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1944
1944 - 2410.PDF
1 54» HERE THE! U.S. Honour for "HP." SIR FREDERICK HANDLEY PAGE has been elected an Honorary Fel low of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences of America, the highest award the Institute can bestow on a "foreigner." He is the sixth Briton to be thus honoured. Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory T HERE is still no definite news, as we go to press, of Sir Trafford and Lady Leigh-Mallory, whose aircraft failed to arrive at its destination after leaving this country on Nov. 14th. The Air Chief Marshal, formerly in command of A.E.A.F., was on his way to take up his new post of Air C.-in-C. South-East Asia Command. Death of Sir Charles Craven T HE death was announced last week end of Commander Sir Charles W- Craven, Bt., O.B.E., R.N. (retired), who was industrial adviser to the Minister of Production, and chairman and managing director of Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd. Sir Charles, who joined the Navy in 1898, became a submarine specialist and during the present war served first with the Admiralty. But in April, 1940, he was transferred to the Air Ministry, serv- DOWN IN THE FOREST : This is.simply a snap of some U.S. Marines sleeping under the shelter of parked Corsairs on the flight deck of a carrier. But the reader can while away an odd moment sorting out the forest of folded wings. ing first on the Air Council and later as controller at M.A.P. until he resigned for health reasons in June, 1942, in which year he received his baronetcy. He accepted the post he held till his death, in January 1943. "Jersey's" London Office J ERSEY AIRWAYS, LTD., announce that they have now opened London offices at Coastal Chambers, 172, Buck ingham Palace Road, Victoria, S.W.i. Enthusiastic Modellers T HE recently formed London Area Council of the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers held its dinner- dance and prizegiving last week-end in the Lysbeth Hall, Soho Square. The BRITONS ABROAD : (From left to right) Mr. G. Woods Humphery, Mr. H. Scott Paine, and Mr. Paul Bewsher (B.O.A.C.'s New York manager) who were among a number of Britons included in the 130 people at the Wings Club luncheon on September 6th last, addressed by Mr. Geoffrey Smith, managing editor of Flight and Aircraft Production. function was very well attended. Two ardent modellers who travelled all the way from Bradford for the occasion, and two members of the U.S. Army were among the guests. The Middlesex Flying Club SPONSORED by members of "X" Sector, London District, Home Guard, the Middlesex Flying Club has recently issued a leaflet setting forth the salient features about itself. When it can get going after the war it aims to make its chosen site at Den- ham something more than just another flying club; it is to be a complete country club with swimming pool, tennis courts, putting greens, and so forth. Bust of Amy Johnson A BUST of Amy Johnson—a striking piece of work just completed by Mr. Siegfried Charoux—was exhibited at a private pre-view last week at the Women's Engineering Society in Regent Street, London, of which the famous air woman was president. Lady Sinclair, Sir Stafford and Lady Cripps, Lord Brabazon, and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson (Amy's parents) were pre sent, and Mr. Johnson drew attention to the fact that the Mosquito which recently set up a new England-India record was the first aircraft to break the ten-year- old record set up by "Amy and Jim" during the England-Australia race, and was virtually a development of their DH Comet. An appeal is now being made for dona tions towards the £12,000 Amy Johnson Memorial Scholarship founded by the Women's Engineering Society in co operation with the R.Ae.S., to provide professional flying training for young women in post-war civil aviation. Grecian R.A.F. Command AIR COMDRE. GEOFFREY WIL LIAM TUTTLE has been appointed to command the R.A.F. units in Greece, it was recently reported by Reuter.. A native of Lowestoft, he is 38 years of age and one of the youngest officers to hold the rank of air commodore. He directed the air protection for the Allied
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