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1946
1946 - 0559.PDF
MARCH 2IST, 1946 HERE AND THERE In some cases, ploughing is being per-mitted up to the grass margins of the concrete runways which must at presentbe retained in a firm condition for future flying. No. 56 Sqn. in Berlin NO. 56 (Punjab) Squadron has re-placed No. 33 Squadron at Gatow airfield in the British zone in Berlin. Itis equipped with Tempests and is com- manded by Sqn. Ldr. M. P. Kilburn,D.F.C. No. 56 Squadron has an outstandinghistory. In the 1914-18 war both Capt. Ball and Capt. McCudden won theirV.C.s while serving in it. In this last war the squadron wasoriginally equipped with Hurricanes and by the end of the Battle of Britain had88 enemy aircraft on the Scoreboard. The squadron was the first to getTyphoons and shortly after D day con- verted to Tempests. The pilots on Tem-pests accounted for 74 flying bombs in the defence of London. The complete score of enemy aircraftdestroyed by No. 56 in this war is 149. The first post-war woman pupil inBritain to fly solo completed her "A" licence tests last week at Marshall's Fly-ing School, Cambridge. She is Mrs. R. Morrow-Tait.* * * A shuttle air service to speed up themail of British occupation forces in Japan is to begin next month between the ter-minus of the U.K.-Singapore air trunk route and Japan. One aircraft will flyeach way daily and will also carry per- sonnel, spares and important supplies.* # # A new record for the Cairo-Capetownflight has been claimed by two brothers, Capt. Hector Macdonald and Capt.Robert Macdonald. They covered the distance in two hops in icjhr 33mm totalflying time, which is 5imin less than the previous best time set up by a Con-stellation. * * *Two large airfields built at Nassau under the terms of Lend-Lease werehanded over to the R.A.F. yesterday by U.S. engineers now in charge of main-tenance. The U.S. staff, stationed in Nassau since America entered the war,will leave by the end of the month. # • *The Hon. Daniel Steen, Norwegian Minister to Canada, recently announcedthat a postage stamp commemorating the "Little Norway" air training centre in AIRSTRIP ... No. 6 PESTS' NEST: These Japanese aircraft, in various stages of "u.s." were found with Indonesian markings when the men of No. 80 Thunderbolt Squadron, R.A.F.,took over the airfield and seaplane base at Sourabaya. In the foreground is a Sasebo Pete floatplane, and a Kawanishi Rex is at the back. News in Brief \ the Muskoka district of Ontario has beenprinted by the Canadian Bank Note Com- pany and will soon be released in Nor-way. He added that a statement would be released when the stamp is issued.* * . # The Air Ministry has announced thatLord Stangate, Secretary of State for Air, has appointed Mr. Frank Wood tobe his private secretary in succession to Mr. G. S. Whittuck who has beenpromoted. * * # Among projected new types of aircraftannounced recently • by the Chance Vought Aircraft Division of the UnitedAircraft Corporation are " a jet fighter and one of even more revolutionarydesign." * # • A new fighter, designed and built inAustralia, is undergoing its preliminary tests this month. A Melbourne radioreport quoted by Reuter says it is " ex- pected to improve on the performance ofthe Mustang," and that top speed and rate of climb will be announced whenthe tests are completed. * # • When a sale of ^200,000 worth ofrflachine tools was held last week at the Napier aircraft engine shadow factory atLiverpool by the Ministry of Supply, potential buyers began to queue up at6 a.m. although the sale was not due to C start until 10 a.m. Some 500 personsare reported to have attended, and all the best '' lots '' had been snapped upwithin about ten minutes ot the eager crowd being admitted.* • • The Boeing aircraft plant. bui!£ atOttawa during the war, which produced flying-boats and B-29 components, hasnow been turned over for workshops and storage to the Canadian Army and theDepartment of Transport. # * *Capt. David Barclay, chief pilot of Scottish Airways at Renfrew, has beeupromoted to the post of air superinten- dent, and has received from the directorsa silver salver recording the achievement of 1,000,000 flying miles in the com-pany's service. The signatures of all the directors are also inscribed on it, » • *First winner of the Walter Capley Scholarship, founded at Miles Aircraft,.Ltd., just over a year ago in memory of their test pilot of that name, has beenwon by Peter Ledger of the experimental department and is for three years atLondon University. Young people who have completed three years continuousservice at the factory before reaching the age of 2r are eligible and the scholar-ships, which may be for one, two, or three years, have a gross value of £220per annum
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