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DECEMBER 11, 1924 I THE ROYAL London Gazette, December 2, 1924. General Duties Branch. Flight Cadet G. H. Loughman, having successfully passed through the R.A.F. (Cadet) College, is granted permanent commn.'as Pilot Officer, with effect from and with sen. of Oct. 31 ; Flying Officer C. McC. Vincent, D.F.C., is granted a permanent commn. in rank stated (Dec. 3) ; G. S. White is granted a short-service cornmn. as a Flying Officer with effect from and with sen. of Nov. 24. The follg. Pilot Officers are promoted to rank of Flying Officer :— C. J. Pooley, A. E Stewart (April 2) ; W. P. Wiltshire, B. H. Shaw (June 2) ; AIR, FORCE I G. H. Rawlinson, H. J. Storey (Aug. 13). Flight-Lieut. L. W. Jarvis is placed on half-pay, Scale B (Nov. 20). The follg. are transferred to the Reserve, Class C. :—Flight Lieuts.—H. H. Clarke (Nov. 28) ; C. H. Tancred, O.B.E. (Dec. 3). Flying Officer W. R. Rogers (Nov. 28). Flying Officer O. C. -Noel (Lt., Indian Army, retd.), resigns his short- service commn. (Dec. 1) ; Pilot Officer R. P. Keely resigns his short service commn. (Dec. 1) ; Pilot Officer D. K. Power is dismissed the service by sentence of General Court Martial (Nov. 20). ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments. The following appointments in the R.A.F. are notified:— General Duties Branch Flying Officers :—G. H. Mills and R. D. Whelan, to No. 12 Sqdn., Andover, on transfer to Home r.stab. 18.10.24. J. G. Hawtrey, to No. 11 Sqdn., Netheravon, on transfer to Home Estab. 18.10.24. R. B. Jordan, to No. 2 Sqdn., Manston. 9.12.24. R. J. Copley, to R.A.F. Depot, on transfer to Home Estab. 19.11.24. R. J. Copley, to Air Ministry. 1.12.24. G. Lam- bourne, to H.Q., Egypt. 1.12.24. C. J. Collingwood, to R.A.F. Depot, on transfer to Home Estab. 1.11.24. W. N. Plederleith, to Marine Aircraft Experimental Estab., Felixtowe. 18.12.24. A. Blackwell, to No. 1 Sch. of Tech. Training (Boys), Halton, on transfer to Home Estab. 12.12.24. E. F. Mattock, to No. 32 Sqdn., Kenley, on transfer to Home Estab. 13.12.24. J. J. Comerford, to No. 41 Sqdn., Northolt. 16.12.24. F. Porter, J. S. Nichol, F. W. Foster, D.F.C., D.S.M., R. Stiven, Hon. F./Lt. J. C. E. A. Johnson and J. R. Brown, to Electrical and Wireless Sch., Flowerdown. 1.12.24. G. S" White, to R.A.F. Depot, on appointment to a Short Service Comm. 24.11.24. L. S. Hamilton and A. B. Smith, M.C., to No. 2 Sqdn., Manston. 15.12.24. V. Harris, to No. 3 Sqdn., Upavon. 15.12.24. Pilot Officers:—H.M.S. Wright, to Armament and Gunnery Sch., East- church. 26.11.24. H. L. R. Gough, to No. 13 Sqdn., Andover, 1.12.24. C. H. P. Morgan, to No. 11 Sqdn., Netheravon. 9.19.24. The following are all posted wth effect from 15.12.24 : L. W. C. Annable, S. E. Bulloch, A. F. Hutton, G. W. P. Irwin, F. W. Moxam and D. Robinson, to No. 4 Sqdn., S. Farnborough. E. C. Boucher and E. H. Fielden, to No. 25 Sqdn., Hawkinge. R. W. E. Brvant and P. P. Grey, to No. 41 Sqdn., Northolt; J. E. Clayton and F. F. Wilkinson, to No. 19 Sqdn., Duxford. R. K. Coupland, H. T. R. Cripps, G. R. Jennings-Bramly, J. C. Mancy, J. F. Nicholas and C. F. Steventon, to No. 13 Sqdn., Andover. P. Cranswick, M.C., to No. 3 Sqdn., Upavon. T. R. Finney and D. W. J. Meagher, to No. Ill Sqdn.. Duxord. L. R. Gladwin-Errington and A. E. P. Smith, to No. 17 Sqdn., Hawkinge. G. D. Green, G. W. R. Russell and V. W. Soltau, to No. 2 Sqdn., Manston, J. Summers and W. A. Tattersall, to No. 29 Sqdn., Duxford. Stores Branch Squadron Leader F. A. Baldwin, to H.Q., Egypt. 1.12.24. Medical Branch. Group Captain H. Cooper, D.S.O., B.A., to R.A.F. Depot, on transfer to Home Estab. 18.10.24. Wing Commanders ;—H. A. Treadgold, M.D., B.A., to R.A.F., Depot, on transfer to Home Estab. 18.10.24. A. S. Glynn, M.B., to R.A.F. Depot (Non-effective Pool), on transfer to Home Estab. 14.11.24. Squadron Leaders :—H. B. Porteous, M.B., toH.Q., Inland Area, 28.11.24. J. Rothwell, M.B., to No. 7 Group H.Q., Andover. 28.11.24. D. Blair (Dental), to R.A.F. Depot, on transfer to Home Estab. 1.11.24. Flight Lieutenants :—T. J. Thomas, M.B., A. Briscoe, M.B., and R. Boog- Watson, M.B., D.P.H., to R.A.F. Depot, on transfer to Home Estab. 18.10.24. C. McC. Jones, M.A., to R.A.F. Depot, on transfer to Home Estab.,1.11.24. Flying Officers.—W. A. Beck, M.B., D.P.H., and J. Parry-Evans, to Research Lab. and Medical Officers' Sch. of Instruction, Hampstead, on appointment to Short Service Convms. for short course. 19.11.24. <$> 3> <$> « <S> SIR SAMUEL HOARE ON THE GOVERNMENTS AIR POLICY AT the Air Ministry on December 3 last, Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for Air, gave to representatives of the Press a " bird's-eye view " of the air policy which would be followed by the Government in strengthening the Home Defence Air Force, extending and encouraging civil aviation, etc. At the outset Sir Samuel pointed out that the expansion programme today did not differ conspicuously from that laid down by himself a year and a half ago, and he expressed satisfaction at the fact that there had been continuity of policy during the regime of the late Government. He hoped very earnestly that air policy would never be hampered by party conflict, as it was a matter of supreme Imperial importance. The expansion programme of the Ministry, Sir Samuel stated, would be one under which, in the course of a few years, 52 air squadrons were to be formed in this country for home defence, and he hoped to see 18 of these squadrons fully formed by the end of this year. The non-regular side of the Force—i.e., the auxiliary Air Force squadrons and the special reserve squadrons— was, he said, also under way, and he hoped in the course of the next year we would have about five non-regular squadrons formed, which indicated that the expansion programme was going ahead. An outward and visible sign of this extension in progress was the appointment (from January 1 next) of Air-Marshal Sir John Salmond as Commander-in-Chief for the air defence of Great Britain, and, as far as he could see at the moment, the first auxiliary and special reserves would be formed m connection with the Territorial associations for counties and cities. Referring to the value of aeroplanes in regard to military operations, particularly in Iraq, Sir Samuel said : "The air command in Iraq has been a very remarkable success ; in very difficult circumstances we have maintained order. We have had very little trouble there, and we have managed to do this with what would have been regarded as a very small garrison before the advent of air power." As regards civil aviation, Sir Samuel thought there was It was important, for one reason, because the capital of Czechoslovakia was the geographical centre of Europe. He had always been anxious to get the British air routes extended to Prague, but this had been held up by the difficulties, under the Versailles Treaty, as regards flying over Germany. He hoped these difficulties would eventually be removed. The aim he constantly had in view was the eventual extension of the air routes to India, and even Australia. He certainly- regarded this matter as one of the big objects that the Government had to keep before it during the next three or four years. We were already making some measure of progress, and Sir Sefton Brancker was at the moment carrying out investigations on the spot. " Connected with this matter," said Sir Samuel, " is another side of the problem—that of airships ; and there, again, we are making a serious attempt to get an airship route started between this country and India. It is a very big project that we must develop with caution and without undue haste, but we are definitely embarked upon it. In our minds this is one of the mattsrs of most enormous importance in the whole field of civil aviation, for if we could get an Imperial air route started it would influence our Imperial life in many directions. There is, of course, the trade aspect, and another important point is that such a service would make possible closer and quicker intercourse between the Ministers of the Dominions and the Ministers of this country. It is not too much to say that many of the Imperial problems with which we are faced could be much more easily and more expeditiously solved if we had in operation an air service between London, Bombay, and Melbourne." ' Sir Samuel then referred to the matter of the Light 'Plane Clubs, which, if they could be got going, would mean a tremendous advance in the national knowledge of aviation. It was expected that the first six districts to possess these clubs would be London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, and Glasgow. The Air Ministry was now, he said, engaged in various experiments with a view to deciding upon the best machines every reason to believe that it would make good progress, for civil routes. They had purchased and handed over to +v,r.„„h a* wi+h thf. militarv side, there was no conspicuous Imperial Airways a new three-engined Handley Page, and though, as with the military side, there was development to note compared with what obtained eighteen they had also placed orders for two three-engmed passcngei months ago. The Imperial Airways Co., Ltd., which was operating continental services, was apparently going on satisfactorily, although it was too early to judge, as they only started last spring. Sir Samuel then went on to say that a particularly important matter just now was the extension of the civil routes to Prague machines for service in the East—an Armstrong and a Hawker—as well as for a number of experimental machines. Experiments were being carried out with a view to improving the air port of Croydon—including experiments with the Loth guiding cable (described in FLIGHT for December 27, 1923) —besides improvements to other aerodromes. 779
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