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1944
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494 F LI G V'EMBER QTH, I944 HERE AND THE From B.O.A.C. to D.H. M R. A. F. BURKE, until recently deputy director-general (technical) of B.O.A.C., has now joined The de Havilland Engine Co., Ltd., as general manager with a scat on the board of directors. Swift Survey A MOSQUITO of K.A.F. Transport Command recently flew from England to El Adern, near Tobruk, in 5! hr., an average speed of 335 m.p.h. It was piloted by Wing Cdr. F. A. Aik- man, D.F.C., with Fit. Lt. C. F. Cutting, D.F.C., D.F.M., as navigator. Westtand Changes R ECENT changes announced in the directorate of Westland Aircraft are as follows: Mr. John Fearn becomes managing director in place of Mr. Eric Mensforth, who has been elected vice- chairman, while Messrs. Arthur Daven port, chief engineer, and E. C. Wheel- don, works manager, have been elected to the board of directors. U.S. Technical Mission to U.K. B Y way of a return visit for the British Technical Mission which visited America in May last year, a similar mission is visiting Britain from the U.S. The purpose is to study British indus trial aircraft standard parts, practices, "OUT OF EVII —": This flying bomb on show at Rootes' exhibition in Piccadilly is now helping a good cause (as described below). Beside it is Max Millar's drawing from Flight. and materials in an effort to bring about uniformity of standards in the aircraft industries of the two countries. The U.S. mission will spend four or five weeks here as guests of M.A.P. and the S.B.A.C., and will spend several days at typical aircraft centres and maintenance bases. Bombs and Boys THE exhibition now open to the public in the showrooms of Rootes, Ltd., Devonshire House, Piccadilly, London, is well worth a visit. It gives a clear pic ture of the co-operation of the different Services in beating the flying bomb. The plotting room at work gives a good idea of how the bombs were tracked and attacked, and a cine film showing bombs being hit by ack-ack is a real thriller. DEEP DEPRESSION OVER GERMANY: The "Tempest" much further over Germany with the aid of these Jong-rang^luel tanks, snapped on an advanced airfield in Hollar"'' A real (but not "live") flying bomb is on view, and an enlargement of Mr. M. A. Millar's drawing from Flight, which shows the interior details. The exhibition is being held to raise funds for the London Federation of Boys' Clubs (of which there are some 300). Headquarters of the Federation is at 222, Blackfriars Koad, London, S.E.i, and all donations, other than those made at this exhibition, should be sent to the hon. treasurer at that address. Airline Personnel W E have been asked by Sir Roy Fedden to publish the following letter, which arrived too late to be in cluded on our Correspondence page:— " Press reports on the recent discussion on civil aviation arranged by the Royal Aeronautical Society gave wide publicity to certain remarks [not reported bv Flight—ED.] made by the Director- General of the British Overseas Airways Corporation; remarks which contained;! some unfortunate comments on American *i airline personnel which we consider un founded and hardly likely to help thsr close and happy relationship for whicli everyone in aviation on both sides of the Atlantic is striving. "The Council of the Royal Aero nautical Society specifically state always that the Society is not responsible for any expression of opinion at any of their meetings, and on this occasion they wish to emphasise that statement and pub licly to dissociate themselves from the comments made on American airline per sonnel—comments which, following the extensive experience of many of the Council of travelling on American air lines, are unjustified and likely to be misunderstood by our American friends." (Signed) ROY FEDDEN (President of the R.Ae.S.). Gas-turbine Comes to Stay ' I '"iJODGH it will necessarily be some •*• years before the gas turbine is fullv established, it has come to stay.*' Thus Air Comdre. Frank Whittle 0:1 the recent occasion of his being presented with the Freedom of Leamington ; he was
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