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1940
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FEBRUARY 29, 1940 195 SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force Awards and Announcements Polish Airmen Inspected ON Tuesday of last week General Zajacinspected the Polish airmen under- going training at an R.A.F. station and wit-nessed the ceremony of unfurling the Polish squadron's new flag. Addressing the menat the close of the parade, and, turning to where the Polish and R.A.F. flags flew to-gether from the same mast, he said that both flags flying together were a symbol ofthe close harmony with which the two Air Forces would work. Members of the Canadian Air Force landing in England. A Canadian Appointmentr ' is announced from Ottawa that on the recommendation ofAir Vice-Marshal G. M. Croil, Chief of the Air Staff, the Minis- ter of National Defence announced to-day the appointment of GroupCapt. Harold Edwards to the post of Air Member for Personnel in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Group Capt. Edwards, who washead of the Directorate of Air Personnel, succeeds Air Comdre. W. R. Kenny, D.F.C., recently appointed Air Attache of theCanadian Legation in Washington, as head of the personnel division and as a member of the Air Council. This post corresponds to thatof Adjutant-General in the Army. Royal Air Force Comforts Fund H.M. THE QUEEN visited on Wednesday, February 21, theH.Q. of the R.A.F. Comforts Fund and saw the staff at work sorting and packing the gifts sent to the fund. Knitted articles, ofcourse, formed the biggest percentage of the gifts, but Her Majesty was also able to see shelves stacked with wireless sets, musicalinstruments, books, dartboards, and a host of other gifts. On leav- ing the headquarters the Queen promised to send some more giftsfrom her own working party. In a further endeavour to swell the Comforts Fund, " Harry theHawk," an airman doll mascot, has been put on sale in stores and toy shops.He is the creation of Mrs. J. O. C. Orton, wife of Squadron Leader Orton, M.C., A.F.C., the well-known film scenario writer. SquadronLeader Orton won his A.F.C. with the Royal Flying Corps in the last war." Harry " is equipped with full flying kit, including a red, white, and blue parachute, which can be opened or stowed in a pack onhis back. His kit has been made with close attention to detail. He has a cheerv«Jace and a wicked eye.Most of the profits from the sale of " Harry the Hawk " are to be devoted to the R.A.F. Comforts Fund. The doll is sold in twosizes, 8in. high and ioin. high, at 3s. and 5s. 6d. respectively, or with parachutes 3s. 6d. and 6s. Gd. respectively. NEW BADGE This is the new collar badge for education officers of the Royal Air Force Reserve. It will be worn on the collar of the service jacket with the letters "V.R." placed centrally above it. " Harry " can be bought in larger sizes for raffling. A 2ft. high" Harry " with miniature flying boots, woolly-bear suit, and fur- lined helmet, perfect in every detail, can be bought for 67s. 6d. R.A.F. Awards THE King has been graciously pleased to approve the followingappointments and awards to members of the Royal Air Forcefor gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air opera- tions : —The first awards of the Distinguished Service Order to officers of the Royal Air Force since the outbreak of war have beenannounced. The list includes a total of thirty-three awards to per- sonnel of the Royal Air Force and one Corporal of the Royal NewZealand Air Force. Two officers from South Africa and one from Canada have received decorations. Two Wing Commanders and one Squadron Leader have beenawarded the D.S.O., sixteen officers have received the Distinguished Flying Cross and fifteen airmen the Distinguished Flying Medal. The awards have been granted in respect of various types ofoperation, and, in some- cases, for conspicuously good work on a number of occasions. Amongst the operations for which awards havebeen granted are reconnaissance flights over various parts of Ger- many, including Berlin, raids on Borkum, Brunsbuttel, Heligoland,.Wilhelmshaven and Schilling Roads; destruction of enemy aircraft in various engagements; offensive and reconnaissance patrols over theNorth Sea, and elsewhere; attacks on submarines, and various acts of individual bravery during action. _..__ To be Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Wing Cdr. Frederick Laurence Pearce, Wing Cdr. William Ernest Staton, M.C., D.F.C., Sqn. Ldr. John Robert Hallings-Pott. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross Sqn Ldr. John Hugh Chaplin, Sqn. Ldr. Paul Ivor Harris, Sqn.Ldr. William Mary Laurence Macdonald, Sqn. Ldr. Andrew McKee, A.F.C., Sqn. Ldr. Harry Alexander Purvis; Fit. Lt. Michael Fitz-william Peacock, Auxiliary Air Force; Act. Fit. Lt. Allan Stuart Anslie, Act. Fit. Lt. Harold Wentworlh Aylward Sheahan, Act. Fit.Lt. Lawrence Wilton Skey, Act. Fit. Lt. Albert Leslie Womersley; F/O. Frederic Elgar Burton, F/O.^ William John Macrae, F/O.Neville Ernest Wetherell Pepper, F/O. John William Stephens; P/O. Robert Howard Harper, P/O. Herome Alexander Innes. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal Sgt. Arthur Lydenham Tremenheere Cargill, Sgt. Alfred CharlesCulver, Sgt. John Llewellyn Hawken, Sgt. Arthur Stanley Johnson, Sgt. John Richardson Ramshaw, Sgt. Kenneth Frederick Scotney,Sgt. George Arthur Stamp, Sgt. Lionel Wood, Act. Sgt. William John Barrett; L.A/C. Walter Greig (since reported missing, believedkilled); A/C.i Ernest William Gimson, A/C.i Alexander Murcar, A/C.i Edgar White; A/C.2 Robert Harvey Francis; Cpl. Colin Beres-ford Graham Knight, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Mentioned in Despatches Wing Cdr. K. B Lloyd, A.F.C., Wing Cdr. F. L. Pearce, Wing Cdr. A. P. Revington, Wing Cdr. W. E. Staton, M.C.. D.F.C.; Act.
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