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DECEMBER 6TH, 1945 FLIGHT HERE AND THERE avoid that typographical muddle whichso often disfigures multi-language tech- nical literature. The firm are public-spirited enough to suggest, in the in- terests of British export trade, that theirmethod might be adoped by others desirous of telling the world what theydo. Low Percentage Loss IN his third report of the U.S. ArmyAir Forces, Gen. H. H. Arnold says: "During the entire period of operations the 21st Bomber Command flew nearly 00,000,000 miles to and from the Japan- ese mainland with an accident loss rate of slightly over one aircraft for every 1,000,000 miles flown. The percentage f of airborne aircraft lost on bombing, missions dropped from a record of 5.7 per cent, in January, 1945, to 0.4 per cent. in July." The inclusion of the qualifying word airborne '' in the second sentence pre- sumably refers to aircraft losses other than those sustained in take-offs or by enemy action against U.S. bases. Dutch Faith in the R.A.F. A DUTCH woman, whose son was bornon the night of June nth, 1941, when R.A.F. bombs were falling on a German target so near her home that "everything was shaking and shiver- ing " had the child christened RonaldAdrianus Frans so that his initials should be R.A.F. This, she said in arecent letter to the Air Ministry, was because of the faith she and her hus-band had in ultimate British victory, and she wanted her boy to have a '' callname" to be proud of. In the letter she asks if, perhaps, theAir Ministry could surprise her little boy, now 4^ years old, with a souvenir—"-for instance, a model of one of your bombers," Apparent^' even Air Minis rry officialshave hearts, for we are happy to relate that the little Dutch boy is to have hismodel of an R.A.F. bomber. Sydney Memorial '"PHE Air Force Association of Australia-*- (N.S. Wales Branch) has-launched an appeal for ^500,000 to build aMemorial Centre in Sydney. The adjacent picture is the architect'ssketch of the proposed building which will contain the Association's offices,complete club premises, and a sunken room containing the tomb of an unknownairman. An outstanding feature is a stainedglass window 70ft. high depicting the history of the R.A.A.F. from 19141945. The building will be surmomfted by a glass globe, illumiJ*Sto form an airway beaco News in Brief rr\VO squadrons of the French Air -»• Force were recently presented withthe Plalifax bombers they used against Germany during the war. They werethe " Tunisia " and " Guyenne " squadrons, and the presentation wasmade by Viscount Stansgate at a ceremony at Bordeaux. * * # When it was decided at a special meet- ing of High Wycombe town council to offer the Freedom of the Borough to Sir Arthur Harris and Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker (Deputy Commander U.S.A.A.F.) it was stated that High Wycombe was the only town in the world to be " attached by service to the headquarters of both bomber commands." . * •* *The administrative, sales, and account- ing offices of Delco-Remy and Hyatt,Ltd., are moving back to the firm's regis- tered offices in London on December17th, from the wartime address at Dun- stable. As from December 13th allcommunications to this concern should he directed to in, Grosvenor Road,London, S.W.i. (Tel.: Victoria 6242.) * # * The London office address, for homewles only, of A. C. Wickman, Ltd., Cbventry, is now 38-^j, Stratton Street,Piccadilly, W.r (Tel.: Grosvenbr 2726), and a new department for the sale ofsurplus and used machine tools will also operate from here. Export sales will still1'f from 10, Princes Street, Westminster, S.W.i. * • • Mr. W. Udall, A.M.I.Mech.E,, has been appointed assistant chief engineer() f the engineering division of the Bright- ^de Foundry and Engineering Co., Ltd. Congratulations to the editor of TaleSpin (the magazine of 124 Wing, R.A.F. Station, Lubeck) on producing a unitjournal with a quite professional make- up—and in colour. # # * Mr. A. S. Drakeford, Australian AirMinister, announced last week that a jet- propelled aircraft will go to Australiaearly next year for Royal Australian Air Force tests under tropical conditions. # * • The air station at Burtonwood, Lanes,one of the largest from which American Flying Fortresses were operated, is to betaken over by the R.A.F. Representa- tions had been made by the local authori-ties for its use as a trans-ocean flying base, but it is understood that thoughit will not be used for that purpose it will still be used as an airfield. # • • The management committee of the Aeronautical Engineers' Association re- cently decided to ask M.P.s to enquire why "the Air Ministry proposes to alter the terms of the workers' contracts of employment in such a way that all pro- tection of their employment is removed and that they lose all rights of repre- sentation on workers' committees," and to find whether the Ministry "is being influenced by outside interests antagon- istic to the workers concerned." # • # Mr. C. H. Bradley, Ceylon's Director of Civil Aviation, went by air last week 1o New Delhi to discuss the formation of a National Airways Corporation for Ceylon. It has already been decided that internal services in Ceylon should be oper- ated in conjunction with a wider scheme of air transport linking Ceylon .- nd India. The proposed R.A.A.F. MemorialCentre at Sydney with its 70ft. stained- glass window. (See ajacent paragraph ) It has been announced from Istanbul,said Reuter last week, that the Turkish Government has decided to establish anAir Department in which will be central- ised all services relating to the Air Forcesand to civilian aviation. # • * A substratosphere flight was recentlymade by a Russian balloon from the Red Army Central Aerologic Observatory forthe purpose of studying cosmic rays and the upper strata of the atmosphere. Theflight was sponsored by the Physics In- stitute of the Soviet Academy of Sciencesand the Moscow Lomonosov State Uni- versity as well as the Observatory. * • * The death has been announced of Mr.James Henderson, who recently retired from his directorship of the United SteelCompanies after nearly 60 years' associa- tion with the industry.• • • Mr. J. McDowell, chief purchasing agent at Fort Dunlop, has been elected president of the Ulster Association of Birmingham and District. * • • Gen. Earl A. Spaatz, designated assuccessor to Gen. H. H. Arnold as head of the United States Air Forces, lastweek urged the establishment of a net- work of air bases in the Arctic regionsas protection against a future war in which, he said, death would travelalmost entirely by air. " Responsibility for our security restssquarely on the nation's air power,'' declared Gen. Spaatz in an article inCollier's Magazine. He pointed out that at present B-29 Superforts can take oflfrom bases below the Arctic circle, fly over the Polar region on a one-way trip,and bomb "every great industrial poli- tical and military centre."
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