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1946
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MAY 9TH, 1946 L' I FOR THE LOVE OF PETE : An informal party was held at the Royal Aeronautical Society on the occasion of Peter Masefield,Civil Aviation Attache to the U.S., returning to America. He is seen, second from the left, chatting with (left) Mr. Geoffrey Smith, Col. Devereux and Mr. A. G. Elliott. On the right are Major G. R. Bulman, Director for Construction of ResearchFacilities, and Mr. S. Scott-Hall, Principal Director of Technical Development, who found in the reception an opportunity to talk "shop." were cured completely, 50 per centshowed definite improyement, and the other 25 per cent were unaffected.But who knows ?—another few thou- sand feet might have done the trick! A Busk Studentship THERE is a vacancy lor the BuskStudentship in Aeronautics for the year 1946-47, and any reader who wishesto apply should write to Sir B. Melvill Jones, Professor of Aeronautics, Cam-bridge University, for application forms. The trustees hope to make the appoint-ment in June. The Studentship, which has beenfounded in memory of Mr. Edward Tesh- maker Busk (who lost his life in an air-craft accident at Farnborough in 1914), is of the value of about ^165, and itsobject is to enable the holder to engage in research 01 preparation for research.Full details can be obtained from Sir Melvill Jones. Parachusist's Portrait AS a mark of appreciation of the ser-vices he lendered in training para- troops during the war, the portrait ofGroup Capt. Maurice Newnham, O.B.E., D.F.C has been painted by Mr. T. C.Dugdale, R.A., at the instigation of Maj.-Gen. K. N. Crawford, then Directorof Airborne Forces at the War Office, and its permanent home is to be the officers'mess at the Airborne Forces Depot and Training Centre. At present the portraitis being shown at Burlington House. Maurice Newnham, whose name is par-ticularly well known in motoring circles, was a fighter pilot in the 1914-18 warand rejoined the R.A.F. in 1939. After a spell on administrative duties, which HERE AND THERE he found far too static, he went to Ring-way with a small R.A.F. and Army staff, and iu July, 1941, was appointed tocommand and organize the Parachute Training School, where he himself mademany jumps to demonstrate his theories and inspire confidence. Some 60,000 parachutists were trainedat Ringway, and now Newnham is writing a book, "Ringway Saga." Russian RiddleL AST week there was news of yet athird act of aggressiveness by Russian fighter pilots against a U.S.aircraft. According to reports from Vienna, twoSoviet fighters dived on the B-17 used by Gen. Mark Clark as his personal trans-port, though the Commander of the U.S. Occupation Forces in Austria was not onboard at the time. Apparently no shots were fired on thisoccasion, but the Russian airmen are said to have '' behaved aggressively " in anattempt to force the American aircraft down, and Gen. Clark duly lodged a pro-test with the Soviet authorities. After two previous incidents of asimilar nature, when shots were actually fired, the Soviet authorities apologizedand undertook to see that nothing of the kind occurred again, but in any case suchbehavioui towards recent comrades-in- arms is difficult to understand. News in Brief Group Capt. Newnham. THE Prime Minister and Mrs. Attlee,who have been invited to visit Aus- tralia and New Zealand this summer,plan to leave Britain by air towards the end of July. * # * "Maj. Gen. Arthur Wilson, ot theU.S. Army, has been rrade European director of Trans World Airlines, oneof America's !'big three" overseas operators. * * * Marshal of the R.A.F. Sir SholtoDouglas flew from Gatwick Airport last week to take up his duties as C.-in-C.of the British Zone in Germany in suc- cession to Field - Marshal ViscountMontgomery. He flew direct to Berlin. * * *By special permission of the Royal Aero Club, the Schneider Trophy wastaken by air to Vienna to be shown at the R.A.F. Austria's recent celebrationof the 28th anniversary of the Royal Air Force, attended by over 500 guests, inthe historic Schonbrunn Palace. * * * The Old Cranwellian Association is tohold its annual reunion in the Royal Air Force College on Saturday, June 15th,and members are requested to communi- cate with the honorary secretary atS.H.Q., Cranwell, for details. • * • .R.A.F. aircraft found a motor fishing vessel, missing for three days, driftingabout 20 miles off the Welsh coast near Bardsey Island. It had been sailingfrom Carnarvon to Barmouth with two men aboard and was flying a distresssignal from the masthead. The aircraft directed lifeboats to the vessel by drop-ping flares at regular intervals. # * *Jordan's register last week recorded the formation of a new private company—de Havilland Propellers, Ltd., with a nominal capital of /25o,ooo in £1 shares.The directors are Sir Geoffrey de Havil- land, Mr. F. E. N. St. Barbe, and Mr.W. E. Nixon, of the de Havilland Air- craft Co., Ltd.# # * Twenty pilots of Air France, most ofwhom served in French squadrons with the Allied Forces during the war, cameto England recently on a six-day visit under the auspices of the BritishCouncil. Their programme included B.O.A.C. headquarters, London Airport(Heathrow), a Transport Command air- field, and a number of aircraft factories.
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