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1939
1939 - 1412.PDF
MAY II, 1939 FLIGHT. 477 SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Official Announcements : Fleet Air Arm News: Military Aviation Abroad Honorary Appointments to the King HIS MAJESTY THE KING has approved the following appoint ments : — To be honorary surgeons to His Majesty: Air Comdre. William Tvrrell, D.S.O., M.C., M.B., B.Ch., D.P.H.; Air Comdre. Arthur Samuel Glynn, M.B., Ch.B. To be honorary physicians to His Majesty: Group Capt. Gerald Struan Marshall, O.B.E., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H., D.T.M. & H., L.D.S.; Group Capt. Hugh Leonard Burton, M.B., B.S., D.P.M. Canadian Training RECRUITS in the Royal Canadian Air Force are to be given preliminary training at eight flying clubs in Canada under an agreement reached between the Defence Department and the Clubs. The latter will be used to supplement the work of the Air Force Training stations at Trenton and Camp Borden. Training by the clubs will start at Vancouver, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax in about two months' time and it is expected that a hundred recruits will be trained annually. The agreement with the clubs is for one year,, at the end of which it may be extended to others of the twenty-two flying organisations in Canada. The Medium'supercharged Taurus T HE Bristol Taurus H medium-supercharged sleeve-valve aero engine has been allotted the following ratings: Maximum take off power, 1,010 b.h.p. at 3,225 r.p.m.; international rated power, 860/900 b.h.p. at 2,800 r.p.m. and 5,000ft.; maximum power for all-out level flight (5 min.), 1,065 b.h.p. at 3,225 r.p.m. and 5,000ft. A 14-cylinder double-row engine, the Taurus II, has a bore and stroke of 5m. x 5ain., giving a capacity of 1,550 cu. in. (25.4 litres). Its diameter is only 46iin. and the bare dry weight is 1,300 lb. The extremely compact construction is a notable feature. A fully cowled installation measures only 47^in. in diameter and less than 42in. in length from the leading edge to the rear of the control lable gills. The Taurus II is particularly suitable for medium-sized high-performance aircraft for work such as army co-operation and for Fleet Air Arm duties, the small bulk of the engine giving an excellent field of view and allowing exceptional accommodation for equipment and armament. The engine is specially equipped for use with the latest types of constant-speed airscrews. Flight " photograph. PROTECTIVE COLORATION : A convincing plan view of a Vickers Wellington (two Bristol Pegasus) adopting the mantle of suburban respectability. Rewards T HE following rewards have been made in recognition of gallant and distinguished services rendered in Palestine: — D.F.C.—F/O. (A/Fit. Lt.) Hale Winter Bolingbroke; P/O. John Easton McFall. Bar to D.F.M.—Sgt. John Coggins, D.F.M. R.A.F. Sports Fixtures Compressed Power : A new picture of the Bristol Taurus II sleeve-valve engine. The latest information on this unit appears above. A SWIMMING contest will be held between the R.A.F. College and the R.M.C. at Sandhurst on May 30. On the same date, and on the 31st, also at Sandhurst, there will be a cricket match. Canadian Redesignation CONFUSION having arisen between the non-permanent militia and the " non-permanent active Royal Canadian Air Force," the non-permanent air force of Canada has been redesignated the Auxiliary Active Air Force. The Auxiliary Active Air Force bea:s the same relation to the R.C.A.F. as the militia does to the per manent force. "No. 4 (A.C.) Squadron—Photographs Wanted ANYONE in possession of historical photographs of No. 4 (A.C.) Squadron is asked to get in touch with F/O. D. P. D. G. Kelly, No. 4 (A.C.) Squadron, Odiham, Basingstoke, Hants, with a view to the inclusion of these pictures in the Squadron album. R.A.F.V.R.—New Centres ARRANGEMENTS have been completed for the entry of per sonnel for training at three new Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve training centres, bringing the total number of such centres up to thirty-six. The new centres are situated at Birmingham (Elmdon), Newcastle (Woolsington), and Edinburgh (Grangemouth). The centre at Elmdon is supplementary to that already operating at Castle Bromwich. Applications for entry as pilots, air observers, or wireless operator/air gunners are invited immediately from candi dates resident in these districts.
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