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1947
1947 - 1854.PDF
484 FLIGHT OCTOBER 23RD, 1947 Service Aviation ot State for Air welcomed the members and emphasized the importance and value of the work they had undertaken, and the Air Council appreciated their acceptance of membership of the Com- mittee. The meeting examined the whole structure of the existing educa- tional provision in the R.A.F., prepara- tory to its task of advising on improve- ments it may consider desirable. A Worthy Record UNDER the title of The History ofWar Service of the Pre-war Edin- burgh Town Centre R.A.F.V.R., a record has now been published, in aid of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, of the R.A.F.V.R. unit which had its headquarters in Edinburgh and did its flying training at Grangemouth. In his preface, the compiler, W/C. W. C. G. Wilson, who was Commandant of the Centre, records that, out of 244 members of the Centre who enlisted as aircrew, no fewer than 116 were killed. This excellent publication is obtain- able, price 2s, from F. J. Lyons, Ltd., 146, Grand Buildings, Trafalgar Square, W.C.z. Selection Board or P.C.'s OFFICERS on extended or short-service commissions and regular air- men in ground branches who are recom- mended for P.C.s will in future be selected by the'Selecton Board, Ram- ridge House, Weyhill, Andover, Hants. The president is A. Cdr. H. M. Massey, D.S.O., M.C. The first selections under the new procedure will, it is hoped, be published in January; subsequently, lists will be promulgated half-yearly in April and October. Airmen must be at least 25 years of age before they can be recommended, and normally only Group A tradesmen, with an upper age limit of 30, will be considered for commissions in the Tech- nical Branch. Operation " Seahawk"T HE three Sunderlands of No. 205 Squadron have returned to Ceylon after completing, under the name Opera- tion "Seahawk," a ten-thousand-mile training flight to South Africa. Arr Commodore A. R. Wardle, A.O.C. Cey- ion, who led the mission, spoke highly ESCAPERS REUNITE : With meJt^ers of the R.A.F. Escaping Society lately held a reunion^ for him by Ms&norTiteft): Other person of leg delayed troubL " re ially m t, froi five pays due ne of the boats. ed eTery- The last ives, was to engine Fine Work in IndiaO VER 12,000 passengers, mainly refugees, were carried by R.A.F. aircraft between the Dominions of India and Pakistan from the middle of August to the end of September. During this period the aircraft flew 3,741 hours and covered 643,000 miles without incident. The work goes on. The total of 12,769 was made up as follows: Indian—4,137 refugees; 414 Royal Indian Air Force; 1,512 Indian Army; and 20 families. Pakistan— 2,214 refugees; 1,188 Royal Pakistan Air Force; 244 Pakistan Army; and 50 families. British Service personnel and families accounted for 2,790. Two transport squadrons of Dakotas have been temporarily loaned to the two Governments and are assisted by the Supreme Command H.Cj. Air Communi- cation Squadrons, and three Yorks of Transport Command sent from England. During one operation, as already recc ded. in Flight, a York i® refugees—a record load PARLIAMENTARY PUPIL: Flight Lieutenant F. Beswick, M.P., reported to No. I Reserve Flying School on Sunday, October 5th. He is seen, after going solo, with Mr. G. S. Lindgren, M.P., W/C. V. R Moon, A.F.C. (in " civvies"), and the C.F.I., W/C. I. E. Stewart. jjafT" underground '' as their guests, the '0. Lloyd exhibits a fake identity card made are FjL. Dales, M. Mean and Mile. Did/er. Lincolns in Turkey SIX R.A.F. Lincolns, led by A.V-M.S. C. Strafford, arrived in Istanbul on October 13th on a seven-day visit to Turkey. They flew over President Inonii's residence at 500 feet. The Turkish Government has prepared a pro- gramme of receptions and entertain- ments. Lady "Boffin" MISS LILY KATHLEEN HARRI-SON, a government scientific worker, engaged in the development of civil aircraft, is one of fourteen members of the Ministry of Supply training as pilots at No. 3 R.A.F. Elementary Fly- ing School, Shellingford. New Wing for Cranwell THE R.A.F. College, Cranwell, com-pleted its first peacetime year last Friday. Eour courses of flight cadets have been entered during this year and by January, 1949, Cranwell will be restored to its full capacity of 320 cadets, all destined for the G.D. Branch. The scope of the College, it is announced, is to be extended. Hitherto only officers for flying duties had been trained there, but now a new wing has been added to give equivalent training to cadets for Equipment and Secre- tarial Branches of the Royal Air Force. This Wing for the present will be located at R.A.F. Station Digby. It will have a capacity for no cadets. The first entry to this new venture will be for the pre- sent Michaelmas Term. Although the wing is some distance from Cranwell it will be an integral part of the College, controlled by the Com- mandant, Air Commodore R. L. R- Atcherley, C.B.E., A.F.C. The Director of Studies, Mr. Patrick Johnson, will in- clude it in his responsibilities. The CorP- manding Officer of the Wing is Group Captain R. G. Seymour, C.B.E. Reunion IT is proposed to hold a reunion dinnerfor officers of 34 Wing, R.A.F. Those interested should write to R. E. White. 6, Clifton Gardens, London, W.9- Tele- phone: CTJN 0570.
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