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1947
1947 - 1102.PDF
Service Aviation ing, Air Headquarters, Italy, fromNovember, 1945. Previously he was Air Officer in charge of Administration,Mediterranean Allied Air Force, to which post he was appointed in March, 1945,after having been for seven months Senior Air Staff Officer of No. 4 Group,Bomber Command. From December, 1942, until July, 19441 he was in Canada•is the liaison officer for training with the United Kingdom Air Liaison Mission.Before going to Canada he was A.O.C. No. 8 Group, of which he had previouslybeen Senior Air Staff Officer, and in 1940-41 he commanded R.A.F. Station,Mildenhall. A.V-M. Fogarty was born at Folke-stone in January, 1899, and was com- missioned in the R.A.F. in 1918 afterhaving served for a year in the R.F.C. 100,000ft by Met. Balloon LAUNCHED from the meteorologicalstation at Larkhill, Wilts, an Air Ministry meteorological balloon latelyreached a height of 100,000ft. It was recovered at Dorking. At a height of84,000ft the balloon passed out of radar range, and its geographical position wasunobserved during the remainder of its flight, though there is no doubt that itreached the height claimed. In the past it has been exceptional to reach heightsof more than 60,000 to 70,000ft, though recently balloons have attained 70,000 to90,000ft. Regular ascents to 100,000ft may eventually result from recent im-provements in balloon material. It is explained that the problem is two-fold ;first, the balloons must be strong enough to stand the stretch imposed atthese immense heights and the very low temperatures, and secondly, instrumentsmust be evolved for measuring pressure and temperature in a region where thepressure is only about 1/60 of that at sea level. The 7ft balloon which at-tained 100,oooft swelled to 20ft. FLIGHT FIRST AT PANS-HANGER: Thirteen R.A.F.V.R. FlyingSchools and Reserve Centres are now operatingin all parts of Great Britain. Our photographwas taken before the first flight at the PanshangerV.R. School, near Hat- field. In the cockpit, ofthe Tiger Moth is Pilot II D. M. Stoneham. Mr.V. R. Moon, A.F.C., the chief flying instructor, isin the centre, and on the right is W/C. P. G. D.Farr, D.F.C. the Com- mandant. Airborne Homing OVER Japan recentlyan R.A.F. Dakota found and '' homed '' sixR.A.A.F. Mustangs threatened with disasterby bad weather. The Mustangs had taken offfrom Iwakuni in fair weather for Bofu when asevere storm broke over both airfields. Theirradio could not be heard but ground stationscould be received; thus, it was impossible to help. As darkness approached theDakota, flown by F/L. W. G. Drinkell, D.F.C., was about to land at Iwakuniwhen he heard the Mustang pilots re- questing bearings. He climbed to 6,000ftabove rain and cloud, re-transmitted bearings for the Mustangs and instructedthem to rendezvous with him. Three were successful and were safely escortedto Miho. The Dakota then flew back in darkness, and, with the aid of groundbearings and Very lights, managed to rendezvous over Hiroshima with two ofthe Mustangs, while the third was in sight about five miles off. Cloud had now RESTFUL INTERLUDE : Taking tea at Fassbjrg during the Secretary of State'slightning tour of B.A.F.O. stations are, left ta right, G/C. Williams, A.V-M. Paxton, Mr. Noel Baker, A. V-M. Maitland, W/C. Sinclair and W/C. Holmes. Mr. NoelBaker has signalled to B.A.F O. expressing his warm gratitude for kindnesses shown to him curing his tour. closed over Miho, and the ''Dak" descended on instruments, with the two Mustangs in close formation. Within a few minutes the last Mustang had made a safe instrument landing. Met. Magazine Revived THE Meteorological Magazine, officialjournal of the Meteorological Office, which has been suspended since January, 1940, has re-appeared in a new and en- larged form. It is published by H.M. Stationery Office, and contains articles in non-technical language on a variety of topics, including the first accounts of recent important research. Future articles will cover radiolocation of thunderstorms, the new international organization for aviation, and descrip- tions of new instruments. A.T.C. and R.A.F. AN Air Ministry Ordw just published**• aims at securing closer working con- nection between the R.A.F. and theA.T.C. It sets out the responsibility of the Service towards the Corps, now ad-ministered by R.A.F. Reserve Command. In future, every R.A.F. station to whichan A.T.C. Unit is linked must have an officer detailed as Pre-Entry Training,^Liaison Officer, responsible for arranging training programmes, visits, rations,etc., and for liaising with Reserve Com- mand formations. The Order tells theR.A.F. that all stations must give the fullest possible support to the Corps be-cause of its value to the Service, especially in regard to recruiting. Thisvalue is already recognized in several ways. In general the criterion is theholding of the proficiency certificate. Those possessing this are guaranteedmembership of the R.A.F., provided they are fit and vacancies continue.Their primary training period on joining the Service is reduced, and they receivepreferential treatment in their choice of trade. •V\tsJ\_
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