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1947
1947 - 2047.PDF
NOVEMBER 2OTH, 1947 FLIGHT 591 FIGHTER NAVIGATOR : Proposed duties of the de Havilland Sj navigation of CAS. Return MARSHAL of the R.A.Fder, Chief of the Air at Northolt from November gth Middle East. Lpanied the C.A. Sf fare facilities prov met 21, the prototype of which is seen, are bad-wS aircraft. This variant is a two-seater. ^cxamined wel- Malcolm Clubs. FOREIGN LIAISON: Vice-Admiral N. Ozdeniz, 0 member of the Turkish Military Mission which has been visiting this country, in conversation with FjL. G. H. Pearce on his arrival at London Airport. Naval Representative at M.o.S.R EAR-ADMIRAL I*. D. The Mackin-tosh of Mackintosh, D.S.O., has been appointed Vice Controller (Air) Chief ofNaval Air Equipment and chief Naval representative at the Ministry of Supply. In Defence of the "Mossie" (COMMENTING on evidence before the^ ' Washington Senate Investigation Committee, a Canadian pilot, who flewMosquito bombers over Germany, said that this type was " one of the finest ofthe war and certainly the most versa- oyal Air Force and Naval Aviation News and Announcements tile—an aircraft that could take a lot of punishment and still come home." Evidence had been presented that the Mosquito had been found unsatisfactory 1)3" the U.S. Army Air Force. , Prentice Power IT was mentioned last week that Per-cival Prentice elementary trainers are now being delivered to the R.A.F. with Gipsy Queen 32 engines, and that later more powerful engines may be fitted. It is probable that the Air Force will not wish to fit supercharged Gipsies to an elementary trainer, although it is felt that a little more power would be desir- able. No geared version of the unsupercharged 32 exists at present, so home units may start to operate with standard 32s fitted, while high-altitude overseas stations may have special Prentices with either supercharged 50 series or geared and supercharged 70 series Gipsy Queens installed. A.V-M. Sir Basil Embry, K.6.E., C.8., D.S.O., D.F.C.A.F.C. (Assistant C.A.S., Training), in- specting the Percival Prentice during a visit to Luton last week. He flewthe machine himself. On the right is Mr. Carruthers, Percival's chief test f>»/ot. Training Halts in Qermany '"THREE squadrons of Meteors lately re-J- turned to the U.K. after a two months stay in Germany, marking ahalt until next spring in a long-term R.A.F. training operation which hascontinued, with a break during the winter months, since May, 1946. Asdescribed in Flight of June 5th this year, squadrons have been based at Liibeck fortraining in the use of armament and in liaison with ground forces. One of thesquadrons lately returned is No. 92. R.A.F. Personnel Reductions IN reply to a Parliamentary question byMr. J. Morrison, Mr. Arthur Hender- son has stated that the number ofofficers, airmen and airwomen released from the R.A.F. between July 1st, 1945and June 30th, 1946 was 738,276. Between July 1st, 1946 and June 30th,1947, 282,513 were released, and a
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