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1947
1947 - 1509.PDF
SEPTEMBER 4TH> T947- F LIG HT 263 HIGH-LIFT DEVICES: The lift-flaps and the wide extent of the dear if • rTarget'toiving Tempestsr is proposed to convert fifty or soTempest Vs into two-seat target- towing aircraft, probably for use in theMiddle East. The machines are to be powered by Napier Sabre lies. Workhas already started on the first aircraft and when the final form has been ap-! proved conversion of others will com- ; mence. Mk. VI Tempests with Sabre VA: engines are already giving good service ': in the East. f "Winston's Own" [ VTO. 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron, *•* A.A.F., the Hon. Commodore of which is the Right Hon. Winston S.i Churchill, is about to recruit a second [ flight, and intending volunteers shouldI make early applications for the limited r^^cWr of vacancies. The squadron is conSnanded by S/L. Honald Kellett,D.S.O., D.F.C., who frequently led the Northolt Wing in the Battle "of Britain and commanded the famous No. 303Polish fighter squadron. Battle of Britain Abbey Service A SERVICE o£ Thanksgiving for"^ victory in the Battle of Britain will be held in Westminster 'Abbey on Sun-day. September 21st, at p.m. The Preacher will be the Rev. F. R.Robarthan, O.B.E., Vicar and Rural Dean of Brighton, who took part in the•"Bnkirk evacuation. He was awarded we O.B.E. after D-Day for his servicesas Acting Chaplain General along the. in- vasion forces' lines of. communication. Unit's-of the R.A.F., W.A.A.F., A.A.Command. R.A.F Association, Princess slots of the Heston A.O.P. aircraft shown extended. Also in the photograph can be seen vision cockpit, the air intake trunk and the long travel undercarriage legs. Royal Air Force and Naval Air Arm News and Announcements Mary's R.A.F. Nursing Service and theRoyal Observer Corps; will march to the Abbey for the service after parading atWellington Barracks. The R.A.F. Cen- tral Band and Trumpeters will be inattendance. During the service the R.A.F. Ensign will be presented to theDean, who will lay it on the High Altar, where it will rest as in the dedicationceremony of the Battle of Britain Chapel. An R.A.F. Ensignwill also be flown from the tower ofthe Abbey. Tickets of admis-sion to the service are obtainable byparents and widows of Battle of Britainaircrew, retired R'A.F. officers, and IN ENGLAND NOW : Air Marshal G. Jones, C.8., C.B.E., D.F.C., who is C.A.S. of the R. A. A. F., is visiting Britain. He is shown here during a trip to Bristol's. With him is Dick Northway (Assis- tant Chief Test Pilot) and W/C. H. A. Conaghan, (Staff Offi- cer H.A.A.F.) Battle of Britain aircrew, but not morethan two for each applicant and only from the Under Secretary of State forAir. (S.4) A.M.,, Whitehall, S.W.i, not later than September 6. W.A.A.F.- AthleticsT HE first women's Inter-ServiceAthletic Championship will be held at R.A.F. Station Uxbridge, on Septem-ber 3. Olympic Sports scouts made at least one "discovery" at the W.A.A.F.Inter-Group Athletic meeting at Ux- bridge on August 15, where both trackand field events reached a high standard. In the high jump, Sgt. Margaret, Ring,representing B.A.FfO., clearecl^jft 4m
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