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FLIGHT 27TH, 1947 Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News and Announcements VALETTA : In the debate on the Air Estimates last week, Mr. de Freitas disclosed that the name Vatetta has been allocated to the R.A.F. version of the Viking, seen here at the S.B.A.C. Display last year. A pre-war Short bore the same name. SERVICE AVIATION A Demonstrations for Soviet Deputies VISIT to Halton by the delegation of Supreme Soviet Deputies, now visiting this country, has been arranged for to-day (Thursday). The Deputies will inspect the station and see flying demonstrations by aircraft of Bomber, Coastal, Fighter and Flying Training Commands. The Secretary of State for Air will be present. Silver JubileeW ITH Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Joubert as their guest of honour, the. Old Comrades' Association of the R.N. Seaplane Base, Port Said, cele- brated their silver jubilee in London last Saturday. The base was established in January, 1916. Borne in small seaplane carriers —Ben-my-Chree, Empress, Raven, Anne and City cj Oxford—its aircraft operated against the Turks from Asia Minor to Aden. In 1918 the seaplanes were re- placed by bombers, the unit then being redesignated No. 269 Squadron. Dis- banded in November, 1919, "269" was re-formed in December, 1936. From 1937-8 it was commanded by A. Cdre. N. S. Allinson, C.B.. In view of speculation concerning the illustrious name Ben-my^Chree, we sought first-hand information at the silver jubilee gathering and were assured that it means "Mother, my dear." . Appointment THE Air Ministry announces the fol-lowing R.A.F. appointment: — A. Cdre. Frank Noel Trinder, C.B.E.. to be Senior Air Staff Officer, Head quarters, Maintenance Command, with the acting rank of A.V-M. A.V-M. Trinder has been on equip- ment duties with the Air Division, Con- trol Commission, Germany (British Ele- ment) since September, 1945, and was formerly at the Headquarters of the 2nd Tactical Air Force for equipment disposal duties in connection with the disarma- ment of the German Aii Force, from April of the same year. Previously he had been for seven months on equipment duties with the R.A.F. Element of the Combined Air Disarmament Headquarters and from November, 1943, until Septem- ber, 1944, he was on administrative plan- ning duties at the headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force. For two years before this he had been in America with the Royal Air Force Delegation at Washington, going there on equipment staff duties after a year in the Direc- torate-General of Equipment at the Air Ministry. At the outbreak of the war he was at R.A.F. Headquarters, Far East. Born on December 24th, 1895, at . Wareham, Dorset, he enlisted in the Army in September, 1914. * A Sunderland "Record" A SHORT SUNDERLAND of No. 88Squadron—"F" for Freddie— carrying a full load of mail, V.I.P.s and priority freight, lately broke the time record from Hong Kong to Iwakuni, Headquarters of the British Common- wealth Air Group in Japan, by covering twelve hundred miles in six hours forty minutes. The journey usually averages eight or nine hours. Piloted by YV/O. Rhodes the Sunderland averaged 210 m.p.h. and beat the squadron's previous record for the journey by more than 15 minutes. Dakota Accident '"PHE Air Ministry regret to announce -I that when a" Dakota of R.A.F. Mediterranean and Middle East Com- mand crashed on the Island of Ischia on March 8th, 1947, the following fatal casualties occurred. Passengers Mrs. C. Pay, Master Pay, Mr. T. S. Gill, Mr. Charmalhilli (Iranian), Lt. Col. G. Miles (retd.) Army, Acting (Electrical) Lt. Cdr. L. E. Scotchbrook, R.N.V.R., Pte. Dilley, Pte. Malone, Army. Crew F/L F. T. Bruce, R.A.F., F/S. D. Paton, R.A.F., F/S. F. G. Lewis. R.A.F., F/S. R. C. A. Bawler, R.A.F., Sgt. E. W. Rowe, R.A.F. The next of kin have been informed. J " Flight " plwUgrapk. Fitters \Atomic) AT their passing-out parade" at Haltonlast Wednesday, aircraft apprentices were addressed by Lord Portal of Hungerford, Controller of Production, Atomic Energy, in the following terms: '' Some of you may be anxious about the future of the R.A.F. and think that these new methods of warfare —the atomic bomb and rocket—will make the Air Force out of date. I am not a prophet, but I will tell you this—that I do not think you will be worried by having to look after atomic engines in aircraft during your career. '' Perhaps if yon marry later in life and your sons join the R.A.F. they may come along to you when you are very old men and explain how simple your job was, looking after a Meteor or a Vam- pire, compared with their job of running an atomic hyper-supersonic all-purposes helicopter." ' •""• It was no exaggeration, he claimed, to say that because of what it did in the war the R.A.F. was more admired and respected abroad than any other British institution. Lord Portal took the salute of the 212 passing-out apprentices. Nine cadetships were gained by the 48th entry! " 501" Fly Past SPITFIRE pilots of No. 501 (County ofGloucester) Squadron, A.A.F., ili fly over the grounds of Barnwell Manor, Peterborough, residence of the Duke of Gloucester, at 11 a.m. next Monday. The Duke is Honorary Air Commodore of the Squadron, for which recruiting is progressing steadily. In 1940, "501" was the last squadron to leave France. During the Battle of Britain it accounted for 119 enemy aircraft and later in the war destroyed 100 flying bombs—all at night. Pagham Plan DroppedB OGNOR Council has been told that the Air Ministry has abandoned its proposals to use Pagham Harbour. Bognor Regis, as a bombing range.
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