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1938
1938 - 0385.PDF
FEBRUARY IO, 193S. FLIGHT. 141 Service Aviation -• Mail to No. 204 (Q.R.) Squadron PRIVATE correspondence by air mail for the personnel of So. 204(G.R.) Squadron should be addressed " Australian Flight No.204 (G.R.) Squadron, Royal Air Force," at the appropriate port of call. The latest date and time for posting unregistered air mail correspondence at the Head Post Office, London, to arrive at Adelaide on March 2, is February 12, before S p.m. Flying Accidents rPHE Air Ministry regrets to announce the following accidents: — X. F/0. Mervyn Seymour Bocquet lost his life in an accidentwhich occurred at Uxbridge, Middlesex, on February 4, to an air- craft of No 111 (F.) Squadron, Northolt, Ruislip, Middlesex. F/O.Bocquet was (he pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft. P/O. Alfred Alexander Devany lost his life in an accident whichoccurred near Brough, Yorkshire, on February 7, to an aircraft of No. 72 (Fighter) Squadron, Church Fenton, near Tadcaster, York-shire.' P/O. •Devany was sole occupant of the aircraft. ^ ; . Air Force List - IS ":'THE February issue of the Air Force List has now been pub- J_ lished. It can be purchased (price 4s.) from H.M. StationeryOffice at the following addresses: Adastral House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2; 120, George Street, Edinburgh; 2, York Street, Man-chester; 1, S,t. Andrew's Crescent, Cardiff; 15, Donegal! Square, Belfast; or through any bookseller. • 7: ./' New Scottish Aerodromes XTEW Service aerodromes are to be constructed near Kinloss andi.\ Lossiemouth, in Moray. A number of farms have been acquired, and it is understood that the two aerodromes will be of445 and 500 acres respectively. Award of Flight Cadetships -'•'-'•" THE Air Ministry announces that Ex-Aircraft Apprentices C.Light, P. J. M. Nettleton, E. W. Padfield and C. Warren,from No. 1 School of Technical Training (Apprentices), Halton, and T. Thomas, from the Electrical and Wireless School, Cranwell, havebeen selected for cadetships at the Royal Air Force College, Cran- well, on the result of the examinations held on completion of theirthree years' training as aircraft apprentices. The Viscount Wakefield Scholarships.—These scholarships, valued at £75 each, have been awarded to Fit. Cadet E. W. Padfield, fromthe ex-aircraft apprentices from No. 1 School of Technical Training (Apprentices), Halton, and to Fit. Cadet J. G. C. Salmond, son ofthe late Air Chief Marshal Sir YV. G. H. Salmond, an open com- petition entrant. The Hyde-Thomson Memorial Prize.—This prize, valued atapproximately £29, has been awarded to Fit. Cadet T. Thomas, the ex-aircraft apprentice from the Electrical and Wireless School,Cranwell. An Equipment Branch Reserve A NEW branch of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve is tobe established to provide a reserve of equipment officers. That Branch provides the organisation for maintaining Air Force units ofall types with the wide range of equipment and supplies which they' require. Candidates must be between their twenty-fifth and fortieth birth-days, be physically fit, and must have had not less than five years' business or industrial experience in the employment of one or morefirms of standing. Recruitment will be limited, at present, to candidates who are able to attend in Central London for instruction,and enquiries should be sent to the Secretary, Air Ministry (S.7.C), Kingsway, London, VV.C.2. The initial period of service is five years, and officers will havethe opportunity of extending their service at the end of that period. Training will take place, so far as possible, at times which donot conflict with the officers' civil employment. These courses will normally be held at the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve LondonTown Centre, Staffordshire House, Store Street, Tottenham Court Road, W.C.I, but as a temporary arrangement they will be held atthe Air Ministry, Adastral House, Kingsway, VV.C.2. Officers will be required to attend at times, so far as possible, convenient tothemselves for twelve working days' continuous annual training at a R.A.F. unit. During this period of annual training and whenofficers are called up for R.A.F. service in an emergency, pay and allowances (where admissible) will be issued at the rates applicableto officers serving in the Equipment Branch of the regular Air Force. Provision will be made for the refund of reasonable travelling ex-penses incurred in connection with training generally, and an allow- ance will also be paid towards other out-of-pocket expenses incurredin connection with attendance for non-continuous training. Officers who have been confirmed in their appointment and have attendedfor the required training and have otherwise complied with the regulations will be eligible to receive a retaining fee of £15 at theend of each year of service Officers will receive an initial outfit allowance of £2$. Royal Air Force Qazette General Duties Branch The following Flight Lieutenants are promoted to the rank ofSquadron Leader (February 1):—E. Coleman, D.F.M., J. S. Dewar, D. H. F. Barnett, G. R. Montgomery, C. E. Hartley, H. M. Pear-son, L. F. Sinclair, G. D. Emms, O. I. Gilson, H. D. McGregor, L\ A. Jones, P. G! Thomson, H. C. Parker, T. W. G. Eady, G. E.Sampson, N. A. Tait, R. W. P. Colhngs, G. N. E. Tindal-Carill- Worsley, C. V. Howes, H. L. Messiter, G. B. Keily, J. A. H.Louden, P. L. P. Marett. Fit. Lt. (Acting Sqn. Ldr.) F. H. A. Harrison (Supplementary List) (Capt., R.A.R.O.) is promoted tothe rank of Squadron Leader (October 25, 1937); Fit. Lt. J. P. Dora- vile, M.B.E. (Supplementary List) (Lt., R.A.R.O.) is promoted tothe rank of Squadron Leader (January 1). The following Flying Officers are promoted to the rank of FlightLieutenant on the dates stated:—P. H. Gibbings (January 6), F. D. Nugent (January 7), D. G. Stokes, E. E. Vielle, P. j. A.Kiddell, J. E. Kirk, R. J. Burrough, R. C. F. Lister, C. L. Y. Wright (January 28). Wing Cdr. \V. E. G. Bryant, M.B.E., is granted the acting rankof Group Captain (unpaid) whilst employed as Air Attache, Tokyo (January 30). The following Flying Officers relinquish the acting rank of FlightLieutenant (January 16):—A. R. Fane de Salis, F. M. Smith. Fit. Lt. S. E. Mackenzie ceases to be seconded for service as Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Northern Rhodesia (January 26). Equipment Branch Fit. Lt. J. F. Young, M.B.E., M.M., is promoted to the rankof Squadron Leader (February 1). Accountant Branch Fit. Lt. J. L. Armstrong is promoted to the rank of SquadronLeader (P'ebruary ij. Chaplains Branch The following are granted short service commissions with the relative rank of Squadron Leader with effect from January 18: — The Rev. C. W. A. Noble, B.A.; the Rev. C. E. Warrington. Royal Air Force Reserve Reserve of Air Force Officers Genera! Duties Branch The following are granted commissions as Flight Lieutenants in Class C with effect from the dates stated:—J. G. Argles (Novem- ber 1, 1036); Capt. B. Hobson. M.B.E. (R.A.R.O.) (December 13, 1037)- F/O. H. J. Forster is granted the honorary rank of FlightLieutenant (December 10, 1937). The following relinquishes his commission on appointment to MORE BADGES : No. 87 (Fighter) Sqn. : A serpent reversed head reguardant and tail embowed ; No. 99 (B^nber) Sqn. : A puma salient ; No. 142 (Bomber) Sqn. : A winged sphinx ; No. 608 (North Riding) (Fighter) Sqn. : A falcon's leg, brased, belled and jessed ; Royal Air Force Staff College : A hawk close.
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