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JUNE 6, 1935- FLIGHT. Cn THE OYAL SERVICE NOTES AND NEWS ORCE AIR MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS v/y^:.^V:-:' -:fe^V; U;:::..:::U:Mi'^''?:: ' SCHOLASTIC. This special version of the Avro "Tutor" (215 h.p. "Lynx") built for Royal Air Force use, and known officially as the "Prefect," is to be used initially for navigational training; a number are on order. Increased tankage appears to be a feature. THE ROYAL REVIEW I N addition to those already published in Flight, further details regarding His Majesty the King's Review of the Royal Air Force on July 6 have been made public. Points from the Air Ministry announcement are as follows: — His Majesty the King, who is Chief of the Royal Air Force, will wear the uniform of a Marshal of the Royal Air Force at the Review, which is part of the celebrations for his Silver Jubilee. The Review will take a double form—an inspection on the aero drome at Mildenhall, Suffolk, of about 350 aircraft and their per sonnel, drawn from nearly forty squadrons, and a fly-past over Duxford aerodrome, Cambridgeshire, of the ^greater part of these units in formation. The concentration of aircraft at Mildenhall will be the largest number ever assembled at one aerodrome in this country. The units will be mainly drawn from the Air Defence of Great Britain I'onimand, which will be represented by fighter and bomber squad rons of the Regular and the Auxiliary Air Forces; the Inland Area Command will have present two Army Co-operation squadrons, and the Coastal Area Command will be represented by the Coast Jk'fcnee Development Unit. His Majesty will drive by car from Newmarket to Mildenhall, where he is due to arrive Shortly before 11.30 a.m. He has com manded the Marquess of Londonderry, Secretary of State for Air, to accompany him from Newmarket. The Reception On arrival at the Aerodrome, the King will be received by the Lord-Lieutenant and High Sheriff of Suffolk. The Secretary of State for Air will present:—The Air Officer Commanding the Review (Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke- 1'opham, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., A.F.C., A.D.C., Air Officer Com- manding-in-Chief, Air Defence of Great Britain); Air Chief Marshal *ir Edward Ellington, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., Chief of the Air Staff, the remaining Service Members of the Air Council, and other senior officers of the Royal Air Force. Alter inspecting the Royal Air Force Guard of Honour, His Majesty will begin his inspection of the assembled squadrons, which "ill be drawn up in review formation in eight rows. The King will drive slowly along the semi-circular lines of aircraft, a distance »f nearly five miles; his tour will occupy nearly three-quarters of un hour. His Majesty, accompanied by the Secretary of State lor Air, will then drive by car to Duxford, where he will join the Queen, who will previously have arrived there from Cambridge. Luncheon will be served privately in the Officers' Mess to the l<oyal Party. During this period the allotted squadrons will take off from MiMenhall, and will take up their assigned order for the second l»rt of the Royal Review. Shortly before 2.30 p.m., Their Majes ties will proceed to the Royal dais on the north side of Dnxford aerodrome, from which they will review the squadrons in flight, and the King will take their salute. The Air Force units will fly over in squadron formation in suc cession at intervals of half-a-minute, and immediately this fly-past has been completed, a display of squadron drill by one Fighter squadron will take place. The other squadrons will, in the meantime, have assumed wing formation, and will then carry out a fly-past in succession of wings. The ceremony is timed to terminate at 2.55 p.m., when Their Majesties will leave Duxford.by motor-car for London. The units taking part will, be as follows: — Fighter Squadrons.—Nos. 19 (" Gauntlet "), 1, 43, 25 (" Fury "), 23 ("Demon"), 56, 54, 32, 311, 3, 17 ("Bulldog"). Light Bomber Squadrons.—Nos. 12, 142, 15, 18, 57 (" Hart "), 35 (" Gordon "). Medium Bomber Squadron.—No. roi (" Overstrand "). Heavy Bomber Squadrons.—Nos. 10, 90. (" Heyford "), 7, 58, 9 (" Vir ginia "). Coast Defence Unit (Gosport).—Various types. Army Co-operation Squadrons.—Nos. 2, 26 (" Audax "). Special Reserve Squadrons.—Nos. 501, 504 (" Wallace "), 503 (" Hinaidi "), 500 (" Virginia "). Auxiliary Fighter Squadrons.—Nos. 600, 601, 604 (" Hart "). Auxiliary Light Bomber Squadrons.—Nos. 602, 603, 605 (" Hart "), 607, 608 '(" Wapiti "). Certain of the above units will not take part in the fly-past, being confined to the Mildenhall inspection only. These are as follows:—Squadrons Nos. 35, 101, 7, 58, 9, 501, 504, 503, 500, 600, 601, fx>4, 602, 603, 605, 607, 608, and Coast Defence Unit. OFFICERS AT HENDON DISPLAY Sqn. Ldr. G. V. Howard, D.F.C., armament specialist at headquar ters of the Fighting Area, T'xbridge, has been appointed armament officer for the R.A.F. Display, and as such will be responsible for all pyrotechnics at Hendon on June 20. Last year Sqn. Ldr. Howard was in charge of the " set piece," when an explosive magazine was bombed from the air. Sqn. Ldr. Vincent Greenwood, chief signal officer, Fighting Area, is to act as display duty pilot. Fit. Lt. A. C. B. Harrison, M.C., of the personnel staff, Fighting Area, will act as his assistant. Sqn. Ldr. G. E. Wilson, from the command of No. 56 (Fighter) Squadron, North Weald, will act as staff officer to the A.O.C., Fly ing (Air Vice-Marshal P. B. Joubert de la Ferte). Sqn. Ldr. H. A. Hamersley, who was promoted on April i, will be assistant dis patching officer. R.A.F. BENEVOLENT FUND The second Council Meeting of the sear was held at lddeileigh House, London, recently, with Viscount Wakefield of Hythe in the chair. The Honorarv Treasurer reported that for the period March 1, 1935, to May 1, 1935. the expenditure upon relief
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