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DECEMBER 23, 1926 THE ROYAL AIR FORGE MEMORIAL FUND THE last meeting of the Executive Committee of the Fund ior 1926 was held on December 15, at Iddesleigh House, Lord Hugh Cecil, P.C., M.P., in the chair. The Honorary Treasurer announced that two very munificent ionations had been made to the Committee by the Air Council—one in respect to the profits of the Royal Air Force Display at Hendon in July last, and the other donation being the Royal Air Force share of the Royal Tournament profits at Olympia in May and June last. Upon the proposition of Air Vice-Marshal "Sir J ohn Salmond a resolution of warm thanks to the Air Council for their generosity to the Fund was carried unanimously. The resignations of Air Vice-Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond and Air Vice-Marshal T.I. Webb-Bowen of their membership of the Committee were submitted by those officers, on their proceeding, in the case of Sir Geoffrey Salmond, to take over the Command of the Royal Air Force in India, and in the case of Air Vice-Marshal T. I. Webb-Bowen, on that officer proceeding to take over command of the Royal Air Force in the Middle East at Cairo. It was announced that acting on behalf of Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard (who was unable to be present), Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Game, Air Member for Personnel, Air Ministry, had laid a wreath, provided by the Fund, on behalf of the Royal Air Force at the foot of the R.A.F. War Memorial on the Victoria Embankment on Armistice Day. The Committee were informed that a letter had been received from Sir Robert Lorimer, Architect of the Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh, to the effect that the Royal Air Force Bay of that Memorial, the funds for the erection of which were provided by this Committee, was almost completed, and that it is hoped the complete War Memorial would be ready for unveiling in the early summer of next year. Next meeting of the Executive Committee will take place at the offices of the Fund, February 16, at 3 p.m. The usual meeting of the Grants Sub-Committee of the above Fund was held at Iddesleigh House, on December 16. Mr. W. S. Field was in the chair, and the other members of the Committee present were :—Mrs. L. M. K. Pratt-Barlow, O.B.E. ; Squadron Leader Douglas Iron, O.B.E. The Committee considered in all 14 cases, and made grants to the amount of £120 2s. Qd.. Next meeting, January 6, at 2.30 p.m. At Buckingham Palace H.M. THE KING received at Buckingham Palace, on Dec. 20, the Hon. Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, and Air Vice- Marshal Sir John F. A. Higgins, whom His Majesty invested with the order of K.B.E. Award of F.A.I. Medal to Sir Alan J. Cobham AT the Conference of the Federation Aeronautique Inter- nationale, held in Paris on December 16-17, the F.A.I. Gold Medal for the year 1926 was awarded to Sir Alan J. Cobham for his flight from England to Australia and back. Thirteen countries were represented at the Conference, six of which put in claims for the F.A.I. Gold Medal in connection with performances carried out by their respective countrymen. Great Britain was represented by Lieut.-Col. M. O'Gorman and H. E. Perrin. R.A.F. Accountant Officers THE Air Ministry announces that the following candidates for permanent commissions in the Accountant branch of the Royal Air Force have been declared successful as a result of a competition held by the Civil Service Commissioners in September, 1926 :— W. S. Calder, Kirkintilloch ; F. E. Fuller, Worthing ; R. S. Sweet, Hanwell; H. D. Connor, Ilford ; H. C. Bakes, Bradford ; J. E. Gregson, New Maiden ; B. Chadwell, Blackburn; D. A. K. Yiend, Forest Gate; J. H. Glenn, Manchester ; and C. M. Johnson, Winchester. A New Air Force Trophy LORD ESHER has presented a handsome bronze trophy on an ebony pedestal to be awarded annually to the squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force judged to be the best all-round squadron of the year. The winning squadron for this year is No. 601, County of London Bombing Squadron, commanded by Lord Edward Grosvenor, and that squadron, therefore, becomes the first holder. The trophy will be presented at a later date during a parade of the squadron. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1925-1926 AEROPLANES, airships, balloons and parts thereof (not shown separately before 1910). For 1910 and 1911 figures see " FLIGHT " for January 25, 1912 ; for 1912 and 1913. see " FLIGHT " for January 17, 1914 ; for 1914, see " FLIGHT " for January 15, 1915 ; for 1915, see " FLIGHT " for January 13, 1916 ; for 1916, see " FLIGHT " for January 11, 1917 f for 1917, see " FLIGHT " for January 24, 1918 ; for 1918, see " FLIGHT " for January 16, 1919 ; for 1919, see " FLIGHT " for January 22, 1920 ; for 1920, see " FLIGHT " for January 13, 1921 ; for 1921, see "FLIGHT" for January 19, 1922; for 1922 see 'FLIGHT" for January 18, 1923; for 1923, see " FLIGHT " tor January 17, 1924 ; for 1924, see " FLIGHT " for January 22, 1925; for 1925, see "FLIGHT" for January 21, 1926. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apl. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Imports. 1925. ..3,546 .. 985 .. 321 .. 560 .. 190 .. 184 .. 469 .. 1224 .. 460 .. 8J7 1926. 494 2,0-59 1,001 536 342 24,866 l-s.033 21,401 3,172 528 1,069 Exports. 1925. 83,728 85,639 56,881 78,041 74,844 71,009 159,262 113,054 111,237 114,563 84,163 1926.£ 130,049 40,416 92,*40 160,832 118,539 6 ,111 39,047 146,129 55,674 41,968 118,648 Re-Exports. 1925. "291 20 9,355 6,732 15,278 667 870 213 855 2,314 1926. £ 6,341 9,758 5,051 — 150 — 1,035 — 30 250 8,776 71,5311,032,4211,010,253 36,595 22,615 PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED The Approach Towards a System of Imperial Air Com- munications : Memorandum by the Secretary of State for Air, laid before the Imperial Conference, 1926. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.I. Price 5s. net. Whitaker's Almanack, 1927 : Abridged Edition. J.Whitaker and Sons, Limited, 12, Warwick-lane, London, E.C.4. Price Is. 6d. net. Whitaker, 1927. Complete Edition. J. Whitaker and Sons. Limited, 12, Warwick-lane, London, E.C.4. Price 6s. net. Notes on Distance Thermometers. By Negretti and Zambra, 38, Holborn Viaduct, London, E.C.I. Monthly Journal of the British Empire Chamber of Com- merce in the United States of America.. No. 11. Vol. 6. November, 1926. 25, Broadway, New York, U.S.A. AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations : Cyl. => cylinder; i.e. •= internal combustion j m. — motor. The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. APPLIED FOR IN 1925 Published December 23, 192630,910 Soc. ANON, POUR SEXPLOITATION DES BREVETS KUNZER. Apparatus for safely sending mail-bags, etc., from aircraft to the ground.(255,806!) APPLIED FOR IN 1926 Published December 23, 1926 9,213 S. E. SAUNDERS. Hulls of boats. (261,979.) FLIGHT The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2 Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828. 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