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SEPTEMBER 30, 1926 THE ROYAL London Gazette, September 21, 1926General Duties Branch Lieut. D. W. Mackendrick, R.N., is granted a temporary commission asa Flying Officer on attachment for four years' duty with K.A.F. (September 1.) The following Flying Officers are transferred to the Reserve :—Class A.—I. Glyn-Roberts (September 22) ; W.'H. Stiles (September 25J. Class B.— A. K. Pitcher, M.M. (September 12).Flying Officer T. Fetherstonhaugh (Lieut., The King's Royal Rifle Corps) relinquishes his temporary commission on return to Army duty (September 4).The short service commission of Pilot Officer on probation W. F. Ward is terminated on cessation of duty (September 22). Accountant BranchFlying Officer B. G. Drake is granted a permanent commission in this rank (September 22). Medical Branch Flying Officer D. Magrath, M.B., is transferred to Reserve, Class D 2(September 24). MemorandaThe permission granted to Second Lieut. G. Bradbury to retain his rank is withdrawn on his enlistment in the Supplementary Reserve (August 27). Reserve of Air Force OfficersL. J. C. Mitchell is granted a commission in Class A.A., General Duties Branch, as a Pilot Officer on probation (September 6). The following PilotOfficers are promoted to rank of Flying Officer:—J. D. Sinclair; May 7. H. Lyne ; June 5. C. R. A. Page; July 27. E. M. Stewart July 27. AIR. FORCE H. M. Samuelson ; August 3. C. E. Baldwin; August 17. A. H. A. C.Cranmer; August 24. S. W. White; September 7. The following Pilot Officers are confirmed in rank (September 21) :—J. A. Lincoln, L. R. Winter.Flying Officer A. L. Harris is transferred from Class A to Class C (Septem- ber 17) ; Pilot Officer S. Summerfield is transferred from Class AA to Class C(September 21.) Flying Officer H. J. de Waal relinquishes his commission on completion of service and is granted permission to retain the rank of FlightLieut. (September 12.) The following Flying Officers relinquish their commissions on completion ofservice : J. S. Card, A. E. W. Finch, H. C. Peirce, H. F. ). Taylor, H. A. L. Way; September 12. W. A. Rochelle ; September 16. Flight Lieut. A. H.Dalton resigns his commission on appointment to a commission in the Auxiliary Air Force ; September 3. Flight Lieut. A. S. Goodwin relinquishes hiscommission on account of ill-health and is permitted to retain his rank ; September 22. The commission of Flying Officer on probation S. Jones isterminated on cessation of duty ; August 20. AUXILIARY AIR FORCE General Duties Branch No. 600 CITY OF LONDON (BOMBING) SQUADRON.—The following to be FlightLieut. :—A. H. Dalton ; September 3. The following to be Pilot Officer :— D. H. T. Lancaster ; September 2. Princess Mary's K.A.F. Nursing. ServiceMiss K. M. Beall resigns her appointment as Sister ; August 13 (substituted for Gazette, August 27). ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following appointments in the Royal Air Force arenotified : — General Duties BranchWing Commanders : H. R. Busteed, O.B.E., A.F.C., to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, for Staff Course at R.N., Coll., Greenwich, 7.9.26. B. L. HuskissonD.S.C., to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, whilst attending course at Senior Officers' Sch., Sheerness, 21.9.26. R. J. F'. Barton, O.B.E., to No. 1 Sch. of Tech,Training (Apprentices), Halton, to command No. 4 Apprentices Wing, 19.8.26. J. H. A. Landon, D.S.O., O.B.E., to Station H.Q., Andover, to command,on transfer to Home Estabt., 4.10.26. Squadron Leaders : W. Thomas M.C., to No. 1 Sch. of Tech. Training(Apprentices), Halton, 19.8.26. R. C. Hardstaff, to No. 10 Group H.Q.. Lee- on-Solent. 17.9.26. K. M. St. C. Lcask, M.C, to Home Aircraft Depot,Henlow, 18.9.26. Flight Lieutenants: J. C. M. Hay, T. C. Thomson, R. A. George, M.C.,and N. Comper, to H.Q., Crauwell. 6.8.26. L. O. Brown, D.S.C., A.F.C., H. S. P. Walmsley, M.C., D.F.C., G. T. H. Pack, and T- B. Allen, to No. 1 Sch.of Tech. Training (Apprentices), Halton, 19.8.26. P. G. Scott and I. M. Glaisher, D.F.C., to Sch. of Tech. Training (Men), Manston, 20.9.26. T- D.Brcakey, D.F'.C, to Fighting Area H.Q., L'xbridge, 20.9.26. T- Duncan to R.A.F. Cadet Coll., Cranwell, 20.9.26. C. N. Ellen, D.F.C., to R.A.F. CadetColl., Cranwell, 1.10.26. W. Jones to R.A.F. Station, Donibristle, 25.8.26. C. J. Sims, D.F.C., to No. 24 Sqdn., Kenley, 10.9.26. F. E. Bond, to No. 405Flight, Donibristle, 18.8.26. W. D. Gairdner, D.F.C., to No. 442 Flight, Leuchars, 2.8.26. E. H. Searle to Station H.Q., Kenley, 7.9.26. C. P. O.Bartlctt, D.S.C., to School of Tech. Training (Men), Manston, 13.9.26. T. P. Y. Moore, E. J. Curkney, D.S.C., C. W. Hill, and F. H. D. Henvvood,D.F.C., to Home Aircraft Depot, Henlow, 18.9.26. J. A. Macnab, R. E. Meek, W. J. Daddo-Langlois, and A. T. S. Legeun de Lacroix, to Elec. and WirelessSchool. Flowerdown, 27.9.26. T. T- West, M.C.. to R. A. F. Depot, I'xbridge, 18.9.26. G. M. Moore, M.C., to H.Q.. Iraq, 2.926. L. G. Paget, A.F.C., toR.A.F. Depot, I'xbridge, on transfer to Home Estab., 3.9.26. Firing Officers : E. S. Steddy to Home Aircraft Depot, Henlow, on transferto Home Estab.. 30.8.26. A.' E. Evans. D.F.C.. to R.A.F. Base, Gosport, 19.9.26. C. W. McK. Thompson, to Station H.Q., Duxford, 1.9.26. J. W.Hustwaitc, M.B.E., L. E. Goodman, and F. H. Cashmorc. to H.Q. Cranwell, 6.8.26. J. \V. Jean, D.S.M., C. Walker, C. H. V. Hayman, F. H- Davis. A. A. Jones, S. Herbert, and C. E. Galpin, to No. 1 Sch. of Tech. Training(Apprentices), Halton, 19.8.26. G. G. H. Du Boulay to No. 4 Armoured Car Co., Iraq, 1.9.26. E. S. Burns, to H.Q., Cranwell," 1.9.26. C. B. Wincott,to R.A.F. Station, Donibristle, 9.9.26. F. E. Watts, to No. 1 Flying Training Sch., Netheravon, 17.9.26. R. C. Wansbrough and M. C. W." C. Flint, toElectrical and Wireless School, Flowerdown, 27.9.26. C. G. Hancock, A. F. Scroggs, J. B. Lynch, F. C. T. Rowe, O. R. Pigott, D. S. Brooks, H. I. Cozens,A. R. Perry, J. W. Colquhoun, and P. Slocombe, to Home Aircraft Depot, Henlow, 18.9.26. R. O. Jones and A. F". Hutton, to Home Aircraft Depot,Henlow, on transfer to Home Estab., 28.8.26. C. F. C. Coaker and R. F. Findlay, to No. 29 Sqdn., Duxford, 30.9.26. J. W. Thompson and B. F. R. M.Freeman, to No. 5 Flying Training Sch., Sealand, on appointment to Tem- porary Commns., on being seconded from the Army, 18.9.26. Accountant BranchFlight Lieutenants : J. H. B. Carson, to H.Q., Mediterranean, Malta, 25.8.26. H. J. Gilbert, to No. 1 Schl. of Tech. Training (Apprentices), Halton, 27.9.26.Flving Officers: W. E. V. Richards, to R.A.F. Base, Malta, 25.8.26. J. Charles, to No. 4 Flying Training Sch., Egypt, 25.8.26. S. W. Hill, to Sch.of Tech. Training (Men), Manston," 20.9.26. " E. C. Green, to Armament and Gunnery Sch., Eastchurch, 1.9.26.Pilot'Officers: A. E. Fairs, M.C.. to Sch. of Balloon Training. Larkhill, 19.8.26. J. A. Stephenson, to No. 207 Sqdn., Eastchurch, 1.9.26. NAVAL APPOINTMENTSThe following appointments were made by the Admiralty on September 21 : Lieut.-Commr. A. E. Thomson, D.S.C., to Eagle, and for observer duties,on recmmg. (Oct. 1). Lieuts : F. M. Walton, to Eagle, and for observer duties, on recommg.fto join on completion of course at R.A.F. Base, Calshot) : E. R. G. Baker, to Eagle, and for observer duties, on recommg. ; H. T. T. Bayliss and J. I).Harvey, to Eagle, and for observer duties (Oct. 1). Lieuts. (Flying Officers. R.A.F.) : R. H. S. Rodger, to Eagle, and for fullflying duties in 460 flight, on recommg. : R. F. B. Cecil, to Eagle, and for deck landing training in 441 flight, on recommg. ; and C. John, to Eagle, andfor deck landing training in 440 flight, on recommg. (Oct. 1). THE END OF ALAN COBHAM'S AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT ALL being well, by the time this issue of FLIGHT is in the hands of most of our readers, " Alan J." will have arrived back in England from Australia, and thus completed yet another of his remarkable long-distance flights. Although Fate has been somewhat unkind as regards his " record dash home," Mr. Cobham has, nevertheless, done remarkably well on the home journey from Australia. Having arrived safely at Allahabad from Calcutta, through weather conditions resembling the " Curate's egg," on Sep- tember 21, Mr. Cobham and his companions, Sergt. Ward and Mr. Capel, set out again the following morning on the D.H.50J (Siddeley " Jaguar"), and following the course of the river Jumna, flew to Delhi, where a stop of a little over an hour was made. Proceeding, they completed the day's 800-mile journey at Bahawalpur, and stayed here for the night. Weather conditions were by now calming down, and on September 23 they covered the 500 miles to Karachi in six and a-half hours, flying against a head wind. The next morning they set out on the journey from Karachi along the Persian Gulf, and made a good flight of 420 miles to Chahbar. Here, unfortunately, a gale sprang up which prevented their taking off again owing to the rollers and heavy swell—Chahbar is not a particularly good base for seaplanes. On September 25 some difficulty was experienced in getting away from Chahbar, but once away a good trip was accom- plished to Jask, where they were received by the British Consul and entertained at dinner in the open, by moonlight. The next morning, September 26, they proceeded to Bushire, and after having refuelled, continued on to Basra. Here Mr Cobham visited the grave of Mr. Elliott, who was shot whilst accompanying him on the outward journey. Another 800 miles was completed on September 27, when they flew from Basra to Alexandretta, landing at Baghdad for fuel en route. On the following morning they made another 550 miles along the south coast of Turkey to Leros, and after a stop for lunch, proceeded for 200 miles over the -Egean Sea to Athens. Here we must leave them for the present, but it may be added that Mr. Cobham's plans will be to fly on September 29 to Naples and Marseilles. Thence it is proposed that he should proceed to a base at Sartrouville (Seine) in readiness for the final stage tomorrow (October 1) for home, flying via the Thames from Hammersmith to Westminster some time between 2 and 4 p.m. Here he will alight and will be received on the terrace of the Houses of Parliament by Sir Samuel Hoare—but more of this next week. In Honour of Mr. Cobham.—Several functions have been arranged in honour of Mr. Cobham and his companions, Sergt. Ward and Mr. Capel. In addition to the official Air Council luncheon on October 5, the Institution of Aeronautical Engineers will be giving their dinner, followed by a dance, on October 8 at Kettner's Restaurant (7.45 p.m. for 8 p.m.), tickets for which will be 15.. exclusive of wines. The Overseas League, and Sir Charles Wakefield, are also entertaining the airmen. 641
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