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1937
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6oo FLIGHT. JUNE 17, 1937. THE A IT—» .OYAL AIR TORCE SERVICE NOTES AND NEWS A GROUP COMMANDER The Air Ministry announces that Group Captain Arthur Travers Harris, O.B.E., A.F.C., is to assume command of No. 4 (Bomber) Group, Royal Air Force, with effect from June 12. Group Captain Harris joined the Royal Flying Corps, as a Second Lieutenant, in 1915. During the war he served in France, and was awarded the A.F.C. in recognition of his valuable flying services. In 19m he was granted a permanent commission in the E.A.F. with the rank of Squadron Leader. in 1921 he was appointed to the command of a squadron in India, and the following year proceeded to Iraq for " P " Staff Duties'at Air Headquarters. He attended courses at the Senior Officers' School, Sheerness, in 1924. and at the Staff College, Camberley, in 1928. In the Birthday Honours List, 1927, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Between 1930 and 1932 Group Captain Harris was employed, in turn, on Air Staff Duties at Headquarters Middle East and Iraq. After his return to the United Kingdom he commanded No. 210 Squadron early in 1933, and later that year was appointed to the Air Ministry in the department of the Chief of the Air Staff. NEW SQUADRONS FORMED No. 53 (Army Co-operation) Squadron will form at Farnborough on June 28, and will be placed in the Fighter Command in No. 22 (Army Co-operation) Group. No. 59 (Army Co-operation) Squadron will form at Old Sarum on June 28 and will be placed in the Fighter Command in No. 22 (Army Co-operation) Group. EXTENSIONS OF SERVICE The undermentioned officers have been selected for retention on the active list as indicated: — General Duties Branch Permanent Officers: To be retained to age 50. Wing Cdrs. Archibald Spencer Maskell and Arnold Samuel Thomp son; Sqn. Ldr. Cecil Ferdinand Chinery. To be retained to age 48. Sqn. Ldrs. Edward Ardley Beaulah, John Callaghan Brooke, D.S.C., Campbell Alexander Hoy, M.C., and George Edward Ranson. Fit. Lt. Cecil Walker. To be retained to age 45. Fit. Lt. Robert Angus Whyte. OFFICERS RET,UNED TO COMPLETE TIME FOR RETIRED PAY. To be retained to age 55. Sqn. Ldrs. William Henry Jinman, M.B.E., and Charles Snow. Equipment Branch To be retained to age 50. Fit. Lt. Alphonsus Michael Reidy. . CENTRAL FLYING SCHOOL The undermentioned officers and airman pilots have been cate gorised as under: — A.% Fit. Lt. D. A. Pemberton and F/O. E. T. Smith. B Fit. Lts. A. J. Biggar, R. L. Bradford, R. K. Brougham, C. Broughton, M. F. Calder, E. A. Douglas-Jones, A. H. Garland, R. J. Gosnell, G. K. Horner, A. W. Langton. K. Lea-Cox, D. J. P. Lee, R. Sorel-Cameron, J. J. Watts, F/O.s G. N. Amison and H. S. Darley, Sgts. Amor, R. L, Bridges, G. H., Clift, G. A. S., Edwards, H. W., Hall, G. P., Heath, A. E., Hunter, R. F., Ivemey, R. G., Mitchell, W. R., Newbould, T. W„ Papworth, M., Pearce, G. H., Ridout, C. F. C, Rose, C. J., Russell, L. R. C, Rye, W. J., Sidell, E. S., Smith, K. S. C Fit. Lt. A. G. F. Stewart. Fit. Lt. C. W. Morrison, Royal Canadian Air Force, who com pleted the course, has been assessed as A.2 category standard. THE LAST CADRE SQUADRON No. 502 (Ulster) (Bomber) Squadron will be converted into an Auxiliary Air Force squadron with effect from July 1. AIR MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS No. 12 (FIGHTER) GROUP No. 12 (Fighter) Group which took over executive command on May 5, comprises the following: — Station Headquarters Church Fenton. Station Headquarters ... Duxford No. T9 (F) Squadron ... Duxfor •No. 66 (F) Squadron ... Duxford Cambridge University Air Squadron Duxfor Station Headquarters Catterick No. 41 (F) Squadron Catteric No. 25 (F) Squadron , Hawkinge No. 64 (F) Squadron Martlesham No. 607 (County of Durham) (F) Squadron ... Usworth No. 608 (North Riding) (F) Squadron ... Thornaby MOVE OF No. 9 FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL No. 9 Flying Training School will move from Thornaby to Hull- avington, completing the move by July 9, instead of No. 5 Flying Training School, which will remain at Sealand. THORNABY STATION A station headquarters formed at Thornaby on June 1 instead of at Sealand and will take over the executive command of the station with effect from July 9. On the move of No. 9 Flying Training School from Thornaby, the station will be transferred to the Coastal Command and placed in No. 16 (Reconnaissance) Group. ADMINISTRATION OF STATIONS AND UNITS The R.A.F. Station, Boscombe Down, will be transferred from the Coastal Command to the Bomber Command and placed in No. 4 (Bomber) Group, with effect from July 9. A station headquarters will form at Grantham on July 13, and will take over the executive command of the station on August 16, on which date it will be transferred to the Bomber Command and placed in No. 3 (Bomber) Group. Nos. 612 (County of Aberdeen), 614 (County of Glamorgan) and 615 (County of Surrey) (Army Co-operation) Squadrons were placed in the Fighter Command on their formation. The administration of No. 720 (Catapult) Flight was transferred from Coastal Command to the Far East Command, with effect from June 1. No. 66 SQUADRON A dinner and sing-song entertainment will be held in the Station Institute at the R.A.F. Station, Duxford, Cambs, on Wednesday, June 30, to celebrate the 21st anniversay of the formation of No. 66 Squadron. The Officer Commanding would be glad to hear from any past members of all ranks who wish to attend the dinner, the cost of which will be 5s. inclusive. AIR FORCE LIST The June 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. FLYING ACCIDENTS The Air Ministry regrets to announce the following flying acci dents : — Sergt. Pilot Frank Wilkinson and L.A/C. Alexander Mitchell lost their lives in an accident which occurred at Dungeon Hill, near Grasmere, on June 4, to an aircraft of No. 22 (T.B.) Squadron. This was the aircraft, K.4607, which left Bristol for Donibristle at 10.45 a.ai. on June 4, and had been reported missing. Sergt. Joseph Mitchell and L.A/C. Gerald Murray lost their lives in an accident which occurred near Ullswater on June 5 to an air craft of No. 98 (Bomber) Squadron, Hucknall. P/O. Patrick Herbert Edward Burke and Corpl. Stanley Met calfe lost their lives in an accident which occurred at Port William, Wigtownshire, on June 5, to an aircraft of No. 98 (Bomber) Squad ron. Sergt. John E. Roe, of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve lost his life in an aircraft accident which occurred at Haines Hill on June 5. Sergt. Roe was the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft.
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