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1944
1944 - 0540.PDF
275 FLIGHT MARCH I6TH, 1944 HERE THE1 Sir Miles Thomas Honoured T HE Court of Governors of Birming ham University, at their yearly meeting recently, elected Sir Miles Thomas, D.I'.C. (Vice-Chairman of the Nuffield Organisation), a Life Member <>f the Court. Canada Has M R. C. G, POW Minister, ha Canadian House Canada has nearly training operations accept delivery of anot' 00 Trainers Canadian Air rted to the mmons that ircraft in air ses to 2,000. He said that the ] resent R.C.A.F. strength is 20(1.702. including women. Secret Weapon ? A FLIGHT SERGEANT in a Spitfire, after chasing a German raider back to France, returned to his base and, next day. fell ill with German measles. These Jerries will jettison everything to escape from a "Spit," won't they! No Secret Now O UR contemporary, American Avia tion, takes upon itself, in its Jan. 1st issue, to " release" news of two new British aircraft from the secret list, namely the Vickers-Armstrong Windsor and the Hawker Tempest. They were mentioned in an article dealing with comments made by Well- wood E. Beall, of Boeings, upon his return to the U.S.A. from a visit to American air bases in England; Mr. Beall also visited a number of British aircraft factories, including the two mentioned. Death of Roy Brown C APT. ROY BROWN, who gained international fame in April, 1918. by -shooting down Baron Von Richthotcn, the German flying "ace," who was claimed to have accounted for 80 Allied aircraft, has died on his farm near Toronto. The story goes that Brown, then a young second-lieutenant, did not learn until some time afterwards that his " bag" was the leader of the notori ous "Richthofen Circus " The greater part in Richthofen's victims were slow two-seaters. LOW AND BEHOLD : A level loading floor only 36m. from the ground, and a fully hinged nose are two highly convenient features of the Curtiss Caravan (two 1,200 h.p. Twin Wasps) transport built of wood. Square section monoeoque fuselage gives maximum stowage space. To Strengthen B.O.A.C. T HREE new assistant directors-general for B.O.A.C. have been appointed by General Critchle.y, director-general of the corporation; they are Mr. A. F. Burke (technical services),'Mr. J. B. Beck (administration), and Mr. R. D. Stewart (commercial). Lord Knollys, chairman, and General Critchley recently completed a tour of B.O.A.C. world routes and decided that some strengthening of the organisation at home and abroad was necessary. CPA.'s 1943 Figures E VERY day during 1943 Canadian Pacific Airlines aircraft carried 239.717 air mail letters, 196 passengers, and 25,9981b. of air cargo, according to figures issued by their president, Mr. L. B. Unwin. A total of 71,696 passen gers were carried, as well as 2,197,4171b. of mail and 9,489,4171b. of air cargo during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1943. The air mail letters are estimated at 40 to the pound. Passenger traffic during 1943 in creased 24 per cent, and mail carried showed a gain of 28 per cent. There was a minor decline of one per cent, for air cargo handled. At the same time, the increased utilisation of C.P.A.'s services is reflected in the passenger miles flown. Intelligent Anticipation WHAT is believed to be the first order for a company's aircraft for post war delivery has been placed by Capt. A. G. Lamplugh, of the British Aviation Insurance Co. It is to be a civil version of the Miles M-28 three-seater communications type, powered by a Gipsy Major Series III r engine fitted with c.s. airscrew, and itv,, equipment will include a new type G.E.C. lightweight radio set specially developed for private owners' use. Cent's Natty Suiting THE R.C.A.F.'s newest frying!suit-a two-piece protective designed after experiments^ 4,155 members of air crew- been displayed for the first exhibit of official R.C.A.T ' and fighting equipment office. The suit feafarejENktmhfr of zippers which eliminateDaftness and enable tin wearer to-reafcye thisuit/in 15 seconds in««^fii^j|i'Jfir9, watlrlo/ging, or other e/iergesg^>. Three-jy^Ce gloves and ramed in a sponge rubber pad complete the outfit, known as the type E flying suit. For Posterity SCALF models of a Hampden and a Halifax II were presented by Sir Frederick Handley Page to Mr. S. M. Bruce, the High Commissioner for A ns tralia, at the Boomerang Club last week. They are destined for the National War Museum in Australia, where, said Mr. Bruce, they will be of intense interest to coming generations of Australians. Sir Frederick, in making the presenta-^ tion, recalled an amusing comment rria^r some time ago by Lord Brabazon during a discussion on how flies manage to alight upside-down on the ceiling. "Yes, it's a wonderful bit of flying," observed Lt. Col. Moore Brabazon, as he then was, "but Australian airmen down under are doing it all the time." Veteran Warplanes ME weeks ago the Air Ministry re leased a story about a Spitfire that ad flown so many operational hours that it had acquired the nickname of "Grandpa." Now come two more stories of veteran warplanes—a Lancaster and a Swordfish. The Lancaster, "G for George," made its eighty-first operational sortie over enemy territory last week; it belongs to an R.A.A.F. bomber squadron operating from Britain. The Swordfish, No. fG/3. will have completed no less than six years of service with the Fleet Air Arm bv
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