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1947
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•72 FLIGHT JULY 17TH, 1947 Service Aviation A.A.F. SUMMER CAMPS. to fly, training flights to the variousDominions are to be part of the squadron's training programme. Theestablishment of the squadron is to be 28 crews, five of which will be providedby the R.A.A.F. and three by the S.A.A.F., on an exchange basis betweenthe R.A.F. and these two Dominion Air Forces, and two by the R.N.Z.A.F. Theperiod of service of Dominion aircrews with the squadron will be not less thana year and a half and not more than two and a half years' duration. The postof squadron commander is to be filled by each of the Dominions and the R.A.F.in turn. The squadron is to be located at R.A.F. Station, Bassingbourn, and isto be under the operational and admini- strative control of Headquarters, No. 46Group, Transport Command. It will be employed primarily on special flights andthe carriage of Service V.I.P.s and those Civil V.I.P.s who cannot convenientlybe carried by civil aircraft. It is of interest to recall that No. 24Squadron is one. of our oldest squadrons —older, in fact than the R.A.F. itself,for it was formed in September, 1915, more than two and a half years beforethe R.F.C. and the R.N.A.s'. merged to form the R.A.F. In the "1914-18 war itwas a "fighter squadron and in the recent war a transport squadron. One of itsmost notable achievements was the op- eration of 323 shuttle flights, in unarmedHudsons, to carry vital supplies to the beleaguered island of Malta. Later itbecame a V.I.P. squadron and at one time or another it flew nearly all themembers of the War Cabinet. The King and Queen have also been flown by thesquadron and in company with her parents Princess Elizabeth made her firstflight in one of the squadron's aircraft. Recruiting for 600 Squadron FIGURES on the progress of recruitingto No. 600 (City of. London) Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force, hav Squadron 500 (County of Kent) 501 (County of Gloucester) 602 (City of Glasgow) 603 (City of Edinburgh) 607 (County of Durham) 608 North Yorkshire 610 (County of Cheshire) 61 1 West Lan- cashire 612 (City of Aberdeen) 613 (City of Manchester) 6M (County of Glamorgan) 615 (County of Surrey) Location of Camp Tangmere, Bognor Regis St. £val, New- quay. Wood vale, Southport Wood vale, Southport Leuchars, Fife Thornaby, Co. Durham Hooton Park, Cheshire Woodvale, Southport Woodvale, Southport Horhsam St. Faith, Norwich Llandow, Glamorgan Horsham St. Faith, Norwich Dates August 24— September 6 August 17— 30 July 19— August 2 July 5—18 July 20— August 3 August 9— 23 August 24— 30 August 9— (7 July 12—27 July 27— August 9 August 23— September 6 August 3— 16 Duty Night fighter Day fighter Day fighter Day fighter Day fighter Light bomber Day fighter Day fighter Day fighter Day fighter Day fighter Light bomber Equipment Mosquitos Spitfires Spitfires Spitfires Spitfires Mosquitos Spitfires Spitfires Spitfires Spitfires Spitfires Mosquitos Commanding Officer S/L Patrick Green ... S/L. T. James S/L. M. Robinson S/L. G.. K. Gilroy ... S/L. J. R. Kayll S/L. W. Appleby Erown, D.F.C. S/L. P. G. Lamb, A.F.C. S/L. W. J. Leather, D.F.C. S/L. R. R. Russell ... S/L. J. S. Morton, D.F.C. S/L. W. H. Irving, S/L. R. G. Kellete, D.S.O., D.F.C. Base • West Mailing Kent. Filton. Abbotsinch. Turnhouse ' Ouston. Thornaby * Hooton K^ Woodvale Dyce. Ringway. Llan,dow. . E iff in Hill Above is a list of Auxiliary Squadrons which have yet to go to their summer camps. The list is further of value in indicating the equipment, duty, commanding officer, and base of each unit. Camp locations have been specially chosen for their training facilities. just been released by the R.A.F. ReserveCommand. They show that though the position with regard to aircrew personnelis satisfactory, many more volunteers are needed to fill vacancies in the squadron'sground trades. So far six pilots have joined No. 6oo Squadron for part-timeflying duties, and five of these are officers. A further six have either beenrecommended for acceptance or have applied to join. At present the squadronhas nine men on its ground staff, whereas more than 100 are required. A furthersix men who volunteered recently are, however, due to be enrolled soon. The WEST RIDING AT TANGMERE : Officers of No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force, at Tangmere during their summer camp. The Squadron is equipped with Mosquito night fighters. squadron.is asking men in North Lon-don, preferably those with wartime R.A.F. experience, to come forward intheir spare time as riggers, fitters, drivers, cooks, armourers, clerks, wireless opera-tors, etc. Details can be obtained from The Adjutant, No. 600 (City of London)Squadron, A.A.F., Biggin Hill, Kent. University Squadron Camps SUMMER camps for the fourteenUniversity Air Squadrons are being held this year for the first time since be-fore the war. The camps, some of which are already in progress, are being heldat R.A.F. stations specially chosen for their training facilities and for theirsuitability as holiday centres. Two Harvards are being provided at eachairfield. Oxford and Southampton UniversityAir Squadrons are holding fheir camps at Chivenor, a Coastal Command stationnear Barnstaple, Devon. The Oxford camp, which began on June 22nd, willend on August 2nd> and the Southamp- ton camp will be from August 15thjist. Shoreham has been chosen for Cambridge and London Universities'squadrons. The London University camp began on July 1st and will end on July31st and the Cambridge squadron, which spent a fortnight there in June, will bethere again from August 6th to Septem- ber 5th. Nottingham, Manchester,Birmingham, Durham and Leeds Uni- versities' squadrons are at the EmpireAir Armament School at Manby, Lincoln- shire, and three camps for mixed partiesfrom each of these squadrons are being ' held between July 5th and August 22nd.The four Scottish University sqnadrons, —Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh and St.Andrews—and Queen's University, Bel- fast, squadron are at Perth, where four,camps for mixed parties from each are being held. The first began on June 29thand the last will end on August 29th.
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