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APRIL 21, 1927 T ROYAL London Gazette, April 12, 1927. General Duties Branch The follg. Flight Cadets having successfully passed through the R.A.F. Cadet College, Cranwell, are granted permanent commas., with effect from the dates indicated and with seniority of Dec. 11, 1926 : — Pilot Officer on Probation:— . R. Mutch (March 11). Pilot Officer —H. G. Wheeler (March 15). The follg. are granted short service commits, as Pilot Officers on probationwith effect from and with seniority of March 19 :—P. F. G. Bradley, P. D. Cracroft, R. David, R. C. Hancock, S. Hatton, G. N. S. Lane, A. G. Mace,G. W, Monk, A. G. C. Someihough, J. E. Stuart-Lyon. The follg. Pilot Officers are promoted Co rank of Flying Officer :--J. W. Bustred (Feb. 7),E. A. Swiss, J. W. Bayes, H. T. Andrews, E. G. L. Russell, A. M. N. David, A. E. Taylor (March'12), F. G. S. Wilson, G. H. C. Ingle, A. W. Whitta(March 18), S. A. Thorn (March 21), H. G. Loch (March 26). The follg. Flying Officers are transferred to Reserve, Class A. :—J. T.O'Brien-Saint (April 8) ; A. C. Lamb (April 13). Flight Lt. W. F Anderson, D.S.O., D.F.C., is placed on the retired listat his own request (April 6) ; Pilot Officer B. J. Bushe-Caryesford resigns his short service commission (April 13) ; Squadron Leader F. H. WickhamGuard, C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., relinquishes his short service commission on account of ill-health (April 14) The follg. relinquish their temporary,commissions on return to Army duty :—Flight Lt. C. R. Richardson (Capt., E. Yorks Regt.) (April 8) ; Flying Officer G. E. F. Boyes (Lt., R.A.) (April 3) FORCE Wing Commander P. S. Rickcord (Cdr., R.N., retd.), relinquishes his temporarvcommission on ceasing to be employed (April 1). Stores Branch The follg. Pilot Officers are promoted to rank of Flying Officer (March 10) • —G. H. Doveton, R. H. Clay, D. J. Divett. Medical Branch E. J. T. McWeeney, M.B., is granted a short service commission as a FlyingOfficer, for three years on the active list, with effect from and with seniority of March 24 ; Flight Lt. (hon. Squadron Leader) F. E. Wilson resigns his temp.i-.ommn. (April 1). Reserve of Air Force Officers The follg. Pilot Officers on probation are confirmed in rank :—W. T. \Y.BaL'antyne (April 6) ; J. P. James (April 12). The follg. are transferred from Class A to Class C:—Flight Lt.—W. Halford, D.F.C. (April 12). Flyin«Officers.—J. V. Medcalf (Jan. 2) ; W. N. Sherlock (April 9) ; W. A. Chase (April 12). Flying Officer R. McLaughlin, D.F.C., is transferred to Class C from theSpecial Reserve (April 6). The follg. relinquish their commissions on com- pletion of service. Flying Officers.—W. H. Farrow, D.F.C. (Sept. 4, 1926)C. J. Clark (March 4). Pilot Officers.—C. R. Cottrill (March 18); H. Kirk (April 8). Flying Officer W. H. Statham relinquishes his commission on account ofill-health, and is permitted to retain his rank (April 13) ; Flying Officer H. Alexander resigns his commission (April 12) . ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following appointments in the Royal Air Forceare notified :— General Duties BranchFlight-Lieutenants: J. T. Paine, to R.A.F. Station, Northolt ; 1.4.27. R. R. Greenlaw, M.B.E., to Central Flying School, Wittering ; 19.4.27.Flying Officers : J. S. Nichol, to remain at No. 39 Sqdn., Spittlegate, instead of to No. 2 Sqdn., as previously notified ; H. C. Gammon, to R.A.F.Station, Northolt; 15.4.27. F. H. Cashmore, to Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Martlesham Heath ; 2.4.27. C. F. Caunter, toR.A.F. Station, Kenley ; 1.4.27. Pilot Officer R. G. Forbes, to No. 5 Flying Training Sen., Sealand, onappointment to a short service commn. (on probation) ; 6.4.27. ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY (Official Notice.) THE Royal Aeronautical Society has recently been bequeathed the sumof £700 by Mr. Herbert Akroyd Stuart, to be held in trust, in order to provide a prize once in every two years, for ihe best paper OU the subject of tllCOrigin and Development of Heavy Oil Aero Engines. The lectures or papers which will be delivered under this trust will beknown as " The Herbert Akroyd Stuart Lectures." Mr. Stuart will be remembered for his aero cycle heavy oil engines. He was one of the pioneersof the compression ignition engines, and his death will be a great loss to the engineering world.Halton Branch A new branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society has recently been formedat the School of Technical Training of the Royal Air Force at Halton. The chairman of the new branch is Wing-Commander Breese. J. LAURENCE PRITCHARD, Secretary » m w w AIR MINISTRY NOTICEAir Navigation (Amendment) Order, 1927. 1. AN Order in Council has been established further amending the AirNavigation (Consolidation) Order, 1923, as amended by the Air Navigation (Amendment) Order, 1925. The new Order, entitled the Air Navigation(Amendment) Order, 1927, (S.R. & O., 1927, No. 263) is obtainable directly from H.M. Stationery Office or through any bookseller, price 2rf. net.2. The effect of some of the more important provisions of the new order is briefly outlined below, the references in brackets relating to the provisionsof the 1923 order, as amended :— _ (i) It is made an offence to commit any act, whether by interference with thepilot or a member of the operative crew, or by tampering with the aircraft or its equipment, or by disorderly conduct, or by any other means, likely toimperil the safety of auy aircraft, its passengers, or crew. (Art. 9 (4).) (ii) For the purpose of determining what class o£ licence the pilot musthold, a member of an aeroplane club carried in an aircraft belonging to the club and piloted by a member of the same club is not to be deemed to be apassenger carried for hire or reward. The pilot is, therefore, not required to hold a " B " licence in such cases. (Art. 31 (2).)(iii) When there is no wind («) the direction of landing or taking off at aerodromes shall be that indicated by a landing T or other appropriate signal,and (b) at licensed aerodromes a ball hoisted on a mast shall be displayed and the landing T, if any, shall be fixed. (Sched. IV, 40, 41 and 44 (3).) (iv) The three-zone system of dividing aerodromes and the double Larrangement of landing lights are replaced by the following : — As a general rule the centre of the aerodrome shall be reserved for landingand departure and a neutral zone for taxying shall be preserved round the perimeter and at the approaches to the hangars. By way of exception, certainaerodromes which will be specially marked by a white star of five points will be regarded as divided into two equal zones for landing and departurerespectively ; for an observer facing in the direction of landing, the zone on the right shall be the landing zone, and that on the left the departure zone.At all aerodromes the direction of night landings shall be indicated by a luminous T, or failing this by an isosceles triangle formed by three white lightsthe direction of landing being from base to apex. (Sched. IV, 44-46.) (No. 25 of 1927.) m m m m Napier v. Martlesham Rugby MatchTHE Napier Rugby Team are still carrying on the good work of meeting Service Teams, and on Saturday last a team from the Napier factory metMartlesham at Felixstowe. The Napier team were met at the station by an R.A.F. tender, which took them to the ground, and a most interesting gamewas played under ideal conditions. The service team proved the stronger side and won by 13 points against 1 try by the Napier team.Martlesham were representing by :—Flying Officer Wilson, Flight-Lieut. White, Flight-Lieut. Jenkins, L.AlC. Tames, A/c.2 Pearse, Flying Officer Jackson, A. B. Wright, P. Foulds, H. Owen, D. S. Burns, C. Robson Elgie,H. I.. Cleverly, H. J. S. Rowe, E. Scott, A. K. Harvey, A. E. Benson, E. H. Huggins and T. Green, 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, and so on yearly, the figures for 1926 being given in FLIGHT, January 20, 1927. Jan. .Feb. . Mar. . Imports. 1925. £. 494 . 2,089 . 1,001 3,584 1926. I1,850 679 7,087 9,616 Exports. 1925. £130,049 40,416 92,840 263,305 m ] 1926. £49,021 63,080 106,478 218,579 K % Re-Exports. 1925. £ 6,341 i9,758 16,099 1926. £ —2,270 2,270 PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED The " Gloster " Magazine. Vol. II, No. 6. March-April, 1927. The Gloster Aircraft Co., Ltd., Sunningend Works, Cheltenham, Glos. The Great Delusion.—By " Neon." Ernest Benn, Ltd., Bouverie House, 154, Fleet Street, London, E.C.4. Price 1.9. 6d. net. m m m m AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations : Cyl. = cylinder ; i.c.= internal combustion ; m. = motor.The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc.) APPLIED FOR IN 1926 Published April 21, 1927 31,254. D. HURLBURT. Parachutes. (262,798.) FLIGHT, The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone : Gerrard 1828. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. "FLIGHT" SUBSCRIPTION RATES 3 6 12 UNITED KINGDOM s. Months, Post Free.. 7 15 ..30 d. 7 2 4 3 6 12 ABROAD* Months, Post Free i» ii 33 i. 3 6 0 • Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of " FLIGHT," and crossed Westminster Bank. „ Should any difficulty be experienced in procuring " FLIOHT from local newsvendors, intending readers can obtain each direct from the Publishing Office, by forwarding itt above. 252 tfS
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