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DECEMBER 24, 192i THE ROYAL (. London Gazette, December IS, 1925 General Duties BranchFlight Cadet R. E. Costa, having successfully passed through the R.A.F. Cadet College, is granted a permanent commn. as a Pilot Officer, with effectfrom and with seny. of Oct. 29. Lieut. J. V. Fosbroke Pain, 1st King's Dragoon Guards, is granted a temp, commn. as a Flying Officer on secondingfor four years' duty with the R.A.F. ; Nov. 28 (substituted for Gazette, Dec. 8). The following Pilot Officers are promoted to rank of Flying Officer :—A. F. Hutton, G. \V. P. Irwin ; Aug. 14. G. \V. R. Russell; Sept. 14. J. C. Marcy, D. Robinson (Sec. Lieut., Glos. Regt., T.A.) ; Oct. 14. V. B.Bingham-Hall, M.C. (Capt., Glos. Regt., T.A.), A. W. B. McDonald ; Oct. 15. A. N. Francombe, H. E. X. Burton, C. S. Staniland, V. G. H. Gee, R. A.Ford ; Nov. 15. R. R. Bennett ; Nov. 21. Pilot Officer on probation E. G. D. Stewart, M.C., is confirmed in rank ;Nov. 7. Flying Officer L. Hamilton, M.B.E., D.F.C., is restored to full pay from half-pay ; Sept. 15 (since resigned). Flying Officer C. H. Whitlock isplaced on retired list at his own request ; Dec. 16. The following Flying Officers are transferred to the Reserve: — Class A.—L Whitneld • Dec. 16Class C.—S. G. Williams ; Dec. 9. Pilot Officer IX W. Trotter resigns his short service comnjn. ; Dec. 16.Flying Officer J. L. Hayward (Lieut., R.A.) relinquishes his temporary commn. on return to the Army ; Nov. 28. The short service commn. of Pilot Officeron probation F. O. W. Stokes is terminated on cessation of duty ; Nov. 11. Accountant BranchThe following are granted permanent commns. as Pilot Officers on proba- tion, with effect from, and with seny. of, Dec. 7 :—D. C. Stone, C. L. Dook,H. R. Withers, A. E. Fairs, M.C. (Lieut, and Qrmr., R.A.M.C., T.A.), J. P. Cave, D. Sender, J. A. Stephenson, A. LI. Derry, K. A. Jackman, \V. F. AIR. FORCE Cjuilliam, J. Lambie (Capt. Indian Army, rctd.), H. Crowther, R. Cassels.Pilot Officer on probation R. C. Dickinson is confirmed in rank and promoted to rank of Flying Officer, with effect from Dec. 3, and with seny. of Nov. 10,1925. Medical BranchThe following are granted short service commns. as Flying Officers for three years on the active list, with effect from, and with seny. of, Dec. 1 : —E. A. Aslett, H. M. Levy. Reserve of Air Force Officers The following are granted commns. on probation in Class A, General DutiesBranch, in the ranks stated (Dec. 15) :—Flying Officer D. Davidson. Pilot Officer S. L. F. St. Barbe. A. F. Waghorn is granted a commn. in Class AA, General Duties Branch,as a Pilot Officer on probation ; Nov. 30. The following Pilot Officers are promoted to rank of Flying Officer :—R. W. Jones ; July 9. H. Jones ;Sept. 11. J. J. Hickmaii : Sept. 18. L. D. P. Joseph; Sept. 18. W. G. Robinson; Sept. 20. J. W. Brown; Sept. 20. H. D. Morley ; Sept. 21.M. C. Kerr; Sept. 24. J. M. Alathieson ; Sept. 25. R. A." Whitehead ; Sept. 26. A. J.Stubbings ; Oct. 1. R. A. Jacquot ; Oct. I. K. C. Whitwell;Oct. 13. S. Barker -. Nov. 5. F. James ; Nov. 5. M. H. Edmunds ; Nov. 5. J. Paterson; Nov. 9. J. H. Taylor; Nov. 15. P. H. Davies ; Nov. 25.A. M. Mackay ; Dec. 3. Flying Officer A. J. R. Adam is confirmed in rank ; Oct. 2. The followingFlying Officers are transferred from Class A to Class C :—E. V. H. Jarvis ; Oct. 8. W. McL. Hirons ; Nov. 6. Flying Officer F. LI. Hudson is trans-ferred from Class C to Class A ; Dec. 6. The commission of Pilot Officer on probation W. J. Youldou is terminated on cessation of duty ; Nov. 3. ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following appointments in the Royal Air Forceare notified :— General Duties Branch Wing Commander E. W. Norton, D.S.C.. to No. 70 Sqdn. Iraq to command.1.12.25. Squadron Leader J. M. Robb, D.F.C., to R.A.F. Depot, on transfer to HomeEstabt. 20.11.25. Flight Lieutenants : D. W. Clappen, to H.Q. Spec. Res. and Auxiliary AirForce. 10.12.25. D. W. King, to H.Q. Coastal Area. 10.12.25. H. E. Forrow, to H.Q., India. 8.11.25. W. M. Fry, M.C., to Station H.y., BirchamNewton. 4.12.25. Flying Officers : P. J. Bett and A. H. Wheeler. to \o. 2 Sqdu., Mansion.15.12.25. A. R. Hamilton, J. H. Powle and C. H. Tighe, to No. 13 Sqdn., Andover. 15.12.25. G. Combe, to R.A.F. Depot, on transfer to Home Estabt.11.11.25. R. H. Bibby, to Central Flying Srhl, Upavon. 1.12.25. Pilot Officers : R. D". Adams, E. Addis and V. A. Bell, to No. 16 Sqdn.,Old Sarum. 15.12.25. R. L. Burnett, to Xn. 2 Squadron,-Manston. 15.12.25. ]. G. Chamberlain and D. C. Shaw, U< R.A.F. Base, Calshot. 15.12.25.S. A. V. Evans and L. F. T. Price, to No. 56 Sqdn., Biggin Hill. 15.12.25. D. S. Green, to No. 43 Sqdn., Hcnlmv. ;5.12.25. A. J. Holmes, N. K. Howard and C. P. Vines, to No. 4 Sqdn.. S. Farnborough. 15.12.25. J. C.Noel, to No. 29 Sqdn., Duxford. 15.12.25. J. H. C. Purvis and L. A. Walsh, to No. 25 Sqdn., Hawkinge. 15.12.25. yiedical BranchWing Commander W. W. Shorten, F.R.C.S. (E.), to R.A.F. Hospital, Haltoa, 7.1.26.Squadron Leaders : B. F. Beatson, D.T.M., to Inland Area Aircraft Depot, Heulow. 8.12.25. T. C. St. C. Morton, M.D., D.T.M., and H., to R.A.F.Hospital, Halton. 12.12.25. Flight Lieutenants (Dental) : H. H. Mallett. to No. 5 Flying Training Sell.Sealand. 17.12.25. A. Williams, to R.A.F. Depot, on transfer to Home Estbt. 15.lu.25. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments were made by the Admiralty on December 17 :Lieutenants. Flying Officers, R.A.F\).— R. H. Langton. to Eagle, lor No. 402 Flight (Dec. 5); j. N. Sparks, to Eagle, for No. 440 Flight (Dec. 12);and E. W. F-. Lane, to Furious, for No. 420 Flight (Dec. 15). IN PARLIAMENT Iraq Defence ForcesSIR F. SYKES asked the Prime .Minister, on December 15, whether the Committee of Imperial Defence arc satisfied with the efficiency of the systemunder which land and air forces are strategically employed in defence iu Iraq under a single administration ? The Prime Minister : The answer is in the affirmative. R.A.F. and ParachutesCOLONEL DAY, on December 16. asked the Secretary of State for Air when it may be expected to receive delivery ot the American manufactured para-chutes for the use of flying officers and men of the Royal Air Force ? Sir Samuel Hoare : Deliveries began iu July last and have been madeweekly during the past three months. Imperial Airways, Ltd.REAR-ADMIRAL SUETEK asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is satisfied that the present agreement with Imperial Airways. Ltd., isfunctioning satisfactorily, and is such as to ensure the development of British civil air transport on a sound basis ?Sir S. Hoare : I am advised, on the basis of recent experience, that the sound line of development for regular air transport lines is iu the direction of largehigh-powered machines, which can be run more economically and efficiently than a larger number of small machines of equivalent capacity. The Air.Ministry found that the stipulation in its existing agreement with Imperial Airways, Ltd., requiring the completion of a given mileage in order to qualifyfor the full subsidy, was threatening to discourage development on the lines described, as a simple mileage requirement puts a premium on the use ofsmall machines. I have accordingly arranged recently with Imperial Airways to convert the mileage requirement of 1,000,000 miles per annum into acomposite requirement, which is regarded as a fair equivalent, of 425,000,000 h.p.-miles per annum ; this will allow the mileage of high-powered machinesto count more heavily than that of low-powered machines, and will thus encourage the company to develop towards a self-supporting basis as thesubsidy decreases. The amount of the subsidy and the general provisions of the original agreement remain unaltered. A supplemental agreement,modifying the terms of the original agreement as above, is being prepared, and when the necessary document is executed 1 will lay it as a White Paperwith an explanatory statement. Air Service, Egypt and IndiaREAR-ADMIRAL SVETER asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is yet in a position to make any further statement on the project for an aeroplaneservice between Egypt and India. Sir S. Hoare : Negotiations with Imperial Airways, Ltd., for a regular airservice between Egypt and India had advanced sufficiently last August for a detailed survey of the route to be carried out in September by officials of thecompany and Air Ministry, and after consideration of the results of this survey definite heads of agreement for this service have been signed.The most important new point emphasised by the survey was the great advantage which would result from the use of tbree-engined machines, whichshould make forced landings very improbable—a matter of prime importance on this unfrequented route. This, however, involves an increase of cost per machine, and. owing to the limitation of the money available, a consequentreduction in the number of machines and frequency of the services as compared with the project outlined to the House last Tuly. The agreement accordingly makes provision for a subsidy which can beearned by the company on "the basis of a regular fortnightly service with three-engined machines for mails, goods and passengers, in each directionbetween Egypt and India via Baghdad and Basra. This subsidy will, I hope, enable the company eventually to increasethe frequency of its service to a weekly basis as traffic expands and as increas- ing income from that and other sources becomes available. The maximum annual subsidy, to be earned by a stipulated degree ofregularity in completed flights on each half of the route, will be £93,600. The duration of the agreement is to be for five years. The three-engined machines will take some" time to construct, and I donot expect the service to be in actual operation much before the end of next calendar year. The Air Ministry will, in the meanwhile, proceed with theitems of ground organisation for which it is responsible. As soon as the agreement is executed in legal form I propose to lay it as aWhite Paper, with an explanatory statement. Lieut.-Commander Kenworthy : Does the right hon. gentleman proposeto extend this service to Australia ? Sir S. Hoare ; We shall have to see how the first stage works. Airships and Dual Control Mr. GRANT asked the Secretary of State forAirif he will consider the advisa-bility of instituting dual control in all airships publicly used for the conveyance of passengers ? Sir S. Hoare : It is the practice to provide means by which rigid airshipsmay be controlled from elsewhere in the event of accident to the normal control post, and a certificate of airworthiness would not be granted if this require-ment were not satisfied. Royal Air Force SIR F. WISE asked the Secretary of State for Air the numbers and the costof the Air Force and the numbers in Egypt in 1914 and in 1925, respectively 1 Sir S. Hoare : The strength of the Royal Naval Air Service and RoyalFlying Corps (the Royal Air I'orce was not, of course, created until 1918) at the outbreak of war in 1914 was 197 officers and 1,647 other ranks ; therewere then no air forces in Egypt. The strength of the Royal Air Force on December 1, 1925, was 3,382 officers, 103 cadets and 30,566 airmen. Theaverage strength in Egypt during 1925 has been 272 officers and 1.820 air- Estimates for 1925-26 is £21,319,300. The "figure given for 1913-14 is theonly one available, but is not, of course, in any way comparable with that for 1925-26, as quite apart from expenditure on "civil aviation and theMeteorological Office, Air Estimates today include provision for numerous services which in 1913-14 were not regarded as air expenditure, but as fallingnaturally under the ordinary heads of Navy and Army Votes. 845
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