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1946
1946 - 0347.PDF
FLBRCARY 2IST, I946 FLIGHT 1S3 HE THE! WOT, NO BRAZIER! The night-watchman on a B.O.A.C. flying boat in Poole Harbour may lack the traditional coke fire, but he certainly enjoys armchair comfort and is pro- vided with a fire-proof oil heater when it is cold. Insurance Much Cheaper CUTS in personal accident insurancerates amounting to 75 per cent, with added cover have been announced byRailway Air Services, West Coast Air Services, Isle of Man Air Services, andGreat Western and Southern Airlines, thanks to their safety record in civil airtravel. As against a purely travel riskpremium of 8s. for £1,000 cover over 24 hr., all their air booking offices cannow offer a comprehensive '' all risks '' cover for the same period at a premiumof 2S. per /l.ooo. At the Science Museum '"THE Exhibition of German Aeronau-J- tical Developments, which opened in the Science Museum at South Kensing-ton a week ago, should give to the general public an instructive glimpse ofthe enemy's past activities in this sphere.The exhibits are taken from the com- prehensive display of British and Ger-man aircraft and equipment held at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farn- borough, last year (described in Flight,Nov. 1st, 8th and 15th.), but it has only been possible to find space at Kensing-ton for five complete German aircraft, plus a selection of various kinds of equip-ment. A Derwent and a Goblin jet enginehave been included to provide compari- son with German contemporaries, andthe exhibition, which has been well attended so far and is to run for threemonths, is admission free. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and2.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. ". . . and See his Children Fed" YOU may remember that the abovewords ended the simple little poem about "Johnny in the Clouds" writtenby the squadron-leader in that magnifi- cent film, "The Way to the Stars." It expresses, with equally simple sin-cerity, the idea behind the R.A.F. Pilots' and Crews' Fund for " The Few," raisedby the Institute of Auctioneers and Estate Agents, which has reached a total £5 A summary of grants published in theInstitute's journal shows how the money is distributed—the maintenance of chil-dren, medical benefits, and so forth. Midlanders may feel justly proud thatamong the Institute's 18 local branches, Birmingham and the West Midlandseasily heads the list with a contribution (up to January 18th) of ^63,184, whilethe Midland Counties branch comes second with ^35,861. FORTHCOMING EVENTS Feb. 21st and 22nd.—Royal Aero-nautical Society*; lectures on "The Development of the In-ternal Combustion Turbine," by H. Constant and associatedauthors at Power Jets and the R.A.E. (morning and afternoonsessions). March 1st-—f Akroyd-Stuart Lec-ture, Nottingham. March 4th.—f James Clayton Lec-ture, Newcastle. • At the Institution of Mechani-cal Engineers, Storey's Gate, St. James's Park, London,S.W.i. \ Lectures by Air Comdre. F.Whittle. NEW TORPEDO DIVE BOMBER : A flying view of the Martin Mauler designed for operation with carriers of the Midway class. Top speed of 350 m.p.h., a range of 1,700 miles and ability to dive vertically at over 500 m.p.h. are claimed. Halton's Silver JubileeT HE social reunion of ex-Halton air-craft apprentices originally planned for December last to mark the 25th anni-versary of the training scheme is to take place in the Royal Horticultural Society'sold hall in Vincent Square, Westminster, W.i, on Monday, April 8th next, from6 p.m. till 11.30 p.m. All who have served or axe sfill serv-ing on the staff at Halton (including civilians) are invited to attend thisgathering and applications should be accompanied by a cheque or Postal Orderfor 5/- made out to "The Halton Society, Lloyd's Bank, Strand, W.C.2,"and sent to the Secretary, Halton Re-
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