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FLIGHT, JUNE 12, 1931 THE RCYAJftMR FORCE London Gazette, June 2, 1931. General Duties Branch The following are granted short service commns. as Pilot Officers on hai:,,n with effect from and with seniority of the dates stated :—F. S. wdnf R. H. PTeller (May 12) ; W. J. Hickey, E. B. Waddy (May 13); '.' G V/' Somerville (May 15). Sub-Lieutenant I. W. Gwynne-Evans, R.N., is ranted a temp, commn. as Flying Officer on attachment to R.A.F. (May 20) ; • lint Qriicer on probation M. V. de Satge is confirmed in rank (Feb. 1, 1930) ; ivin" i Ifficer T- Sutherland, M.B.E., is placed on retired list and is permitted to retain the rank of Flight Lieutenant (June 3) ; Flying Officer U. S. Mackay is transferred to Reserve, Class A (May 30); Flying Officer F. A. R. Bishop resigns his short service commn. (June 3) ; Pilot Officer H. J. Ward relin- nuishe? his short service commn. on account of ill-health (June 2).quishe RESERVE OFAIR FORCE OFFICERS General Duties Branch The following Pilot Officers on probation are confirmed in rank :—E. Cramp (May 15) ; H. B. G. Michelmore (May 18) ; J. H. Gladstone (May 19). Pilot Officer F. B. Bristow, of the Special Reserve, is promoted to the rankiof Flying Officer (May 13). The following Flying Officers are transferred from Class C to Class A :—C. S. Clarke (May 15) ;' H. C. Johnson (May 20). Flying Officer J. M. H. Hoare is transferred from Class AA (ii) to Class C (Nov. 9, 1930). AUXILIARY AIR FORCE General Duties Branch No. 605 (COUNTY OF WARWICK) (BOMBER) SQUADRON.—Flying Officer C. R. Field resigns his commn. (July 7, 1930). ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following appointments in the Royal Air Force are notified :— General Duties Branch Mr Commodore A. G. Board, C.M.G., D.S.O., to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, on transfer to Home F,stablishment ; 3.5.31. Group Captain A. S. Barrett, C.M.G., M.C., to No. 1 (Indian) Group, Peshawar, to command ; 30.4.31. Wing Commanders : A. L. Gregory, M.B.E., M.C., to No. 7 Sqdn., Worthy Down, to command; 26.5.31. A. S. Morris, O.B.E., to Home Aircraft Depot, Henlow, for Engineer duties ; 1.6.31. Squadron Leaders : A. H. Stradling, O.B.E., to Elec. and Wireless Sen., Cranwell ; 20.4.31. J. H. Sadler, to R.A.F. Base, Calshot; 13.5.31. E. R. Wbitehouse, to Central Flying Sen., Wittering; 20.5.31. J. O. Andrews, D.S.O., M.C., to R.A.F. Base, Calshot; 1.6.31. R. H. M. S. Saundby, M.C., D.F.C., A.F.C.. to Air Ministry (D.O.I.) ; 1.6.31. G. S. N. Johnston, to No. 70 Sqdn., Hinaidi, Iraq ; 15.5.31. Flight Lieutenants: I. E. Brodie, to Air Ministry (D.T.D.) ; 18.5.31. R. B. Jordan, to Experimental Section, Royal Aircraft Establishment, S. Farnborough ; 18.5.31. G. E. Ranson, to' R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge; 21.5.31. E. H. Rundle, to Station H.Q., Heliopolis, Egypt ; 7.5.31. A. L. R. Duke, to No. 29 Sqdn., North Weald; 18.5.31. f- T. Paine, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge ; 24.4.31. R. H. Haworth-Booth, D.F.C., to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge; 11.4.31. E. F. Haylock, to No. 43 Sqdn., Tangmere ; 17.5.31. R. A. P. Roberts, to Central Flying Sch., Wittering; 19.5.31. J. R. I. Scambler, A.F.C., to No. 16 Sqdn., Old Sarum; 20.5.31. H. F. Luck, to R.A.F. Base, Malta ; 22.5.31. A. D. H. Foster, to No. 1 Stores Depot, Kidbrouke; 30.5.31. W. R. Day, to H.Q., Fighting Area, Uxbridge; 29.5.31. Flying Officers : C. K. Turner-Hughes to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge ; 1.5.31. D. J. Hughes-Morgan, to Coast Defence Co-operation Flight, Biggin Hill; 12.5.31. R. V. Griffin, to No. 101 Sqdn., Andover ; 21.4.31. W. J. P. Sloan to No. 33 Sqdn., Bicester ; 19.5.31. H. Broadhurst and L. Newcombe, both to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge; 13.4.31. F. B. Taylor, to School of Balloon Training, Rolleston Camp; 13.5.31. J. R. Mathews, to No. 27 Sqdn., Kohat, India; 27.4.31. P. J. J. Cullinan, to No. 7 Sqdn., Worthy Down; 18.5.31. D. I. T. Haynes, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge; 4.5.31. W. F. Murray, to R.A.F. Base, Calshot; 18.5.31. T. F. Tadman, C.C.M., to No. 1 Scli. of Tech. Training (Apprentices), Halton; 27.5.31. W. R. Tope, to R.A.F. Base. Calshot; 27.5.31. A. G. Adnarus, to R.A.F. College. Cranwell; 26.5.31. S. R. Ubee, to H.Q., Iraq Command, Hinaidi; 1.5.31. H. L. Messiter, to No. 31 Sqdn., Quetta, India; 22.5.31. M. J. Adam, to No. 11 Sqdn., Risalpur, India; 28.4.31. Pilot Officers: N. C. Walker, to Station H.Q., Mount Batten; 19.5.31. W. E. Rankin and J. C. S. Proud, both to No. 2 Flying Training Sch., Digby ; 12.5.31. F. S. Gardner to No. 3 Flying Training Sch., Grantham, on appoint- ment to a short-service commn : 12.5.31. W. J. Hickey, to No. 5 Flying Training Sch., Sealand, on appointment to a short-service commn. ; 13.5.31. The following are all posted to No. 4 Flying Training Sch., Abu Sueir, Egypt; 22.5.31 :—M." Hare, A. J. Hicks, E. S. Macpherson, T. H. L. Nicholls, J. Ramsden, G. G. Sharp-Bolster, D. Sloan, S. W. F. Smyth, A. Threapleton, G. F. Wood, J. A. Nicholson, to No. 60 Sqdn., Kohat, India ; 28.4.31. A. F. McKenna, to No. 45 Sqdn., Helwan, Egypt; 13.5.31. Stores Branch Flight Lieutenant C. T. Davis, to Aircraft Park, Lahore, India ; 5.5.31. Flying Officers: L. Horwood, M.C., to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge; 4.4.31. A. J. Howell, to R.A.F. Depot, Aboukir, Egypt; 16.5.31. M. W. Keey, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge ; 13.4.31. P. Alderson, to Supply Depot, Sarafand, Transjordan ; 7.5.31. A. H. E. Frost, to Aircraft Depot, Karachi, India 22.5.31. H. A. Wrigley, to Base Transport Section, Iraq ; 12.5.31. Medical Branch Wing Commander T. S. Rippon, O.B.E., to Central Medical Estabt., for duty as President of the Medical Board ; 5.6.31. Flight Lieutenant A. S. Burns, to R.A.F. Base, Calshot; 8.6.31. Flying Officer R. N. Kinnison, to Medical Training Depot, Halton, on appointment to a short-service commn. ; 12.5.31. Dental Branch Flying Officer J. E. Tyrrell, to No. 1 Sch. of Tech. Training (Apprentices), Halton ; 28.5.31. AIR MINISTRY NOTICES A IR MINISTRY NOTICES to Airmen and to GroundEngineers are now sub-divided in the manner, which was explained in FLIGHT for April 17. In view of this re-arrangement and also of the increasing size of these notices, these in the future will be published in FLIGHT insummarised form only. Readers will thereby be enabled to see readily what each notice is about and if they shoulddesire to do so, to obtain copies of the particular notices which interest them, from the Secretary, Air Ministry,Gwydyr House, Whitehall, London, S.W.I, or from the Automobile Association, Fanum House, New CoventryStreet, W.I.; the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom, 3, Clifford Street, W.I; National Flying Services, Ltd.,Hanworth Park, Middlesex. NOTICES TO AIRMEN, SERIES A. No. 16 of 1931. The Air Pilot. Volume I, Great Britain and Ireland. (2nd Impression, 1931.) 934076/29. This is a notification that a new impression of Vol. I of the Air Pilot incorporating the monthly supplements Nos. 1—16 (September, 1929 — December, 1930) is now on sale and obtainable from H.M. Stationery Office, price I2s. 6d. A synopsis of the contents is given, showing the information covered. No. 17 of 1931. Schneider Trophy Contest : Practice Flying. (87201/31.) A notifica on that practice flying for the Schneider Trophy Contest is taking place over the Solent in the area bounded by Calshot Castle, Stone Point, Egypt Point, Browndown Point and Chilling, and will continue until September 12. Pilots of civil aircraft are warned not to enter this area at nn altitude of less than 1,500 ft., unless they are proceeding to or from Calshot or Lea-on-Solent Seaplane Station : if so doing they should encrauch as little •*s possible on the practice area and use the utmost caution. When practice flying is actually in progress, a ground sign in the form of a white cross will be displayed on the end of Calshot Spit and in the north portion of Lea-on- Solent seaplane station. Practising aircraft, if outside the area defined, will naver fly at an altitude exceeding 1,000 ft. fio. 18 of 1931. Use of R .A.F Air Stations by Civil Aircraft. (68913/30.) A notification that pilots of civil aircraft alighting on R.A.F. air stations should pay cash for any charges which are incurred to the accountant officer of the R.A.F. unit, prior to their departure. No. 19 of 1931. Examination for Air Navigators' Licences (Second Class). (111131/31.) Notification that an examination for second-class Air Navigators' licences will be held in London on June 29-30 and July 1, 1931. Application forms, etc., can be obtained on written application to the Secretary, Air Ministry, C.A.2, Adastral House, London, W.C.2. Formal application to sit, must be received not later than Monday, June 15. Copies of six of the previous examinations can now be obtained from H.M. Stationery Office, price 2s. net. Copies of the examination held in March-April, 1931, will be on sale shortly, price 6d. Further examinations for both first and second-class licences will be held early in October. No. 20 of 1931. R.A.F. Display, Hendon. (112404,31.) Civil aircraft are hereby prohibited from landing at Hendon during the period June 24-28. They are also warned to keep a look-out for service aircraft taking part in races over a course lying within the area Harrow-on- the-Hill, Elstree, Chipping Barnet, Hornsey, Harrow-on-the-Hill. Stag Lane Aerodrome is suitable for landing of civil aircraft conveying persons by air to the display. NOTICES TO GROUND ENGINEERS No. 30 of 1931. Examination of applicants for Ground Engineers' Licences (107,244/31) In addition to the Boards which will sit as advertised in Notice No. 23 of 1931, there will also be an examining board at the De Havilland Aero- nautical Technical School, Stag Lane, on the second Thursday in May and the second Thursday in each month following until further notice. Applica- tions for licences should be made in the usual way to the Secretary, Air Ministry (D.G.A.), Adastral House, Kingsway, W.C. 2. No. 31 of 1931. Engine Carburettors—Corrosion. (97262/31) It has been found that low-grade fuel when in use in carburettors fitted with glycerinated fibrous paper washers, causes deterioration of the washer and corrosion of the adjacent metal. Carburettors using such fuel should, therefore, be dismantled periodically and examined for corrosion, and washers made from glycerinated fibrous paper should be replaced by new washers of oil paper, obtainable from the manufacturers. Red fibre washers may be refitted if in good condition. No. 32 of 1931. Blackburn Bluebird Mk. IV Aircraft Radius Rod Eyebolt THIS is a notification that cases have occurred when the eyebolt securing the radius rod to the axle has cracked at the flange. Frequent inspection is therefore necessary and re-designed part No. N.A. 7028 is obtainable from the Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co., Brough, E. Yorks. 543
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