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1947
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JULY 1947 F LI G HT dtice for the first time to that country the new operating tech- nique which was the technique of the immediate future and which would create a reserve of trained crews, ground engineers and technicians of value and necessity to that country. "The plain fact was," he said, "that no modern power could afford to be without such a type of aircraft for long and keep its position in international air transport and cater for defence needs at the same time." Long-range aircraft flying at altitude and speed would form a factor of vital importance in the future. Australian interests felt that their part in main- taining Empire air communications with the aircraft which they had chosen would be a very considerable and vital one. Mean- while the British aircraft manufacturing industry must pro- duce the type of aircraft required in the future to hold British international air traffic or go completely to the wall in this type of aircraft production. Mr. Fysh concluded his comment by saying that "as a good friend of the British aircraft industry for many years, 1 would say it can only be done by a fearless facing of the facts nd a free hand in the right direction, because the main thing matters is results." AIR TRANSPORT ADVISORY COUNCIL THE Order in Council setting up the Air Transport AdvisoryCouncil in accordance with Section 36 of the Civil Aviation Act, 1946, has now been made. The Council will consider any representation made to them by the public concerning the adequacy of the facilities provided by any of the three statutory Airways Corporations, or the charges made for such facilities, and to consider questions referred to them by the Minister of Civil Aviation. The Council will not have the DEBUT : Mr. Aubrey Corbin demonstrated the Concordia atthe Air Command Display at Lee-on-Solent on Wednesday of last w.ek. The Cunliffe-Owen twin is seen flying over aI Firebrand. 4* executive powers ol a tribunal but will report their conclusions and make recommendations to. the Minister of Civil Aviation, who will decide what action shall be taken. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Lord Terrington to be Chairman of the Council, and the Minister of Civil Aviation has appointed Colonel Sir Donald Banks, Mr. John Ure Prim- rose, A. Cdre. the Hon. W. L. Runciman, and Mr. G. S. Szlumper, to be members. The offices of the Council are at King's House, 10, Haymarket, S.W.i, and all communications ; regarding matters which the Council are empowered to con- sider should be sent to the Secretary of the Council at that address. Lord Terringfon was Principal Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and National Service from 1941 to 1944. Since then he has been a member of the National Arbitration *iUmna], of which he is now Chairman. Colonel Sir Donald Banks was the first Director-General of the Post Office and the first Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Air. After serving as Deputy Adjutant-General at G.H.Q., B.E.F., in 1940, he was appointed Director-General of Petroleum Warfare. Mr. John Ure Primrose is Lord Provost of Perth. A. Cdre. Runciman was Director-General of British Over- seas Airways Corporation from 1940 to 1943 and subsequently Air Attache at Teheran. Mr. Szlumper was General Manager of the Southern Railway immediately prior to World War II in which he served as Director-General of Transportation and Movements at the War Office, Railway Control Officer at the Ministry of Transport and Director-General of Supply Services at the Ministry of Supply. The nominations of A. Cdre. Runciman and Mr Szlumpei respectively cover air and surface transport. #BREVITIES A new passenger service between Prague and Budapest com- menced on June 16th with Dakota aircraft by Czechoslovak Airlines, in conjunction with the Hungarian line Maszovlet At present the service runs twice a week, but four services a week are to be operated from July 15th. * * • Civil airline routes in New Zealand are to be covered by a chain of M.F. radio ianges. Omnidirectional equipment will eventually be installed. • * * Air France started the service from Edinburgh to Le Bourget on June 23rd This is the first direct service from Edinburgh to the Continent and will be run three times a week until better facilities are available at Turnhouse. FROM THE CLUBS The Wolverharnpton branch of the R.A.F. Flying Club ispushing ahead quietly after a slow start in November, 1946. The extraordinarily bad weather experienced until March heldup any flying activities, but both membership and flying are now on the increase. F/L. Loveridge is in charge of flying atthe airfield and two machines are available to club members, a Moth Minor and an Auster. • * * During the month of May a total of 341 hours was flownat the University and Cambridge Flying Clubs at Marshall's Flying School, Cambridge. 18 hours 41 minutes night flyingwas carried out in preparation for "B" licence tests, and good weather throughout the month allowed a considerableincrease to be made in aero-towing by the Cambridge University gliding club. # * * Flying clubs everywhere will sympathize with the lossesincurred by the Herts and Essex Aero Club when fire broke out in two hangars on the night of June 22-23. Both hangars,three Proctors and eight Tigers were destroyed in the blaze. Aroused at 12.30 a.m., members of the club managed to savethree club Tigers and one Danish KZ-3, belonging to Morian Hansen, who was on a flying visit to this country. Mr. F.Darlow, secretary of the club, informs us that although flying will naturally be curtailed, the club will continue its activitieswith the three remaining Tiger Moths • • * Visitors to the Northampton Aero Club at Sywell airfieldare always welcome and will find a modern clubhouse where meals may be obtained. The club was re-opened on the 1stof February this year and, after a rather bad start during severe weather, the club is again active with well over 100members of which 40 to 50 are flying members. Seven members own their own aircraft and several pupils are on the point ofobtaining their "A" licences. .* # * Membership of the Fair Oaks Aero Club continues to increase and is now approaching three hundred. A fleet of two Magis- ters, three Tigers, one Auster and a Proctor V is available for club flying and the flying hours 'ogged from January to May numbered 470. Social amenities of the club include a com- fortable club house and tennis courts. The dance held on the last Saturday of each month is proving an ever-increasing success. • » • Over twenty members ot the Edinburgh Flying Club have gained their "A" licences since the club restarted last yeai. and six of these since the winter snow disappeared A few members have also obtained their "B" licences. Cross- country flying is popular with members and they look forward to more clubs opening up in the North so that they may widen the scope of their social calls. At present the Strathtay Aeic Club is first favourite and Edinburgh club Austers may fre quently be seen at Scone:
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