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1938
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592 FLIGHT. JUNE 16, 1938. SERVICE AVIATION (CONTINUED) Reunion DinnerT HE twenty-first reunion dinner for past and present officers of No. in (Fighter) Squadron, R.F.C. and R.A.F., will be held at the Cafe Royal, 68, Regent Street, London, W.I, on Friday, July 22. Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyril L. N. Newall, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., A.M., will be in the chair. The price-of the tickets will be 15s. and evening dress (with .decorations) will be worn. Officers desirous of attending are requested to communicate with the Hono- rary Secretary, No. in Squadron Dinner Club, Royal Air Force. Station, Northolt, Ruislip, Middlesex. -•••••'• The South African Accident ; - i; SIX men—four members of the Royal Air Force Boxing Teamand two of the South African Air Force—were killed last Monday week while on their way from Salisbury (Southern Rhodesia) to Pretoria. All the bodies have been found. The-dead are A.P/O. R. Moseby, Capt. R. Boxhall, A/C. R. Pring, Mr. P. Peters, Capt. A. C. Koch and Sgt. M. P. Leroux. Messages of condolence have been received by the Prime Minister from the Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa; by the Secretary of State for Air from the Minister of Defence of the Government of the Union of South Africa, and by the Dominions Office from the Governor of Southern Rhodesia. Apprentice Clerks Wanted A SUBSTANTIAL number of boys of school certificate or JL\. approximately equivalent educational standard will be required in July to fill vacancies for apprentice clerks. Candidates are required to be not less than 15J years of age and not more than 17^ on July 1. The conditions of entry are contained in A.M. Pamphlet 9, which may be obtained from the Inspector of Recruiting, Royal Air Force, Victory House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Apprentice clerks receive a training for approximately eighteen months and are attested for twelve years' regular Air Force service dating from their eighteenth birthday. They are clothed, fed, accommodated and given medical attendance free of cost to their parents, and receive pay while under training. At eighteen years of age the commencing rate of pay as airmen is 22s. gd. per week. Air Force List /: '"THE June issue of the Air Force List has now been published. X It can be purchased (price 4s.) 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. Royal Air Force Qazette General Duties Branch F/O. J. E. C. G. F. GyU-Murray is promoted to the rank of Fit. Lt. (May 22); Fit. Lt. W. H. Markham is placed on the retired list (June 7). ;..... , * . . Medical Branch Fit. Lt. G. O. Williams, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., is promoted to the rank of Sqn Ldr. (April 2). The following officers are promoted to the rank of Fit. Lt. on the dates stated: A. Muir (seny. May 3, 1937) (May 3); J. P. Brazil (May 3). . Dental Branch V/O. T. A. Gray is promoted to the rank of Fit. Lt. (May 3). Commissioned Signals Officer F/O. W. G. Swanborough, M.B.E., is granted the acting rank of Fit. Lt. (April 1). Memorandum The permission granted to E. Thomas to retain the rank of Lieut. is withdrawn on his enlistment in the Territonal Army (Nov. 29, Royal Air Force Appointments •' • Equipment Branch Wing Commanders.—E. M. Cashmore, to H.Q., Training Com- mand, Market Drayton; for Equipment Staff duties, 9.5.38. Squadron Leaders.—G. G. C. Pigott, to No. 26 Maintenance Unit, Cardington; to Command, 1.3.38. J. W. Mitchell, to H.Q., No. 26 (T.) Group, Hendon; for duty as Chief Instructor with R.A.F.V.R., 26.4.38. S. R. L. Poole, to No. 11 Maintenance Unit, Chilmark; for Equipment (Explosives) duties, 16.5.38. Flight Lieutenants—~R. B. Brown, to H.Q., No. 26 (T.) Group, Hendon, 2.5.38. J. W. Hunt, to Directorate of Equipment, Air Ministry, 16.5.38. J. W. C. Revill, to Directorate of Equipment, Air Owing to the greatly increased length of these lists as a result of R.A.F. Ministry, Q.5.38. C. W. Goodcliild, M.B.E., to R.A.F. Station, Ram- leh, Palestine, 1.5.38. Medical Branch Squadron'Leaders.—G. W. McAleer, to R.A.F. Station, Dhibban, Iraq; for duty as Senior Medical Officer, 12.4.38. R. G. Freeman, to H.Q., No. 26 (T.) Group, Hendon; for duty as M.O., 18.5.38. Flight Lieutenant.—]. C. Blair, to R.A.F. Station, Nairobi, 1.3.38. Chaplains Branch Rev. A. W. Hopkins, to R.A.F. Station, Halton; for duty as Chap- lain (Methodist), 13.4.38. Rev. W. L. O'Neill, to R.A.F. Station, Cardington; for duty as Chaplain (C. of E.), 2.5.38. expansion, ranks are confined to those of Flight Lieutenant and alum*. FOREIGN SERVICE NEWS An Eighty-ton Douglas REPORTED as having a span of 250ft. and a gross weight ofabout 80 tons, a new bomber is now under construction inthe Douglas factory at Santa Monica. Apparently it is undecided whether the machine shall have four or six engines. The American Manoeuvres A CCORDING to our contemporary, Aero Digest, the recent A\ manoeuvres by the U.S. Army Air Corps have shown: (1) That the Army really has no air force as yet—only the beginnings of one. (2) That the Air Corps has much to learn in handling large numbers of aircraft. (3) That considerable improvement must be made in the Army radio and teletype communication system. (4) That its navigation and bombing technique has been considerably improved, as witnessed by the accomplishment of three Boeing B-T75 in finding the s.s. Rex 750 miles at sea. Junkers Bomber in South Africa A JUNKERS Ju. 86K bomber, with two B.M.W. Hornet engines,-:has lately been delivered to South Africa for demonstration purposes. Fit. Cmdr. Untucht made the outward trip in 31 hours 34 minutes at an average speed of over 200 m.p.h., thereby setting up a new record between Central Europe and South Africa. T The Twin-screw Koolhoven '"THE Koolhoven FK-55 single-seater fighter monoplane which .L has a special Lorraine Petrel vee-twelve mounted in the fuselage and driving co-axial airscrews in opposite directions, has made its first taxying tests at Waalhaven. near Rotterdam. The machine is now a high-wing monoplane and has ailerons instead of " spoilers " for lateral control. Further Foreign Service News appears on p. 592a) June 18. Lancashire Aero Club: Garden Party.June 18 and 19. Brooklands Pour-club "At Home." June 22-28. F.A.I. Conference, Berlin. June 25. Official opening of Wolverhampton Airport.June 25. Air Display, Gatwick Airport. June 25. Official opening of Ringway Airport, Manchester, by Secretary of State for Air. June 25-July 1. Magyar Pilota Picnic, Budapest. June 30. Aero Golfing Society: Jubilee Cup, Sandwich. July 2. R.Ae.C. : King's Cup Race. July 9. Ipswich Aero Club: Flying Meeting. July 9-17. National Gliding Contests, Dunstable. July 15. Isle of Wight Flying Club : Rally and Gymkhana, Lea Airport. July 16-18. Deauvllle Rally. July 16. Official opening of Lnton Municipal Aerodrome by Secretary of State for Air. Forthcoming Events July 17-24. Third Littorio Rally, Italy.July 23. County Flying Club : Flying Meeting at Rearsby, Leicester. July 29-August 1. Courtrai Rally, Belgium. July 30. Official opening of Exeter Airport. July 30. Folkestone Aero Trophy Race, Lympne. August 20. Eastbourne Flying Club: Garden Party and Opening of New Club-house. August 27-28. Southend Flying Club : Flying Meeting. September 3. Cinque Ports Wakefleld Cup Race, Lympne. September 10. Cardiff Aeroplane Club: London-Cardiff Race. September 11-18. Swedish Civi! Aviation Week, Stockholm. September 21. Aero Golfing Society: Cellon Trophy, Richmond Golf Club. November 18-December 4. Paris Aero Show.
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