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DECEMBER I, 1927 THE ROYAL AIR FORCE London Gazette. Xmember 22, 1927 General Duties Branch P. C. Fair is granted a permanent commn. in rank of Pilot Officer, witheffect from Nov. 15, and with seniority of Nov. 15, 1926. The following are granted temp, commns. as Flying Officers on attachment for four years'duty with R.A.F. (Nov. 15) :—Lieuts., R.N.—V. F. Smyth, I. M. Martineau, D. G. F. W. Macintyre, H. P. Sears, Sub.-Lts. R. N. J. P. G. Bryant,H. P. Madden. Lieut., R.M.—J. S. Martin. The following Flying Officers are transfd. to Reserve, Class A :—R. S.Walter (Nov. 24) ; G. C. Lugg (Nov. 27). Flight-Lieut. T. Henderson, M.C.. A.F.C., resign? his permanent commn.(Nov. 1). The following Flying Officers relinquish their short service commns. on account of ill-health (Nov. 23) :—G. P. Mee, M. A. Smvth. Flying OfficerH. B. Holdway (Lieut., The Wiltshire Regt.) relinquishes his temp, commn. on return to Army duty (July 7). (Substituted for Gazette, July 12). Pilot Gazette Oct. 25.) Stores BranchPilot Officer on probation W. G. S. Wood is confirmed in rank and pro- moted to rank of Flying Officer (Oct. 9). <$> <s> Sassoon Cup Competition THE annual competition for the cup presented by the Under-Secretarvof State for Air, Sir Philip A. G. D. Sassoon, Bart./G.B.E.. C.M.G., M.P.. for map reading test for pilots of the Fighter Squadrons under the commandof Air Marshal Sir John Salmond, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Air Defence of Great Britain, resulted (on November 15) in a tie between No. 41Fighter Squadron, stationed at Northolt (last year's winners), and No. 19 Fighter Squadron, stationed at Duxford. All pilots of the Fighter Squadrons have taken part in preliminary heatsduring the last few weeks, and the squadrons which qualified for the final were No. 41 Squadron, Northolt, No. 19 Squadron, and No. 56 Squadron,North Weald. Martlesham Heath Aerodrome was selected as the base for the finals. Each team comprised six pilots from each squadron, and the testconsisted of finding and dropping messages upon four selected " pin points," not easy to find on a 100-mile course over Suffolk and Norfolk. This countrywas specially selected as it is flat and covered with a maze of small roads, many of which are not marked on the small-scale maps. It has no outstand-ing features to guide pilots, and provides an excellent test for skill and obser- vation. The high standard of map reading attained by the leading squadronsis shown by the fact that all the six pilots of both the winning squadrons found all the points correctly in spite of the fact that the weather was by nomeans ideal. R.A.F. Fencing Results THE R.A.F. Fencing Union defeated the Royal Military College, Sand-hurst, in a three-weapon match with foil, sabre and bayonet, at Bertrand's Fencing Academy, by 8 defeats to 19, winning the foil 4-5, the sabre and thebayonet each 2-7. The results were :— Foil.—R.M.C. : Turnbull, 1 defeat ; Seton and Barry, 2 each. Total, 5.R.A.F. : Corp. Hancock, no defeat ; Sergt. Nicklin, 1 defeat ; F.,'O. Somer- hough, 3 defeats. Total, 4.Sabre.—R.M.C. : Calderbank and August, 2 defeats each ; Hazleton, 3 defeats. Total, 7. R.A.F. : Corp. Hancock and F.'O. Sherman, no defeat ;F./O. Somerhough, 2 defeats. Total, 2. Bayonet.—R.M.C.: Griffiths and Laird, 2 defeats each ; Green, 3 defeats.Total, 7. R.A.F. : F./O. Montgomerie and Sergt. Digby. no defeat ; F./O. Haddon, 2 defeats. Total, 2.In the match against the Salle Bertrand team, the R.A.F. were beaten on November 18. The results were : —Foil.—R.A.V. : Sqdn.-Ldr. F. G. Sherriff. no defeat ; Sergt.-Maj. E. J. Bradbury, 2; Corp. A. J. Hancock, 3. Total, 5. Salle Bertrand—J. A.Obdam and B. Cederin, 1 defeat each ; Lieut.-Col. A. Ridlev-Martin, 2. Total, 4.Epee.~R.A.F. : Sherriff and Flight-Lieut. J. D. Hardman, 2 defeats each ; Bradbury, 3. Total, 7. Salle Bertrand—Count Lavradio, no defeat • C. H.Biscoe and J. Pinto Leite, 1 each. Total, 2. Sabre.—R.A.F. : Sherriff, 2 defeats ; Sergt. F. J. Stubberfield and Sergt.J. Digby, 3 each. Total, 8. Salle Bertrand—Ridley-Martin and G. L. G. Harry, no defeat: A. H. Corbie, 1 defeat. Total, 1.R.A.F. Squash Racquets Victory THE R.A.F. Club, on their own court, beat the R.A.C. in the first divisionof the Bath Club Cup squash racquets competition on November 16 by two matches to one.Examination for Air Navigators AN examination for 1st and 2nd Class Air Navigators' licences will beheld at the Air Ministry, Gwydyr House, Whitehall on Mondav and Tuesday December 19 and 20, 1927.Application forms, the syllabi, and conditions of examination, may be obtained on application to the Secretary, Air Ministry (C.A.2), GwydyrHouse, Whitehall, London, S.W.I. Formal applications to sit at this examination should be received at theabove address not later than December 12, 1927. Candidates should give with their applications full details of any qualifications and experience theyalready possess. Before a licence can be issued, candidates will have to pass a medicalexamination at the Central Medical Board, 5/6, Clements Inn, London, W.C.2. Arrangements can be made for this examination to take place on December 21,1927, if candidates make early application to be examined on that dav W.R.A.F. Old Comrades' Association ON Saturday next, December 3, the Director of Civil Aviation, Sir SeftonBrancker, will open a bazaar and amusement park at the Queen's West- minster's Hall, Buckingham Gate, for the Women's Royal Air Force OldComrades' Association. m m m m PERSONALS To be MarriedThe marriage arranged between Mr. OWES R. PIGOTT, R.A.F. and Miss PHYLXYS P. CASE, will take place on December 14, at Wortham ParishChurch, near Diss, Norfolk. The engagement is announced, and the marriage will shortly take place•• London, between CAPT. EDMUND POLLAK, M.C., late R.F.C., eldest son of Mr. Raymond Pollak, and Miss SYBIL RHODA FOWLER second daughter ofCapt. and Mrs. Fowler, of Badjebo, Plymouth. An engagement is announced between Mr. EDWARD WEST USMACK D F Celder son of the Rev. E. C. Unmack, D.D., and Mrs. Unmack, of West Horslev' burrey, and Miss ALICE MARIAN JONES, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs C.'Walter Jones, of EUesmere House Eccles Medical BranchFlying Officer J. McCarrcn resigns his short service commn. (Nov. S). MemorandumThe permission granted to Sec. Lieut. R. H. A. Nayler to retain rank is withdrawn on enlistment in ranks of Auxiliary Air Force (Oct. 18). RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERSGeneral Duties Branch The following Flying Officers are transfd. from Class A to Class C. :—R. H. Mahon (Oct. 28) : A. W. Dairy (Nov. 18). The following Flying Officers relinquish their commns. on completion of service :—Dr. R. L. Powell(Sept. 12) ; F. Allen (Sept. 18) ; G. Veevers-Carter (Oct. 19). Flying Officer S. G. Wybrow relinquishes his commn. on completion ofservice, and is permitted to retain rank of Flight-Lieut. (Oct. 24) ; Flying Officer F. C. North relinquishes his comiim. on completion of service, and ispermitted to retain his rank (Oct. 24). AUXILIARY AIR FORCE ^ledical Branch The following Flying Officer to be Hon. Flight-Lieut. :—No. 600 City ofLondon (Bombing) Squadron : N. P. Henderson, M.D. (Nov. 11). R.AE.S. AND INST.AE.E. Official Xoticcs ON the occasion of the departure of Gen. A. Guidoni from London onMonday, the 14th instant, to take up his new post as Director of Aircraft Construction in Italy, many distinguished people assembled on the platformto bid him farewell. Among them was Colonel the Master of Sempill, Chair- man of the R.Ae.S. and Inst.Ae.E., who attended on behalf of the Society.Col. Sempill, in bidding the distinguished General au rcvoir, expressed the great regret of the Council and the members of the Society that he was leavingEngland and their hope that they would have the opportunity of welcoming him again on the occasion of the contest for the Schneider trophy in 1928. At a Council meeting held on November 15, the Council unanimouslydecided to elect General A. Guidoni as an Honorary Fellow. This is the highest distinction which the Society can confer, and every member of Councilwas strongly of the opinion that it would be difficult to find anyone more worthy of receiving the honour than General Guidoni, who has done so muchto further the course of aviation, both in his own country and in Great Britain. ON Thursday, December 8, Captain F. Entwistle, of the Air Ministry,will read his paper on " Fog" before the Royal Aeronautical Society with which is incorporated the Institution of Aeronautical Engineers. The lecturewill be delivered at the Royal Society of Arts, 18, John Street, Adelphi, W.C. 2, at fi.30 p.m., and will be illustrated. Fog is the greatest enemy of all forms of transport, and particularly toaviation. Captain Entwistle. in the course of his lecture, will deal with the conditions which cause fog, the methods for determining the height of fog,and the system of fog warnings to aircraft in force. Captain Entwistle will cover also the forecasting of fog, fog dispersion and fog penetration. J. LAURENCE PRITCHAED, Secretarv. AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations : Cyl. — cylinder; i.e. — 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 December !, 1927 19,113. L. W. MAMMEN. Airships. (279,934.)20,990. D. V. HOTCHKISS. Propulsion of aircraft and watercraft. (279,971.) 22,711. ROHRBACH METALI-FLUGZEUGBAI; GES. Mounting of engines onaircraft. (258,595.) 32,893. U. ANTONI. Construction of flexible aeroplane wings with variableprofile. (269,848.) APPLIED FOR IN 1927 Published December 1, 19275,983. J. MARTIN and J. CAMPBELL. Bodv frames for aircraft fuselages, etc. (280,084.) 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 UNITED KINGDOM ABROAD* s. d. 3 Months, Post Free. .7 7 3 Months, Post Free 6 „ „ . .15 2 : 6 12 ,, ,, . .30 4 12 * Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. Cheques and Post Ofice Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of " FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C.2, and crossed Westminster Bank. Should any difficulty be experienced in procuring " FLIGHT from local newsvendors, intending reader* can obtain each issue direct from the Publishing Office, by forwarding remittance as above. s. 8 16 33 d.3 6 0 830
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