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SEPTEMBER 20, 1928 THE ROYALS-AIR FORCE London Gazette, September 11, 1928General Duties Branch The following Pilot Officers are promoted to rank of Flying Officers :—S. Pritchard-Barrett (April 10); T. C. Dickens (June 11); H. F. Suren (July 4) ; L. S. Tindall (July 10) ; G. H. G. S. Jenkins (July 10) ; J. Barton(July 10) ; G. A. G. Johnston (July 15) ; F. D. Biggs (Aug. 15). Flying Officer A. K. Bamber is transferred to Reserve Class A. (Sept. 10).Flight Lieut. (Maj., R.A.R.O.) V. M. Kenny-Leveck, M.B.E., relinquishes his short service coinmn. on account of ill-health (Sept. 1) ; Flying Officer D.Robinson (Lieut., Glos. Regt., T.A.) relinquishes his short service coinmn. on account of ill-health (Sept. 12) ; Lieut. J. D. Ainger, R.N., Flying Officer,R.A.F., relinquishes his temporary cominn. on return to Naval duty (Sept. 6). Medical BranchFlying Officer J. Hutchieson, M.B., is granted a permanent coinmn. in this rank (Sept. 12) ; Flight Lieut. (Hon. Sqdn.-Ldr.) G. S. Ware, M.B.,relinquishes his temporary commn. on completion of service, and is permitted to retain the honorary rank of Sqdn.-Ldr. (Sept. 11). Chaplains' BranchThe Rev. J. G. Stephens, B.A., relinquishes his short service commn. on completion of service (Sept. 12). MemorandumThe permission granted to Second-Lieut. W. R. Bowmer to retain his rank is withdrawn on his enlistment in the Supplementary Reserve (Aug. 10). RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS General Duties Branch ' G. C. Holland is granted a commn. in Class AA (ii) as a Pilot Officer on pro-bation (Aug. 27) ; Flying Officer L. C. Burcher is employed with Regular Air Force for a period of three years (Aug. 27) ; Pilot Officer F. Davison ispromoted to rank of Fying Officer in the Special Reserve (Aug. 15). The following officers are transferred from Class A to Class C : Flight Lieut. H. V.Stammers (March 10) ; Flying Officer A. A. B. Chipper (Aug. 30) ; Flying Officer F. G. M. Sparks (April 6). Medical Branch Flying Officer E. D. Gray, M.A., M.B., relinquishes his commn. on comple-tion of service (Sept. 11). AUXILIARY AIR FORCE General Duties BranchNo. 603 (City of Edinburgh) (Bombing) Squadron.—The following to be Pilot Officer :—E. S. V. Burton (Aug. 14). ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following appointments in the Royal Air Force arenotitified :— General Duties BranchWing Commander W. V. Strugnell, M.C., to No. 9 Sqdn., Mansion, 1.9.28. Squadron Leader E. D. Atkinson, D.F.C., A.F.C., to No. 21 Group, H.Q.,West Drayton, 1.9.28. Flight Lieuts. : A. Hunter, O.B.E., to Home Aircraft Depot, Henlow, 17.9.28.A. J. Long, to H.Q., Halton, 17.9.28. T. S. Ivcns, F. W. W. Wilson and R. V. M. Odbert, to Armament and Gunnery School, Eastchurch, 2.9.28.C. H. C. Wooilven, M.C., to remain at Home Aircraft Depot, Henlow, instead of to R.A.F. M.T. Depot, as previously notified. K. L. Harris, to No. 8 Sqdn.,Aden, 24.8.28. O. E. Carter, to R.A.F. M.T. Depot, Shrewsbury, 1.9.28. R. J. M. de St. Leger to remain at Home Aircraft Depot, Henlow, instead ofto R.A.F. Station, Kenley, as previously notified. C. G. Hancock to Aero- plane and Armament Experimental Estab., Martlesham Heath, 16.9.28.F. W. Wiseman-Clarke, to H.Q., India, 16.8.28. Flying Officers : A. C. Sharp, to Armament and Gunnery School, Eastchurch,2.9.28. R. L. Batcman, to No. 5 Flying Training School, Sealand. 29.9.28. P. J. Stapleton, to No. 39 Sqdn., Bircham Newton, 31.8.28. A. M. D. Howes,to Andover Communication Flight, 17.9.2S. N. R. Buckle, to No. 100 Sqdn., Bicester, 17.9.28. F. C. T. Rowe, to R.A.F. Station, Kenley, 16.9.28. R. H.Carter, to No. 45 Sqdn., Middle East, 1.9.28. F. W. L. C. Beaumont, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, 7.9.28. Pilot Officers : P. C. Fair, to No. 207 Sqdn., Eastchurch, 11.9.28. D. J. THaynes, to No. 100 Sqdn., Bicester, 11.9.28. W. D. J. Michie, to No. 2 Sqdn., Manston, 1.9.28. J. C. B. Tinling, G. F. Simond J. E. Markby andA. le R. S. Upton, to No. 13 Sqdn., Andover, 1.9.28. D. M. Harrison, R. W. K. Stevens and J. B. Veal, to No. 4 Sqdn., S. Farnborough, 1.9.28. J. W.Smith and C. K. Turner, to No. 16 Sqdn., Old Sarum, 1.9.28. H. G. Hicks, M. C. Collins, C. L. Myers and H. L. Piper, to No. 26 Sqdn., Catterick, 1.9.28.J. C. K. Rogers, to R.A.F. Base, Calshot, 1.9.28. M. H. Clare, P. F. Luxton and P. H. Smith, to No. 1 Sqdn., Tangmere, 1.9.28. A. D. Bennett, A. G.Lester and P. N. Sealy-Allin. to No. 23 Sqdn., Kenley, 1.9.28. J. A. Green- shields and C. A. Pearson, to No. 32 Sqdn., Kenley, 1.9.28. N. F. V. Henkeland L. W. Howard, to No. 43 Sqdn., Tangmere, 1.9.28. L. V. Bennett and F. Wells, to No. 19 Sqdn., Duxford, 1.9.28. C. H. Appleton and H. P. Wilson,to No. 41 Sqdn., Northolt, 1.9.28. Stores Branch Squadron Leader W. C. Green, M.C., to No. 3 Stores Depot, Milton, 12.9.28.Flight Lieut. D. W. Dean, to H.Q., Inland Area, Stanmore, 10.9.28. Flying Officers : G. C. Wilson, to R.A.F. Station, Worthy Down, 18.9.28.J. H. P. Clarke, to No. 600 Sqdn., Hendon, 8.9.28. Accountant Branch Pilot Officer H. A. Frost, to Elec. and Wireless School, Flowerdown, 17.9.28. R.AE.S. AND INST.AE.E. Official Notice.—The following cable has been sent to Group-Capt. Cave-Browne-Cave on the completion of the remarkable cruise of the flying-boats under his command :—" Council have followed with the deepest interest yourhighly successful cruise. On behalf of the R.Ae.S.I. they send their warmest congratulations to yourself and crews of the machines on termination of thishistoric cruise, and the great technical results achieved.—Sempill, President." The Sir Charles Wakefield Gold Medal.—At the last meeting of the Councilof the Royal Aeronautical Society the Sir Charles Wakefield Gold Medal, which is awarded annually to the designer of any invention or apparatustending towards safety in flying, was unanimously awarded for 1928 to Mr. F. Handley Page, for his work in connection with the automatic slot. The Society's Silver Medal.—The silver medal of the Society, which isawarded for some advance in aeronautical design, has been awarded for the year 1928 to Mr. B. N. Wallis for his work in connection with the design ofairships. R.38 Memorial Prize.—The R.38 Memorial prize is offered annually for thebest paper received by the Society on some subject of a technical nature in the science of aeronautics, preference being given to papers which relate toairships. As a result of the report of the referees, the council have awarded the prize for 1927 to Mr. H. Roxbee Cox for his paper on " The ExternalForces of an Airship Structure, with Special Reference to the Requirements of Rigid Airships Design." The paper, which is a very lengthy and importantone, will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of the Society. J. LAURENCE PRITCHARD,Secretary. Canadian Air Mail Services ARRANGEMENTS are being made for air mail service linking up certain Canadian centres, such as Halifax, St. John, Quebec, etc., with New York, and New England cities, and Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, with Buffalo and Detroit. Air Mapping in Canada ONTARIO Government aeroplanes engaged in mapping forest areas and in forest fire patrol work completed 5,000 flying hours in the first eight months of this year. The Air Speed Record AN attempt will be made at Calshot, at any moment, by Fit.-Lieut. D'Arcy Greig, of the Royal Air Force, to break the world's air speed record of 318J miles an hour. Fit.-Lieut. Greig has begun his preliminary and trial flights at Calshot. In his officially-timed flight he hopes to reach a speed of between 330 and 340 miles an hour on the Super- marine-Napier. The Royal Air Force Memorial Fund THE usual meeting of the Grants Sub-Committee of the Fund was held at Iddesleigh House on September 13. Lieut.- Commander H. E. Perrin was in the Chair, and the other members of the Committee present were :—Mr. W. S. Field and Squadron-Leader Douglas Iron, O.B.E. The Committee considered in all 12 cases, and made grants to the amount of/131 14s. The next meeting was fixed for September 27, at 2.30 p.m. Checking the valve motion of an Armstrong Siddeley "Jaguar" engine running at full load and speed, by means of the Ashdown Rotoscope. Other important functions of this Rotoscope are inspection of the running of the propeller and final testing for accuracy of the tachometer. 827
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