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Aviation History
1947
1947 - 1722.PDF
4<3O FLIGHT OCTOBER 2ND, Service Aviation The team includes W.'C. D. E. B.Wheeler, D.F.C., of the Department of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Train-ing), who will advise on'the current trend of armament development in U.K. Theaircraft will fly out via Goose Bay to'lhe K.C.A.F. station at Ottawa. DuringOctober it will visit some ten U.S.A.A.F. stations and training establishments. Itwill then return to Ottawa on November ist, after which it will visit the R.C.A.F.Unit at Goose Bay and make, it is hoped, an additional call at Trenton, Toronto,before leaving for Prestwick. R.A.F. College—Autumn Sports Fixtures *TPHE following are sports fixtures for-*- the R.A.F. College, Cranwell: Rugger: R.A.F. XV, home—December3rd; Royal Military Academy, home— December 13th. Soccer: Royal MilitaryAcademy, away—November 25th. Fenc- ing: Royal Military Academy, away—November 25th. Squash: Royal Mili- tary Academy, away—November 25th. W.A.A.F. Staff ConferenceT HE conference of W.A.A.F. StaffOfficers at Westfield College, Lon- don, was opened on September 18th bythe Chief of the Air Staff, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder, whoemphasized that air forces and air power were the first line of defence of this coun-try and that the R.A.F. included the W.A.A.F. He paid tribute to theVV.A.A.F. personnel who during the war had often insisted on staying on duty inhalf-wrecked buildings and in some in- stances had set an example to the menthemselves. Lord Tedder said that the W.A.A.F. would be an essential part ofthe Air Force of the future and could be a stabilizing and steadying influence onthe Services as a whole, and, therefore, had a tremendous responsibility to theR.A.F. The conference discussed prospects ofemployment for women in technical trades. During a discussion on accom-modation of the future, Wing Officer Lady Scion said that while building pro- FOR NORTHERN WATERS : One of the Sunderlands of No. 230 Squadron gets away for the Scandinavian tour. The first stop was Stavanger in Norway. grammes could not be put in hand untilthere was a general improvement in the national housing situation, she en-couraged the officers with her picture of the future intentions of the Royal AirForce towards its Service men and women. She also referred to the em-phasis being laid on privacy, individu- ality and recreational club facilitieswithin the W.A.A.F. Scandinavian Cruise by Sunderlands IN response to an invitation from theNorwegian and Danish Governments to R.A.F. Coastal Command to visit Nor-way and Denmark as their guests, three Sunderland Mark Vs of No. 230 Squadron(S/L. G. A. Huxfoid) left R.A.F. Sta- tion, Calshot, on September 22nd for aweek's cruise of Scandinavia. Air Mar- shal Sir Leonard Slatter, Air Officer com-manding-in-Chief, Coastal Command, flew in one aircraft, and the mission wasled by W/C J. L. Crosbie. GOODWILL TOUR : The aircrews who manned the three Sunderlands of No. 230 Squadron which recently left Colshot for a goodwill tour of Scandinavia. The captains of the three Sunderlandswere the Squadron Commander, S/L. G. A. Huxford, F/L. A. E. Harkness and"F/L. R. G. Stanford. R.A.F. Horticultural Show HPHE Royal Air Force annual horticul--*- tural show will be held in the Royal Horticultural Society's Hall, VincentSquare, Westminster, on Wednesday, October ist. It will be open free to mem-bers of the R.A.F. between 2 and 6.30 p.m. and to the general public after 4p.m. All R.A.F. Stations having uni: gardens will send exhibits of vegetablesand some will send fruit. The first prize, for a collection of twelve varieties ofvegetables (not lesS than six kinds), will be the Royal Horticultural Society'ssilver challenge cup, which will be held by the winning station for a year. TheR.A.F. Unit Gardens Trophy, for the best garden judged from the airmen'smessing point of view, will also be pre- sented during the show. It has been wonthis year by R.A.F. station Cosford, witJ) H.Q. Unit, Bomber Command, andR.A.F. Hospital, Wroughton, as close runners-up for second and third places.The presentations will be made by the Marchioness of Carisbrooke, who will heintroduced at 3 p.m. by Marshal of the <"<R:A.F. Lord Tedder. ReunionsT HE 205 Group Reunion Party (secondyear) will be held on Saturday; j| November ist, at the Surrey Tavern,Oval, London. Admission by ticket only (5s) from the Secretary, 6, Northbourne,Hayes, Bromley, Kent. * * # The R.A.F. Escaping Society will holda reunion dance at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, at Bush House Restaurant,Strand, W.C.2. The R.A.F. dance or- chestra will be in attendance. Tickets,8/6 single or 15/- double, buffet in- cluded, may be obtained by member?from the Secretary, R.A.F.E.S., Room 743, Adastral House, Kingsway, W.C.Z' * • *A reunion of No. 125 Squadron will be held on November 15th. Apply to J. "• Cole, 191, Farleigh Road, Warlingham. Surrey.
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