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MARCH VI, 1925 I THE ROYAL , , London Gazette, March 3, 1925deneral Duties Branch The follg.] Pilot Officers are promoted to rank of Flying Officer (Feb 15) :-G. R. M. Clifford, R. A. P. Roberts. T. 13. Prickman, H. M. Mellor. Wing Commander P. S. Rickcord (Commander, R.N., retd.) remains on loan to f;;; fi a/.urthei; y™ <* arch ,•>• Tte follg. Pilot Officers on probationare confirmed in rank (Jan. 8) :—H. B. Barre - - - r Sfcws Branch I he follg. are granted permanent commissions in ranks stated (March 4) —I"light Lt. F. H. Sims ; Flying Officer C. Littlejohn, M.M. Flying Officer K. 1). Lambert is placed on half-pay, scale A (Feb. 16). " Accountant Branch Flying Officer J. R. Bond is transferred to Reserve, Class C (March 5) •Flying Officer C. L. P. Mullany is removed from R.A.F. (Feb. 20). AIR, FORCE Medical Branch The follg. are granted short service commissions as Flying Officers, forthree years on the active list, with effect from, and with seniority of, Feb. IK : —L. C. Palmer-Jones, M.K., T. W. Wilson. Reserve of Air Force. Officers H. A. Seaby is granted a commn. in Class A, General Dutires Baneh, asFlying Officer on probation (March 3). The follg. Pilot Officers are promoted to rank of Flying Officer :—J. M. S. Taylor (Feb. 26) ; J. Fairbairn (Feb. 28).The follg. are confirmed in rank (March 2) :— FLYING OFFICERS.—M. D. Allen, R. Y. Bush, E. S. Clark, L. P. Openshaw, E. H. Stuart. PILOT OFFICERS.—J. S. Napper, D.C.M., H. C. Norman. Trie follg. Flying Officers are transferred from Class A to Class C :—VV. A.Rochelle (March 3) ; E. D. Salthouse (March 3) ; I. Welby, M.C., D.F.C. (Feb. 18). Flying Officer H. A. Smith is transferred from Class B, GeneralDuties Branch, to Class B, Stores Branch (Feb. 18) ; Pilot Officer J. K. Reid relinquishes bis commission on account of ill-health (March 4). ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following appointments in the Royal Air Force arenoticed :— General Duties BranchGroup Captain: C. L. Courtney, C.B.E., D.S.O, to R.A.F. Depot pending disposal on transfer to Home Estabt ; 4.1.25. D. O. Mulholland'A.F.C., to R.A.F. Depot, on transfer to Home Estabt.; 17 125 F Vv' Bowhill, C.M.G., D.S.O., to .Aircraft Depot, Egypt, to command, 19.2.25. H mg Commander E. Osmond, C.B.E., to H.M.S. " Eagle," pending takingover command of R.A.F. Unit, 19.2.25. Squadron Leaders : T. H. England, D.S.C., A.F.C., to Aeroplane andArmament Experimental Estabt., No. 22 Sqdn., Martlesham Heath • 2.3.25. R. M. Field, to Air Ministry; 2.3.23. H. Dawes, M.B.E., to No 6Group H.y., Kenley ; 25.2.25. T. F. Bullen, O.B.E., to No. 1 Flying Training Sch., Xetheravon, 16.3.25. G. W. Williamson, O.B.E., M.C. to Inland \reaAircraft Depot, Henlow, 23.3.25. Squadron Leaders: E. J. Hodsoll to H.Q., India, 27.2.25. T. F. HazellD.S.O., M.C., D.F.C., to No. 60, Sqdn., India 27.2 25. B. P H de Roeper' A.F.C., to R.A.F. Depot, 11.3.25. J. 0. Andrews, D.S.O., M.C., to Aero-nautical Committee of Guarantee, Germany, 11.3.25. N. F. D. Buckeridge to Air Ministry, 1.4.25. - Flight Lieut's. : D. F. Lucking, to No. 1 Flying Training Sch., Netheravon ;7.2.25. R. M. Taylor, M.C., to R.A.F. Depot, on transfer to Home Estabt. ; 17.1.25. B. D. S. Tuke, to H.Q., Inland Area; 2.3.25. D. Craik, D.F.C.to No. 3 Group H.Q., Spittlegate ; 2.3.25. Flight Lieutenants : J. W. Hosking, M.B.E., to Inland Area Aircraft Depot.Henlow, on transfer to Home Estab., 2.3.25. H. G. Crowe, M.C., to H.Q., Iraq, 27.2.25. S. P. Simpson to No. 30 Sqdn., Iraq, 4.2.25. S. B. Harris,D.F.C., A.F.C., to H.Q., India, 1U.2.25. P. H. Davy to No. 31 Sqdn., India, 16.2.25. '" " " " ' — ' - • • - -J - ...... Cu Army Co-operation (No. 16 Sqdn.), Old Sarum, 28.3.25. A. D. Pryor toAir Ministry, 14.3.25. J. W. Jones to Aeroplane and Armament Experi- mental Estabt. (No. 15 Sqdn.), Martlesham Heath, 1.4.25. J. F. T. Barrett,D.F.C., to Experimental Section, R.A.E., S. Farnborougb, 10.4.25. Flying Officers: H. J. Storey, to R.A.F. Depot (Non-Effective Pool),un transfer to Home Estabt.; 27.1.25. A. E. Gliddon, to Schl. of Tech. Training (Men), Manston ; 1.3.25. A. T. K. Shipwright, D.F.C., to No. 2Sqdn., Manston ; 6.3.25. A. P. C. Hannay, M.C., to Sch. of Army Co-operation (No. 16 Sqdn.), Old Sarum ; 8.3.25. Flying Officers: D. F. Anderson, D.F.C., to Aeroplane and Armament Experi-mental Estabt. (No. 15 Sqdn.), Martlesham Heath, 16.3.25. D. R. Mitchell. M.B.E., to Armament and Gunnery Sch., Eastchureh, 16.3.25. L. de V.Chisman to No. 28 Sqdn., India, 27.2.25. L. A. VV. Deane to No. 1 Sch. of Techn. Training (Boys), Halton, 10.3.25. C. C. Bazell to R.A.F. Depot-(Non-effective Pool) on transfer to Home F.stabi., 17.1.25. S. McKeever to R.A.F. Depot (Non-effective Pool) on transfer to Home Estabt., 4.2.25.A. I. Riley, A.F.C., to No. 55 Sqdn., Iraq, 27.2.25. W. A. Opie to No. 31 Sqdn., India. 27.2.25. I. Durward to Air Ministry, 10.3.25. R. S. Martinto H.Q., Inland Area, 19.11.24. F. Jezzard, M.B.E., to Inland Arta Air- craft Depot, Henlow, 11.3.25. W. G. Jones to No. 58 Sqdn., Worthy Down,18.3.25. M. H. Aten, D.F.C., to remain at No. 12 Sqdn., Andover, instread of to Cadet College, Cranwell, as previously notified. H. W. Taylor to R.A.F.Cadet College, Cranwell, 11.3.25. C. G. Halliday to Experimental Section, R.A.E., S. Farnborough, 16.3.25. V. Croome to Inland Area Aircraft Depot,Henlow, 17.3.25. C. H. V. Hayman to Boys' Wing, Cranwell, 27.3.25. R. W. Hill to No. 39 Sqdn., Spittlegate, 16.3.25. W. N. Sherlock, to No. 11Sqdn., Netheravon, 30.3.25. Pilot Officers : J. A. P. A. Yearsley to No. 28 Sqdn., India, 27.2.25. B. F.H. Harding to Inland Water Transport, Iraq, 27.2.25. R. E. Coupland to No. 20 Sqdn., India, 27.2.25. V. W. Soltau to Aircraft Depot, India, 27.2.25.C. R. Troup, to No. 39 Sqdn., Spittlegate,- 15.2.25. Starts BranchSquadron Leader: E. VV. Havers, to K.A.F. Depot, on transfer to Home Estabt.; 17.1.25.Flight Lieutenants : L. H. Vernon to Engine Repair Depot, Egypt, 13.2.25. K. A. Smith, to Elec. and Wireless Sch., Flowerdown, 5.3.25.Flying Officers: E. R. Wood and H. Parker, to Aircraft Depot, India, 27.2.25. IN PARLIAMENTAirship Development LIEUT.-COMMANDER KENWORTHY on March 3 asked the Prime Ministerwhether it is proposed to place the new airship service in .any way under the control of the Admiralty ?The Prime Minister : No change has been made in the Air Ministry's responsibility for airship development.Lieut.-Commander Kenworthy : Is it proposed to make a change ? The Prime Minister : Not that I am aware of. Anglo-Scandinavian Air ServicesSIR G. BUTLER asked the Postmaster-General whether an air mail service has been established between Rotterdam and Malmo in accordance with the recommendations of The Hague Air Mail Conference of November,1923 ; and whether there are as yet indications that the service is working satisfactorily from the point of view of Anglo-Scandinavian air mail commu-nication ? Sir W. Mitchell-Thomsom : The air mail service between Rotterdam andMalmo, which was recommended at the Conference referred to, was instituted in July last. British mails for Norway and Sweden, however, were already-being conveyed by the slightly shorter but equally useful Rotterdam- Copenhagen service, which had been started in the previous May. I regretto say that this service did not attract much traffic. Both services are suspended for the winter season. CORRESPONDENCE UNIVERSITIES AND FLYING [2088] A propos of your excellent editorial comments in this week's FLIGHT, it may interest you to know a little more of how things stand at this university. To start off with, there is a definite clause in the University Statutes which runs :— " No undergraduate shall take any part whatsoever in aviation." I admit this is more of an inconvenience than an insurmountable barrier, but still, while that rule holds, no proper organised interest can be taken in the new scheme actually in the university, which is annoying, to say the least of it. On the other hand, the question crops up, " Is there any enthusiasm to be found in the university ? " Personally, I know there is some, but not half as much either as one would expect or desire. I am sure, however, that if a lot of people here saw a light 'plane they would go dotty about it, but, as I said, as long as this ban on aviation holds, nothing really progressive can be done, and the University authorities will have to be tackled with extra special care and tact. Oxford, March 6, 1925. G. V. PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FLYING [2089] It was with great interest that I read in the Editorial Comments in the last issue of FLIGHT of the suggestion made by Brigadier-General Warner of flying being taken up as a sport by our public schools and universities. I had often thought that such would be an excellent idea myself, but, of course, nothing can be done unless the Air Ministry takes the matter in hand. As a matter of fact, I had thought of trying to form an aeronautical association at Harrow, which, although it would be of no value in building up a reserve of pilots, would encourage " that air feeling." Enquiries, however, reveal that, at most, a dozen members of the school are directly interested in aviation, and so a membership of twenty or thirty would be the greatest possible number which could be obtained. Under such conditions the formation of an association is not worth while. But if the Air Ministry were to take the matter in hand, and grant each public school or university interested an allowance of, say, £2,000, as it has the Light 'Plane Clubs, the public schools, or some of them, at any rate, would turn out a number of good pilots for the reserve yearly. Let us hope that the Air Ministry will act soon. Harrow-on-the-Hill. JJ. H. LEECH, 153
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