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1947 - 0062.PDF
54 FLIGHT JANUARY I&TH, 1947 of photography. There should be one medium-altitude and one high-flying flight in each photographic recon- naissance unit." Happily the most important lessons were learned in time, and" by the end of the war the Lysander/Blenheim doctrine of 1939 seemed archaic. Since the war the de Havilland Hornet and Gloster Meteor have been adapted for reconnaissance, and for the moment appear adequate, but, unlike the U.S.A.A.F., which has developed four-engined and twin- engined prototypes specifically for reconnaissance, the R.A.F. has no aircraft designed to specialized P.R. re- quirements. The ingenuity of our wartime improvisations and the success of these in operations must never be allowed to prejudice the development of specialized reconnaissance machines should these appear to be rendered desirable either by the potency of possible counter measures or by technical demands. * Ground Organization AT the time of going -to press with this week's issue, /A nothing definite has been established concerning the circumstances which led to the B.O.A.C. Dakota being diverted from one French airfield after another, ultimately to crash, with heavy loss of life, near Lympne, Kent. -That an aircraft should have been in- structed first to-go back from Bordeaux to le Bourget, then to Cormeilles, where the pilot decided he could not land, and finally be taken over by British control and told to go to Manston, which it failed to reach owing to lack of fuel, is a chain of circumstances which will CONTENTS Outlook - Lightweight Canard - - - American Newsletter - - - - Behind the Scenes Here and There Interest in Gas Turbines - Cirrus Activities - Britain's Test Pilots - - - - Civil Aviation News - A.E.A.F. Operations in N.W. Europe - Ingenious New Calculator - Short-Span Meteor - Correspondence - - • - Service Aviation - 53 55 57 59 61 63 64 a 66 69 72 74 75 76 require the most minute examination of every single link. Here is obviously a case for a public enquiry if ever there was one, and although difficulties may arise through the fact that both British and French controls are involved, this must not be permitted to stand in the way. If the French controllers were at fault in send- ing the aircraft to le Bourget, without informing the pilot of conditions there, the fact, must be ascertained. It will also be asked why the aircraft was not diverted to Marseilles, where conditions are believed to have been better, and which would have been nearer. The whole sad affair, added to the many other crashes that have occurred, brings into prominence the inade- quacy of the present ground organization, including air- port equipment and meteorological services. Flight" photograph. TRANSITIONAL TRAINER: Lateiy returned from a tour of Continental and Royal Naval training centres/the Fairey Firefly ITrainer, developed for advanced flying training and tactical tuition, is seen in this new view bearing Service markings. \
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