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AUGUST Hi, 1928 T. London Gazette, August 7, 1928.General Duties Branch Squadron Leader F. J. Vincent, D.F.C., is granted a permanent commn.in this rank (Aug. 8). Lieut. J. M. Fearon (The Green Howards) is granted a temp, commn. as a Flying Officer on seconding for four years' duty withR.A.F. (July 14). The follg. Pilot Officers are promoted to rank of Flying Officer :—F. H. L. Searl (Jan. 14) (substituted for the notification in theGazette of May 8) ; F. J. Taylor (July 4) ; W. G. H. Ewing (July 15). Pilot Officer U. H. Mignon resigns his short service commn. (July 30). Stores Branch.Flying Officer W. J. F.agle is transferred to Reserve, Class C (April 7) (sub- stituted for Gazette, April 13). Medical Branch.Flight-Lieut. II. W. Corner, M.B., is granted a permanent comnin. in this rank (Aug. 8). Capt. W. K. Wotton (Army Dental Corps) is granted atemp, eornuui. as a Flight-Lieut. (Dental) on attachment to R.A.F. (July 1). Might-Lieut. (Hon. S(jdn. Ldr.) J. W. H Steil, M.B., relinquishes his temp,commn. on completion of service, and is permitted to retain his rank (Aug. 1). RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS General Duties BranchJ. F. Legard is granted a commn. in Class AA (ii) as Pilot Officer on probation ; ]uly 17. The undermentioned Flying Officers are promotedto the rank of Flight-Lieut (July 31) :—M.- D. Barber, H. G. Travers, D.S.C., C. E. M. Pickthorn, M.C., A. M. Fitzrandolph, A. J. G. Anderson. The undermentioned Pilot Officers on probation are confirmed in rank :—Class AA (ii).—A. M. Lester ; July 28. T. P. Mulcahy ; July 29. Special Reserve.—]. A. Hall, W. O'B. Knox, C. F.. W. N. C. Pelly ; June 1. J. F. R.Hunter ; June 6. ROYAL-A-A1R FORCE Flying Officer G. C. W. Dufty is transferred from Class A to Class C ;Dec. 5, 1927. Flight-Lieut. C. H. N. Nunn is transferred from Class B to Class C ; Aug. 1. Flying Officer C. H. E. Coles relinquishes his commn.on completion of service ; June 15. The follg. are granted columns, in Class A.A. (ii) as Pilot Officers on proba-tion :—L. L. J. Davies. G. D. Emms, E. J. B. Langhorne, S. M. Thompson, T. D. Trouncer (July 23) ; G. G. W. Farquharson (July 24) ; H. Clive-Smith(July 25) ; D. L. Hodge (July 26). F. C. Bridle is granted a commn. in Class C as Flying Officer (Aug. 7). Flying Officer R. B. Tapp is transferred from Class A to Class C (Aug. 8).Flying Officer B. A. Davy resigns his commn. (Jan. 24) (substituted for Gazette March 20). Stores Branch The undermentioned arc transferred from Class B to Class C ; Aug. 1 :—Sqdn.-Ldr. A. Burtenshaw, O.B.E., M.C., Flight-Lieut. A. E. M. Dredge, M.B.E. AUXILIARY AIR FORCE General Duties BranchNo. 601 (County of London) (Bombing) Squadron. The undermentioned to be Pilot Officer :—W. E. Windham ; June 25.No. 601 (County of London) (Bombing) Squadron, to be Flying Officer :—A. G. Haward (July 25).No. 603 (City of Edinburgh^ (Bombing) Squadron. Officer :—J. E.Glenny (July 11).No. 605 (County of Warwick) (Bombing) Squadron Officer :—G. H. Aldridge (July 17). Chaplains' BranchNo. 605 (County of Warwick) (Bombing) Squadron. The undermentioned to be Chaplain with the relative rank of Sqdu.-Ldr. :—The Rev. H. N.Forbes, M.A. ; June 1. The follg. Pilot Officer The follg. to be Pilot The follg. to be Pilot ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following appointments in the Royal Air Force arenotified :— General Duties Branch Wing Commanders : B. L. Huskisson, D.S.C., to C. and M. Party, Catte-water ; 1.8.28. R. F. S. Morton, to R.A.F. M.T. Depot, Shrewsbury, pending taking over command ; 14.8.28. Flight Lieutenants : G. F. Smylie, D.S.C., to No. 1 Sch. of Tech. Training(Apprentices), Halton ; 15.7.28. L. W. Jarvis, to H.Q., Halton ; 26.7.28. S. D. Macdonald, D.F.C., to No. 24 Sqdn., Northolt ; 8.8.28. F. H. Shales,to No. 22 Sqdn., Martlesham Heath ; 8.8.28. C. E. W. Lockyer, to R.A.F. Cadet College, Cranwell ; 20.8.28. F. E. Bond, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge ;15.8.28. J. R. Wolley, to No. 2 Sqdn., Manston ; 31.7.28. Flying Officers : F. A. Healy, to R.A.F. Cadet College, Crauwell ; 8.8.28.C. Guppy, to No. 2 Flying Training Sch., Digby ; 8.8.28. P. P. Grey, to No. 5 Flying Training'Seh., Sealand ; 8.8.28. W. V. R. Nicholl, to No."5Flying Training Srh.. Sealand ; 8.8.28. T. F. Lawn, to No. 3 Flying Train- ing Sch., Grantham ; 8.8.28. J. R. Brown, D.F.C., to No. 9 Sq'dn., Mans-ton ; 11.8.28. J. H. Pool, to Night Flying Flight, Biggin Hill ; 24.7.28. A. A. Jones, to Elee. and Wireless Sch., Flowcrdown ; 14.8.28. S. G. Connolly, to H.M.S. Argus ; 1.8.28. P. Tones, to Sch. of Naval Co-operatioiliLee-on-Solent ; 8.8.28. B. W. Barton,"to No. 441 Flight ; 25.6.28. A. R. Ward, to No. 441 Flight ; 22.6.28. Pilot Officers.- M. Lowe, to R.A.F. Cadet College, Cranwell; 8.8.28.A. P. Miller, to No. 9 Sqdn., Manston ; 17.8.28. V. S. W. Smyth, to No. 12 Sqdn., Andover ; 17.8.28. Stores BranchFlight Lieutenants : W. J. Cleasby, to R.A.F. Station, Upper Heyfnrd ; 1.8.28. L. T. Sanderson, D.S.M., to Home Aircraft Depot, Henlow ; 30.7.28.Flying Officers : D. A. W. Sugden, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge ; 2.8.28. G. G. C. Pigott, to Elec. and Wireless Sch., Flowerdown ; 13.8.28. Accountant BranchFlying Officer H. S. Withers to R.A.F. Station, Duxford ; 17.8.28. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments were made by the Admiralty on August i1 :—Lieutenants (Flying Officers, R.A.F.) : D. J. Margetts, to Courageous ; July 10. J. F. M Robertson, to Columbine; Aug. 3. PERSONALS MarriedFLIGHT-LIEUT. B. E. EMBKY, A.F.C., R.A.F., younger son of the Rev. and Mrs. J. Embry, of Dover, was married on August 1, at the British Consulateand Embassy Church, Paris, to HOPE, younger daughter of the late CAPT. C. S. ELLIOT, R.N., and Mrs. F.lliot, 24, Rue de Constantinople, Paris. DeathFLIGHT-LIEUT. L. H. BROWNING, M.C., D.F.C., of No. 3 Fighter Squadron, R.A.F., who was killed on August 2, as the result of an accident whilst flyingover the Holbeach ranges, in Lincolnshire, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Browning, of Old Court, Whitchurch, Ross-on-Wye, and was thirty yearsof age. m m m m Royal Air Force Flying AccidentsTHE Air Ministry regrets to announce that as the result of an accident near Aden to a Fairey IIIF machine of No. 8 Bombing Squadron, Aden, onJuly 31, 248736 Sergeant Cecil Norman Morris, the pilot of the aircraft, was killed and the passenger, 3906145 Lance-Corporal, Acting SergeantGwilym Williams, 2nd Battalion. The South Wales Borderers, was slightly injured.As the result of an accident at Holbeach Ranges, to a Woodcock machine of No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron, Sutton Bridge, on August 2, Flight-LieutenantLance Harold Browning, M.C., D.F.C., the pilot and sole occupant of the air- craft, was killed. M m m m IMPORTS AND EXPORTSAi'ROPLANBS, 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 figi ires for 1927 being given in FLIGHT, January 19, 1928. Jan. • Feb. . Mar. . April . May . Tune . J^y • imports.1927. / . 1..850. 679 . 7,0'87 . 8^2 . 1,25« . 1,249 . 1,798 14,743 1928./ 1,2201,772 •4,805 2,904 2,513 5,916 2,025 21,155 Exports.1927. I 49~02163,080 106,478 71,190 82,708 149,907 104,167 626,551 1928. /157,598 118,622125,901 134,126 118,804 86,245 108,746 850,042 Re-Exports.1927. I 2,270 785 640 162 750 4,607 1928.i 330 345 1,307 3 640 1,317 521 4,463 NEW COMPANY REGISTERED NEWMAN'S ECLIPSE GARAGE, LTD., 157, Bloomfield Road, Black-pool.—Capital £2,500, in £1 shares. Agents for and storers and manufac- turers of and dealers in aeroplanes, flying machines, motor cars, etc. Firstdirectors : Mrs. E. Newman, F. Ashworth, Mrs. Bertha Homer, C. Newman ffi ig ~WL J8 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 1927 Published August 16, 19281,923. A. BENUZZI. Variable-pitch screw propeller. (264,870.) 13,266. B. HINKLER. Undercarriage for aircraft. (294,319.) 16,577. BOULTON & PAUL, LTD., and J. D. NORTH. Tanks. (294,353.) 17,843. Soc. ANON. BELGE de CONSTRUCTIONS AERONAUTIQUES, and R. DEGLYMES. Speed indicators for aircraft. (274,082.) 24,762. H. R. MCCLINTOCK. Parachute packs. (279,408.) SECRET PATENT RE-ASSIGNED TO THE INVENTOR APPLIED FOR IN 1925 Published August 16, 192832,141. B. C. CARTER. Apparatus for burning liquid or gaseous fuel and the application thereof to i.e. turbines, turbo-airscrews, projectiles,etc. (293,594.) FLIGHT, The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY. W.C.2. Telephone : Holborn 3211. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. "FLIGHT" SUBSCRIPTION RATES. UNITED KINGDOM s. d. 3 Months, Post Free.. 7 7 6 „ ., ..15 2 12 30 4 ABROAD* 3 Months, Post Free 6 ,i ,, 12 . 8.16 .33 d.3 60 • Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of " FLIGHT " 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C.2, and crossed Westminster Bank, 718
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