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1946
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JANUARY 3RD, 1946 FLIGHT HERE AND THERE will thus pool their ideas and experi-ences to mutual advantage. The proposed college is the result offour years' study by a group of leading industrialists and public servants andis to be a non-profit-making concern under the financial control of a Court ofGovernors headed by Mr. Geoffrey Hey- worth, chairman of the Lever enter-prises. Feline Fighter "PJETAILS have been released of the*-J latest addition to the Grumman "Cat" series of fighters — the F8FBearcat. Photographs show it to bear a strong family resemblance to the Hell-cat. The Bearcat is powered by a 2,JOO h.p.Pratt and Whitney engine, and the usual modest claim in the transatlantic Pressis that its climb, speed and manoeuvra- bility "excel all fighter 'planes in allServices." Civil HeathrowB Y way of a New Year present the AirMinistry has handed over Heathrow airfield to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.Since the latter will, in due course, be responsible for the development andequipment of the airfield, it was only reasonable that this move should bemade. At a recent Press conference Mr. IvorThomas said that two runways would be ready for nse before the end ofFebruary; one is already clear. The honour of making the first official A PRINCE'S PLANE. This Siebel Si 204 light transport type was used by PrinceBernhard of the Netherlands when he paid a recent visit to Air Chief Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas, A.O.C.-in-C, B.A.F.O., in Germany. civil flight from Heathrow fell to AirVice-Marshal D. C. T. Bennett, now with British South American Airways,who chose the airport for the start of a series of proving flights to Buenos Airesin a Lancastrian. Promotion. BILL HUMBLE has been appointedchief test pilot to Hawker Aircraft, ' Ltd., in succession to Phillip Lucaswho joined the company's board some six months ago. Bill first joined Hawkers on October10th, 1940. He has been engaged almost entirely on development work since then,and took a very active part in the per- fection of the Typhoon, Tempest andFury. He learnt to fly in 1929 in the SpecialReserve, A.A.F., was one of the original pilots of No. 504 Special Reserve Squad- ron, a founder-pilot of No. 609 Squad-ron, and was later on the Reserve of Air Force Officers. Son of a coal-owner, Bill Humblequalified as a mining engineer in I<IJO, but he was best known to the generalpublic as a King's Cup pilot, having competed on several occasions in his ownaircraft. Not Quite So FarI N Flight of December 13th there ap-peared, under the heading of " The Fuller Life," an item about the Aber-deen University Squadron in which it was stated that flying training is to begiven to cadets "up to the 'wings' standard." This should have read " upto the solo standard," as each cadet re- ceives 15 hr. dual instruction during histwo years' membership. The same train- ing facilities are provided in all seventeenUniversity squadrons in Great Britain. New Year Honours Decorations for Aircraft Designers and Atomic Research Scientists THE following names appear in Marshal Sir D. C. Strathern Evill, ing Analysis Ufit; R. V. Jones, Asso-the New Year Honours list K.C.B. D.F.C., A.F.C., R.A.F., and Sir ciate Director of Intelligence (Science) issued mst as we go to Press: — H- G- Howitt, D.S.O., M.C., F.C.A., Air Ministry. Mr. Winston Churchill-Order of J.-B...D.L.. member of the Air Council Companion of the Star of India—Air ,, ., since 19^9. Comdre. (Acting A.V-M.) M. Thomas, r J T, , ^ ," c ™ •, J K.B.E.—Air Marshal Sir A. Coning- C.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., A.O.C. Royal Lord Portal—Order of Merit and ham> K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C., D.F.C.. Indian Air Force. Viscount. A.F.C., R.A.F.; Acting Air Marshal C.B.E.—Lt. Col. S. Bell, A.F.C., i/c Atomic Bomb Research Person- H. E. P. Wigglesworth, C.B., C.B.E., Equipment Divisions and R.A.F. liaison n j. -yy A Akers Director of Re D.S.C., R.A.F. ; Air Vice-Marshal J. H. officer to Ensa; W. W. Barkett, O.B.E., •i^rrh Kniahthnnd' T)r R F D'Albiac, C.B., D.S.O., R.A.F. ; Air M.C., Assistant Secretary, Ministry of bearcn—ivnigntnooa. ui K. £,. vice-Marshal W. F. Dickson, C.B., Civil Aviation; P. Ochen, M.B.E.,Peieres, scientific consultant—CB.E. ; CBE D.S.O., A.F.C., R.A.F.; Air Deputy Director of Accounts, Air Min-Dr. F. h. Simon, reader in tnermo- Vice-Marshal W. Elliot, C.B., C.B.E., istry;"R. Corless, O.B.E., Assistant dynamics at Oxford—C.B.E. D.F.C., R.A.F.; Air Vice-Marshal Director of Met. Office, Air Ministry;Dr Benny Lockspeiser, F.R Ae.S T. W. Elmhirst, C.B., C.B.E., A.F.C., R. VV. Hammond, resident director. Director of Scientific Research ' at R-A-F- ! Air Vice-Marshal E. W. airframe factories Rootes SecuritiesMAP Cdr F R Micklen CBE Havers, C.B., C.B.E., R.A.F.; Air Ltd. ; Grp. Capt. E. M. Jones, Foreign WAT A i, \ • • Mlcklt-"' V. 1 ' Vice-Marshal A. S. Morris, C.B.E., Office; G. W. Lacey, A.R.I.C, latelyR.N., deputy chairman of Vickers- RAF; Air vice-Marshal A. P. M. Controller of Light Metals, M.A.P.:^Armstrongs, and B. T. Rumble, non. Sanders, C.B., C.B.E., R.A.F.; Air Joseph Smith, Chief Designer, Super- sec, and treas. R.A.F. Benevolent Vice-Marshal E. A. B. Rice, C.B., marine Works, Vickers-ArmstrongsFund—Knighthoods. C.B.E., M.C., R.A.F. ; Acting Air Vice- Ltd.; G. R. Volkert, Chief Designer, G.CB.-Air Chief Marshal Sir Wil- Marshal S. Cade, C.B., F.R.C.S., Handley Page Ltd.; C E. Wrangham.liara Sholto Douglas, K.C.B., M.C , M.R.C.P., R.A.F.V.R.; Acting Air Vice- lately principal officer for aircraft equip- D.F.C., R.A.F., and Air Chief Marshal Marshal C. P. Symonds, C.B., M.D., ment at M.AP ; Acting Air Comdre.Sir E. R. Ludlow-Hewitt, G.B.E., F.R.C.P., R.A.F.V.R.; J. H. Barnes. p F. W. Atcherley, D.S.O D F.C., KCB CMG DSO MC ADC Deputy Under Secretary of State, Air A.r.C, R.A.I- ; Grp. Capt. £. C.RAF (Ret) "••••' ' ' ' Ministry; Sir John Robert Renwick, Bt., Daubney, R.A.F.; The Rev. R. F. 'v'r>'zt \- u' Af M, 1 * A T lately Controller of Communications, Air Diggle, M.C., R.A.F.,, £-C.?S~£ir -n c n f ^ » 4 % • Ministry, and of Communications Equip- O.B.E.-Acting Grp. Capt. the Vis- ( .B. L.B.E., D.SO., A biC., R-A.F., ment R..\ F. count Acheson, R.A.F.; Acting Wing and Acting Air Vice-Marshal J. W. Companions of the Order of the Cdr. Sir Richard B. Graham, Cordmgley, C.B., C.B.E., R.A.F. Bath.—Acting Air Comdre. E. H. R.A.F.V.R. ; Wing Cdr. G. H. VV. G.C.I.B.—Fit. . Lt. the Maharaja of Fielden, C.V.O., D.F.C.. A.F.C., Selby-Lowndes, A.F.C., R.A.F.; Acting Mayureganj. R.A.F. ; Professor Solly Jackerman, Sqn. Ldr. E. O. Roberts, M.P. for G.B.E. (Knights Grand Cross).—Air C.B.. Scientific Director "R.A.F. Bomb- Merioneth, R.A F.
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