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1943
1943 - 0563.PDF
MARCH 4TH, 1943 FLIGHT S25 orounds, situated in delightful country Surroundings, now forms the Head- quarters. Up to 35 pupils can be billeted on the premises. In addition in the classrooms a large lounge is available, comfortably furnished, in which meals are served. Instructional films are, shown in this lounge during the course, whilst on certain evenings pupils are provided- with a cinema entertainment by the school manage- ment. The school has its lauMry on the premises, and a large portion of the extensive grounds have been culti- vated, providing sufficient vegetables for the pupils all the year round. A popular leisiire-tjme attraction during the summer months is an open-air swimming pool situated in the grounds. Mr. R. F. Hunt, -late of Dowty Equipment, Ltd., is responsible for the instruction provided, and is ably assisted by a staff of civilian instruc- tors. Major C. H. Wolf has recently been appointed as Duty Officer and is responsible for discipline and good con- duct. In this case the normal course lasts for one week, and, included in the syllabus are some twenty lectures on such subjects as theory of hydraulics ; hydraulic systems ; pumps ; valves ; general maintenance; and practical workshop demonstrations. Students are also given a visit to the Dowty factory. From Horticulture to Hydraulics In the demonstration room, which was once the con- servatory, are the actual layouts of the Dowty equipment provided in the Hampden, Hurricane, Typhoon, and other aircraft. The actual leg of the Lancaster has been included to demonstrate the special locking devices. All these lay- outs can be put into operation by the instructor to demon- strate his points during the lecture. Even the skylights, which once opened with difficulty by hand, are now modernised and equipped with Dowty hydraulic jacks. In the workshop, pupils dismantle, reassemble and test hydraulic equipment under expert guidance. The instruc- tors have been carefully selected for their expert know- ledge and teaching ability, and the efficiency of the school The chief instructor explains the mechanism of the Dowty locking device on a Lancaster undercarriage leg. is reflected in the consistently satisfactory examination results achieved by pupils at the conclusion of each course. Members of the Services attending this course are highly appreciative of the instruction oliered them and of the facilities available for their comfort. This is emphasised by the entries in glowing terms recorded in the visitors book over a long period, one of which especially deserves mention. "A really ' live-line' course with constant 'high-delivery.' A pity to have to 'cut out' so soon." Demonstrating the action of a Dowty retractable tailwheel. "WINGS FOR VICTORY" Exhibition in Aid of the Special Week TWO exhibitions in support of the " Wings for Victory '' -*- week were opened in London on Tuesday and Wednesday under the auspices of the National Savings Committee, and both remain open until Saturday, March 13th. As mentioned elsewhere in this issue, "The R.A.F. in Art" exhibition, held in the Piccadilly showrooms of Rootes, Ltd., Devonshire House, was opened on Tuesday morning by Capt. H. H. Balfour, Parliamentary Under- secretary of State for Air; and the other, an aircraft exhibition, was opened yesterday at Dorland Hall, Lower Regent Street, by Lord Sherwood, Joint Under-Secretary of State for Air. New War Pictures A third exhibition, which, though it has no official link with either the present "Army Week" nor the coming "Wings for Victory Week," may be said to have been timed so as to give moral support to both, is the room of- new war pictures which opens to the public to-morrow at the National Gallery, Trafalgar Square. The room has been hung by Sir Kenneth Clark, Director of the National Gallery, and a visiting member of the. Brains Trust, and the collection includes a new drawing by Sir Muirhead Bone (official Admiralty artist), pictures of the war in the Middle East by Anthony Gross and Edward Ardizzone (two official War Office artists), and some further impressions of the Russian front by Feliks Topolski. ' Four new artists have pictures in this exhibition, and the only oil painting in the new collection ie a composite picture by Evelyn Dunbar.
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