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194 FLIGHT AUGUST 23RD, 1945 For Fighter CommandA IR VICE-MARSHAL STANLEY F.VINCENT, .who has commanded a group in South East Asia Air Commandsince February, 1944, has now been appointed Senior Staff Officer, FighterCommand. A £500 Two-SeaterN EW YORK radio (quoted by Reuter)last week announced that a two- seater, private-owner's aircraft with atop speed of 135 m.p.h., a landing speed of 40 m.p.h. and a range of 400 milesis now in production at the Jarvis Co.'s factory at Glandale, Ohio. Beyond saying that it is of the pushertype, no further details of this attrac- tively priced newcomer were given. Air/Sea RescuesT HE grand work of the Air/ SeaRescue Service, already widely appreciated, is emphasised by statisticsrecently released for publication. During the war against Germany,5,721 British and American airmen were rescued around Britain. Of this totali,Q98 were Americans. Overseas A.S.R. units saved at least3,200 aircrew members, and in seas other than around Britain, the servicerescued 4,665 soldiers, sailors and civilians. One of the busiest periods was in July,1043. SLEEK SPEED : This picture of a Seafire XV would be difficult to tell from one of a Spitfire XIV, since they are basically the same Giffon-powered type, except forthe former's folding wings and special naval equipment. Speedier "Demob." T TNDER the plans for speeding up the*—' release of R.A.F. and W.A.A.F. per- sonnel recently announced by the AirMinistry, age and service groups pre- viously announced for demobilisation bythe end of September are being released this month with the exception of someW.A.A.F. officers. Some additional groups are also to be released duringSeptember instead of later. Cold Water WHEN speaking at a U.S. Air Forcedinner a few nights ago, Air Marshal Colyer, who, by the way, is the BritishAir Member of the Combined Chiefs of Staff Committee as well as head of theR.A.F. Delegation in Washington, told ASTRAL ALACRITY : A Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star seen above some of itsnative mountains. Span is 38ft. io£in., length 34ft. 6in., and empty weight about I4,oooib. (See adjoining paragraph.) his audience that Germany was " monthsahead "of Britain and the U.S. in the development of jet-propelled aircraftwhen she was defeated. This, he said, emphasised that superior production andmaterial resources would no longer be enough in this scientific age—" The raceis to the clever rather than the strong." " One imagines that an Americanaudience, encouraged by its native Press and publicity experts to believe that itis always first and best at everything, must have been somewhat shaken by thisstatement—even after a good dinner. Dead Heat?I N recording-a flight from Staten, Ohio,to La Guardia Airfield, New York, by a jet-propelled Lockheed P-80 Shoot-ing Star at an average speed of 570 m.p.h., a report radioed fromOttawa (quoted by Reuter) says that this aircraft thus '' established itself asthe fastest plane in the world." It is pertinent to point out that thetop speed of the British de Havilland Vampire, fitted with the de HavillandGoblin jet-propulsion unit, has not yet been officially divulged, but if the readernow turns to the de Havilland advertise^ • merit in last week's Flight he may draivcertain conclusions from the wording of the officially sanctioned text. Pageant of the R.A.F.N EARLY 2,000 men and women of theR.A.F., the W.A.A.F., and Dominion Air Forces are to take part ina pageant of the R.A.F. which is to be staged in the Albert Hall, London, onSeptember 19th and 20th. The Air Forces of th<? countries of Europe whichwere occupied by the Germans will also be represented. The pageant, which opens with thestruggles of the Wright brothers and other early pioneers, covers the develop-ment of the R.F.C. and R.A.F. through two wars up to the present day, andfamous pilots of both wars will take part in the performance. R.A.F. bands anda rhoir of 200 will provide the music The R.A.F. Association and theR.A.F. Benevolent Fund will benefit
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