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MAY 19, 1927 T ROYAL 1&-AIR FORCE London Gazette, May 10, 1927 General Duties Branch No. 137439 Sgt. A. E. J. Pratt is granted a permanent comma, as a PilotOffr. on probation, with effect from and with seny. of May 2. The following Pilot Officers are promoted to rank of Flying Officer :—G. Bradbury (March12) ; W. E. Barnes, H. C. G. Dauncey, T. F. Maloney, R. T. Read, J. T. Riggs, L. G. Rumsey (March 26) ; G. W. Tuttle, E. G. Cayley, R. E. Hall, P. R.Harwell, F. G. Downing, C. H. Jones, W. L. VVhitlock (March 28). Squadron-Leader T. H. England, D.S.C., A.F.C., is placed on retired listat his own request, (May 4) ; Flying Officer J. H. Slater, M.B.E., is placed on retired list at his own request (May 11) ; Flight-Lieut. R. A. Birkbeck, D.F.C.is transferred to Reserve, Class A (May 12) ; Flight-Lieut. G. H. Allison is transferred to Reserve, Class A (Dec. 12, 1926) (substituted for Gazette, Dec.14, 1926); Flying Officer C. S. Philpott (Lieut., Cheshire Regt.) relinquishes his temp, commu. on return to Army duty (April 24). Stores BranchFlight Lieut. F. S. Moore is transferred to Reserve, Class B (May 12). Accountant BranchThe permanent commn. of Pilot Officer on probation C. M. Johnson is terminated on cessation of duty (May 11). Reserve of 4ir Force Officers The following are granted commns. in Class A.A., General Duties Branch, asPilot Offrs. on probation : S. J. Barlou (April 25) ; G. A. R. Malcolm (April 26) ; R. P. S. Taylor (April 27) ; J. P. Rae (April 28). The following aregranted commns. in the General Duties Branch, Special Reserve, as Pilot Offrs. on probation :—D. G. Allison (April 23) ; R. H. Maw, X. D. Wardrop(May 2). Pilot Officer F. R. Matthews is promoted to rank of Flying Officer (May 9) ; Flyinj O.fic2r B. A. Davy is transferred from Class C" to Class A(April 16). The fjllowing are transferred from Class A to Class C :—Fhght- Lieut. M. D. Xire.i, A.F.C. (Miy 10) ; Flying Officer A. J. C. Overal (April 21).Flying Oii::r C. Dituon resigns his commn. (May 10;. Appointments.—The following appointments in the Royal Air Force rt\ nntifipH • — General Duties Branch ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointmen are notified :— Gunnery Sen., Eastchurcb, to command, 6.5.27. E. H. Johnston, O.B.E.,D.F.C., to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridgc, 6.5.27. Squadron Leaders : D. E. Stodart, D.S.O., D.F.C., to R.A.F. Depot,Uxbridge, 26.3.27. E. R. I. Corballis, D.S.O., O.B.E., to R.A.F. Depot, L'xbridge, 9.4.27. E. R. I. Corballis, D.S.O., O.B.E., to No. 22 Sqdn., Martle-sham Heath, 3.5.27. A. S. C. S. MacLaren, O.B.E., M.C., D.F.C., A.F.C., to H.Q., Inland Area, Stanmore, 9.5.27. D. F. Stevenson, D.S.O., M.C., toH.Q., Air Defence of Great Britain, Uxbridge, Hi.5.2/. J. Noakes, A.F.C., M.M., to R.A.F. Depot, Lxbirdge, 9.4.27. AIR MINISTRY NOTICES TO AIRMEN Index.—May 1, 1927 IT is notified that the index dated October 15, 1926, is cancelled and a new list substituted therefor :— Operative Notices. The Notices to Airmen hereunder will remain operative until further notice.To facilitate reference an indication of the principal contents of a Notice is given if this is not made clear by the title. Ii part of a Notice has beencancelled this also is indicated. General (1922).—82. Pilots' licences (Class " B ") : Extension of licences to coverfurther types of flying machines. (1924).—5. Periodical internal inspection of fabric-covered components.35. Engines in civil aircraft: Running speeds. 61. Conditions under which aircraft are required ,to carry wireless apparatus and a licensed wirelessoperator, and conditions as to the use of wireless apparatus. 114. Publica- tion of '• The Air Pilot:. Gt. Britain." (1925).—52. Forced landings of aircraft not equipped with W/T apparatuson cross-Channel flights. 54. Radio-goniometric (D.F.) Service on civil air routes : Great Britain, Belgium, France and Holland. 58. Croydon Aero-drome : Building operations, etc. (1926).—1. The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order, 1925. 12. CroydonAerodrome: Obstructions (sec also No. 50 belmv). 17. Fitting of safety belts. 27. Upavon Aerodrome ; Obstruction. 31. Renfrew Aerodrome : Work inprogress. 50. Croydon Aerodrome: Obstructions. 51. Kite W/T aerials: General warning. 54. Hendon Aerodrome : Obstruction. 56. Parachutedescents from civil aircraft. 58. R.A.F. procedure for starting aeroplanes. 59. Gosport Aerodrome : Obstruction. 64. Andover Aerodrome : Erectionof W/T masts. (Para. 1 cancelled.) 70. Andover Aerodrome : Obstructions. (Para. 1 cancelled.) 72. Air Navigation Directions, 1926 (A.N.D. 6). 76. Pro-cedure for obtaining single bearings by D/F, W/T. 8U. Revised Notes on the licensing of private pilots (Class A Licences) and the flight of private flyingmachines. 81. Croydon Aerodrome : Neon tube experiments. 82. Civil air navigators: Regulations for the issue of licences. 83. Fitting of safety belts. (1927).—2. Parachute descents from civil aircraft. 5. Obstructions ataerodromes. (Paras. 2 and 3 cancelled.) 9. Basingstoke-Woking : Tem- porary danger area. 11. Precautions against collision during foggy weather12. Farnborough Aerodrome: W/T Masts. (Para. 2 cancelled.) 14. East- church: Obstruction. Paras. \ and 2 cancelled.) 17. Night Flying nearr'arnborough. 20. Aintree Aerodrome (Liverpool) ; Landing forbidden. 22. Gosport Aerodrome : Obstruction. 25. Air Navigation (Amendment)Order, 1927. 29. Government-owned Aerodromes : Prices of petrol, etc. 30. Publication of Information in Notices to Airmen and the Air Pilot-Monthly Supplement. 32. State of Aerodromes. Lympne air light out of action. 33. Ilythe : Dangerarea. 34. Croydon Aerodrome : Landing zones. Particulars are also given of the notices which are still operative in thevarious foreign countries. Air Gunnery and Bombing Ranges : Holbeach, Donna Nook, andStert Flats, Bridgwater IT is notified : 1. Air Gunnery and bombing practice, which takes place within the areasancTduring the periods detailedbelow, forms .a danger to aircraft, except when flying above the minimum safety height specified. No liability for accidentsarising to aircraft from the use of the ranges in these areas will be admitted. No special warning signals for aircraft will be displayed, but the usual flagsignals will be employed at certain points whenever practice is in progress. A.^THE WASH, HOLBEACH, LINCOLNSHIRE. Description and Position.—An irregular shaped area, dimensions approxi-mately.3J miles x 3 miles. Situated on the coast (in the Wash) and extend- ing seawards, the centre of the area being approximately 9 miles N.E. ofHolbeach, Lincolnshire. Programme of Firing.—Daily, Sundays excepted, until September 30, 1927,as follows : — Mondays to Fridays (inclusive), 0700 to 1800 ; Saturdays, 0700 to 1200 ;minimum safety height above sea level, 14,000 ft. ; warning signals, red flags. E. DONNA NOOK, LINCOLNSHIRE.Description and Position.—An irregular shaped area, dimensions approxi- mately 5 miles by 4 miles. Situated on the coast and extending seawards,the centre of the area being approximately 13 miles S.E. of Gt. Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Programme of Firing.—Daily, Sundays excepted, until September 30, 1927,as follows :— Mondays to Fridays (inclusive), 0700 to 1800 ; Saturdays, 0700 to 1200 ;minimum safety height above sea level, 14,000 it. ; warning signals, red flags; C. STERT FLATS, BRIDGWATER, SOMERSET.Description and Posiiioti.—An irregular shaped area, dimensions approxi- mately 4 miles X 3 miles. Situated on the coast and extending seawards,the centre of the area being 7 miles N.W. of Bridgwater, Somerset. Programme of Firing.—Daily, Sundays excepted, until September 30, 1927,as follows :— Mondays, Wednesdays, Friday's and Saturdays, 0830 to 1S00 hrs. ; Tuesdaysand Thursdays, 1000 to 1800 hrs. ; minimum safety height above sea level, 14,000 ft.; warning signals, red flags. (No. 3S of 1927.)Obstructions at Kenlev and the River Medway. Lympne Air Pilotage LightIT is notified : (1! Kenley. —Two W/T masts. 60 ft. high have been erected at the south boundary of the aerodrome, The mast? are marked by nightwith red lamps. (723625/26.) (2) River Medwav.—Pilots who may alight on the River Medway arewarned that two masts. 100 ft. high, carrying an electric cable across tae river, have been erected 700 yards S.S.W". of Cuxtor. and 3 miles aboveRochester Bridge. (762891/27.) (3) Lympne.—The air pilotage light i? again in operation. (758777,27.)(4) Paragraph (3) confirms W.'T signal of May 10, 192/. and cancels para- graph 3 of Notice to Airmen No. 32/1927. (No. 39 of 1927.) Royal Air Force Stores Officers THE Air Ministry announces that 15 to 20 vacancies for permanentcommissions in the Stores Branch of the Roya' Air Force will be offered for competition among young men between 23 and 25 years of age who have notless than five years' business experience in a firm of standine. This is the second competition under the scheme initiated lust year to obtain men witha l'"^ness training to control and administer the supply of the highly valuable anrt complex equipment of the Royal Air Force. Irimi among applicants a limited number will be selected to sit for an xaii'mationin theli«htof the information furnished by them and by gentlemenwnom they will be nsked to name as referees. The examination will be held •1 l-'muon and will consist of two parts, an interview before a board and awriti I, examination in F.ndlish, Rent-nil knowledge and arithmetic. The mi-u examination will be of such a character that men of good generalc->w. .ion can take it without special study. _ | ' f'Pted candidates will be ^a/etted to commissions as pilot officers onV ob::iion and will receive sis months' training in their future duties. After an'n :r.S sat'sfartory service, they will be eligible for confirmation in theirthe u™ents and for promotion to the rank of Hying officer. Promotion above • r-'-!ik'bf flying officer will be by selection. in" pay Of a pilot officer in tho Stores Branch is I2s.2rf. a day, and, including•'me of allowances which may l>e provided in kind or in cash, the totaltlie emolument? amount at present to approximately' «~365 a year. The similarfigure for flying officers on promotion will be '.'40! and for group captains (the highest rank for which provision is made) +"1.140. The expenses in RoyalAir Force messes are strictly regulated so that officers even of the most junior rank can live on their pay. Rates of pay are subject to variation in accord-ance with the cost of living. The appointments are pensionable. Enquiries for copies of the regulations and for application forms should be made in writing to the Secretary, Air Ministry, London, W.C.2. Completed application forms should reach the Air Ministry not later than May 23. The Health of the Royal Air Force THE official Blue Book on the Health of the Royal Air Force, for theyear 1925, has just been issued. While the report shows that there was still a high percentage of sickness, there was a decrease in the period underreview as compared with previous years. The average strength of the Air Force as a whole (in 1925) was 33,028, and the total number of casesof sickness recorded was 29,763, equivalent to a case incidence of 901 • 1 per 1,000 of strength. The incidence of sickness and the number of daysof sickness per head are the lowest that have been recorded since 1920, when these Reports were instituted. Injuries due to flying are recorded as 155with 55 deaths : injuries sustained in athletics as 851, with 5 deaths; and motor transport was responsible for 400, with 18 deaths. A total of 36deaths from disease is recorded. 319
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