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1947
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45* MAY 15™, 1947 Launch of HM.S. "Albion"H .M.S. Albion, a light fleet carrier, was launched on Tuesday, May 6th, by Mrs. C. R. Attlee, at the shipbuilding and engineering works of Messrs. Swan Hunter and VVigham Richardson, Ltd., Wallsend -on-Ty ne. H.M.S. Albion is a sister ship of H.M.S. Centaur, launched on April 22nd, 1947, and her design embodies all the features of that ship. Chaplain'in'Chief Returns "FHE Chaplain-in-Chief of the R.A.F., •*- the Rev. J. A. Jagoe, has now re- turned from a two-month tour by air of the R.A.F. in India, Burma, Malaya, China and Japan, during which he held conferences with R.A.F. chaplains, con- ducted services, mixed extensively with •officers and men and conferred with the Metropolitan of India and the Bishops of Rangoon and Singapore. C.B.E. Display A DISPLAY at the Central BomberEstablishment, R.A.F. Marham, last Saturday week, raised /250 for the Lord Mayor's Mansion House Fund for people in the Norfolk and Cambridge- shire areas. Aircraft on show included a Lincoln, a Meteor, and a Spitfire. The Lincoln II Excalibur, lately returned from Australia and New Zealand was present, with her sister Lincoln Crusader, now back from South America. A Meteor and n. Harvard gave displays. A barrage balloon was hoisted, to attract the crowds and there was a static display and a non-stop cinema. The Air Officer Commanding No. 3 Group pre- sented prizes at a dance. PRODUCTION SEA FURY : A recent view of a Hawker Sea Fury X (Bristol Centaurus XVIII) just off the produc- tion line at Langley. This excellent type will be used by British Naval Aviation and by the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy. Army v. R.A.F. Boxing '"THE British Air Forces of Occupation A- versus British Army of the Rhine Boxing Tournament held under I.S.B.A. rules, took place at Bad Eilsen, Air Headquarters, Germany, on Thursday, April 24th, the R.A.F. defeating the Army by 13 points to 8. The programme included four R.A.F. exhibition con- tests referewl by S/L. J. M. Ritchings, Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News and Announcements followed by the eight tournament con- tests, refereed by S/L. J. Allan. All the bouts consisted of three rounds of two minutes. Major E. J. Woodcock and S/L. J. Halliday adjudicated. F/S. Carrell, 2829 R.A.F. Regiment, defeated Cpl. Allan, R.E.M.E., in the opening flyweight bout, scoring the first two points for the B.A.F.O. team. There was no lack of action in the bantam- weight contest between Pte. Stevens, 1st Hitt. Koval Manchester, and Sgt. Bryden, of 85 Wing. Sgt. Bryden was ,Twarded the second win for the R.A.F. In the featherweight class, Pte. Maple- ton, jst Royal Norfolk, defeated A/C. Coughlin, of 84 Group. In the third round of the lightweight bout between Pte. Brogden, 1st Battn. East Lanes, B.A.O.R. Champion, and A/C. Marr, 2 Group, Mafr knocked Brogden to the canvas for a brief period and brought the B.A.F.O.- score to 7 points. The welterweight contest between Pte. Springett, 2nd Royal West Kent, and Sgt. Sharpe, 139 Wing, was fought mostly in clinches, but the middleweight contest between Pte. Brown, A.F.S. 84 Group, 1947 B.A.O.R. Champion, and A/C. Hazell, 2 Group, was one of the finest exhibitions of the evening. A/C. Hazell was acclaimed winner. , In the lightweight bout, Sgt. Binder, 1st Forester, met F/S. Edwards, 84 Group. Sgt. Binder was unfortunate enough to slip in the ring, sustaining a twisted ankle. Cpl. Walsh, A.H.Q., B.A.F.O., defeated Sgt. McGrindle, 3^ R.H.A., in the early part of the seco, round of the final bout. : Latest RadiO'Sonde . A NEW radio-sonde, similar in prin-ciple to that used during the war, but completely redesigned for quantityproduction, is being brought into use by the meteorological office. Weatherchanges are converted into changes in the pitch of a musical note. The radio-sonde, complete wHh bat-tery, weighs 3 pounds. At the receiving end the pitch of the musical note ismeasured very accurately. Radiosondes are at present beingflown up to four times daily at nine stations in the British Isles fromPenzance to Shetland, and stations are
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