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818 FLIGHT. AUGUST 9, 1934. THE OYAL Service Notes and News ORCE Air Ministry Announcements NOMENCLATURE OF AIRCRAFT—" HIND " The official name of the Hawker day bomber aeroplane fitted with "Kestrel V" engine is "Hind." RE-EQUIPMENT OF UNITS The following re-equipment of place :— UNIT. No. 24 Squadron No. 801 Squadron No. 810 Squadron No. 403 Flight . . No. 406 Flight . . No. 820 Squadron Units has recently taken DETAILS. Osprey replaced IIIF. G.P. Osprey replaced Flycatcher Baffin replaced Dart Osprey replaced Flycatcher Osprey replaced Flycatcher Seal replaced IIIF. F.A.A. No. No. No. No.No. No. No. No. 8 30 4184 19 10 205 824 Squadron Squadron Squadron Squadron Squadron Squadron Squadron Squadron Vincent . . Hardy .. Demon Vincent Gauntlet . . Heyford . . Singapor Seal The following Units are expected to complete or commence re-equipment during the next few months : — --~ " • " J to replace IIIF. G.P. to replace Wapiti to replace Bulldog to replace Wapiti to replace Bulldog to replace Virginia Singapore to replace Southampton to replace IIIF. F.A.A. NIGHT FLYING WITHOUT NAVIGATION LIGHTS Night flying exercises without navigation lights will be carried out by R.A.F. aircraft within the area bounded by straight lines joining Chelsfield-Addington-Oxted-Sevenoaks- Chelsfield, from July 29 to December 31, 1934- Fo1 three hours from half-hour after sunset daily (Saturdays and Sundays excepted). Aircraft will not exhibit navigation lights whiist flying above 3,000 feet unless other aircraft are observed in the vicinity.. _ .: ' AIR FORCE LIST The August issue of the Air Force List has now been pub- lished. It can be purchased (price 2s. 6d.) from H.M. Stationery Office at the following addresses: —Adastral House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2; 120, George Street, Edinburgh; 2, York Street, Manchester; 1, St. Andrew's Crescent, Cardiff; 15, D'onegall Square, Belfast; or through any bookseller. EXPANDING THE R.A.F. The Air Ministry has issued details of the scheme for pro- viding the officers and men required for the new squadrons which are to be formed. The following are the most important points of the order published: It is notified for information that the following are the special measures which will be taken to meet increased requirements of personnel consequent upon the decision of H.M. Government to expand the Air Force. (1) Increased entry of short service officers and airman pilots: An increase will be made in the entry of short service officers, and addi- tional airmen will be selected for training as airman pilots. No. 2 F.T.S. Digby will reopen in October. (2) Increased entry into medium service: The entry into medium service will be increased and additional appointments to medium service are being offered by letter to short service officers whose names were included in the recommendations forwarded on September 1 last. (3) Increase in the establishment of permanent officers: A strictly limited increase will gradually be effected in the strength of officers of the General Duties branch holding permanent commissions. The limits of this increase will be fixed by the capacity of the Service to provide a satisfactory career for officers enteied on permanent commissions. (4) Increased intake of apprentices into Halton and Cranwell : Increases will be made in the number of boys entered as aircraft apprentices. The number of boys entered as aircraft apprentices iu August at No. I School of Technical Training, Halton, is being increased by 100. (5) Extensions of service of non-apprentice tradesmen.—(a) Fitters and riggers: Airmen of these trades serving on engagements for less than nine years' Regular service will be considered for extension to that period, provided that their service is in all respects satis- factory; (b) Wireless operators and armourers: Airmen of these trades due for discharge before April 1, 1936, will be considered for an extension of service up to a total of 10 years' Regular service provided that their service is in all respects satisfactory. (6) Extension of service to 14 years' Regular service of ex-appren- tice tradesmen: Ex-apprentice airmen in Group I trades who are due for discharge on completion of 12 years' service before April 1, 1936, will be considered for extension of service to 14 years' Regular service, followed by four years' Reserve service on the same general conditions as laid down in Air Ministry Order for ex-apprentice tradesmen who enlist for four years' Reserve service. On transfer to the Reserve, however, on completion of the additional two years' Regular service, they will receive a gratuity of £17$ in lieu of the special gratuity of ^100 provided for in that Order. (7) Employment of ex-airmen in fitter and rigger vacancies: An anticipated temporary shortage of fitters and riggers in home units before the measures explained above are fully operative will be made good by the appointment of ex-airmen in a civilian capacity. PROMOTION TO FLIGHT LIEUTENANT. The Air Council have decided to introduce as from August r,1934, the system of time promotion to flight lieutenant in the general duties, stores and accountant branches. The scheme outlined below will apply to all officers holding per-manent commissions in the general duties, stores and accountant branches, other than officers commissioned from warrant rank. Itwill also apply to officers holding short service commissions in the general duties" branch if they have been selected for permanentcommissions or medium service. It will not apply to officers on the Supplementary List or to officers holding temporary commissionswhilst seconded or attached to the Air Force from the Navy or Army. On and after August 1, 1934, a flying officer may be promoted toflight lieutenant at the discretion of the Air Council on attaining, in the general duties branch, four years' seniority as flying officerand, in the stores and accountant branches, six years' seniority, pro- vided that he has been certified by his air or other officer com-manding as suitable for promotion and that, in the general duties and stores branches, he has qualified by examination for promotion.The promotion of an officer who on attaining the prescribed seniority cannot be certified as nt for promotion will be deferred until he isso certified. The promotion of an officer of the general duties or stores branch who on attaining the prescribed seniority has notpassed the qualifying examination for promotion will be deferred until the date of the Air Ministry Order announcing the resultsof an examination at which he has qualified. On becoming quaiified for promotion as laid down in the preced-ing paragraph an officer's case will be examined and promotion will not be approved unless the Air Council judge that he is in allrespects suitable to hold the higher rank. If an officer on aiming five years' seniority in the general duties branch, or seven' years'seniority in the stores or accountant branch, is still not qualified or not judged suitable for promotion, he will be retired on groundsof unsuitability unless the Air Council decide that in the special circumstances of the case retention for a further period is in theinterests of the Service. As soon as an officer becomes otherwise qualified for promotion -under the terms of para. 3 above, his commanding officer will for- ward through the usual channels a certificate stating whether ornot his service has been in all respects satisfactory and he is suit- able to perform the duties of the higher rank. If this certificate isto the effect that the officer is not suitable for promotion, a report will be appended stating the reasons. While the responsibility for initiating certificates regarding pro-motion rests on the commanding officer of the unit on whose strength the officer reported on is borne at the date of becomingeligible for promotion, air or other officers commanding will exercise discretion whether a further certificate regarding promotion should
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