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1288 FLIGHT. NOVEMBER 29, 1934. THE ORCE Service Notes and News Air Ministry Announcements No. 230 (FLYING BOAT) SQUADRON The new flying boat squadron which is one of the newunits to be added to the R.A.F. during the current financial year will form next month at Pembroke Dock, and will beknown as No. 230 (Flying Boat) Squadron. It will be equipped at first for training purposes with Supermarine" Southamptons." NXW AIR DEFENCE BRIGADE The formation of a new Air Defence Brigade is included in the programme of the Army Council. The 1st Air Defence Brigade, quartered at Blackdown (Alder- shot), is composed of three batteries. Each battery has eight 3in. 2ocwt. guns. The new Brigade will be equipped on the same lines. No. 210 (FLYING BOAT) SQUADRON An interesting cruise is about to be undertaken by No. 210(F.B.) Squadron from Pembroke Dock. The squadron will fly the new "Singapore" flying boats out to Singapore base,and then hand them over to No. 205 (F.B.) Squadron there, to whom they have been allotted as new equipment. No. 210Squadron will then take over the '' Southamptons '' which No. 205 Squadron now have, and will fly them back to Pem-broke Dock. On completion of this cruise, No. 210 Squadron will themselves be re-equipped, surrendering their own" Southamptons" in exchange for Supermarine " Scapas." R.A.F. FENCING UNION The fencing competition for novices will be held at the R.A.F.School of Physical Training, Uxbridge, on December 6 and 7, 1934, and will be open to all officers and airmen except: (i) Previouswinners for any weapon, excepting bayonet, in the novices' com- petition, (ii) Previous winners for any weapon at the Royal Tourna-ment, (iii) Bronze medallists and winners of inter-area tournaments (except members of bayonet team combats), (iv) Staff of theR.A.F. School of Physical Training, (v) Fencing " Blues." The competition will be for all weapons—Foil, Epee, Sabre, and Bayonet—but no competitor may enter for more than two weapons. R.A.F. MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES DINNER The twelfth annual dinner of the R.A.F. Medical and DentalServices will be held at the Royal Air Force Club at 7.30 p.m. for S p.m. on Friday, December-7, 1934. Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, exclu-sive of wines, may be obtained from the honorary secretary, Sqd. Ldr. R. Boog-Watson, Directorate of Medical Services, AirMinistry. 5-6. Clement'? Inn, W.C.2. No. 203 (FLYING BOAT) SQUADRON REUNIONDINNER A reunion dinner of the officers of No. 203 (Flying Boat) Squadronwill be held at the Trocadero Restaurant, London, on Friday, December 14, 1934, at 7.30 p.m. Air Com. W. L. Welsh, D.S.C.,A.F.C., will preside. Dinner jackets will be worn. Officers who served in or have been attached to the squadron are eligible toattend, and may invite, as their individual guests, officers of the Navy, Army, or political services who were associated with thework of the squadron in the Persian Gulf. Applications for tickets —12s. each (10s. each for officers' guests), exclusive of wines—stat-ing the names of guests, if any, should be sent as soon as possible, with remittances, to Fit. Lt. G. L. Gandy, R.A.F.O., Air Ministry,Gwydyr House, Whitehall, S.W.I. "VILDEBEEST" FLOTATION GEAR Attention is drawn to the fact that the use of the inflatable flotation bag on the '' Vildebeest'' aircraft involves the obstruction of the passage way between the rear gunner's cockpit on the one hand and the position immediately behind the pilot's cockpit and also the prone bombing position on the other hand. This flotation bag also extends, when inflated, into the forward part of the rear gunner's compartment. When, therefore, the use of this inflatable flotation bag is intended, or is likely to be required, it is the duty of the observer to get aft as quickly as possible and to stand upright in the rear gunner's cockpit in order to avoid any possibility of being trapped by the inflation of the bag. R.A.F. FLYING ACCIDENT The Air Ministry regrets to announce that 561061 Leading Air-craftman William Stewart Burns lost his life in an accident which occurred at Abu Sueir, Egypt, on November 20, J934, to an " Atlas "aircraft of No. 4 Flying Training School, Abu Sueir. Leading Aircraftsman W. S. Burns was the pilot and sole occu-pant of the aircraft. SPECIAL NAVAL, MILITARY AND AIR FORCE CHANUCAH SERVICE A special naval, military and air force Chanucah service will beheld at 16.30 hours on December 2, 1934, at the Great Synagogue, Duke Street, Aldgate, E.C.3, and, so far as Air Force exigencies per-mit, opportunities will be afforded for officers and airmen of the Jewish faith at home stations to attend the service. Officers andairmen who wish to attend should communicate as soon as possible with Rabbi Dayan M. Gollop, B.A., Senior Jewish Chaplain to H.M.Forces, 13, Fawley Road, West Hampstead, N.W.6. FOR THE NEAR EAST : A batch of Hawker " Hardy" general-purpose machines (525 h.p. Rolls-Royce"Kestrel" IB) recently completed by the Gloster Aircraft Co., Ltd. These machines will form the new equipment of No. 30 (B) Squadron, stationed at Mosul, Iraq.
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