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1948
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66o FLIGHT JUNE IJTH, 1948 Birthday Honours (cm.) Technicians, Executives and Service Personnel Receive Awards A NUMBER ot recipients, in theBirthday Honours List, of militaryorders and decorations were named in Flight last week. There now follows alist of civilians and others who have received awards for their services. The knighthood conferred upon Mr.Arthur Gouge is due reward for his incom- parably valuable work in the design ofhigh-performance flying boats. Another figure, now likewise a member ot theIndustry, though formerly a distinguished research worker at the Royal AircraftEstablishment, is Dr. A. A. Griffith, whose paper '' An Aerodynamic Theoryof Turbine Design " was a milestone in turbine evolution, and who receives aC.B.E. KNIGHT Arthur Gouge, F.R.Ae.S., M.I.Mech.E., Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive, Saunders-Roe, Ltd. ORDER OF THE BATHC.B. (Civil) Harry Mason Garner, F.R.Ae.S.,Principal Director, Scientific Research (Air), M.O.S.; Oliver Thornycroft,O.B.E., F.R.Ae.S., M.I.Mech.E., Direc- tor of Aeronautical and EngineeringResearch, Admiralty. ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIREC.B.E. (Civil) Stuart Davey, M.B.E., Director ofContracts (Air), M.O.S.; Alan Arnold Griffith, D.Eng., F.R.S., Research Engi-neer, Rolls-Royce, Ltd.; George Spen- cer Hallas, O.B.E., M.C., M.lnst.C.E.,Director of Works, Air Min.; Isaac Lawton, Assistant Secretary, M.C.A.;Percy Alan Sanders, O.B.E., A.MT.Mech.E., J.P., D.L., Vice- Chairman, Incorporated Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Help Society. O.B.E. (Civil Div.)Charles Abell, Manager, Transatlantic Service, B.O.A.C.; Vernon Goodhand,Deputy Chairman, R.A.F.A.; Charles Henry Griffiths, F.R.Ae.S., AssistantDirector, Engine Research and Develop- ment, M.O.S. ; William Edward BertramGriffiths, Deputy Director of Navigation, M.C.A. ; Alderman Edward LawrenceHunt, J.P., Chairman, Ipswich Commit- tee, A.T.C. ; Reginald Frederick Jenkins,Principal, Air Min. ; Sidney Walter Douglas Lockwood, Works Manager,Armstrong-Whitworth Aircraft Ltd. ; ' Walter Tye, F.R.Ae.S., Chief TechnicalOfficer, A.R.B. ; Ambrose William Wray, Principal, M.C.A. M.B.E. (Civil Div.)H. J. Bindon, Senior Executive Officer, M.C.A.; V. W. Bone, M.I.Mech.E., J.P.,Member of Lincoln Local Committee, A.T.C.; F. F. H. Boxall, Senior Execu-tive Officer, M.C.A.; P. J. Crisp, Senior Executive Officer, Air Min. ; W. H.Darlington, M.Sc, A.M.I.Mech.E., A.S.R.Ae.S., Engineer, Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.; R. A. Dods, Senior Staff Officer, Air Min.; W. F.Glass, Principal Staff Officer, Air Min.; R. N. Hadwin, Chief Vibration Engineer,De Havilland Propeller Co.; H. Keeton, lately Staff Officer, Air Min.; T. W. LaPraik, Senior Traffic Officer, B.E.A.C.; F. F. Marshall, Chief Designer, RoyalAircraft Establishment, Farnborough; F. H. Pearn, Superintendent of Engineer-ing Organization, B.O.A.C. ; D. H. Per- kins, Chief Development Engineer, HenryHughes & Son, Ltd.; A. Roberts, Senior Executive Officer, Air Min.; Miss EthelG. W. Roberts, Chief Superintendent of Typists, M.C.A.; W. J. Veale, Hon.Secretary, Gloucester County Committee, A.T.C.; A. E. Wright, Chairman of Com-mittee, No. 162, (Stockport) Squadron, A.T.S. C.I.S.O.C. E. P. Brooks, D.Sc, Senior Princi- pal Scientific Officer, Air Min.; A. Knight,Senior Executive Officer, M.C.A. BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL (Mil. Div.)C.P.O. (Air Mechanic (E)) C. F. ) Mutton; Air Art. IV (O) J. E. Pratt; Ah 'Art. Ill N. C. R. Sinnott. (Civil Div.) F. C. Aylesbury, Principal Foreman,Royal Aircraft Establishment; G. Brown, Barrack Warden, R.A.F., Hendon;H. H. Clark, Wr/O., No. 176 (Hove) Sqn., A.T.C.; F. E. Dicker, Principal Foremanof Stores, No. 14 Maintenance Unit, R.A.F. Carlisle; G. Jeffreys, W/O., No.345 (City of Lancaster) Sqn. A.T.C.; H. E. Sheffield, Head Draughtsman, AirMin.; C. W. Smith, Engineering Superin- tendent, B.O.A.C.; F. E. Welford,Superintendent of Stores, No. 7 Mainten- ance Unit, R.A.F. King's Commendations for ValuableService in the Air Act. Squadron Leaders H. Coates,D.F.C.; P. W. Jamieson; A. G. Miles/ D.F.C.; Flight Lieutenants R. H. Burgess;E. R. Gillespie; J. Lawson, D.F.M. R. W. Mathers, D.F.C., J Parr, D.F.M.C. A. Sullings; Flying Officer J. Corrigan; Master Pilot A. E. Heath; Pilot II W. G.Monk; Navigators II V. Bowen, N. S. Rydings; Signaller II L. F. Rattenbury. WOLVERHAMPTON DISPLAY ABOUT 10,000 people attended the flying display put on at theWolverhampton Municipal Airport on June 12th by the Wol-verhampton Aero Club. Although poor weather in the south pre- vented a number of members arriving, about 60 aircraft visitedthe airport, where the conditions were excellent. A. Cdre. Oliver, president of the Wolverhampton Club, demonstrated the GoodyearDuck and Gwyne Johns performed parachute jumps; R. I orteus showed the aerobatic qualities of a Chilton. The first GoodyearTrophy Air Race was one of the main features of the day. The trophy is in the form of a silver seagull, and it is planned tomake the race an annual event. Saturday's race was under han- Mrs W. A. Hazlett presenting the Goodyear Trophy to Mr. Binns. The pilot, Mr. Bower, is on the left. dicap and 17 aircraft took part over a 65-mile course of three Japs.The race was won by an Auster J-i, piloted by Mr. W. A. Bower and entered by Mr. W. H. Binns, with Miss Onions as a passenger.Mr. Bower averaged 108.5 m.p.h. The winners, who are members of the Wolverhainpton Club, where the trophy will be kept for ayear, will receive a replica and cash award of ^25. Mr. G. Hastings, also of the Wolverhampton Club, was second. "EDINBURGH'S OWN" AT HOMEF AVOURED with perfect weather for their "At Home " -at T*-vn-house Airport on June 12th, No. 603 (City of Edinbui|lvi) Fighter Squadron, R.Aux.A.F., welcomed something like 7,000 oftheir fellow citizens to their base, and put on a first-class flying display for them. Associated with them in this effort were their" team mates," No. 2603 Light A.A. Squadron, R.Aux.A.F. Regi- ment, No. 3603 Air Defence Unit, and the R.N.V.R. and TerritorialArmy units of the city, who made it a real " Services Cavalcade." Guest of Honour was Air Marshal Sir Hugh Walmsley, DeputyChief of the Air Staff, paying his first return visit to the squadron since he was its adjutant as a flight lieutenant 20 years ago.He commented that the old squadron spirit was as strong as ever. The need for recruits was never greater, he added. Inhis present job, he realized more, than ever that " we have got to get the Air Force cracking and cracking pretty quickly to stopour potential enemies from getting the upper hand." Highlight of the display was a visit from a Meteor IV of No.245 Squadron, which flew up from Horsham St. Faith, via Ackling- ton, to thrill the crowd. Jet aircraft are still rarities over theBorder, and certainly F/L Bob Windle's display will be remembered as it deserved. Everything else in the air somewhat naturallylooked slow after the Meteor's 600 m.p.h., but the Spitfire XXUs of 603 Squadron put up an excellent show, especially in their"scramble" and interception of a bombing raid by Lancasters from Leuchars. Individual aerobatics in a Spitfire by F/O. Mackintosh, in aHarvard by Pilot II McCuIloch and in a Hornet of 65 Squadron from Linton-on-Ouse by F/L. K. Russum deserve special mention,as do the contributions by a Sea Hornet and three Fireflies of Naval Aviation from Arbroath and Abbotsinch respectively. Tiger Mothsof Edinburgh University Air Squadron and Spitfires of 612 (Count ' of Aberdeen) Squadron, R.Aux. A.F., also gave a show.
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