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1947
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NOVEMBER 27TH, 1947 FLIGHT Civil Aviation News 145•oo° passengers at airports in the metropolitan area. Pointscovered are the means of access to airports, the use of car parks and hotel facilities and baggage collection and delivery services. * * * To-morrow November 28th, Aer Lingus is to commence aDublin-Rome service. Mr. Sean Lemass, Eire Vice-President, and Mr. Frank Aiken, Minister of Finance, will be on the firstflight. * # *Another Latecoere 631 flying boat has been launched at St. Nazaire, the sixth of its class. Weighing 72 tons, with a wingspan of 150 ft and carrying 4O passengers, the Latecoere will fly on Air France's South American route. * * • On November 20th a B.O.A.C. Hythe flying boat crashednear Newport, I.o.W., while on a positioning flight between the and Poole. A member of the crew. First Officeri. Whitefoot, was killed, and the three others injured. There were no passengers. * ' _• • • The most probable cause oi the Capital Airlines accident inthe Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia, last June 13th, was the pilot's decision to fly below the 3,000 ft minimum altitude inbad weather, reports the American C.A.B. A contributory cause was the faulty clearance given by a C.A.B. controller inWashington. * • •••.-.-'.• :;/...:, :-;, '••.•.•;•-,.••-• Britain and the United States have agreed in principle to the use by other nations of air bases operated by the U.S. onBritish territory in the Caribbean. If an agreement is signed it is expected that Canadian, Venezuelan and Cuban civil air-craft will be able to use these bases. After what appeared to be a normal approach, a Trans-World Airways Constellation undershot the airfield at Newcastle, Delaware, on November 18th, the landing gear struck a ditchand the aircraft crashed and.caught fire. It was on a training flight, and the crew of four and a C.A.A. inspector were killed.• • * Gibraltar Airways is now running a four-times-a-day servicebetween Gibraltar and Tangiers with two DH 89s. Flight time is 30 minutes. • * * Australian internal air-mail rates may be reduced to 2^d,the same as that for surface mail. * * '# The New Zealand National Airways Corporation, it is stated,intends to concentrate on air freight services during the coming year. • * * Swissair has been authorized by the C.A.B. in Washington toengage in air transport between Geneva, Zurich, Shannon, Santa Maria, Gander and New York, and a foreign air carrierpermit has been issued. Swissair is the only airline authorized to exercise the rights granted to Switzerland tnder the agree-ment between that country and the U.S.A. * * * Under a new law, the Transport Board of New South Wales,Australia, has this power to impose taxes on airlines operating within the State of N.S.W: at the rate of id a passenger-mileand 3d a ton-mile. A similar tax is valid for road transport. The proceeds will be paid to the railways, who claim to belosing ^1,000,000 a year to air operators. # » * Notice to Airmen No. 300 stales that the November andDecember examinations for Navigator's Licences 'vil! be held in Scotland and at Hamble, Hampshire, in addition to othercentres. It adds that candidates wishing to sit for the examina- tion at either of these centres should endorse 'heir applicationforms accordingly, it being assumed that candidates not so endorsing their forms wish to be examined in London. Furtheruseful information is also included in the Notice. The Scottish December examinations are to be held at the Christian Insti-tute, Bothwell Street, Glasgow. FROM THE CLUBS '"TEMPORARY responsibility for the administration and J- financing of the new Private Aviation Division of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale has been accepted by the Royal Aero Club. With headquarters at Londonderry- House, Park Lane, London, the Division will assist private fliers of all member-countries of the Federation with general information, customs, regulations, air touring, the preparation of routes, the sale of air maps*and a travel bureau. Col. R. Preston, secretary-general of the Club, will be in charge of the new F.A.I. Division. It is more than probable that the existence of such fine premises as Londonderry House influ- MS' LAP: George 1 rumen and Clifford Evans, who have been M<* Piper Cubs and were in this country last September, amved on *n*mher America. The two Cubs are here seen at Anchorage, Alaska. enced the F.A.I, decision at the recent Geneva conference to delegate to Britain the management of the new division. A monthly news letter will be issued. * * #The South Coast Flying Club is among those which propose to continue with full staff, and believes that as the petrolcut for flying will not be serious during the winter months, when a reduction in hours would be normal, and as in additionthe club's airfield is served by ten bus routes, it will be possible to carry on. Since the club was re-formed 17 months ago,25 new " A " licences and 15 renewals have been obtained and 3,000 hours have been flown. Another club not affected by diffi-culties of access to its airfield with the stopping of '' basic'' is the SouthendMunicipal Flying School, for it is on a bus route two miles from the towncentre. Since its opening in March this year, 1,470 hours have been flown, 35" A " licences obtained and six renewed. Aircraft comprise one Tiger Moth andthree Auster Autocrats, two of which have navigation lights and take partin night flying, while two have carnetK and last summer made several trips tothe Continent. * # * At the National Centre for Air Sportat St. Auban-sur-Durance, France, two high-altitude glider flights were carriedout on November 19th. M. Laforgue, an instructor at the Centre, reached21,320 ft (6,500 metres) in a single-seater, and M. Jules Landi, an instructor fromNTice, reached 20,008 ft (0,100"metres) in a two-seater. * # * The Aries LI is to be the star attrac-tion at a pageant being organized by New Zealand's Wellington Aero Club.The R.N.Z.A.F. has been making appear- ances at various club displays in NewZealand.
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