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1946
1946 - 1555.PDF
AUGUST 8TH, 1946 FLIGHT SERVICE AVIATION BY TYPHOON, OUT OF TEMPEST : The exceptional aerodynamic cleanness of the Hawker Fury I prototype with NanierSabre VII engine is shown to particular advantage in this new front view. With methanol wate7 injection the Ton soeed ^ estimated to be about 485 m.p.h. Royal Air Force and Naval Air Arm News and Announcements Naval Air ArmR EAR-ADMIRAL A. R. M. BRIDGE,C.B.E., has been appointed Rear- Admiral aircraft carriers and air stations,British Pacific Fleet and East Indies, in succession to Rear-Admiral C. H. L.Woodhouse, C.B. Rear-Admiral Bridge was in closetouch with naval aviation throughout the war. As a Captain he commandedthe carrier Eagle in the Mediterranean at a time when enemy attacks on our ship-ping in that area were at their height. The excellent results of the attack bySwordfishes on the Italian Fleet at Taranto in 1941 won him the C.B.E. In the later stages of the war Rear-Admiral. Bridge held a number of shore appointments. Last December he wasappointed Flag Officer commanding carriers and air stations, East Indies. No. 19 S.P. Disbanded 19 Staging Post, the first R.A.F.1 unit to function in Berlin, was officially disbanded last month. The unit, then known as No. 91 For-ward Staging Post, landed in Normandy soon after D-Day, where it operated anemergency landing strip, handling up to a hundred aircraft a day. The unit was later sent back to Eng-land for three and a half months to re- form. It returned to the Continent inMarch, 1945, and at Evere airport, Brus- sels, prepared for the work of handlingall the air traffic for the Potsdam Con- ference. On June 29th, 1945, the advance party of. No. 19 Staging Post moved into Ber- lin, where it set up several records inthe speedy handling of "V.I.P.s" and cargo. As is the case with other stagingposts now disbanded, the work of No. 19 S.P. is being carried out by the R.A.F.Station on which it was located, namely Gatow. Air Traffic Film y. 'O NE of Transport Command's person- nel problems is the fact that former operational aircrews transferred to ground jobs in the Command tend, naturally enough, to find their work un- interesting. As part of the effort to " glamourize "some of the ground tasks, the Air Minis- try and No. 1 Air Traffic School havecombined to produce a film, "Traffic Officer," in which an all-R.A.F. castdemonstrates to prospective traffic- officers and air movement assistants howgreatly the swift handling of passengers, mail, and freight depends on their effi-ciency. The film includes sequences made on one of the main Middle East airfields. Appointment / IR VICE-MARSHAL C. W.WEEDON, C.B., C.B.E., to be A.O.C. No. 41 Group, MaintenanceCommand. M.B.E. (Mil.) N. E. CANTON, D.F.C. K.A.F..Fit. Lt. i\ li. K.A.F. NO. 148Sqn. Fit. Lt. C. MARSHALL. R.A.F., No. 49 Sqn.lit. Lt. B. G. KER RAMSAY, R.A.F., K.I.V.. Shoreham.lit. Lt. E. H. r.. .SHORE. R.A.F.V.R., J\o. 601 Sqn. W/O. If. NoBTHItOP R \ F W/O. K. ~R. COLES,' R.A.F.V'.li. No 139 SqnW/O. S. R. CBOFT, R.A.F. V.R., No. 500 Squ. W/O. S. I. HARBISON, R.A.F., No. 12 8qn.W/O. G. M. HYDE, R.N.Z.A.F., No. 218 8qn W/O. T. T. S. LABSEN, R.N.ZA.F., No. 150 Sqn.Fit. Lt. A. M. CEAWLEV, A.A.F., No. 73 Squ. F/O. G. C. RILEY, R.C.A.F.. No. 428 Sqn.W/O. K. GRALEY, R.A.F.. No. 104 San. Distinguished Flying Cross Fit. Lt. O. N. DIAMOND, R.A.A.F.. No. I (R.A.A.F.) Bo.n. Fit. Lt. J. K. DOUGLAS, R.A.A.F.. No. 1(RA.A.F.) Sqn. Fit. Lt. D. M. PAYNE, R.C.A.F.. No. 428 8qnF/O. G. S. MEBCEB, R.A.F.V.R., No 81 Sqn. . P/O. K. H. R. JONES. R.A.F.V.R., No. 81 Squ. Roll of Honour Casualty Communique No. 596. • Toe Air Ministry regrets to announce the Jol due to enemy action, non-operational flying casual-ties, fatal accidents and natural deatlis Of the names in this list 99 are second entries fiTetfrlier " flnformatio11 "I casualties publis-liea Royal Air Force Awards THE KING has been graciously pleased toapprove the following awards : — O.B.E. (Mil.) Wng. Cdr. .1. R. KAYLL, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.A.F.,No. 54 Sqn. Squ. Ldr Q. D. CRAIG, A.A.F., No. 607 Sqn. AcT^. fdr.Vrslfp ' °^ MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION NOWPRESUMED KILLED IN ACTION.—F/O P W Crawsh&y-Fry. • PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING NOW PUP ?SKEILKIALLE,D IN ACTION.-F/O. T. S. Akenhead-I'VO. K. Appleyard, D.F.M.; Fit Sgt L. u R«i dock; Sgt. M. J. F. Baldwin: Fit Lt N ('Bedford DF.C.:i Fit. Sgt. J C. Sevan; Fit. Spt' A. K. Bull; F/O. F. L Burton; F/O H N C*ttSfr S U1 <*adwick; Act. Fit. 'L'' H. Chapma,\] Fit. Sgt. L. D. I. Coates; Fit. 8gt. D. J. (JritclK
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