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1947
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JANUARY 91H, 1947 F L1G H HERE AND THERE Dominies in fairly generous numbers, quite a few Master Us and Martinets, some Austers and Tiger Moths, and even two or three Walrus and Sea Otters. An equally wide range of engines and quantities of spares were also offered. It is to be hoped that potential buyers read the conditions of purchase carefully ! Mr. Hiltier HonouredP ROMINENT among the country's leading business men whose names appear in the New Year Honours list, is that of Mr. Arthur Hillier, chairman and anaging director of the Sperry Gyro- scope' Co., Ltd. Mr. Hillier, who receives the O.B.E., succeeded the late Marquis of Milford- haven as chairman of the company in 1938 and has been managing director since 1933. He is a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Wor- shipful Company of Needleworkers. Waiting List ACCORDING to Mr. A. W. Coles, **• chairman of the National Airlines Commission, when he attended the South Pacific Air Transport Council in Can- berra last month, there are 3,000 pas- sengers waiting to fly from Australia to America. The proving flights by A.N.A., he said, were expected to be satisfactory. Mr. Coles left Australia for America on December 22nd, with Lester Brain, A.F.C., general manager of the N.A.C., to conclude the purchase of five Convair 240 airliners. Gas Turbine Interest '"THE Gas Turbine Exhibition at Char- -*- ing Cross Underground Station came 10 a close last week. Arranged by the Ministry of Supply, the display made a 'popular appeal, the Ministry's repre- sentative, Mr. Whiting, informing us that 400 people an hour walked through. Some of the exhibited illustrations and notes were based upon Flight material. AIR CURRENT AFFAIRS. Sqn. Ldr. E. J. Furlong, D.F.C., explaining the controls of a Falcon III two-seater sailplane to a youthful audience at Woolwich Polytechnic where he gave a talk at the invitation of the L.C.C. during the Christmas holiday. News in Brief A MEMCH. A.MEMORIAL service to fhe late Mr.Bowker, joint governing direc- tor of Pytram, Ltd., was held on January 1st at St. John's Church, Farnham Com- mon, and his ashes were afterwards interred in the Garden of Remembrance, Stoke Poges. Mr. Bowker who was 50, died on December 26th after an opera- tion. . . * , * • Father ChristrrSis arrived at Woodford airfield in an Avro XIX (complete with sacks of toys) when 700 children of Avro employees were entertained there on December 21st. The party was organized by the Woodford committee of the Avro Institute. An order for 100 sets of landing gear for the production series of the Dutch Fokker Aircraft Company's first post- war civil airliner, the Promoter, has been received by Dowty Equipment, Ltd. * * « New equipment planned by Percival Aircraft . include a wind tunnel, test laboratories and a lofting floor. This was announced at the firm's annual dinner recently held at Luton. * * # Mr. William Sinclair, who has the reputation of being one of Scotland's best public speakers, is the director in charge of the various sales organizations of the new Dunlop company north of the Tweed which began operations on New Year's Day. He joined the Fort Dunlop staff after the 1914-18 war and became the Scottish regional manager in TINY TIM'S PARTY TRICK : Launched for demonstration from 1,500 ft. rails, "Tiny Tim," a recent U.S. Navy R.P. for aircraft use, deals with 3-inch armour. Timothy is a sturdy infant, 10 ft. 3 in. tall, near'y a foot in girth and weighing 1,284 lb. The death is announced of Mr. L. G. Rogers, head of Cook's air travel depart- ment, after 27 years' service with this concern. He had spent some time at Continental branches, but most of his service was at headquarters and he was appointed head of the air travel depart- ment a year ago. • # * Mr. H. F. Higgins, whose resignation from the post of general manager to R. K. Dundas (Eastern), Ltd., Bombay, was announced in Flight, November 14th last, has been appointed managing direc- tor of II. F. Higgins (Eastern), Ltd., Bombay, a company recently floated with Indian capital. • • # R.A.F. units at Malta and Gibraltar were visited last week by Mr. P. Noel- Baker, Secretary for Air. Mr. Geoffrey de Freitas, Parliamentary Under-Secre- tary, who visited the R.A.F. in Germany before Christmas, is to make an extended tour of Commands in the Mediterranean, Middle East, India, and the Far East, including Japan, during the present month.
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