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1939
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•4°4 FLIGHT. APRIL 20, 1939 SERVICE AVIATION (CONTINUED) Commissioned Engineer Officer Flying Officer on probation H. J. Baines is confirmed in his appointment (April 6). Commissioned Signals Officer Flying. Officer on probation W. Wolfenden is confirmed in his appointment (March 21). Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service The following Staff Nurses are promoted to the rank of Sister (March 31):—Miss R. D. Dryden, Miss U. H. Mackenzie. Royal Air Force Reserve RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS General Duties Branch F/O. N. V. Lindemere (K.A.F.O.) is granted a commission in Clas-3 CC as Flying Officer with the acting rank of Flight Lieutenant (February 18); Fit. Lt. D. P. McKeown is transferred from Class C to Class A (January 15); F/O. E. A. Beale is transferred from Class C to Class AA (February 14); F/O. D. H. G. Tollemache is transferred from Class C to Class A (February 15); Fit. Lt. A. L. Macmillan relinquishes his commission on completion of service and is permitted to retain his rank (March 15). Medical Branch Fit. Lt. V. D'A. Blackburn, M.B., Ch.B., relinquishes his com mission on appointment to a commission in the Indian Medical Service (April n). Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve General Duties Branch The following are appointed Honorary Flight Lieutenants on the dates stated:—Capt. E. O. Broadley, D.S.O. (R.N. Ret.), Capt. P. Butter (R.N. Ret.), Lt.-Cdr. S. F. VV. Laidlaw (R.N. Ret.), Capt. J. C. Wauchope (R.N. Ret.) (February 23); Payr. Capt. A. B. Johnston (R.N. Ret.), Capt. M. Murray (R.N. Ret.) (February 27). Administrative and Special Duties Branch The following are granted commissions as Pilot Officers on proba tion with the honorary rank stated (April 4): —Honorary Group Cap tain.—A. H. Robson. Honorary Wing Commanders.—T. G. G. Hutchinson, C. W. Pollock, B. A. Smith, D. E. Williams, E. G. R. Wingham, Honorarv Squadron Leaders.—B. A. Bird, A. G. Boycott, S. Brew. J. A. C. Critchlev, F. B. Farthing, C. N. Heath, G. R. Keep, W. T. Matthews, J. Meadows, C. I. Morris, J. Mutch, H. W. Saunders, E. L. West, J. Whitley, G. W. Whittaker, D.S.O., H. Woffenden. Honorary Flight Lieutenants.—D. J. Addis, L. T. Agger, J. S. Bamford, W. T. Bennett, E. G. Bennison, J. W. Brown, H. F. Browne, W. A. Carmichael, F. W. Clarke, W. H. R. A. Coates, H. J. Cramp, E. S. G. Cropper, C. E. Dall, G. L. Danielson, A. E. Druett, C. L. D. Duckworth, H. G. E. Durnford, M.C., C. Ewens, R. Edwards, H. Falkner, A. F. J. Forsyth, R. W. Fowler, P. Freeman, C. G. Gilthorpe, F. D. Greeves, R. T. Griffiths, R. F. 13. Hamilton, L. E. Hardstaff, T. E. J. Hewitt, T. W. K. Hider, W. H. Jones, R. A. M. Kearney, T. W. Little, H. M. McLachlan, H. H Mayoh, L Milner, H Ogden, W. F Papworth, W. N. Parry, D. M. B Pitt, R. A. Pomeroy, R. M. Pope, F. J. M. Pryer, J. Quirk, R. J. Rackham. W. H. J. Richardson, L. M. Riley, J. W. Robertson, J. W. Sim, J. L. Smith, R. E. Stephens, R. Thomson, E. J. Tippett, C. White, H. Whittaker, T. Willcox, S. R. Williams. Boeing Purchase Denied M R. J. MURRAY, Washington representative of the Boeing Aircraft Company, states that no enquiries have been made on behalf of the R.A.F. concerning the Boeing B-17 four-engined bomber. A few months ago, however, British interests investigated the cost of two Boeing 307 transport monoplanes. The Boeing concern, incidentally, will, early in May, start pro duction of thirty-nine B-17A bombers, the Cycione engines of which will be fitted with exhaust-driven superchargers and inter-coolers. VS. Fighter Crashes T HE Lockheed XP-38 twin-engined fighter which crashed at Mitchell Field after a transcontinental flight is stated to have been covered by insurance for experimental purposes, but to be beyond repair. A second machine of the type will not be built unless the company receives a new order from the U.S. Army Air Corps. The prototype had been in the air only five hours before Hndertaking its transcontinental flight. A new Seversky single-seater pursuit machine, unofficially credited with a speed of about 400 m.p.h., crashed at Dayton, Ohio, on March 22. A French "Tricycle" O F special interest, in view of the publication in Flight last week of the first picture of the new North American twin-engined attack bomber, is the news that M. Mercier, who is responsible for the low-drag cowling bearing his name, has designed a fighter attack- Honorary Flying Officers.—S. W. Beese, P. A. Bosanquet, D. R. W. is Bowman, L. K. Bradley, R. H. C. Brousson, A. H. Brown, R. H. Brown, J. B. R. Carter, C. D. Chant, K. G. Chapman, R. S. C. Cater, F. A. Coleman, P. F. Cook, I. Da vies, J. Delamere, A. H. Emanuel, W. Fallowfield, J. I. Fell, H. E. Fry, K. F. Gardner, is H. W. Hill. W. Hilton, W. H. Humphreys, C. J. Hunt, J. P. McAllen, J. B. McMillan, R. S. Mathieson, A. Owen, R. J. Owen. J. A. Park, C. St. Q. Playford, T. S. Preston, H. Priestley, E. Ratcliff, L. T. Rea, J. Roughley, J. S. Rowlands, E. J. Ryder, K. L. Scott, K. C. Smith, E. V. Stokes, A. B. Titmarsh, C. R. ;r Topham, J. E. F. Voss, L. Worswick, A. Young. The following are granted commissions as Pilot Officers on proba tion (April 4):—D. A. Batwell, R. H. Budworth, H. Chambers, H. R. Davies, W. L. H. Davies, C. M. Davis, E. S. Farrand, C. D. Griffiths, S. H. B. Harris, A.F.C., H. A. Hince, E. H. Irving, J. T. Knight, the Marquess of Casa Maury, T. E. Pennington, E. L. Roberts, W. N. Sherlock, E. A. Simson, A.F.C., C. A. Shute, a C.M.G., C.B.E., P. Y. H. Smith, C. F. Snowden-Gamble, C. Q. t Steel. 2 Medical Branch i J. Howkins, M.D., M.S., F.R.C.S., M.R.C.O.G., is granted a 3 commission as Flight Lieutenant (April 11). Auxiliary Air Force General Duties Branch No. 601 (COUNTY OF LONDON) SQUADRON.—The following Pilot Officers are promoted to the rank of Hying Officer (January 29): — G. R. Branch, T. E. Hubbard. No. 605 (COUNTY OF WARWICK) SQUADRON.—C. A. Potter is granted a commission as Pilot Officer (February 20). i No. 607 (COUNTY OF DURHAM) SQUADRON.—P/0. A. O. Glover is promoted to the rank of Flying Officer (January 4). No. 610 (COUNTY OF CHESTER) SQUADRON.—P/O. C. R. Prichard is promoted to the rank of Flying Officer (January 6). No. 611 (WEST LANCASHIRE) SQUADRON.—P/O. J. N. O'R. Black wood is promoted to the rank of Flying Officer (January 12). No. 612 (COUNTY OF ABERDEEN) SQUADRON.—G. Gordon is granted a commission as Acting Pilot Officer (March 12). No. 613 (CITY OF MANCHESTER) SQUADRON.—E. Rhodes is granted a commission as Squadron Leader and appointed to the command of the Squadron (April 11). No. 907 (COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX) (BALLOON) SQUADRON.—E. N. Adlington is granted a commission as Pilot Officer (March 2). No. 908 (COUNTY OF ESSEX) (BALLOON) SQUADRON.^A.P/O. L. P. Bonnet is promoted to the rank of Flying Officer (March 1). No. 910 (COUNTY OF ESSEX) (BALLOON) SQUADRON.—G. N. Dawson is granted a commission as Flying Officer (March 13). No. 913 (COUNTY OF WARWICK) (BALLOON) SQUADRON.—N. W. R. Mawle, D.F.C., is granted a commission as Flight Lieutenant (March 6). No. 914 (COUNTY OF WARWICK) (BALLOON) SQUADRON.—The fol lowing are granted commissions in the ranks and on the dales stated:—Flight Lieutenant.—Capt. B. K. Parsons (March 6). Act ing Pilot Officer.—G. A. Newenham (March 22). No. 916 (COUNTY OF WARWICK) (BALLOON) SQUADRON,—R. C. Yates is granted a commission as Flight Lieutenant (March 6). No. 918 (COUNTY OF DERBY) (BALLOON) SQUADRON.—The follow ing are granted commissions in the ranks and on the dates stated: — Flying Officers.—J. Drew (March 3); Capt. A. T. Lee (March 4). Acting Pilot Officer.—G. Coppock (March 4). machine—the S.E.100—powered with two Gnome Rh6ne 14 No radials of over 1,000 h.p. each. The machine, which Is nearly ready for trials, is fitted with a tricycle undercarriage, and has a welded steel fuselage and a wooden wing, though these components will be of all-metal construction on production models. The top speed should be in the neighbourhood of 37!) m.p.h. A (gull-winged Martin THE production of the Martin 162 (U.S. Navy designation XPBM-i) twin-engined naval flying boat, a photograph of which was published in Flight of March 23, 1939, was facilitated, according to American reports, by the preliminary testing of a quarter-scale man-carrying flying model. The model was built and tested in 1937, and by the time the full-scale prototype had appeared, some weeks ago, the Martin technicians knew more or less what to expect from the big machine, which weighs 18 tons, has a span of 118ft., a length of 78ft., and is powered with two Pratt and Whitney Twin Hornets or Wright two-row Cyclones. In general appearance the machine resembles the Short '' Knuckleduster" of some years back, having gull-type wings. The " Knuckleduster " did 150 m.p.h. with two Rolls-Royce Goshawks. A crew of seven is carried in the Martin, at least three being assigned to the spherical gun turrets, two of which are in the side of the hull aft of the wing. The hull is very deep and the wing floats retract inwardly. It isstated that the machine has been landed " down " a 21-m.p.h. wind without the slightest tendency to porpoise. It is believed that flying scale models are being used in this country to pave the way for new large 'military types.
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