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1947
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FLIGHT JULY 24TH, 1947 SERVICE AVIATION AT THORNEY ISLAND: Some crews of No. 42 Squadron with their Beaufighter Xs. VV/C. A. Gadd D.F.C., who ccmma\ the centre of the group, wearing a peaked cap. For the war period No. 42 Squadron became No. 254 Sqi Award HIS MAJESTY THE KING has beengraciously pleased to approve thefollowing award : — Distinguished Flying Medal(With effect from February 19th, 1944) Flight Sergeant later Warrant OfficerAlhert Grange, Royal Air Force Volun- teer Reserve, No. 7 Squadron, BomberCommand (deceased). This airman, as airgunner, completed a large number ofoperational sorties over enemy territory He took part in attacks on many of themost heavily defended targets in Europe, and invariably displayed outstandingcourage, fortitude and devotion to duty. Congratulations to Princess Elizabeth HPHE following messages have been A sent by the Secretary of State for Air, the Rt Hon. Philip Noel-Baker, M.P. : — " To Their Majesties the King and Queen: The Air Council beg to offer your Majesties warm congratulations on this happy occasion of the betrothal of your daughter." " To Her Royal Highness, Princess Elizabeth: " On the occasion of the betrothal of your Royal Highness I beg to offer, on behalf of the Air Council, warm felicita- ions and cordial good wishes." R.O.C—350 in June DURING June 289 men and 58 womenapplied to join the Royal Observer Corps. Nearly 10,000 men and 1,500women have joined the Corps since re- cruiting began last November. Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News and Announcements Air Commodore Vachdl PLIGHT- regrets to record the death of•* A. Cdre. John Lyne Vachell, M.C.. who was air attache in Berlin before thewar. He died at Halton on July nth after a long illness. Meteors Out EastT HE climatic trials to which theGloster Meteor jet fighter has been subjected in the Far East have alreadybeen mentioned in Flight. These trials follow tests which have been undertakensince 1945 under arctic conditions in North Canada and in the arid desertconditions at Khartoum. The Meteors now at Tengah airfield, Singapore, areof the latest Mark IV type. They are the first jet aircraft to be operated in thePacific area and their performance has evoked some enthusiastic and delightful reporting in the Far Eastern press. Writing of the demonstration by W/C. H. A. C. Bird-Wilson, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C., during the King's birthday cele- , brations at Tengah, Mr. Lim King Hor, Singapore Press reporter, says: "All the time as we watched this half-hour dis- play we marvelled and we wondered, lost in admiration at the beauty and excel- lence of its flawless performance." R.A.F. at BisleyW /O. R. BENNETT, with a score of 279, gained the King's Prize at Bisley on July 12th. This is the second year in succession that the prize has gone • to a member of the R.A.F. In the first four, the other places were taken by S/L. A. '. Whiting and F/L. A. i^ ' Vicars. W/O. Bennett has twenty-twio years of R.A.F. service behind him,-for fifteen of which he has been closely asso- ciated with S/LX. f. Willott, last year's winner, who gave him initial shooting instruction. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder was present at Bisley to present prizes. Royal Air Force successes were particularly gratifying. The Burdwan Challenge Cup was won by the R.A-F. with 4,617 points, the Whitehead Chal- lenge Cup (Revolver) with 705 points, and F/L. H. A. Steele carried off the Revolver Gold Badge with 32G points. S/L. A. J. Whiting took the Scott (Re- volver) Prize with 169. .and the Gun- makers' Cup (Revolver) was won by R.A.F. Maintenance Command with 307.
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