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1942
1942 - 1938.PDF
302 FLIGHT SEPTEMBER iyra, 1942 HERE AND THERE Canada's >ALPH P Aircraft iff of heei Sduction Iunitions given the RALP P. BELL general of the air branch of the Deparfmei and Supply, OttaVK^iha additional post ol/JSwcraft Controller. In his netwuosiralu hswl be a mem ber ot Nki'- \Jtfjjjne Induftries Control Board aiy'''\vill have jurisdiction over all productiorWfacilities for The making of aire rait, aircraft parts and gliders. Radiolocation Expert APPOINTED chairman of the then new Radiolocation Committee a year ago, Sir Robert Renwick has been selected for the new post of Controller of Communications Equipment at M.A.P. and has also been appointed Controller ol Communications at the Air Ministry. He will become a member of the Air craft Supply Council and will be assisted at M.A.P. by Sir Robert Watson Watt. who was responsible for the initial experi ments in radiolocation, and who will con tinue to hold the position of Scientific Advisor on Telecommunications. Air Mail to South America THE Postmaster-General has drawn attention to the correct air mail postage rates for correspondence for South America, about which some mis apprehension seems to exist. The collec tion of surcharges on underpaid corre spondence has given rise to complaint. Air mail letters tor the Argentine. Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, intended for transmission by air throughout, should be prepaid at the rate of 3s. 6d, per ^oz. (postcards rs. 7&-), and should be superscribed " North Atlantic Air Service." Air maiJ letters for the same destina tions intended for conveyance by sea to New York and thence by air should be prepaid at the rate of 2s. 3d. per Joz. (postcards is.) and should ~be super scribed "via New York." The corresponding rates for Colombia, Ecuador, British, Dutch and French Guiana, Peru and Venezuela are 2s. gd. per |oz. (postcards is. 4d.) for air trans mission throughout, and is. 6d. per-^oz. (postcards gd.) for conveyance by sea to New York and thence by air. Aircraft Workers' Playtime SPONSORED by generous donors anxious to help brighten the leisure time of aircraft and other factory workers. Mobile Cinema Services, Ltd., of Surbiton, are now able to offer free entertainment programmes for such factories. The company has a number of mobile units presenting shows mainly to the Services throughout the country, and will gladly fit factory visits into their itineraries whenever possible; applica tions will be dealt with in strict rotation. Non-inflammable 16 m.m. films are used, and well-known stars, are featured in (heir programmes. Aircraft Recognition PRINTED on cards, eyeletted and corded for hanging, approximately 22jxi4|in., identification charts are available from these offices of the lead ing types of British, American and Ger man aircraft, at is. 3d. each net. Postage on single copy, 6d. extra. Prepared by the staff of Flight, these charts embody head-on, broadside and underside aspects of the aircraft depicted and indicate their leading characteristics. Thousands are in use afll over the country. On three copies postage is 7d. extra, on six copies 8d. extra, on twelve copies 1 id. extra, and on 36 copies is. id. extra. Plans for Cargo Planes I N an article on '' American Air Trans port " in last week's issue of Flight, we concluded by expressing the opinion that the projected scheme of Henry Kaiser, the high-speed shipbuilder, for large-scale production of big cargo air craft would certainlv be considered. ASYMMETP.ICAL URGE>: The Martin B-26 (Marauder to you) dernonstra value of the fully feathering airscrew, while flying with its starboard Wasp '' switched off. Flying on one engine is part of the training of all engine " pilots and this picture was taken near Barksdale Field, Louisiaa GOOD SHOW: This special poster, printed in colour, was used recently when the Bristol Aeroplane Coy. organised an "R.A.F. Week," as a result of which they raised more than £1,200 for the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund. Cricket matches, concerts, dances and exhibitions of aircraft, engines and scale models all helped to swell the total. Now comes the news that Donald Nelson, chief of the U.S. Production Board, has been in conference with Kaiser, and afterwards stated to Press representatives: '' We are going to pursue this thing just as rapidly as possible to its logical conclusion." At the same time Col. Llewellin, British Minister of Aircraft Production, has informed Major Lyons in the House of Commons that a suitable production programme for cargo-carrying aircraft has been arranged and that orders had already been placed in this country. As our gallant Allies would say, '' No-tJ; we're getting some place." Snaps for the Admiralty T HE response of the public to the Admiralty's broadcast request for photographs has been overwhelmingly successful. The organisation originally set up was faced with the prodigious task ot dealing with 60,000 replies, and immediate expansion was necessary. Many people in their eagerness to respond dispatched thousands of photo graphs at once without even waiting to be called upon to do so. This generous impulse is warmly appreciated and has produced much valuable material cover ing a wide field. The original request is confirmed, however, that in the first instance descriptive letters only are preferred so as to avoid the need of sorting and 'returning to their owners material which is either more than 15 years old or js already in the Admiralty's possession. Those whose offers of photographs arc ptiil will hear by letter from the AcT!rrm4jy, and they are asked to act at once by sealing them by means of the franked qpd addressed label supplied. qai aridressecJ cr~
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