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FLIGHT AUGUST 9TH, 1945 HERE AND THERE mately twice as much as the former. Itis ' powered by four Wright. Cyclone engines of more than 2,000 h.p. each, andis said to cruise at 300 m.p.h. over very long distances. Times Have Changed THE flight, with an American crew, oia Junkers 290 from Paris to Wright Field, where it will be thoroughly studiedby American technicians, provides a wel- come indication of a change of outlooksince the 1914-18 war. After that an Allied mission to Germany committed theincredible lolly of having a Zeppelin Staaken monoplane destroyed. Thatmachine was a long way ahead of its time, and as it was in flying conditionit could easily have been brought to France or England ior examinationand tests Not that there is likely to be much to be learned from theJu.290, but the principle which its flight represents is certainly right. ^Aussie" Mustangs in Action TfHAT Australian-built Mustangs will-*- soon be in action against the Japs was disclosed recently by the AustralianAir Minister, Mr. Drakeford. They will be flown by R.A.A.F. pilots, and thefirst squadrons are being formed at Townsville, Queensland, which were for-merly equipped with Kittyhawks. They will be used in operations in BorneoThe first Australian-built Mustang was tested at the Melbourne factory of theCommonwealth Aircraft Corporation, the tests being watched by the Director-General of Aircraft Production, Mr. Essington Lewis. and his DeputyDirector-General, Mr. McVey. Coninghairis New Command WHATEVER is in storefor the R.A.F. in the way of reductions, the an-nouncement that Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coriingham is tosucceed Air Marshal Sir Philip Babington on the latter's re-tirement in September as A.O.C.-in-C. Flying TrainingCommand must be welcomed and is a guarantee that flyingtraining of the R.A.F. in post-war days will be on theright lines. Sir Arthur's ex- perience of operational flyingis unrivalled for its duration and variety, and we may besure that any shortcomings (they cannot be many) whichhe has discovered to be traceable to the trainingperiod will be eliminated. Moreover, Sir Arthur is anofficer who has proved that he can take the long view,and he will not make the mis- take of thinking in terms ofthe last war instead of in those of the next. The Baka backs out. News in Brl Mr, Pearson Horder has been ap-pointed Public Relations Officer to Dowty Equipment, Ltd.. of Cheltenham.* * # * Amid the landslide of airmindedM.P.s who must now put "former" in front of their names, it is pleasant torecord that Mr. E. L. Gandar Dower managed to get in for Caithness andSutherland. He can be expected to be a them in the side of the Governmentwhere "chosen instruments," inter- nationalised air companies and the likeare concerned. He will not emulate the formerMember's attempts at rhetoric, but he can beexpected to talk good common sense aboutcommercial aviation. # # # Air Chief Marshal SitArthur Harris, C.-in-C, Bomber Command, onhis arrival at Recife, in- dicated that he will takeno part in the Pacific war, which he considersa task for younger men, After his magnificentguidance of R.A.F. Bom- ber Command in Europe,Sir Arthur is certainly entitled to take thingseasy for a bit. Sir Arthur expressed the view that Bomber Command's contribution would be in the shape of TARGET FOR ASHOOT-UP : Flying Fortresses parked wing-tip to wing-tip at an American replacementdepot near Munich. Probably these are nowon their way to the Far East. medium bombers, since the heavies were not suitable for operation from existing Far Eastern bases. Engineers of the Glenn L. MartinCompany have modified the Martin Mariner so that it can now be convertedby Navy personnel from its ordinary duties as rescue aircraft into a lifeboat-dropper. The lifeboat is carried in the bomb racks, which have been modifiedfor the purpose, and the lifeboat itself, 18ft. long by 6ft. beam, has beenslightly streamlined so as to fair into the wing. * # * R.A.F. personnel numbering morethan 2,000 have arrived in Sydney to join R.A.F. Transport Command. Themajority will be posted for administra- tive duties. * • • Fighter pilots of the Royal Air Forcehave been invited to volunteer for tran fer to the Naval Air Arm. This Usone of the results of the contemporan- eous contraction of the R.A.F. and ex-pansion of the Naval Air Arm, whose war is far from being over yet. It willbe interesting to see how they will take to the heaving decks of carriers after be-ing accustomed to nice steady airfield surfaces. * # • The Government of India has an-nounced that the Royal Indian Air Force will be maintained, after the finish of thewar with Japan, at an initial strength of not less than ten squadrons, plus thenecessary training and other ancillary units required. The pre-war strengthof the R.I A.F. was one squadron. A University Officers' Training Corps has been established at Bangalore and Mysore. According to " Indian Avia- tion," an Indian Air Training Corps will start at the Maharaja's College.
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