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1946
1946 - 1139.PDF
JUNE 6TH, 1946 FLIGHT SERVICE AVIATION soldier, or airman can cope cheerfullywith hard and uncomfortable living con- ditions when necessary, it is a mistakenidea that discomfort is needed to make him tough and efficient; the new moveis as sound in policy as it will be wel- come to the officers and other ranks ofthe: regular R.A.F. in peacetime. The basis of the whole project is ex-pressed in the official statement that " the aim of the domestic building pro-gramme for the peacetime R.A.F. is to H^pHe conditions and amenities for itsB&k-illed personnel fully equivalent to what they might expect to enjoy if employedin civil industry," and the' sum men- tioned above is to be ' divided equallybetween improving the standard of ac- commodation on about 80 existing sta-tions in this country, and on building additional married quarters. The first step in the programme willbe to improve conditions at "temporary stations which are being retained andat pre-war stations which were extended. This will include such things as the pro-vision of hot and cold showers and where Nissen huts must be retained forthe time being reducing the number of tenants from 18 to nine and giving themwarmer floor coverings and more furni- ture. Gradually, however, temporarystations will be rebuilt with permanent accommodation designed to avoid as faras possible the old '' regimental'' atmo- sphere; the airman will have personalprivacy in his living quarters similar to that of normal civil life and dininghalls will be on restaurant lines with cafeteria service. Eventually every station is to have acomplete recreational centre with cinema, swimming bath, gymnasium and similaramenities open not only to the men but also to their families, but it is hoped tomake a start this year on the provision of well-designed clubs with bar lounges,billiards, table tennis, and reading rooms, where airmen may entertainguests of both sexes. For the married airman life y,jl] |)0even more "civilized" by the provision of semi-detached houses instead of theold type of '' married quarters '' built in terraces, and, in view of the generalhousing shortage, 25 per cent of the new accommodation will be reserved for thefamilies of men serving overseas. In the meantime the 6,500 married quarterswhich were commandeered for other uses during the war are being steadily recon-verted, decorated and refurnished so that an increasing number of men maybe living with their families close to their stations. The full programme will necessarily bespread over a number of years, and the rate of progress will depend on theavailability of materials and labour, but it is hoped, for example, to ^et wellunder way with 1,000 of the new "semi-detached" married quarters dur-ing the current financial year, spread over some 15 or more stations in thiscountry. When this attractive programme iscompleted one may surely expect the once familiar " Join the R.A.F. and seethe world " to give place to " Join the R.A.F. and live in comfort." Roll of Honour Casualty Communique iVo. 585.T HE Air Ministry regrets to announce thefollowing casualties on various dates. The next of kin have been informed. Casualties " inaction." are due to flying operations against the enem> : " on active service" includes groundcasualties due to enemy action, non-operational flying casualties, fatal accidents and naturaldeaths Of the names in this list 287 are second entriesgiving later information of casualties published iu earlier lists. -Royal Air Force PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. BELIEVED KILLED IS ACTION, NOW PRESUMED KILLED INACTION.—F/O. L. Berry; Fit, Sgt. .T. I). M. Duncan; 9gt, O. EdwarJa: Fit. Lt. R. V. Itearn, CA.S. HONOURED : On May 28th Marshal of the Roya A,r Force Lord1 Tedder drove through the City streets in an open carriage to the GmldhaU, where he rw.j-^ the Freedom of ths City of London. Members of the A.T.C. formed a guard of honour. D.F.C.; Fit. Sgt, O. G. .Tones; Sgt. R. C. Payment:P,O. A. Steaiustreet; Sgt/K. Snrtees; F/O 1. A Trail. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW Pitt: SUMED KILLED LN1 ACTION.—Sgt. R. E. Ainsworth.F/O. F W. Bailey; Fit. Lt. M. A. L. Balasse; Sgt. P. Banks; Sgt. G. E. Barsby; P/O. W, E 11Barty; Sgt. V. D. Basso; P/0. J. Baxter; Sgt J. C. Bayton; Sgt. D. C. Berrisford; Fit. Set. \Berry; P/O. F. G. S. Best; Fit. 8ft. fa. C. Biflwell; P/0. S. Birch; Fit. Sgt. A. F. Birdseye; Sgt LG. Blatchlord; Fit. Lt,. G. D. Body Sgt P F Bolderstone, D.F.M.; F/O. R. C. Bootlr W/OJ. J. Bonfleld; F/O. A. M. Bonney; Sgt, M. Brennan; Fit. Sgt. E. I). Brick; W/O. J. KBrill: Sgt. G. Brogden; F/O. J. P. Brooksbank: fit. Sgt. S. A. Brown; Fit. Sgt, T. A. V. Brown;Fit. Sgl. T. Brumfitl ; Fit. Lt D S. Buckle- Act. Fit. Lt. J. H. Burrough; Fit. Sgt. U BButters: F/O. A. B. Campbell; Act. Fit. Lt. L. N. B. Cann, D.F.C.; Sgt. T. E. Carr; Fit. Lt, C.B. Cartel, D.F.C., D.F.M.; Sgt. L. V Chandler; Sgt. I. B. Clapton; Sgt. V. J. Clark; P/O. R. J.Clarke; Sgt. B. Coleinan; Sgt J. Constant; Sgt. L. J. Cooke; Fit. Sgt. J. Cooling; Fit Sgt. A. II.Cozens; Fit. Sgt. W. E. Crane; Fit. Sgt. T. Cronan; Fit. Sgt. R. W. Crook; Fit. Sgt C W.Cross; Sgt. E. A. Croas; Fit. Sgt. C. C. Crux; F/O. P. J. Cuff; Sgt. G. A. Dalton; Fit, Sgt. S.Darroch; Sgt. R. M. Da vies; Sgt. R. E. B. Day; Fit. it. G. S. Devereau; P/O. P L Dooley FitSgt. J. Dunn; W/O. F. A. Easthope; Fit. Sgt. S. Easton; Pit. Sgt. S. Eccleston; Sgl. R. Eke;Sgt. J. F. W. Emerson; Fit. Sgt. J. A. Etheridge; Fit. Sgt. D. W. Evans; F/O. A. C. Everett,D.F.M.; Sgt. F. G. Fisher; P/O. R. V. Fisher, D.F.M.; P/O. J. Fletcher; Sgt. J. L. Forrester;Fit. Lt. D. J. Foster; F/O. L. M. Freedman; Sgt. G. A. C. Frizzell; Fit. Lt. R, W. Gillhara; F/O.11. C. Godfrey; Sgt. S. Goodier; Sgt. P. E Green: F/O. R T. Greig; F/O. O. Griffiths; Sgt. E. H.Grundy; F/O. T. R. Main- °»(, E. G Hall; Fit Sgt. A. Hampshire; Set, Hanks; F/O. T. A Hannant; F/O. J. E. . rdy; Sqn. l.clr.K. G. Hart, D.F.C.; Sgt. L. o. Hart; Act. Fit. I.t. N. V. Haynes; Sgt. P. O. Haynes; Sgt. A.Heckingbottom; F/O. J. W. Hennessy; F/O. A. Henshaw; Sgt. J. J. V. Uiggins; Fit. Sgt. II. R.Hillier: Sgt J. H. Hinton; Sgt. J. H. Hipwell: Fit. Sgt. ,1. S. Hogg; F/O. J. A. Tlollingworth ;Fit. Sgt. W. Horlor; Fit. Sgt. J. S. Hoskins; W/O. .1. W. Howie; W/O. T Hughes Fit, Sgt, W. PHughes; W/O. A. Hundley; W/O. T. F. Hunter; Sgt, L. J. H. Hutchinson; Sgt. R. E. lves; F '<).T. C. James; Sgt. A. J. Jefiery; Sgt. W .! It Jeffree; Fit. Sgt. R. H. Jenkins; F/O. B. Job; Sgt. D. R. Jones; Sgt. J. Jones; Sgt. K. Jones; Sgt.E. T. J. Keay; Fit. Lt. J. Kennedy; P/O. K. I. Kernahan'; Sgt. K. D. Kibbey; F/O. J. KirkPatrick, D.F.C.: P/O. H. L. Knowles; Fit. Sgt A. Lee; Sgt. T. Leeming; F/O. B. D. LilH-y,Fit. Sgt. D. J. Lincoln; Sgt. G. Lindsay; F/O. R. London; W/O. J. Lyons; Sgt. J. McCauley;F/O. P. F. McDonald; Sgt. T. D. McGill; Fit, Lt. R. H. McGowan; Sgt. J. G. Mellveneye; Sgt,R. S. McKillop; Fit. Sgt. P.-D. Mann; Sgt. H. S. Martin; F!t, Sgt. J. W. Massey; Sgt. H. Mawson;Fit. Sgt. N. H. Mayoy; Sgt. 8. A. Meadows; W/O. M. C. Medcalf; F/O. J. Middleton; Fit,But. C. E. Miller; Act. F/O. K. A. W. Miller; SH. K. S. M. Miller; Sgt. G. E. Mills; F/O. L.Milner; Sgt. T. Moflat; F/O. D. J. Mole; Sgt. H. Monks; P/O. S. Moore; F/O. J. D. Morgan;Sgt. A. J. Morley; P/O. R. H. Morris; Fit. Sgt. J M. Murray; F/O. A. H. Nieholls; Fit. Sgt.CAP. Noble; Sgt. R. G. Nnttall; Group Capt. P B. B Ogilvie, D.S.O., D.F.C.; Fit. Sgt. J.Orman: Fit. Sgt. R. Oswald; Sgt. R. G. Pain; Fit. Lt. J. Paton; Fit. Sgt. F. E. Peet; Bgt. A.E Perry; Sgt. B. H. Petch; F/O. H. A. Pitts; Fit. Sgt. J. Potts; Sgt. T. I. Powis; Sgt. T. A.Purvis; P/O. T. D. S. Rabbitts: Fit. Sgt. A. K. Rayner; Fit. Lt. T. W. Reynolds; Act. F/O. W.Itiddell; Sgt. R. !> Roberts; Sgt. D. E. Rodda; F/O F. W. Rolls; F/O. R. E. Rudling; Sgl. J. 1).Rushworth; Sgt. P. C. Russell; Sgt. K. R. Salton; P'O L. D. Sampson; F/O. O. Saunders; Sgt.H Sansome; Sgt, J. Scott; Sgt. T. Scott; F/O. E J Seager; F/O. S. II. Sharpe; Fit. Sgt. C.Shaw, IT.F.M.; Fit. Sgt. M. J. Simonds: Sgt R, .1. Sims; Sgt. A. F. Skelton; Sgt. F. P. J. Smith;Sat J. H. Smith' Sgt. W. Snowden: Set. II. Stanton; Fit. Sgt. C. W. Stogdale; Act. Fit, Lt.G 8 Stout, D.F.C.; Fit, Set. A. Sutolitfe. D.F.M.; W/O J. R. Sutton; Fit. Lt. .1. A. Swanson; Sgt.G. Swift: Fit. Sgt, P. Taylor; Sut, R. T. Taylor; Sgt. E. Thomas; Sgt. G. H. Tiltnirn: Sgt. P. 'V.Tiran; Fit Sgt, E. G. Towle: W/O. R. D. Toyn- ton' Fit. Sgt. S. C. Trevis; Fit, Sgt. F. Truman;F/O. E. A. Turner: F/O. J. A. E. Veglio: Sgt. G E Vernon; F/O. R. F. Vidler; F/O. J. H.Waldron; Sgt. T. C. Walker; Fit. Sft, ,T. H. Walter; Sgt. T. M. Ward: P/O. T. N. Watson;Sgt. L. J. Weekes; F/O. G. R. E. Weir; Sit. A. West; Fit. Sgt. A J. Weston; W/O. G. H. Wheatcroft; Sgt. A. R. Whiffin; Fit. Lt. H. C. L. White; Set. L While; P/O. G. Williams; Fit. Set. J.8 Winter; F/O. B. J. Wisby; F/O. W. It. Witherden-; Sgt. J. L. Wood; Fit. Sgt. G. I).Wright: Fit. Sgt. S. J. Wright; Fit. Sgt. T. L. Wright: Sgt. R. D. B. Younger. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW RE PORTED KILLED IN ACTION.—Sgt, J. K. Walker. KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—Cpl. A. Arclern:A/C.l T. B. Bowen; Wing Cdr. R. A. Chignpll: A/01 J. H. Dolman; F/O. J. G. Hanson; A/C IW. E. Morrill; Cpl. D. H. Sumner. MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED ON ACTIVE SER- VICE, Now PRESUMED KILLED ON ACTIVE SEIS-VICE—W/O. G. R. Allbut; Fit. Sgt. J. W. Brookes; Sgt. J. W. Burns; Sgt. R. H Franks;P'O. J. B. MacDonald;; Fit. Lt. J. Neilson: Fit. Sgt. K. G. Parker; F/O. J. H. Swinbarl;* PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. BELIEVED KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE. NOW PBESTTvrn KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—Fit. Lt, G. H. \n
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