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1936
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256 FLIGHT. SEPTEMBER 3, rg^ SERVICE NOTES AND NEWS • * NOMENCLATURE OF AIRCRAFT The designation Whitley I is to be restricted to aeroplanes fitted with Tiger IX engines. Ceitain Whitley aeroplanes now in con struction will be adapted to take another mark of Tiger engine, the mark number of which will be announced later. This later form of Whitley will be known as the Whitley II. EXPLOSIVES COURSE The undermentioned officers, having successfully completed the Explosives Course held at No. 2 Stores (Ammunition) Depot, Altrincham, which terminated on July n, are granted the symbol "X":—F/O.S E. J. Smith and A. H. McM. Hely. SPECIALIST ENGINEERING COURSE The undermentioned officers, having successfully completed the specialist " E " course at Henlow which terminated in July, 1936, are granted the svmbol "E":— Fit. Lts. B. A. Casey, R. T. Cazalet, T. N. Coslett, J. M. Freeman, R. B. Harrison, A. L. Holland, W. H. Husbands, J. J. Murphy, W. S. Reed, C. G. Skinner, C. H Smith, N. C. Walker, K. R. Warton, F/O. R. G. Bowditch. The following officer has been selected to attend the Torpedo course on H.M.S. Vernon which commences on September 7: — Fit. Lt. N. C. Walker. CENTRAL FLYING SCHOOL CATEGORIES The undermentioned officers and airmen pilots who attended the Flying Instructors Course at the Central Flying School from 27.4.36 to 12.7.36 have*been categorised as follow: — A.2 Fit. Lt. R. H. A. Leigh, F/O.s J. R. A. Peel and P. S. Salter. B Fit. Lts. R. C. M. Collard, J. W. A. Hunnard, A. W. S. Matheson, R G. S. Morgan Smith, D. M. Somerville, and J. N. H. Whitworth; F/O.s H. G. L. Allsop, H. D. U. Denison, J. F. H. Du Boulay, E P P. Gibbs, A. F. Hamilton, M. Hastings, H. J. Kirkpatrick, D G. Lewis, I. J. McGhie, D. P. McKeown, J. S. McLean, V. E. Maxwell, and D. S. Radford; Fit. Sergt. Wallington, W. F.; Sergts. Hall, A G., Hubbard, J. L., James. G. T., Jones, W. F., Landrey, F., Ledger, H., Monk, J. W.. Oldfield, E. C, Paddon, F. W. J., and Varley, J. D. F/O.s G. J. Grindell, J. H. R. Oldfield, and J. W. Young. Sergt. Woode, A. L. No. 7 FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL The undermentioned officers have been awarded special assessments as shown hereunder, on completion of a course of flying training at No. 7 Flying Training School, Peterborough: — Distinguished Pass A.P/O.s R. D. B MacFadden and J. P. M. Woolley. No. 11 FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL The undermentioned officers have been awarded special assess ments as shown hereunder on completion of a course of flying training at No. 11 Flying Training School, Wittering: — Special Distinction A.P/O. M. W. B. Knight. Distinguished Pass A.P/O.S C. E. Drapper and P. H. Rebbeck. ROYAL AIR FORCE CLUB The Royal Air Force Club is closed for repairs and redecora- tioa from 12 noon on Tuesday, September 1, until 12 noon on Thursday, October r. Members will be the guests of the following clubs:—Cavalry Club, Junior Naval and Military Club, and Con- naugltt Club. IR FORCE AIR MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS R.A.F. BENEVOLENT FUND The usual meeting of the Grants Committee was held at Iddes- leigh House on Monday, August 24. Mr. W. S. Field was in the chair. The Committee made grants to the amount of ^233 ios. 6d. The next meeting was fixed for September 7. R.A.F. STAFF COLLEGE DINNER CLUB The twelfth annual reunion dinner of the R.A.F. Staff College Dinner Club will be held at the May Fair Hotel (entrance in Berke ley Street, W.i) on Friday, October 2, at 7.30 p.m. for 8 p m Air Marshal P. B. Joubert de la Ferte, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., will be in the chair. Evening dress (tail coat, no miniatures) will be worn. The charge for the dinner will be 16s. This charge will include cocktails and port, and cover the cost of gratuities and other inci dental expenses. The string band of the Royal Air Force will play selections of music during dinner. Officers intending to be present are requested to forward a cheque for 16s., as soon as possible, to the Honorary Secretary, R.A.F. Staff College Dinner Club, Andover, Hants. Cheqnes should be made payable to the honorary secretary and crossed " Dinner Club a/c." FORMATION FLYING—ORDER OF LANDING 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, formations approaching an aerodrome at which it is intended to break formation before landing, are to form echelon to the right before entering the circuit zone. Sub-formations are to land in the sequence of their disposition in echelon. Unless con trary instructions have been given, each sub-formation on breaking off to land is itself to form echelon to the right, and ultimately individual aircraft are to land in the sequence of their position in the flight echelon formation. ONE THOUSAND BOYS WANTED The Air Ministry announces; — The expansion of the Royal Air Force continues to require the entry of well-educated boys in large numbers, and more than a thousand will be entered early in the New Year; of these approxi mately 800 will be needed in January for training as aircraft appren tices, and 250 in February as boy entrants. No previous trade ex perience will be necessary. Applicants for apprenticeships must be at least fifteen but under seventeen years of age on January 1, 1937, and for entry as boy entrants between fifteen years nine months and seventeen years three months on February 1, 1937. Full particulars of both schemes (A.M. Pamphlet 15 and A.M. Pamphlet 54 respectively) may be obtained from the Inspector of Recruiting, Royal Air Force, Victory House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Four of the most highly skilled trades (with the highest rates of pay) in the Royal Air Force are open to aircraft apprentices, who are given three years' thorough training at a technical school before being posted to units. These trades are fitter, fitter (armourer), wireless operator mechanic, and instrument maker The trades open to boy entrants are also of great importance, viz., armourer, photographer and wireless operator, and a sound training is given. A competitive examination for apprentices will be conducted at numerous local centres on November 3, 1936, the subjects being Mathematics, English and General Knowledge, and Science, the closing date for the receipt of nominations for this examination is Tuesday, October 6, 1936. Applicants possessing an approved erst school certificate, with passes in Mathematics and a specified Science subject, may be excused the examination. Candidates sitting at the examination for whom apprenticeships are not available may, if of suitable age and educational attainment, be offered en hstment . as boy entrants. Boys may also be nominated for direct enlistment as boy entrants without undergoing the examination. , Aircraft apprentices and bov entrants are housed, fed, cl0^, and medically attended free of cost. The training is in the nan of well-qualified technical instructors, and boys entering as *PP^, tices continue their general education throughout the appren ship period under a staff of graduate teachers.
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