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APRIL 9, i936- FLIGHT. 379 THE OYAL SERVICE NOTES AND NEWS ORCE AIR MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS NOMENCLATURE OF FURY AIRCRA.FT Certain Fury aeroplanes now in course of construction will be fitted with full-power Kestrel V engines and composite cooling system. This type of Fury aircraft will be known as Fury II. The existing form of Fury, fitted with Kestrel IIS, or de-rated Kestrel VS, engines will in future be known as Fury I. PERMANENT AND MEDIUM SERVICE COMMISSIONS The next examination of short service officers for selection as specialists and the grant of permanent and medium service com missions will be held on November 3 and 4. The following vacan cies are offered for competition on this occasion to those desiring permanent commissions by specialisation: Aeronautical engineering, ;; Signals, 3; Armament, 4; Photography, 1; Navigation, 1. OFFICERS IN CIVILIAN POSTS A number of retired officers of the Army, and R.A.F. who are serving as civilian assistants at various stations, for duty as adju tants or technical and stores officers, have been granted commis sions in the Reserve of Air Force Officers, class C, in the ranks they formerly held, or equivalent ranks. This gives them the status of a subordinate commander such as they would not carry if appointed solely on a civilian basis. FORMATION FLYING It has been found that, when a formation breaks up before land ing, there is some confusion and consequent risk of collision unless the order in which the respective sub-formations or individual air craft are to land has been previously arranged. It has therefore been decided to lay down as standard practice that, unless specific orders to the contrary have been given by the formation leader, sub- formations or individual aircraft breaking formation before landing are to land in the following sequence:—(i) Leading sub-formation or individual aircraft, (ii) Starboard sub-formation or individual aircraft, jjii) p0rt sub-formation or individual aircraft. AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS Major H. S. Blackmore, formerly medical officer in charge of air «™ precautions for the St. John Ambulance Brigade, has been ^pointed medical officer to the Air Raid Precautions Department ™ the Home Office. Major Blackmore will be responsible for the nea°i m-at'°n °f medical services which the department, set up ilrwt a year a^0, bas m PreParation. He will give lectures to the p\and nurses- During the war Major Blackmore served with fho , MC-> and from 1922 to 1927 he was attached to the "Mimical Warfare Research Department of the Home Office. AIR ATTACHES' ALLOWANCE An amendment to the King's Regulations and Air Council Instruc- air athT- *hat m addition to the pay of their substantive rank dailv rf K'!1 be &ranted a foreign allowance at the following variati ' ich wil1 be liable to revision in the event of material Air H ' ? 1 cost of the items covered by the allowance: — Helanuf ? at Berlin> £v, Brussels, £2 10s.; Buenos Aires, £4 10s.; tionl- sp°R' I0S'; Moscow, £1 5s. (plus free furnished accommoda- ^ins-Tnt *4:, PraS"P. £2 15s.; Rome, £5 ns. 3d.; Shanghai, at Berlin 1• ^4 5S' and Washington, £5. Assistant Air Attaches un - £2 IOS.; and Santiago, £2 12s. 6d. f THE "SHADOW" INDUSTRY fnr Air stattt<ien+irepIy to a cluestion the Under-Secretary of State of motor «tenSl0l r-car - the erect'on and equipment by two leading firms s r,,I.nanufacturers of supplementary aircraft factories or °uuPs and !il "S '• rule be financed by H.M. Government and both «i? these firn' j remain Government property. Both in select ive 1^ ms and siting the factories all relevant considerations st& 'fgical n WlU be taken fullv into account, including the ffi U. howeverCT'tleS an<? the fair division of economic activity. It and adrninistV f6 essential in most cases on economic, technical, Ktua ted with; founds that the actual factories should be n reasonable distance of the main existing works. ROYAL UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION The Royal United Service Institution announces that, as a tem porary measure and to enable as large a number of officers as possible to avail themselves of the facilities offered by the institution during the period while His Majesty's forces are being increased, the entrance fee has been suspended. Officers of all ranks whose names appear in the Air Force List can, therefore, join the institution by paying the annual subscription of £1 5s. only. Membership will date from January 1, 1936. OFFICERS OF THE JEWISH FAITH The Rabbi Dayan M. Gollop, B.A., the Senior Jewish Chaplain to H.M. Forces, r3, Fawley Road, West Hampstead, London, N.W.6, has requested information concerning officers of the Jewish Faith serving in the Royal Air Fcrce. All officers of the Jewish Faith therefore are requested to com municate with the Secretary, Air Ministry, quoting reference number 503i92/36/S.7(6). ANOTHER MECHANICAL TRANSPORT STORAGE UNIT A temporary M.T. storage unit to accommodate approximately 300 vehicles formed at No. 2 Stores (Ammunition) Sub-Depot, Pul- ham, on March 16, 1936. The unit will come under the command of the Officer Commanding, No. z Stores (Ammunition) Sub-Depot, Pulham. For pay and stores accounting purposes it will be administered by the Officer Commanding, No. 1 M.T. Storage Unit, Hendon. TARGET-TOWING Target-towing practice is being carried out by aircraft of the Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight in the area enclosed by a line joining Biggin Hill-Stansted-Maidstone aerodrome-Westerham-Biggin Hill during the period April I to June 30, 1936, inclusive. Towing will only take place in daylight and in good visibility with a cloud base not below 2,500 feet above sea level. Furthermore, the towing aircraft will not fly within less than 1,000 feet of the cloud base. The length of tow will not exceed 1,000 feet. FLYING ACCIDENT The Air Ministry regret to announce that, as the result of a collision in the air at Ponton, Grantham, on April 2, 1936, between two aircraft of No. 3 Flying Training School, A.P/O. Geoffrey Clive King George and L.A/C. Percy James Pugh lost their lives. They were the pilots and sole occupants of their respective aircraft. CHANGES IN SERVICE UNIFORM The Air Ministry announces: — Important modifications in the Service uniform of officers and airmen of the Royal Air Force, which was introduced shortly after the Great War, will be made in the near future. The changes have been decided upon as a result of observation and trials which have shown that the comfort and efficiency of the personnel will be materially enhanced thereby. The most important change common to both officers and airmen is the abolition of breeches and puttees; officers' field boots are also to be abolished. Trousers will in future be worn on all occasions by all ranks. A blue web gaiter has, however, been approved for use in inclement weather. A blue Field Service cap, similar in shape to that worn by the Royal Flying Corps, has been adopted for all personnel. It will be worn regularly on normal duties at Royal Air Force Stations and elsewhere, and can be adapted for use as flying helmet when so desired. The present round peaked cap is being retained for cere monial and other appropriate occasions. Airmen will be supplied with an open-neck jacket instead of the close-fitting type; with it they will wear a blue-grey collar and a black tie. This is similar to the dress already authorised for sergeants. In future, officers will wear a blue shirt and semi-stiff collar to match. The black tie will be retained but the present stiff white collar and soft white shirt will disappear. The changes in officers' dress will be introduced as from May 1st, but the order will not be compulsory until September 1. In the case of airmen arrangements are being made for new issues to begin from about the latter date.
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