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1948
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JANUARY 15TH, 1948 FLIGHT 77 search and Rescue Extended Duties of New S.R. Organization •v TOT1CE to Airmen No. 270 of the year 1947 laid downj^U that Area Controls serving Flight Information Regions should be responsible for alerting Search and Rescueservices for aircraft known to be in distress. The Search and Rescue Organization of the Koyal Air Force is the branchformerly known as Air-Sea Rescue, which, since its forma- tion in 1941 until the end of the war, saved about 11,000 air-men, sailors, soldiers and civilians. Now its responsibilities are extended to embrace civil, as well as military, aircraft. The present organization was planned by the Air Ministryand the Admiralty, and relies primarily on R.A.F. and Naval facilities, though valuable assistance is available from othersources. The areas covered by the new agreement extend throughout the United Kingdom and in those territories over-y eas in which the Royal Air Force has facilities. Liaison is * maintained within the organization with the Admiralty, theNational Lifeboat Institution and other bodies concerned in sea or land rescue. In a wider field contact is maintained withI.C.A.O., which will in future receive from the Air Ministry for publication such information on search and rescue as isnot secret. When an aircraft is reported missing, or crashes in an area administered from the United Kingdom, all avail-able data which might assist the Search and Rescue Organiza- tion will be passed by the Air Traffic Control Centre to theappropriate Rescue Co-ordination Centre of the R.A.F. When an aircraft is missing an air search over the route it wasfollowing is to be made, with due allowance for deviations which might have been caused by weather or other factors.Broadcasts to shipping will ensure watch on the sea lanes and the assistance of the B.B.C. and the Press is being sought inasking the public to report facts which might assist in the land search. In cases where an aircraft is found to havecrashed at sea, aircraft carrying airborne lifeboats will be sent to its aid, together with launches, lifeboats or shipping. For land crashes search parties and mountain rescue units will beavailable, and helicopters will be used where conditions are appropriate.From January to September, 1947, the Search and Rescue Organization went into action 25 times to assist aircraft, andfour times to aid shipping. Ninety-one people were saved. These figures do not by any means represent the number ofcalls made on the organization, the average number of which is 12 a month. A high proportion of these are found after checkingto have been caused by pilots failing to report a safe landing. "AIRCRAFT PHOTOGRAPHY" DESCRIBING himself as the "oldest inhabitant," Mr. Johnroxall, Art Editor of Flight and doyen of air-to-air photo- graphers, gave an extremely interesting, as well as an amusingttfccture, which w>is illustrated by lantern slides, to the Derby branch of the 5?oyal Aeronautical Society, in the Rolls-RoyceWelfare Hall, Derby, on Monday, January 5th. In his o«vn inimitable way and with many amusing anec-dotes, Mr. Yoxall described how the technique of aircraft photography had developed since the earliest days of flying.The showing of each slide was accompanied by some interesting reminiscence of flying in its more primitive days. The accountof the unassisted ascent of the 120ft mooring mast (rate of climb was not disclosed) in order to enter the R.36 airshipbeing very amusing, particularly the story of the passengers on board ship being warned not to gather in groups of morethan three or they might go through. Altogether it was a very pleasant lecture and it can genuinelybe said that a good time was had by all. Col. L. F. R.-Fell, of Rolls-Royce, introduced the speaker, and S/L. Jim Hey-worth, a Rolls-Royce test pilot, proposed a vote of thanks. A. I. F. New Year Honours (Concluded from page 45.). M.B.E. (Civil) i*";-. IHarry Lager, M.M., S^niof.Staff Officer^ Air Ministry; Frank |Jixon Mari8ial|£Honorary Secretary, ; Yorkshire- -Atf* 'v Tfaining (3(jrps As-~" sociation; AWerman Douglasv-~ArchibaldAlfred Merry, Chair- fVtOcS, Finchley Local•Committee of Nos. 393 and 1825 Squad-rons, Air Training Corps; George Fred-erick Tyler, F.C.I.I., Chairman, IlfordWing Committee, Air Training Corps. NEW ZEALAND LIST ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE C.B.E. (Military) Group Capt. C. E.Kav, R.N.Z.A.F. Frank Spencer fgg Managing Director, Hawker Siddeley, who re- ceived his promotion in the Order to K.6.E. INDIA OFFICE LIST ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE O.B.E. (Civil) John Parkyn Jeffcock, M.I.E.E., De- puty Director-General, Civil Aviation (Airways and Administration), Govern- ment of India. M.B.E. John Hamilton, Director of Adminis- tration, Civil Aviation Department, Government of India. ROYAL AIR FORCE AWARDS BAR TO AIR FORCE CROSS Act, Wing Cdr. K. C. E. Scott; Sqn.Lars'. M. C. Adderley, M. D. Lyne. AIR FORCE CROSS g &rs. A. E. Dale, R. I. Jones;Act; Wing Xdr. J. K. Baldwin; Sqn. Ldr. 1. K. Camjyjigll, J. S. Higgins, E. James,E. F. Thomicroft; Act. Sqn. Ldrs. F. J. Cable, A. D. G. Stephenson; Fit. Lts.T. F. M. Bevan, R. T. Bowring, W. Foster, W. Gallagher, W. F. Hoffmann, C. J.Homes, C. F. Kirkwood-Hackett, A. Lloyd, T. E. Major, T. H. Meyer, J. H. Pinckard, F. N. Ramsey, J. E. L. Rivalant, D. A.Shaw, N. C. Thome, R. V. Y. Walmsley; Lts. S. G. Orr, E. M. Welch, R.N.;Act. Fit. Lt. S. J. Hubbard; F/O. G. H. Carter, G. Jukes, W. I- O. Morrison, P.Rowland, Act. W/O. D. S. Campbell. AIR FORCE MEDAL Navigator II G. J. H. Mewis; Engineer if J. 13. Elder. BAR TO ROYAL RED CROSS (First Class) Matron Catherine Walker, R.K.C., P.M.R.A.F.N.S. ROYAL RED CROSS (Second Class) Acting Matron Millicent Clare Ratten- berry, P.M.R.A.F.N.S. King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air Sqn. Ldr. R. R. Jeffery; Fit. Lts. E. L.Drake, D.F.C.; H. T. Lerry; H. \V. Taylor, D.F.C.; F/Os. D. K. Edney, A. G. Hen-derson, R. I. Sneddon; Pilots II \V. H. At- kins, N. W. Davey; Navigator H. C. Mc-Clelland; Signaller II D. A. Birchall; Engi- neers II A. S. Shoebottom, A. S. Simpson. King's Commendations for Valuable Servicein the Air Wing Cdr. G. IJ. Marshall; Fit. Lts. J. P. Graney, T. C. Green, E. W. Guy. King's Commendation for Brave Conduct Fit. Lt. F. W. Gregory. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE AWARDS AIR FORCE CROSS Sqn. Ldr. C. W. Stark; Fit. Lts. J. G.Cornish, D. R. Hebbard, A. J. Somervilk-, A. Starkey, G. Tuck. BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL(Military) Ail Artificer Third Class K. J. Russell.Air Artificer Third Class H. J. P. Bartv. F/Sgts. J. Adam, J. K. Archer, H. VV.Cooper, M. Crawford, R. M. Daniel, R. Fleming, S. B. Greet, J. Hartley, C. A. F.Kettle, S. Leonard, H. Norster, J. C. Payne, T. \V. Sinallfield, A. T. Summers, R.Travers, G E. Trott, J. Turvey; Sgts, R. C. Callow, L. L. Cobbin, B. L. Cosh, V. G.Frost, S. C. Nurse, J. C. Percival; Act. Sgt. T. Stockbridge; Cpl. T. E. J. Harrison;Act. Cpl. M Hunt; Sgt. M. Blaney, W.A.AF.: Sgt M. E. Campbell, W.A.A.F.;Sgt. N. Smith, W.A.A.F.; Cpl. G M. Hindes, W.A.A.F. (Civil) P. Lancaster, Clerk of Works, R.A.F.Base, Singapore; S. C. Peach, Charguhand Telephone Operator, R.A.F. Station, Cran-well; A. Rickards, Senior Examiner, Aero- nautical Inspection Directorate, Ministry o(Supply; W. K. E. Satchell, Instructor of Engineers, British Overseas Airways Cor-poration; H. Saunders, Instructor, Grade 1, No. 1 School of Technical Training, R.A.I'".,Halton, Aylesbury; R. Walker, Foreman, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough;1. A. Wallace, MM., Warrant Officer, No. 367 (City of Sheffield) Squadron, Air TrainingCorps. B. I. Lynch, Ground Fitter, Martin Baker Aircraft Co., Ltd., Middlesex. H. S.Sharp, Shop Foreman, No. 4 Maintenance Unit, R.A.F., Ruislip. f King's Commendation for Valuable Servicein the Air Capt. C. E. Madge, Senior Captain,British Overseas Airways Corporation
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