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1947
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i8o FLIGHT AUGUST 14TH, 1947 Service Aviation Lincolnian for U.S.A. ANOTHER liaison missior from theEmpire Air Navigation School at Shawbury, flying in the Lincolnian air-craft Aries II, is visiting Canada and the United States this month and will re-main in America until nearly the middle of September. The aircraft, a modifiedLincoln and the first to be given the name Lincolnian, left Prestwick on August nthand flew direct to Montreal. A. Cdre. N. H. D'Aeth, C.B.E., commandant oithe school, is captain of the aircraft and officer commanding the mission. Theother crew members are S/L. R. G. Churcher, D.S.O., D.F.C., 1st pilot;S/L. E. J. Penikett, 2nd pilot; S/L. J. L. Pepperman, 1st navigator anddeputy flight commander; S/L. D. P. Morrison, 2nd navigator; F/L. G. R.Arney, set operator; and F/O. T. H. Graham, wireless operator. G/C. C. E.Chilton, C.B.E.. Deputy Director of Navigation, accompanies the mission asAir Ministry representative. King's Prize Winner in Sweden WINNERS of the King's Prize atBisley, W/O. R. Bennett (1947) and S/L. C. C. Willot (1946), both of theR.A.F. have flown to Stockholm as members of ihe combined BritishServices team to compete in the world shooting championships. OtherR.A.F. members of the combined Services team are A. Cdre. VV. F. E.Staton, Vice-Chairman of the R.A.F. Small Arms Association, VV/C. J. K.Gallie. S/L. A. J. Whiting, S/L. C. J. Collins and F/L. A. J. Steele, A.F.C. Search Teams in Burma FIVE R.A.F. search teams, each con-sisting of an officer, a senior N.C.O. and an airman driver, equipped with ajeep and trailer, have toured Burma for fifteen months to try to discover thefate of airmen reported missing during the war. The search has been going oncontinuously from early 1946, except for interruptions during the monsoon periodlast year, until the Deginning of the pre- sent monsoon. t'luiht SEAI-UKD I: A Short Seaford I iong-range reconnaissance flying boatoll i/it SIlUll O slipway at Rochester. The Seaford has Bristol Hercules XIX. engines, which give a top speed of 240 m.p.h. It is the military counterpart of the Sotent. S.R./AJ—Drop Tanks TWO welded magnesium drop tanks,each of 141 gallons capacity, can be fitted under the wings of the Saunders- Roe S.R./Ai jet fighter flying boat. Territorial Parachute Training MEMBERS of the 16th AirborneDivision, Territorial Army, have been in camp at Upper Heyford, wherethey have been taking a course of ground and air instruction. A specialcourse has been held for Territorial officers lacking previous experience. Route Inspection AIR MARSHAL SIR RALPH COCH-RANE, A.O.C.-in-C, of R.A.F. Transport Command, has arrived in Singapore to discuss the trunk air route organization of the R.A.F and other common air transport problems. The York which brought him from Negombo, Ceylon, also carried Mr. F. H. Sandford, the Deputy Under-Secretary of State for Air. On arrival they were met at the airfield by the Station Commander, G/C. F. G. Cator, the Air 'Commander- in-Chief, Far East, Air Marshal Sir George Pirie, and the A.O.C, Malaya, A.V-M. J. D. Breakey. ' Flight " photograph FOR OFFICIAL STRIKES : The new Blackburn I.A.I single-seat no (Bristol Centaur us) which is unofficially known as the Firecrest. This new view shows the first prototype while on test, piloted by Mr. P. G. Lawrence. The "American Farmer"O F awards totalling ,£23,045 made inthe American Fanner salvage action, the Air Council and the eight members ofthe crew of a Coastal Command Liberator are apportioned ^4,050, including ex-penses agreed at ^2,856. Decision has not yet been reached as to whether themoney will be divided among the Liberator's crew or donated to theR.A.F. Benevolent Biggin Hill Pilot? Chapel T^OLLOWING an Air Council decisionJ- to restore St. George's Chape] of Remembrance at R.A.F. Biggin Hill,the Memorial Committee has issued an illustrated booklet giving details of thescheme and depicting the design. Mr. Churchill has written a personal com-mendation of the appeal, which is being privately circulated among relatives ofpilots commemorated and friends of Biggin Hill. The architect is Mr. W.Wylton Todd, A.R.I.B.A., formerly a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F. TheMemorial Committee is anxious that those interested in the project who wereeither stationed at Biggin Hill or at other stations in the Biggin Hill Sectorshall know of the scheme. A copy of the booklet will be sent free on appli-cation to the Secretary, Biggin Hill Memorial Committee, R.A.F., Uxbridge,Middlesex Britannia Shield Competition '"THE United States and Greece have J- now accepted the invitation to enter teams for the Britannia Shield Competition to be held in this country during Battle of Britain Week (Septem- ber i5th-2ist). The contest is stricted to sportsmen in the svfli forces of nations who took part h Battle of Britain or were assembled on British soil between 1940 and 1945- Czechoslovakia won the shield last yeai and is entering again; other nations taking part include Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Norway and Great Britain ReunionT HE first annual dinner oi the R.A.F. Education Branch will be held in London on September joth Admission by ticket only, obtainable from the Dinner Secretary, Room 338, Alexandra House, Kingsway, W.C.2.
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