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644 FLIGHT. JUNE 13, 1935. four years in the reserve may be granted to medium service officers who volunteer and are recommended therefor. The gratuity in respect of the eleventh year of service will be £100. Applications from officers due to transfer to the reserve prior to April 1, 1937, should be forwarded as laid down in sub-para, (ii) of A.M.O. A.19/35. (iv) Extension of service of short service officers to seven years.— The service of short service officers entered before April I, 1932, for five years' active list service (including those whose service has already been extended to six years under sub-para, (i) of A.M.O. A.19/35) who volunteer and are recommended therefor will be extended to seven years on the active list followed by four years in the reserve. A gratuity of /ioo will be payable in re spect of each additional year's service on the active list. An officer granted an extension to seven years will be eligible for promotion to flight lieutenant under the conditions laid down in A.M.O. A.186/34. Applications from officers who were of three years' service or over on January I, 1935, should be forwarded immediately. Applications from officers who will be of three years' service but under four years on January 1, 1936, should reach the Air Ministry by April 1, 1936. THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND The usual meeting of the Grants Committee was held at No. 7, Iddesleigh House, Caxton Street, London, S.W.I, on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 4. Mr. W. S. Field was in the chair, and the other members of the committee present were: Mrs. L. M. K. Pratt Barlow, O.B.E. and Wing-Cdr. H. P. Lale, D.S.O., D.F.C. The committee considered a number a cases and made grants to the amount of £$12 13s. ^d. The next meeting was fixed for Thurs day, June 20, at the offices oi the Fund, at 2.30 p.m. AIR FORCE LIST The June 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, Cardiff; 15, Donegall Square, Belfast; or through any bookseller. London Gazette, June 4, 1935 General Duties Branch The following Sub-Lieutenants, R.N., are granted temporary com missions as Frying Officers on attachment to the R.A.F. (May 19): — N, G. Hallett, G. K. Horsey, J. A. levers, K. L. Johnston, H. D. Mathew, G. C. Newcombe, R. C. B. Stallard-Penoyre. F. F. Essam is granted a short service commission as Pilot Officer on probation with effect from and with seniority of May 20. The following Pilot Officers on probation are confirmed in rank with effect from the dates stated:—V. E. Maxwell, A. W. B. Barrett (April 30); T. R. Vickers (May 16). The following Flight Lieutenants are promoted to the rank of Squadron Leader (June 1):—H. L. P. Lester, H. E. Forrow, J. R. Bell, D.F.C., W. N. Plenderleith, C. H. Cahill, A.F.C., L. Darvall, M.C., S. M. Park. P/O. W. N. Ash is promoted to the rank of Flying Officer with effect from Oct. 3, 1934, and with seniority of April 3, 1934; P/O. F. G. Frow is promoted to the rank of Flying Officer with effect from March 29 and with seniority of Sept. 29, 1934. The following Pilot Officers are promoted to the rank of Flying Officer:—\V. D. Woods (Dec. 7, 1934); C. F. Newcombe (April 16); T. C. Sanders (April 23)'; R. M. Bradley (May 7). Wing Cdr. H. S. Powell, M.C., is restored to full pay from half- Iiay (May 13); Sqn. Ldr. R. M- Trevethan, M.C., is placed on the retired list at his own request (June 1). The short service com mission of Acting P/O. on probation J. A. Dimalow is terminated 0:1 cessation of duty (May 28). Medical Branch Fit. Lt. C. J. S. O'Malley, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., is promoted to the rank of Squadron Leader (May 14). A"! emorandum The permission granted to Sec. Lt. H. H. Reeves to retain his Appointments.—The following appointments in the Royal Air Force are notified : — Genera'. Duties Branch Squadron Leader.—P. J Barnett, M.C., to Headquarters, Coastal Area, Lee-on-the-Solent, 8.4.35; for Armament duties vice Sqn. Ldr. A. M. Wray, M.C., D.F.C., A.F.C. Flight Lieutenants.—G. H. Randle, to D.T.D., Dept. of A.M.R.D., Air Ministry, 29.5.35. M- W"- C. Ridgway, to No. 2,02 (F.B.) Squad ron, Calafrana, Malta, 21.5.35. F. E. Watts, to Central Flying School, Wittering, 2S.5.35. R- Kellett, to Aircraft Depot, Iraq, Hinaidi, R.A.F. CRICKET ASSOCIATION Fit. Lt. G. H. White, of Halton Camp, has succeeded Sqn. Ldr. R. S. Sugden, A.F.C., as honorary secretary of the R.A.F. Cricket Association, with effect from December 11, 1934. R.A.F. ATHLETIC AND CROSS-COUNTRY ASSOCIATION The Royal Air Force Athletic Championships will be held at Uxbridge from July 16 to 20, 1935, inclusive. The closing date f(,r entries will be Wednesday, July 3. STATION ADDRESSES The telegraphic address of the R.A.F. Balloon Centre, Rolleston Camp, has been changed to " Balloons, Larkhill Camp." Tele grams for the R.A.F". Detached Army Co-operation Flighty Knighton Down Landing Ground, Larkhill, are to be addressed " Aeronautics, Larkhill Camp." Attention is again drawn to the necessity for using the correct postal address of Kenley R.A.F. Station, which is: "Royal Air Force Station, Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey." Letters with " Whyte- leafe " omitted from the address are liable to a delay of one day. THE AVRO 652 The Air Ministry has just placed with A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd., a very substantial development order for Avro 652 (Conversion) mono planes. The original civil version, it may be remembered, is known as the " Ava " and is fitted with two Siddeley " Cheetah " engines of 275 h.p. each. OFFICE STAFFS AT OUTSTATIONS It has been decided that, as from May 1, 1935, the working hours of members of the outstation staffs at present conditioned to a net working week of 42 hours are to be reduced to 40! hours net. Where this can conveniently be done, the reduced working week is to be introduced on the basis of allowing an interval of three-quarters of an hour for the midday meal- on the first five days of the week, thus making a gross working week of 44 hours. Where, however, it is found desirable to allow a longer interval than three-quarters of an hour for the midday meal, the gross working week must be correspondingly extended. rank is withdrawn en his enlistment into the Territorial Army (March 20). Erratum In the Gazette of May 28 notification concerning F/O. R. C. H. Tripp, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.—For Jan. S, 1934, read Jan. 8, 1935. ROYAL AIR FORCE RESERVE Reserve of Air Force Officers The following Flving Officers are transferred from class A to class C:—E. N. V. Everett (Oct. 6, 1933); W. Armstrong, A.F.C. (April 15). F/O. H. C. Devitt is transferred from class AA (ii) to class C (May 20); F/O. L. R. Mouatt is transferred to the Reserve, class A (Sept. 13, 1934). (Substituted for the notification in the Gazette of Sept. 18, 1934); the notification in the Gazette of May 28 con cerning F/O. H. A. Francis is cancelled. SPECIAL RESERVE General Duties Branch P/O. F. F. Essam relinquishes his commission on appointment to a short service commission in ths- R.A.F. (May 20). AUXILIARY AIR FORCE General Duties Branch No. 605 (COUNTY OF WARWICK) (BOMBER) SQUADRON.—C. B. Thompson is granted a commission as Pilot Officer (May 14). Medical Branch No. 607 (COUNTY OF DURHAM) (BOMBER) SQUADRON.—F/O. D. A. Smith, M.13., Ch.B., is promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenaiu ; (June 2). J3-5-35- K. C. McKenzie, M.B.E., to Headquarters, R.A.F., Middle East, Cairo, 13.5.35. Flying Officers—G. H. Denholm, to R.A.F. Station, Gosport, 3°-5-35- M. V. Gibbon, to No. 56 (F) Squadron, North Weald, 3°-5-35- J- C. Larking, to R.A.F. Station, Gosport, 25.5.35. Pilot Officer—R. E. Curry, to No. 57 (B) Squadron, Upper Hey- ford, 24.5.35. Stores Branch Wing Commander.—R. W. Thomas, O.B.E., to D. of E., Dept. of A.M.S.O., Air Ministry, 27.5.35. ROYAL AIR FORCE GAZETTE ROYAL AIR FORGE INTELLIGENCE
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