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JANUARY 14, 1937. FLIGHT. 35 THE OYAL SERVICE NOTES AND NEWS THE VOLUNTEER RESERVE Lord Swinton announced last August that a new class of reserve, to be called the R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve, would be established in January, 1937. The scheme consists of " Town Centres " in large cities where ground instruction will be given, and "Aerodrome Centres " near the same cities where flying will be taught by civilian schools. There will be a pilots' section, which will need 800 pilots a year, and sections for training mechanics. The scheme provides for twenty-two aerodrome centres, including thirteen civilian schools already training RAF. pilots. These are the schools at Hamble, Anstey, Brough, Filton, Yatesbury, Hatfield, White Waltham, Han- worth, Perth, Prestwick. Reading, Desford and Sywell. The nine new aerodrome cehtres'wilPbe at (1) Fair Oaks, Woking, managed bv Genera] Aircraft, Ltd.: (2) Herougate, Brentwood, by Air Hire, Ltd.; (3) Redhill, by British Air Transport, Ltd.; (4) Langley, near, Slough, by Airwork, Ltd.; (5) Kenyon, near Manchester, by Airwork,' Ltd.; (6) Wolverhampton, by Reid & Sigrist; (7) Sydenham, near Belfast, by Short Bros.; (8) Tollerton, near Nottingham,' by Mar shall's Flying School; (9) Shoreham, by Brooklands Aviation, Ltd. No applications for training as pilots are desired until a further announcement is made. CENTRAL FLYING SCHOOL The undermentioned officers and airman pilots who attended the flying instructors' course at the Central Flying School from August 17 to November 8 have been categorised as under: — A.2 Flight Lieutenants P. A. Hunter and A. McKee. B Flight Lieutenants A. R. G. Bax, C. S. Byram, N. D. Crockart, S. H. C. Gray, P. H. Hamlev, G. A. G. Johnston, G. W. Montagu, M. H. Rhys, W. P. J. Thomson, J. O. Willis, and G. F. Wood. Flying Officers R. M. Bradley, J. C. Evans, W. B. Fleming, F. W. Hilton, D. R. Keiller, and R. H. Young. Flight Sergts. Hicks, C. C, and Sextone, L. E. 'Sergts. Crawley, B. E., Feather, A. E., Kean, T. \Y„ Lewis, E N.,' Marshall, H. C, Maun, R. C, A., Pegg, H. G. W., Plested. K. J.. Reddick, D. A., Shearsmith, J., Smith, H. C, Watt, J. R., and Willis, J. D. W. Sergt. Miles, D. W. K. The undermentioned officers and airmen have been re-categorised as under: — A.2 to A.i. Fit. Lts. R. C. lonas, A. F. McKenna, and J. B. Tatnell, Sergts. Foreman, H. Z., and Stafford, R. C. B. to A.z. Fit. Lts. R. G. C. Arnold, L. J. Neale, and P. J. Polglase, Sergts. Parr, K„ Scott, T. M., Craigie, J. A., Noyes, L. B., and O'Brien, J. M. Fit. Lts. D. W C. to B. Reid and W. P. Harvey. R ORCE FORMATION OF STATION HEADQUARTERS, HARWELL A station headquarter^ will form at Harwell on March 12, 1937, on which date'the station will be placed under the command of the A.O. ( -in-C, Bomber Command, in No. 1 (Bomber) Group. The aerodrome may be used with effect from February 12 for aircraft °i personnel visiting the station on dutv in connection with the opening. Only aircraft fitted with tail wheels will be permitted to land and no facilities of anv kind will bo available. The aerodrome will not be available for general use until April 16. The postal aaoress will be.—Royal Air Force Station, Harwell, Didcot, Berks. SPECIALIST PHOTOGRAPHIC COURSE The undermentioned officer, having successfully completed the FarnK * Photographic course at the School of Photography, South «m^ i°.V§P' which terminated on October 31, i9?6, is granted the officer f tKh":~Flt Lt- H- P- Jenkins- The undermentioned the ^ South African Air Force also successfully completed the course:-Lt. J. T. Durrant. AIR MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICERS' ENGINEERING COURSE In view of the nature of the instruction given on the course and in order more adequately to reflect the importance which the study of engineering must assume in the Royal Air Force, it has been decided that the Officers' Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot, Henlow, shall in future be known as " The Royal Air Force School of Aeronautical Engineering." OUTFIT ALLOWANCE . Until further notice, an officer appointed to a short service com mission in the Royal Air Force who lias, within three years of his appointment, had previous service in the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve or Territorial Army, may be granted outfit, allowance at -the full rate of ^50 provided he has completed his initial engagement in his previous service, or alternatively has refunded such part of the outfit grant received in respect of his previous service as is required by the regulations of that service in respect of premature exit therefrom. This concession is a purely temporary measure and will operate only -during the period of the expansion of the Royal Air Force. It does not apply to ex-regular officers of other services. TRUMPETERS It has been decided to continue for a further period the system of training trumpeters instituted in 1933, under.which training is given to aircrafthands by musical instructors in units and A.Os.C. arrange for units having no musical instructor to attach aircrafthands to a suitable unit for training, receiving other aircrafthands in exchange during the absence of the pupils. Aircrafthands to undergo training should be selected from those who have not been selected for trade training. Aircrafthands who have completed satisfactorily their training by a musical instructor and are filling an established vacancy for trumpeter may be paid duty pay at the rate of 3d. a day for each day on which they fill such a vacancy and are actually employed on trumpet duties. ...... A NEW JOURNAL The month of December has seen the appearance of a new R.A.F. station magaz-ine, Mansion Quarterly, which gives local news of the station and also includes some very interesting stories of less-known aspects of the Great War. In particular an excellent article called " Praznik " deals with incidents in the history of the North Russian Relief Force under General Ironside. CAMBRIDGE U.A. SQUADRON The annual dinner of the Cambridge University Air Squadron will be held on Friday, March 5, at the Cambridge University Arms Hotel at 7.45 p.m. for 8 p.m. Any old member wishing to attend should write to the Secretary, C.U. Air Squadron, Fen Causeway, Cambridge, as soon as possible. R.A.F. STAFF COLLEGE DINNER CLUB The annual dinner of the R.A.F. Staff College Dinner Club will be held at the May Fair Hotel, London, W.i, on Friday, February 19. This is the day before the R.A.F. l>. Navy Rugby Match. Fur ther particulars will be communicated to all members at an early date. No. 3 SQUADRON DINNER The annual reunion dinner of the officers of No. 3 Squadron will be held at the May Fair Hotel, W.i, at 7.30 p.m. for 8 p.m., on Friday, January 22. The chair will be taken by Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham. Tickets—13s. 6d. each exclusive of wines—may be obtained on application to the Honorary Secretary, Fit. Lt. G. H. Loughnan, No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron, Royal Air Force, Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey. Past and present officers of the squadron who have not received an invitation are asked to 00m- municate with the honorary secretary. R.A.F. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION The address of the Hon. Secretary, R.A.F. Football Association Referees Committee, from December 15, is: —R.A.F. Station, Martle- sham Heath, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
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