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OCTOBER 28, 1926 THE ROYAL London Gazette, October 19,1926.General Duties Branch The following Pilot Officers are promoted to rank of Flying Officer :—A. C-Wat kins, W. F. Bryanton (August 6) ; W. A. Shorten, K. C. Baker (September 6) ; F. S. O'Hanlon (September 12) ; N. K. Howard (Sept. 17). The followingare promoted to rank o* Flight Lieutenant (October 13) :—G. F.. Wildman- Lushington, Capt. K. M., Flying Officer, R.A.F.; A. G. Elliot, Lieut., R.N.,Flying Officer. R.A.F. The following are placed on half-pay Scale B :— Flight Lieut. A. T. Laing, from October 7 to 30, inclusive : Flying OfficerI'". W- C. Beaumont (October 21). The following are transferred to Reserve :— Class A F'.ving Officers :—R. S. Higgins (October 15) ; C. Sutton (October16). Class B.—Flight Lieutenant :—A. J. Osborn (October 21).The following relinquish their temp, commissions on return to Army duty (October 16) :—Flying Officers (Hon. Flight Lieutenants) E. L. O. Baddeley(Capt., Oxf. and Bucks. L.I.), L. F. Marson, M.C. (4th 7th Dragoon Guards). Flying Officers. -G. V. Carey (Lt., Devon Regt.), P. I. Chalmers (Lt., BorderRegt.). C. F. Ellicott (Lt., Dorset Regt.), J. P. Huffman, V.C. (Lt., D. of Wellington's Regt.), G. C. Oldham (Lt., Queen's Royal Regt.). Flying OfficerF. A. C. Bushell relinquishes his short service commission on account of ill- health (October 211). AIR. FORCE Stores BranchThe following are granted permanent commissions as Pilot Officers on probation with effect from dates indicated and with seniority of Oct. 9 :—J. K. R. Sowmaii, O. W. T. Rogers, A. A. Quayle, W. A. D. Collingwood. M. S. Shapcott, C. I. Fry, R. B. Horstmann, R. B. Brown, R. S. Sawyer, T 1-Miff, W. A. Stagg, C. I. Nobbs, H. D. lackman, 1 . H. Walker. I-:. G. Northwav W. G. S. Wood (October 9); C. L. Gilbert (October 161. Flight-Lieut. D.Mitchell is placed on the retired list (October 18). Msdical BrunchFlight-Lieut. H. McW. Daniel, M.D., is ])roniotcd to rank of Squadron Leader (October 9). Flying Officer A. Harvev, M.B., is promoted to rank ofFlight-Lieut. (October 7). M cinor'induuiSec.-Lieut. J. B. S. Forrest relinquishes his hon. rommission on enlistment in the Territorial Army (September 29). Reserce of Air Force OfficersThe following are confirmed in rank:—Flying Officer- W. Steel.-, D.F.C. (October 13). Pilot Officers.—O. M. Shell-Small (October 7) : L. \V. VanOppen (October 19). ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following, appointments in the Royal Air Forceare notified :— General Duties BranchSquadron-Leaders : A. F. A. Hooper, O.B.E., to R.A.F. Base, Gosport, on transfer to Home F.stabt., 25.9.26. A. H. Stradling, O.B.E., to H.Q., Egypt,8.10.26. Flight -Lieutenants : H. O. Long, D.S.O., to No. 3d Sqdn., Iraq., 1.10.26.R. Harrison, D.F.C., to Aircraft Depot, Iraq, 1.10.26. R. L. Sweeny, to H.Q., Iraq, 3(1.9.26. F. E. C. Benstead. to No. 4 Armoured Car Co., Iraq., 3(1.9.26.Flying Officers: W. A. D. Brook, to H.Q., Iraq, 15.1(1.26. (Hon. Flight Lieut.) F. L. VVoledge, to H.Q., Iraq, 1.10.26. V. G. H. Gee, to No. 47 Sqdn.,Egypt, 7.10.26. G. N. J. Stanley-Turner, to Aden Flight, 1.10.26. A. L. Ottway, to No. 6 Armoured Car Co., Iraq, 1.10.26. C. B. Wincott, to No.402 Flight, Mediterranean, 15.10.26. O. B. Swain, to Armament and Gunnery Sch., Eastehiirch. IS.10.26. Pilot Officer L. V. S. Home Kstbt.. 2S.9.26. Knight, In R.A.F. Depot, Stores Branch on transfer to mwell. 14.11, on tra 10.26. isfrr to Home Flight Lieutenant V. Whilton, I").CM., to H.Q.. CraiFlying Officer A. E. Connolly, to H.<_>.. Cranwell Kstabt.,' 25.10.26.Pilot OflieerC L. Gilbert, to H.y., Cranwell, on appointment to a Permanent Cnmran. (mi probation), 16.10.26. Accountant Branch Fixing Officers : j. J. T. Rose, to R.A.F. Depot, Egypt. 1.10.26. 1. Charles,to Heliopolis Details, Egypt, 7.10.26. SOCIETY OF MODEL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS (S.M.A.E.) As previously reported in the S.M.A.E. notices, the Societysent over three models to America to compete in the Mulvihiil Trophy Contest, held at Philadelphia, in September, andreports of this event are now to hand from the U.S.A. The competition was to be decided solely on the bestduration of three flights, the only restriction being that the wing-span should not exceed 40 in. Our machines arrived inAmerica a week before the contest, and during this time were " tuned up " by Mr. Oscar Westgate (an experiencedaeromodellist in that country) who also flew the models for us in the actual competition. The day of the contest (Monday, September 6, 9.30 a.m.),saw 55 models on the Philadelipha Aerodrome, 22 of which competed for the Trophy. The three British entrants repre-senting the S.M.A.E. were : (1) D. A. Pavely ; (2) S. C. Hersom ; (3) T. H. Newell. The competition proved to be an exceptionally good oneas the final results show, the durations from the 5th place downwards being particularly close. Mr. S. C. Hersom's and Mr. T. H. Newell's models put updurations of 1 min. 31-5 sees, and 1 min. 31-4 sees, respec- tively. As this was the first occasion on which the S.M.A.E.has participated in an international flying competition, the obtaining of 4th place is very encouraging. Mulvih'll Troph Posi- tion. 1 2 3 4 5 J- J. B D A Name. Loughncr Lucas Pond A. Pavely O. Heinrich v, 1926—held at Philadelphia Club represented Michigan Model Airplane Club Illinois Model Aero Club Illinois Model Aero Club Society of Model AeronauticalEngineers — Duration of flight. min 2 2 1 1 1 . sees. 31-4 9-4 57-4 38-2 34 , U.S.A. Prize. Mulvihill Trophy and 200 dollars100 dollars 75 dollars 50 dollars 30 dollars This year's flying programme having now come to an end,the Society's indoor meetings will be held at Headquarters (Central Y.M.C.A., Tottenham Court Road, W.C.I), onFriday evenings, at 7.30, on the following dates :—November 5, November 19, December 3, and December 17. B. K. JOHNSON, Hon. Secretary. Sir Samuel Hoare THE Secretary of State for Air, Sir Samuel Hoare,addressed a meeting of the City of London Debating Club on October 14, his subject being " Some Aspects of ImperialDefence," in which he made some important references to the Air Service, airships, etc. Sir Samuel Hoare will be the guest of the evening at apolitical house dinner to be held at the Ladies' Carlton Club on Friday, November 5. Lady Newton will preside. The Citizen Air Force in TrainingTHE two London squadrons, No. 600 (City of London) Bombing Squadron, and No. 601 (the County of London)Bombing Squadron, recently completed their first annual training, at Manston Aerodrome, Kent, and LympneAerodrome, near Hythe, as did the two northern squadrons No. 602 (Glasgow) and No. 603 (Edinburgh), stationed atLeuchars Air Station, seven miles south-east of Dundee. Practically all the personnel available attended, in many cases for the full 15 days' training The total of 27 officers and 194 airmen of the Auxiliary Air Force underwent training on an aerodrome this year. The force was only instituted a year ago. Another squadron, No. 605 (City of Birmingham), is now being formed, with its aerodrome at Castle Bromwich. Squadron-Leader Cecil Wright, who served with the Royal Air Force in the war, and has now taken refresher courses, has been appointed officer com- manding. Royal Air Force Flying Accident THE Air Ministry regrets to announce that as the result of an accident at Moascar, Ismailia, Egypt, to a Bristol Fighter of No. 208 Squadron, Moascar, on October 18, Flying Officer Vincent Bingham Bingham-Hall, M.C., the pilot of the aircraft and P.O. 15,909 Marine William Higgins, Royal Marines, were killed 709
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