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1947
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2O6 FLIGHT AUGUST 2IST, 1947 SERVICE AVIATION ELEGANT LINES : This photograph of the Saro SR-AI fighter-boat shows clearly the neat installation of the Metrovicl the head-on aspect scarcely any bulge is noticeable. R.A.F. Appointments Commander of 2nd T.A.F. to Retire \S' AIR MARSHAL SIR ARTHUR CON-INGHAM, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O.,M.C., D.F.C., A.F.C., A.O.C in C. Training Command, is retiring from theR.A.F. at his own request after a bril- liant careet in the Service. He will besucceeded by Air Marshal Sir Ralph Cochrane, K.B.E., C.B., A.F.C., whoseappointment as A.O.C. in C. Transport Command will be taken over by Air Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News and Announcements Marshal Sir Brian Edmund ±5Sker, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., A.F.C. Since November, 1945, Sir Brian has been Dep. Air C. in C. Mediterranean and Middle East Command, and was formerly S.A.S.O. at the same head- quarters for six months. AERO-BATS: Vampire pilots from Odiham who gave the display to on this page. Left to right, they are Pilot I W. C. Wood, S/L. M. D. Lyne, WIC T. Balmforth, D.S.O., D.F.C., FjL. C. /. Colquohoun, D.F.C. and FjO. W. /. Stacey. Air Forces of India and Pakistan *-^T HE Secretary of State for Air, the Rt. Hon. Philip Noel-Baker, M.P., has sent the following message ' to Air Headquarters, India: — On the historic occasion of theformation of the Air Forces of Dominions of India and Pakistan, willyou please convey to the Air Officers Commanding, the cordial good wishesof the Air Council and the Royal Air Force for the future." ; Formation- flyin^Vampires again the flight of Vampiresfrom Odiham has put up an impres- sive show of aerobatics; this time at theSouthend Air Display last Saturday week. Led by S/L. Lyne, who, withvery little information to guide him in the early stages of practice, has trainedhis team from the beginning and has flown line-astern barrel rolls with everymember of 54 Squadron. He leads the formation into the loop, travelling tabout 450 m.p.h. at 30o-5ooft above ground. His throttle is locked at 9,000r.p.m., and is not varied for any part of the manoeuvre. He climbs, until, atthe top of the loop, upside down and doing 200 m.p.h., he gives the commandto apply air brakes. This is done be- cause deceleration with jet aircraft isslow; without brakes the resultant dive out of the loop would be much too fast,and excessive g would cause blacking- out. As it is, the maximum g duringthe loop is seldom more than 4. The formation roll is started at about 500ftat 400 m.p.h., and finished at about 2,000ft. Only three aircraft fly the roll-off -the-top in line astern, since number 3 already has all his work cut out to main-tain station.
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