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1937
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376 FLIGHT APRIL 15, 1937. FLYING TRAINING SCHOOLS The undermentioned officers have been awarded special assess ments on completion of courses of flying training. No. 5 F.T.S., SEALAND: — Distinguished I'ass A.P/O.s W. W. Campbell, P. H. Leyton, J. A. F. Mertens, G. H. Stephens, J. W. B. Vernon No. 7 F.T.S., PETERBOROUGH: — Distinguished Pass A.P/O.s J. Avent, J. B. J. Boardman, and H. D. Card; A./Sgt. Tucker, C. G. T. No. 9 F.T.S., THORNABY: — Distinguished Pass A./Sgts. F. G. Berry and G. H. Hatch. FLYING ACCIDENTS The Air Ministry regrets to announce that P/O. Stephen Patrick Crawley lost his life, P/O. David Lewis Da vies and A/C.2 Douglas Frederick King are missing and believed to be drowned, and P/O. Ian Malcolm Brodie and A/C. Ronald Harold Phillips were injured in an aircraft accident which occurred in the sea near Calshot on April 6. P/O. Davies was the pilot and P/O. Crawley, P/O. Appointments.—The following appointments in the Royal Air Force are notified: — General Duties Branch Group Captain.—J. H. D. 'Albiac, D.S.O., to Headquarters, No. 22 (Army Co-operation) Group, South Farriborough; for duty as Senior Air Stall Officer. 22.3.37. Squadron Leader.—H. H. Brookes, to No. 114 (Bomber) Squadron, Wyton; to command, 11.3.37; L. W. Jarvis, to Headquarters, No. 22 (Army Co-operation) Group, South Farnborough; for Personnel Staff duties, 24.3.37; C. H. Brill, to No. 61 (Bomber) Squadron, Hems- well; to command, 23.3.37. Flight Lieutenants.—P. E. Drew, to Central Flying School, Upavon, 24.3.37. M. E. M. Perkins, to Headquarters, R.A.F., India, New Delhi, 24.2.37. D. J. Waghorn, to Headquarters, R.A.F., India, New Delhi, 1.3.37. F. G. L. Smith, to R.A.F. Station, Sele- tar, Straits Settlements, 23.2.37. R. N. McKern, to No. 36 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron, Seletar, Straits Settlements, 23.2.37. W. W. E. Oliver, to No. 80 (Fighter) Squadron, Kenley, 8.3.37. J. R. Jones, to No. 87 (Fighter) Squadron, Tangmere, 15.3.37. J. R. MacLach- Ian, to No. 213 (Fighter) Squadron, Northolt, 22.3.37. E. M. Donald son, to No. 72 (Fighter) Squadron, Tangmere, 22.3.37. Flying Officers.—H. H. Peck, to No. 72 (Fighter) Squadron, Tang mere, 22.Z.37. D. E. Turner, to No. 87 (Fighter) Squadron, Tang mere, 22.2.37. E. M. Withy, to No. 6 (Bomber) Squadron, Ismailia, Egypt, 10.3,37. W. A. K. Igoe, to No. 213 (Fighter) Squadron, Northolt, 8.3.37. Pilot Officers.—E. G. Jones, L. C. Jones-Bateman, J. T. Webster. to No. 80 (Fighter) Squadron, Kenley, 8.3.37. G. H. J. Feeny, M. C. F. Mee, to No. 87 (Fighter) Squadron, Tangmere, 15.3.37. R. W. Denison, W. N. Sykes, R. P. R. Powell, J. E. J. Sing, to No. 213 (Fighter) Squadron, Northolt, 8.3.37. P. R. Beare, K. C. Doran, to No. 97 (Bomber) Squadron, Leconfield, 20.3.37. J- R- L. Edminson, G. F. Hall, to No. 142 (Bomber) Squadron, Andover, 20.3.37. F. C. Stibbard, R. D. Stubbs, R. D. H. Maxwell, V. C. Wood, to No. 144 (Bomber) Squadron, Hemswell, 20.3.37. J- F P- Brough, R. J. Cosgrove, D. C. F. Good, C. L. Hulloch, D. Marshall, J. Paine, K. R. Rogers, W. B. Wight, to No. 7 Flying Training Continued from page 374.) course, mechanics wheeled the Divine Wind into the Rollason hangar and the inner doors slid in front of the eyes of the curious. Contrary to expectations, this Mitsubishi monoplane (which, incidentally was completed toward the end of March) and its engine do not appear to have been built under direct licence from any particular American firms. Its type-name is Kan- gane, or Wild Goose. It is reminiscent of the well-known Northrop series oi single-engined mailplanes, but the resem blance is largely superficial and might apply to any machine built on the same lines and for the same purpose. The radial engine—a Nakajima Kotobuki III giving 550 h.p. (normal) at sea level and designed for a fixed-pitch airscrew, has points of similarity with the P. and W. Wasp and the earlier Wright Cyclones, but it obviously of Japanese design. Superior people would not find it difficult to discover similarities—and to talk of " copying "—in the case of such a machine built anywhere. Two additional aircraft of similar type, but with various im provements are being built for Asahi. Except for the control surfaces, the machine is entirely of metal skin covering and the thin-section wing appears to be of cellular construction—and a very nice piece of work, too, with flush rivets and little sign of irregularities. The wing area is given as 215 sq. ft. and the span is 39 ft. Brodie, L.A/C. Phillips, and A/C.2 King were the passengers oi the aircraft. Also that P/O. John Philip Stanley Packer and Corpl. Phillip Francis Parker lost their lives in an accident which occurred at Queensberry Hill, nr. Dumfries, on April 7, to an aircraft of No. 83 (Bomber) Squadron, Turnhouse, Edinburgh. P/O. Packer was the pilot, of the aircraft and Corpl. Parker the passenger. This aircraft is the one which was previously reported missing on a triangular flight from Turnhouse via May bole, Ayrshire, and Dumfries. AIR FORCE LIST The April issue of the Air Force List has. now been published, It can be purchased (price 3s.) 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. No. 58 (BOMBER) SQUADRON DINNER It is proposed to hold a dinner in London on June 5 to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the formation of No. 58 (Bomber) Squadron. The names of those who have served with the squadron, and who would wish to attend the dinner, should be notified to P/O. P. G. S. Dickenson, No. 58 (Bomber) Squadron, Royal Air Force Station, Driffield, York's. School, Peterborough, 20.3.37. C. L. Gilbert, D. F. B. Sheen, E. W. Yates, to No. 9 Flving Training School, Thornaby, 20.3.37. J. H. Coghlan, L. F. Henstock, W. P. Shand, F. M. Smith, E. Graham, to No. 72 (Fighter) Squadron, Tangmere, 22.2.37. C. L. C. Roberts, R. N. Todd-White, A. C. Heath, R. S. J. Edwards, W. P. F. Treacy, to No. 79 (Fighter) Squadron, Biggin Hill, 22.3.37. C. L. F. Colmore, A. R. L. Griffiths, R. L. Lorimer, W. G. Lockhart, to No. 87 (Fighter) Squadron, Tangmere, 22.3.37. Acting Pilot Officers.—J. C. Boulter, A. A. Devany, to No. 72 (Fighter) Squadron, Tangmere, 22.2.37. J. W. E. Davies, to No. 79 (Fighter) Squadron, Biggin Hill, 22.3.37. S. G. Cooper, B. O. Hux- table, J. A. F. Mertens, G. W. Parsons, to No. 52 (Bomber) Squad ron, Upwood, 22.3.37. R- V. Evers-Swindell, A. W. Oldroyd, L. G. Schwab, to No. 80 (Fighter) Squadron, Kenley, 8.3.37. R- A. Mil- burn, to No. 87 (Fighter) Squadron, Tangmere, 15.3.37. J. Ellis, B. J. E. Lane, to No. 213 (Fighter) Squadron, Northolt, 8.3.37. Equipment Branch Flight Lieutenants.—H. E. Freeston, to Directorate of Equipment, Air Ministry, 31.3.37. A. E. Haes, to No. 3 Mechanical Transport Unit, 30-3-37- Accountant Branch Squadron Leader.—C. W. Rogers, to Headquarters, Fighter Com mand, Stanmore; for Accountant duties, 18.3.37. Flight Lieutenant.—C. F. G. Rogers, to R.A.F. Station, Debden, I-4-37- • Medical Branch Wing Commander—H. S. C. Starkey, O.B.E., to No. 3 Flying Training School, Grantham; for duty as Medical Officer, 30.3.37. Dental Branch Flight Lieutenant.—W. D. Guyler, to R.A.F. Station, Seletar, Straits Settlements, 25.3.37. Chaplains Branch Revd. A. G. Kayll, to R.A.F. Station, Calshot; for duty as Chap lain (C. of E.), 24.3.37. HER MARK A range of just under 1,500 miles is claimed by the manufac turers. The only noticeable British item of equipment was a " Demec " navigation light. The centre part of the long, roofed cabin is devoted to the accommodation of the extra tanks, which give the machine a range of 1,500 miles, with the pilot's seat ahead and the radio operator's cabin at the rear. There does not appear to be any fairlead for a trailing aerial, but the fixed aerial is mounted well away from the fuselage. Presumably the "radio operator " was more of a navigator; certainly, a new and in teresting type of combined slide-rule and calculator could be seen in one of the pockets, and he had both a compass and a selection of essential instruments for his own use. The pilots instruments were of standard type, with an artificial horizon, a turn indicator, a rate-of-climb and so on. He used twp compasses, one of the direct-reading bowl type and the other of the verge-ring type—the latter being on the floor of the cockpit. The maximum speed of this Mitsubishi 'monoplane is given officially as 310 m.p.h. This seems to be on the high side, but the machine had certainly biee.n cruising at somewhere over 200 m.p.h. At Croydon, Mr. J. C. Galpin, of the Air Ministry, ga^ the two airmen a message of welcome from Sir Pnn'P Sassoon. ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE JAPAN MAKES
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