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5*o FLIGHT. MAY 9, 1935. THE OYAL SERVICE NOTES AND NEWS FORCE AIR MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS The Indian Air Force : The officers of No. 1 Squadron, Karachi, and (right) work on an engine. R.A.F. STAFF COLLEGE The following Dominions officers passed the R.A.F. Staff College Qualifying Examination which was held in January, 1935: — Royal Australian Air Force: Fit. Lts. G. W. Boucher, R. H. Simms, W. S. Armstrong, P. M. Rickard, and H. G. Acton; F/O. D. A. J. Creal. Royal Canadian Air Force: Fit. Lts. D. H. MacCaul and W. D. Van Vliet; F/O. H. R. Carefoot. « AB INITIO" FLYING TRAINING The undermentioned officers have been awarded special assess ments as shown hereunder on completion of a course of ab initio flying training at the R.A.F. College, Cranwell: — Special Distinction I'IO. J. O, liinks. Distinguished Pass P/O. R. A. E. Traill. LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL The Long Service and Good Conduct Medal has been awarded to the undermentioned airmen:—S.M.i Eggleston, C. C, W.O. Hard ing, C. H. V., W.0.2's Endley, A. E. L., Jaggard, R. G. P., and Parrv, E. G„ Flt./Sgts. Barnes, J., Beer, A. A. J., Bevis, C, Clark, \\ K. H., Forster, E., Fulton, H., Harvey, F. C, James, A. R., Mclnnerny, J. S., Power, O., Richings, W. T., Robinson, W., Rut land, C. N., Scrivener, W. J., Steward, J. A. Ware, E. J., and Webber, W. A., Sgts. Collins, C. J., Eckersall, C, Evans, W. E., Filkins, H., Hart, F. S., Humberstone, F. W., Llovd, H. L., Meggin- son, R., Stewart, N. J., Still, A., Terry, G. S., and Wiltshire, E., Cpls. Carter, A. E., Danger, J. F., Davies, A. G., Derbvshire, G., Goldthorpe. H. O., Houghton, W., Parsons, S. C, Pratley, H. H„ Rouse, W. R. H., Tavlor, T., Townshend, E. F., Venn, L. A. J., Walliker, E., Welch, H. C, White, W. C, and Wilson, F. A. NEWPORT CAMP Moorings have been laid down at Newport, Fife, for the flying-boat squadrons which this year, for the first time, are to carry out arma ment training on the range at Tentsmujr. The first squadron. No. 2oi from Calshot, is expected there from about May 18 to June 15. CADET COLLEGE SPORTS The triangular athletic contest between the R.A.F. College and the R.M.A. and R.M.C. will be held at Sandhurst on May n. '< SCAPA " FOR No. 202 (F.B.) SQUADRON The first Supermarine " Scapa " for No. 202 (Flying Boat) Squad ron left Mount Batten for Malta on April 29. For years past No. 202 (F.B.) Squadron has been " temporarily " equipped with Fairey 3F floatplanes, and with these useful craft many formation flights have been carried out in Mediterranean waters. At last the title of the squadron is to be justified by re-equipment with flying boats, and the pilots will doubtless be delighted to feceive such an excellent type as the " Scapa " with its two Rolls Royce " Kestrel " engines, (toe " Scapa " has already made a long experimental cruise in the Mediterranean, including two non-stop flights between Malta and Gibraltar. With normal load, the range of the machine is over 1,000 miles. RE-EQUIPMENT OF UNITS The following re-equipment of Royal Air Force Units has recently taken place: — No. 30 Squadron Hardy replaced Wapiti No. 36 Squadron Vildebeest replaced Horsley T.B. No. 205 Squadron ... ... Singapore replaced Southampton No. 604 Squadron 3 Hart replaced Wapiti No. 820 Squadron Shark replaced Seal No. 447 Flight Osprey replaced IIIF F.A.A. The following Units are expected to complete or commence re- equipment during the next few months: — Heyford replacing Virginia Vincent replacing IIIF. G.P. Gauntlet replacing Bulldog HA Hart replacing Osprey Demon replacing Bulldog HA Overstrand replacing Sidestrand Scapa replacing Southampton Audax replacing Atlas A.C. Demon replacing Hart and Wapiti Audax replacing Atlas A.C. Osprey replacing IIIF. F.A.A. Scapa replacing Southampton 'Re-equipment of these Units has already commenced. *No. 7 Squadron *No. 8 Squadron *'No. 19 Squadron No. 24 Squadron No. 29 Squadron No. 101 Squadron No. 202 Squadron No. 208 Squadron No. 604 Squadron No. 4 Flying Training School . No. 1 Coast Defence Flight No. 204 Squadron Training
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