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DECEMBER 13, 1934. FLIGHT. ROYAL AIR FORCE Service Notes and News Air Ministry Announcements " THE KING'S MEDAL " The Air Ministry announces that His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to signify his intention of awarding a prize each half-year to the flight cadet at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, who at the passing out examination obtains the highest aggregate marks in all subjects. The prize, which will be in the form of a medal—to be known as " The King's Medal "—will be first awarded in July, 1935. NO. 230 (F.B.) SQUADRON The new unit, No. 230 (Flying Boat) Squadron, which commenced to form at Pembroke Dock on December 1, will eventually be equipped with Short "Singapore III" boats, each driven by four Rolls-Royce "Kestrels." NEW AIR ATTACHES Sqd. Ldr. R. W. Chappell, M.C., has been appointed Air Attache at Tokyo, and left England on November 23 to take up his new duties. He has been granted acting rank as Wing Commander. This is the first appointment of an Air Attache to the Japanese capital. Wing. Com. Chappell passed in Japanese in 1927, and Tequalified as a first-class interpreter last year. He was seconded for duty with the Japanese Navy in 1930-31. Sqd. Ldr. A. C. Collier has been appointed as the first British Air Attache in Russia since the Bolshevik revolution. AIR FORCE LIST The December issue of the Air Force List has now been published. 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, Cardifl; 15, Donegall Square, Belfast; or through any bookseller. ACTIVITY AT SINGAPORE The aircraft carrier Eagle and the destroyers Veteran and Witch are now at Singapore, and some twenty other warships of the China station are also assembling there. Combined air and naval exercises have been arranged. The R.A.F. units at Singapore are No. 20 (F.B.) Squadron (" Southampton "), No. 36 (Torpedo-Bomber) Squadron ("Horsley"), and No. 100 (B.) Squadron (" Vildebeest"). A flight of four "Wapitis" of No. 1 (Indian) Wing is also due at Singapore. This Wing is stationed at Kohat in the N.W. Frontier Pro- vince, and comprises Nos. 27 and 60 (B.) Squadrons. Next Tanuary No. 11 (B.) Squadron from Risalpur will fly its twelve "Harts" in formation to Singapore, and will be accompanied by a "Victoria" to carry the squadron's bag- gage. Thus is Singapore kept in touch with China on the one hand and India on the other. CENTRAL FLYING SCHOOL The undermentioned officers and airman pilots who attended theFlying Instructors' Course at the Central Flying School from July 23, 1934, to October 20, 1934, have been categorised as follows: — A.2.—F/O.'s W. H. Kyle, D. G. Morris, J. Whitehead, R. L.Wilkinson, and Sgt Marsden. B. J. £._F/O.'s R. G. C. Arnold. W. N. H. Banks, H. P. Broad,H. A. V. Hogan, I. V. Hue-Williams. C. S. Moore, J. W. C. More, N. E. Morrison, G. E. B. Nixon, M. W. S. Robinson, and F. C.Seavill; Sergts. Bannister, S. W., Bastin, S. C, Burke, R. G., Griffiths, W. N. C, Hart, J., Hellyer, C. W., Hickman, A. A. F.,Stafford, R. C, D.F.M., Staples, A. P., Westley, F. W. C.—F/O.'s E. J. P. Davy, R. G. Hartnan, U. Y. Shannon, andSergt. Buchannan, W. G. The undermentioned officers have been recategorised from " C"to " B ":—F/O.'s H. R. A. Edwards and T. J. MacDermot ROYAL TOURNAMENT, 1935 The Royal Tournament for 1935 will be held at Olympia,West Kensington. London, W.14, from Thursday, May 9, to Saturday, May 25, inclusive. No. 6 (B.) SQUADRON DINNER The "coming of age" dinner of No. 6 Squadron, RoyalAir Force, will be held at the Mayfair Hotel, Berkeley Square, London, W.i, on Friday, February 1, 1935, by the past andpresent officers of the Squadron. Further information can be obtained from the Organising Secretary (Wing Com. C. H.Keith), Room 707, Air Ministry, Kingsway, W.C.2. No. 6 Squadron was formed on January 31, 1914, at South Karn-borough, and proceeded on service to France in October of that year. Air " spotting " for Artillery Co-operation was initiated in thissquadron, which served throughout the war, from many diflcrent aerodromes in France. It earned the distinction of having one ofits officers decorated with the first Victoria Cross awarded for air fighting, and it shares with one other squadron the honour ofhaving been mentioned, as a complete squadron, in despatches. In May, J919, when the majority of squadrons were being reducedto cadre strength, No. 6 was ordered to Iraq for continued service, and in August of that year again started active operations fromTanooma, near Basra. No. 6 is the only one of the original squad- rons, formed before the 1914-18 war, which has never even tem-porarily been reduced to cadre strength. After slightly over ten years' varied service in Iraq, the squadron was, in October, 1929,moved to its present station at Ismailia, on the Suez Canal—the move across the desert having been undertaken as a military opera-tion. Arrived at its new station, the squadron was at once called into action in Palestine, in connection with internal disordersbetween the Jews and Arabs. One flight, from Ismailia, is now maintained at Ramleh station, in Palestine. The Squadron was formed by Captain J. H. W. Becke (nowretired as Hon. Brigadier General, C.M.G., D.S.O., A.F.C.), and is at present commanded by Squadron Leader H. M. Massey, M.C.,p.s.a. LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDALS The Long Service and Good Conduct Medal has been awarded tothe undermentioned airmen:—W.O.'s Chainey, G. E., Chambers, A., Daniels, A. W.; W.O.2's Rutherford, A.D., D.F.M., Hayward,C. F., and Simpson, W. J.; F/Sgts. Angelo, G. G., Banks, F., Barleycorn, J. F., Bennett, W. A., Boswell, E., Bottomley, G.,Cawthorne, L., D.C.M., M.M., Corke, E. C, Cresswell, G., Denley, T., East, A. A., Goldstone, G. J., jarmin, J., Justice, A., Pack,A. T., Prout, G. H., Rae, J. P., Smith, J., Urquhart, B., White, E. C, and York, W. IL; Sgts. Baldwin, G., Clarke, F. D., Goundry,T. H., Haggis, J. E., Hunt, H. J., Killock, W. T., Long, P. W., M.M., Martin, H., McLeod, A. N., and Murphy, P. E.; Corpls.Appleby, F., Dooner, P., Fox, J., Hardie, T., Judd, W. G., Law- rence, T., McCarthy, D. C, Paisley, R. O., Richardson, R., Scott,W. J., Stockwell, R. \V., and Sutton, A.; L.A.C. Day, W. SELECTION OF AIRMEN FOR TRADE TRAINING The selection of aircrafthands for training in the following tradeswill in future take place when they have completed between TO and 18 months' service from the date of enlistment. Aircrafthands withmore than 18 months' service on January i, 1935, will, however, be given a final chance of selection for training in a group V trade,provided that they have not completed 5 years' service on that date. Group III trades. Cook and butcher.Fabric worker. .,. Motor boat crew. Storekeeper. ,.. , Hydrogen worker.Group V trades. Driver (petrol). Mate. ' • • . •- Service police.Physical training instructor. .
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