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6O2 JUNE 7TH, 1945 HERE AND THERE pilot suddenly dived, but landed astridethe fuselage unhurt when the aircraft began to level off again, and was ableto scramble back into his seat. Well, such things could happen! Honoured in His Absence EX-AIRCRAFT apprentices of Haltonrecently gave a dinner at the Savoy, London, in honour of Marshal of theR.A.F. Lord Trenchard who was : unfor-tunately, unable to be present. Guests included Air Vice-Marshal Sir NormanMacEwen, Air Marshals Sir Bertine Sutton and Sir John C. Slessor, andWing Cdrs. A. C. Kermode and Whittaker. In addition to Group Capt.T G. Mahaddie, who presided, there were also present 23 other "OldHaltonians "—two group captains, eight wing commanders, ten squadron leadersand three humble flight lieutenants. R.A.F. Heavies to Bomb Japan— HEAVY R.A.F. Lancaster and Halifaxraids on Japan were forecast in a statement made by the British Informa- tion Service in New York. " There is no harm in telling the Japanese right away that they are going to be bombed by R.A.F. heavies," it said. Referring to the co-operation of Bomber Command in the past with the Eighth U.S.A.A.F., it added, "Allied strategists have no intention of breaking the winning team." —With 6-tonners ON the question of bases, the statementsaid the fall of Rangoon had biought into Allied hands terrain suit-able for building a string of heavy bomber bases. " Operating from thisarea, heavies could carry 6*ton bombs to Bangkok, Singapore, Penang, Sumatraand targets in the China Sea." . It sug- gested that the Eighth U.S.A.A.F. andR.A.F. should resume joint operations from bases in the Marianas and Okinawa." In the Marianas the Americans are now building airstrips at a prodigiousrate. By the time the R.A.F. is able to transfer a large formation from the West,there may be bases for them within range of Japan," MILES AHEAD. A model of the very unconventional tfcrin-engined, tail-first Libellula at the Miles exhibition in Brook Street, London. In his opening remarksMr. F. G. Miles stressed the urgency of research work. News in Brief ACCORDING to Paris Radio, quoted •**• by Reuter, France is to send 180 pilots a month to the U.S. for a year's training. * » # Sir Frederick Handley Page has beenelected president of the' Royal Aeronau- tical Society for 1945-46, and Dr. H.Roxbee-Cox and Sir Oliver Simmonds, M.P., have been elected vice-presidents.All take office on October 1st. * * * Statistics issued by the U.S. Navyclaim a total of 11,601 Japanese aircraft destroyed for the loss of 2,070 of itsown aircraft from the start of the Pacific war to April ist, 1945. This representsa winning ratio of 5.6 to 1. * • * * Four senior R.A.F. officers last weejc received the U.S. Legion of Merit at a ceremony at the M.A.A.F. headquarters in Rome. They were Air Vice-Marshal R. M. Foster, A.O.C. Desert Air Force; Air Comdre. Whitney Straight, com- mander of an R.A.F. transport group; Air Comdre. R. B. Lees, Senior Air Staff Officer, M.A.T.A.F.; and Air Comdre.T. G. Pike, Senior Air Staff Officer, Advanced Desert Air Force.• • • The problem of ensuring perfect jointsin the 21 miles flexible underwater section ef "Pluto" (pipe-line under theocean) was solved by George Angus and Co.,. Ltd., of Newcastle-on-Tyne, whoused coupling seals and glands made from' their " Gaco " synthetic rubber. • # # It is urilikely that the ConsolidatedB-32 (Superliberator) will see combat in any great numbers, according to arecent message from Washington. Of the two factories building this aircraft,one is said to be ceasing production almost immediately and the other willdo so at the end of the year. • • • Jubilee celebration of the R.A.F. Cadet College, Crauwell, is to take place at Cranwell on Wednesday next, June 13th. All ex-Cranwell cadets, officers (servin^f and retired) and civilians of officer status who served at the college before-the War are invited to attend. Those desiring to do so should write at once to the Mess Secretary. R.A.F. College, Cranwell, Sleaford, Lines. • * * Mr. H. N. Sporborg, chairman of B.T.H., is to retire at the end of this month after 43 years" service with the company. He also retires from the posi- tions of vice-chairman of Associated Electrical Industries, Ltd., director of Metropolitan - Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., And chairman of the Cosmos Mfg. ?t.td., and Lamp Caps, Ltd. Single Fare A chain of sales and enquiry offices ar? ;o be opened throughout the country bv Northern Aluminium, Ltd., for the benefit of manufacturers. The first of these was opened last week at 4, Chap1! Walks, Manchester, 2, and others wilt follow in London, South Wales, the north-eastern area, and Scotland. Mid- land enquiries can now be handled at the company's Birmingham works.
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