ; A. H. Orlebar, A.F.C. ; W. H. Park, M.C., D.F.C, ; S. E. Toomer, D.F.C.; R. P. M. Witham, M.C. ; H. P. Lloyd, M.C., D.F.C.; J. H. Butler; R. M. Foster, D.F.C. ; S. C. Strafford, D.F.C. ; J. Blackford. 761
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