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JANUARY 6, 1927 but magneto trouble caused delay, and on reaching Nimule it was too late to proceed. Crews slept in hammocks for first time.] 8th Stage, March 13-17.—Nimule-Kisumu (320 miles). Time, 3 hrs. 43 mins. [Before leaving Nimule, Chief of Village indicated—in dumb show—that he remembered the arrival of the " Silver Queen." Visibility increased from 1 mile to 50 miles.] 9th Stage, March 17-19.—Kisumu-Mwanza (240 miles). Mwanza-Tabora (185 miles). Time, 4 hrs. 38 mins. [When leaving Mwanza (on 17th) two of the machines were bogged in soft ground up to the axles, and freeing them delayed the start considerably.] 10th Stage, March 19—21.—Tabora-Abercorn (300 miles). Time, 3 hrs. 13 mins. [Thick forest existed practically all the way to Tanganyika, and a forced landing without damage would have been impossible.] 11th Stage, March 21-23.—Abercorn-N'Dola (342 miles). Time, 4 hrs. 11 mins. [Near Bangweulu they saw a wall of heavy rainstorms ahead, and had to alter course to dodge them, and as a result, had slight difficulty in locating X'Dola.j 12th Stage, March 23-25.—N'Dola-Broken Hill (104 miles). Time, 1 hr. 21 mins. [Thick forest over this stage.1 13th Stage, March 25-29.—Broken Hill-Livingstone (303 miles). Time, 3 hrs. 21 mins. [A good deal of cloud encoun- tered, necessitating flying at about 9,000 ft.l 14th Stage, March 29-21. — Livingstone-Bulawayo (243 miles). Time, 3 hrs. 6 mins. [Bumps encountered, partly due to nature of ground and partly to clouds. Flight visited Matoppos Hills to see Cecil Rhodes' and Sir Starr Jameson's graves.] 15th Stage, March 31-April 2.—Bulawayo-Palapwe Road (200 miles). Time, 2 hrs. 31 mins. [No difficulty experienced in taking off, as experienced by other pilots. At request of Tshkedi Khama. Regent of Bechuanaland, Flight flew over Serowi, the capital, on April 1.] 16th Stage, April 2-5.—Palapwe Road-Pretoria (232 miles). Time, 2 hrs. 43 mins. [Had to fly low when crossing over the tops of a range of hills, and dodge about considerably—at one moment barely missing tree-tops, and the next moment passing over a precipice 600 ft. or so deep. Flight met at Pretoria by Gen. Brink, Col. Sir van Ryneveld, and Mayor.] 17th Stage, April 5-8.—Pretoria-Johannesburg (35 miles). Time, 1 hr. 1 min. [Escorted by 14 aeroplanes of S.A. Air Force and the spare Fairey IIID, the latter giving " joy-rides " to the Mayor and other influential members of the community during the stay at Johannesburg.] 18th Stage, April 8-11.—Johannesburg-Bloemfontein (227 miles). Time, 2 hrs. 42 mins. [On landing at Bloemfontein one machine developed a leaky oil tank, and a spare tank from Pretoria was installed. A good deal of rain was encountered during the stay.] 19th Stage," April 11-12.—Bloemfontein-Beaufort West (304 miles). Time, 3 hrs. 37 mins. [Country fiat and open to Jagersfontein, then becomes more broken up.] 20th Stage, April 12-19.—Beaufort West-Cape Town (266 miles). Time, 3 hrs. 41 mins. [Machines climbed to 11,000 ft. above sea level to clear tops of the Drakensburg Mts. Whilst crossing the range the new oil tank installed at Bloemfontein split, and the pilot climbed above the others in order to have more time to select a landing ground should the engine seize. The oil pressure held, however, so the pilot opened to full throttle and dived at full speed into Wynberg, arriving there some 20 mins. ahead of the others. A firm in Cape Town, therefore, made four new 20-gauge copper tanks, which were installed in the four machines and gave no further trouble throughout the return flight. On landing at Wynberg the Flight was received by the Minister of Defence, the Chief of the General Staff, and the Mayors of Wynberg and Cape Town.] Next week we will deal with the return flight. (To be concluded.) 13 13 NEW YEAR HONOURS IT is announced in a Supplement to the London Gazette that H. M. the Kingh as signified his intention of conferring the following New Year Honours :— BaronSir Charles Giveaway, Bart., Chairman of the Anglo-Persian Oil Co., Ltd. CD. (Military Division)Group-Capt. Charles Stuart Burnett, C.B.E., D.S.O., R.A.F. C.Ii. (Civil Division)Henry Thomas Tizard, Esq.. A.F.C., F.R.S.. Principal Assistant Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. PROMOTIONS AND AWARDSThe Air Ministry announces :— The undermentioned are promoted with effect from January 1, 1927 : — General Duties Branch Air Chief Marshal to be Marshal of the Royal Air Force.—Sir Hugh MontagueTrenchard, G.C.B.. D.S.O. Squadron Leaders to be Wing Commanders.—Evelyn Hayley Sparling, A.F.C.;Frederick Charles Victor Laws, O.B.E. ; William John Ryan. C.B.E. Flight Lieutenants to be Squadron Leaders .—Richard Burnard Munday,D.S.C., A.F.C. ; John Callagan Brooke, D.S.C. ; William Ewart Reason ; George Raymond Albert Dcac on, M.C. ; Loudoun James Maclean, M.C. ;Walter Henry Park, M.C., D.F.C. Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants.—James Cornelius Stevens ; Raymondde Lacy Stedman ; Alan Jerrard, V.C. ; Alexander Arthur Clarendon Hyde ; James George Western, M.B.E. ; David Stewart Allan ; Samuel Lewis HopePotter ; Anthony Leach, M.C. ; Leon Martin ; Alfred Randies Wardle ; Joseph Claude Andrews, M.B.E. ; David Forgham Anderson, D.F.C. ; CyrilDouglas Spiers ; Edward Morton Drummond ; George McCormack ; Frederick Laurence Pearce ; John Frank Clark ; Herbert George Rowe ; LewinBowring Duggan ; Cyril Rapley ; Robert Hugh McCou brie Sheppard ; Bernard Thomas Hood ; Reginald Jones ; John Watson Jean, D.S.M. ;Robert Dawlas McEwan Hart ; George Stewart Taylor ; John Augustine Elliott ; James Wright Lissett ; Edward Arthur Blake, M.M. ; Harold AlfredHaineft, D.F.C. ; Charles Henry Flinn ; Thomas George Bird ; David D'Arcy Alexander Greig, D.F.C. : Henry Frederick Vulliamy Battle ; Cyril DouglasAdams ; Edward Dayrcll Handley Davies ; John Richard Wolley ; Donald Malcolm FTcming ; Fred Kirk ; Stephen McKeever ; Flric Ralph CarringtonHobson, D.F.C. ; William Edmund Purdin ; John Alexander McDonald ; Barnabas Henry Cross Russell; Robert Ritchie Greenlaw, M.B.F'. Stores BranchWing Commander to be Group Capluin.—George Laing, O.B.E. Squadron Leaders to be Wing Commanders.—Rudall Woodliffc Thomas,O.B.F;. ; Ephraim William Havers. Flight Lieutena nts to be Squadron Leaders.—William James King, D.C.M.;Edwin Maurice Cashmore ; Frederick Petch, O.B.F:. ; Walter Thorne. Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants.—Charles Joseph Polden ; HarryFrederick Webb ; Clarence Tremaine Davis : Herbert James Payne ; Harry Bartlett Hawker; Wallis St. John Littlewood ; John Roland Gardiner;William Liniker ; Robert George Gore ; George Baker. Accountant BranchSquadron Leaders to be Wing Commanders.—Arthur Geoffrey Nevill B?l£eld ; Jamjs Leask Robertson.Flight Lieutenant to be Squadron Leader.—Cecil Cornelius James Croydon. Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants.—John Freeman-Fowler; JamesMichie Adams ; Edward Vcrnon Humphrey. Medical BranchSquadron Leader to be Wing Commander. — Harold Burnet Porteous, M.B., D.P.H. Legal Branch Flight Lieuten.int to be Squadron Leader.—Donald Lane Ingpen. Director of MusicFiring Officer (Hon. Flight Lieutenant) to be Flight Lieutenant.—John Henry Amers, M.B.E.Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service Acting Matrons to Matrons.—Senior Sister Miss Muriel Beatrice Botwood ;Sister Miss Katherine Christie Watt. Senior Sisters to acting Matrons. — Miss Maggie Moddrel ; Miss EmilyMathieson Blair. Sisterto Acting Senior Sister.—Miss Winifred Eveline Molesworth. ROYAL AIR FORCE—AWARDSThe Air Ministry announces :— The King has been graciously pleased to approve of the following awardsto the undermentioned officers and airmen of the Royal Air Force :— Awarded the Air Force CrossFlight Lieutenant Louis Massey Hilton. D.F.C. Flight Lieutenant Matthew Crawford Dick.Awarded the Air Force Medal S329S Sergeant (Pilot) Herbert Myles.157S16 Corporal Arthur East. 330341 Leading Aircraftman Robert Edward Barton.327585 Leading Aircraftman Stanley George Wright. The King has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the RoyalRed Cross, First Class, to Miss Mary Wilson Campbell, late Matron, Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service, in recognition of the exceptionaldevotion and competency displayed by her in the nursing and care of the sick in Air F'orce Hospitals at Home and in Iraq. Khartoum-Kisumu Seaplane Damaged MISFORTUNE has soon overtaken the D.H. seaplane Pelican," which only recently arrived at Khartoum for use on the air service between that town and Kisumu in Kenya. On December 30 last the machine was about to start off for a test flight from the Nile, but before it left the water it suddenly plunged nose first into the river. Pilot and passenger were rescued unhurt, after a brief inspection of the bed of the Blue Nile, and the damaged seaplane was brought ashore. An examination disclosed serious damage to the port float, the bow of which was stove in and ripped open. There is little doubt that the machine must have struck some submerged object when taxying along the water. We understand that a fresh float—or parts—will have to be obtained from England before the damage can be repaired.
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