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62 FLIGHT HERE AND THERE Rescue Service, and many commercialfirms am! private individuals This de- velopment wotk is, of course, still con-tinuing Car Spares by Air THE British motor trade is looking tothe country's air services to help them in overcoming one of their biggestdifficulties in their export trade—getting urgently needed spares to remote coun-tries as quickly as possible. The Rcotes group, for example, is re-ported to be planning to export spare parts by air, when necessary, to anypart of the world. " We are looking to British air services to overcome thislong-standing handicap," said an offi- cial of the group recently. "In thisway air transport will come to the assist- ance of its elder brother, road trans-port." He added that many other British in-dustries would doubtless take the same course, but much would depend onfreight rates, speed, and regularity. TTHE Salvation Army in Australia is-1- to acquire a Tiger Moth to carry members of its staff to Servicemen inisolated areas, Melbourne Radio an- nounced last week.• • * The prototype of a new French fighter,the drawings for which are reported to have been largely prepared during theGerman occupation and finished since the liberation, began its test nights lastweek. • • • A squadron of Swedish fightersescorted the Dakota in which Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, Bomber Com-mand's chief, left Stockholm after his recent visit to Sweden. • • • Major Alexander de Seversky, thewell-known American designer, flew from Paris to Stockholm on a two-dayvisit last week. He told the Press it was "a mere social visit to discussAllied experiences in the air war." Officials of the Douglas Air-craft Co. in Santa Monica, Calif., have been notified thatproduction on the B-17 Flying Fortress is to halt immediately.* * * The last Halifax, bomber tobe built at the Rootes factory at Speke, Liverpool, left theassembly line last week and was flown by Fit. Lt. J. R.Palmer, who has been test pilot there since 1939. This factoryis to be taken over by Dunlops, as previously reported inFlight. • • * Mr. Harry Armitage, generalmanager of Hobourn Aero Components, Ltd., of Coven-try, has been appointed works director of the company.* * * War casualties in theKA.A.F. up to April 30th, re- cently announced by the Aus- JULY io/TH, 1945 MONTY'S MESSENGER : To keep in touch with his commanders on the WesternFront during the closing phases of the war, Field Marshal Montgomery used this Miles Messenger, whose short, steep take-off and landing made it ideal for the job. News in Brief trahan Air Dept., totalled 14,414. ofwhich 7,889 are dead or presumed dead. Among 3,988 decorations awarded arethree V.C.s and 60 D.S.O.s Mr. T. P. Norris Has been ap-pointed advisor on all matters con- cerning labour relations, welfare,apprentice training, medical services and kindred subjects at Vickers-Armstrongs,Ltd. He has had many years' experience in this field. * » » Mr. G. T. Craig, who was salesmanager of the Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., for Scotland and Northern Irelandbefore the war, has been appointed general manager of Intava, Ltd. Mr.Christopher Clarkson (now Group Capt. Clarkson, A.F.C.), who held this postuntil he was recalled to the R.A.F., and who for five years has been with theBritish Air Commission in the U.S., is to join Intava Inc. in New York whenhe leaves the Service. Mr. H. L. Mabbott, works office controller at Westland Aircraft, Ltd., has been appointed commercial manager insuccession to Mr. T. H. Burleigh, who will be resigning as from September 1stto become contracts manager at Thos. Firth and John Brown, Ltd., Sheffield. * * • "The British have recently beencarrying out exercises and demonstra- tions with jet-propelled aircraft in Nor-way," the Swedish radio recently stated. "This," it added, "probably accountsfor reports of jet-propelled aircraft of unknown nationality over Swedish pro-vinces; the aircraft may have been Ger- man but they were piloted by allies." * * • Mr. Leonard Morgan, who ioi the lastthree years has combined the duties of assistant general manager of K.L.G.Sparking Plugs, Ltd., with those of avia- tion manager, has now been appointedgeneral manager and a director of the aircraft and marine division of Smiths,-Aircraft Instruments, Ltd., with which K.L.G. is associated.Mr. J. E. Chorlton becomes a director of Smiths and takesup the position of Government contracts manager. Air Comdre. Albert Fletcher, one of the last officers on the active list who were in the Air Battalion, R.E., before the Rj'F.C. was constituted in 1912', Was been appointed to the 'Administrative and Special Duties Branch of the R.A.F. He held a succession, of com- mands in France during the 1914-18 war, subsequently served in the Air Ministry and with Imperial Airways, and, re- called from retirement in Octo- ber, 1939, later became Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer on liaison with B.O.A.C. at Trans- port Command H.Q.
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