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1948
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JUNE 17TH, 1948 FLIGHT 671 Barnstaple-Swansea; that a summer service should be estab-lished between Cardiff and Westcn with a half-hour frequency in the summer; that services should be run Cardiff-Wrexham-Speke-Isle of Man-Belfast or, alternatively, Cardiff-Valley-Isle of Man-Belfast; that the following questions should be takenup with the M.C.A. and the commercial department of B.E.A. : (a) that the operating of summer and winter services betweenSwansea-Cardiff-Weston-Exeter-Barnstaple-Swansea should be considered, (b) that the Aer Lingus Dublin-Paris service shouldstop at Cardiff; (c) that the service between Cardiff and Wrex- ham should be extended later with branch services to Valleyin the north and Haverfordwest in the south, and to Speke (for connections to the Isle of Man and Belfast); that a requestshould be made to Air France to land at Cardiff as part of their service from Paris to Dublin; and that the Council con-sidered that the following airports should be developed and equipped immediately for civil aviation purposes: Llandow,Fairwood Common, Haverfordwest, Valley (Anglesey), Wrex- ham and Cardiff. The Scottish Aerodromes Board is part of the Scottish Divi-sion and has been appointed by the Minister, after consulta- tion with the Secretary of State for Scotland, in recognition ofthe special position of Scotland. It assists the Divisional Con- troller to carry out his functions in connection with the adminis-tration of aerodromes in Scotland. The chairman of the Board is A. Cdre. J. G. Murray, Divisional Controller, Mr. R. J.Grainger is the secretary, and the members are Sir Patrick Dollnn. Sir William J. Thomson, Mr. Ritchie M. Campbell,Mr. J. L. Cleave, Mr. T. G. Waterlow, j/C. G. F. K. Donaldson and Mr. C. G.Phillips. Advisory Committee on Private Flying—The Committee's terms of reference are to advise the Minister of Civil Aviation on thedevelopment of private flying (including gliding) and to report to him from time totime on questions relating thereto. The chair- man is Mr. Whitney Straight, the secretaryis Mr W. K. Andrews (M.C.A.), and the members are F/'O. H. Bowden, Mrs. A. C.Douglas, Mr. R. E. Hardingham, A. Cdre. A. V. Harvey, S/L. E. Kinghorn, W/C.G. J. Mahoney, Col. R .L. Preston, and Mr. F. E. N. St Barbe. The Informal Light Aircraft Committee was formed to enable a representative of the Ministry of CivilAviation and representatives of interested organizations to discuss the technical requirements of club and private flyers,with particular reference to cheapening the cost of flying and maintaining light aircraft. The chairman of the committee isMr. P. Masefield, the secretary is Mr. E. Tibby, and the mem- bers are Mr. R. H. Walmsley, Mr. Whitney Straight, Mrs. A. C.Douglas, W/C. G. Davy, Col. R. L. Preston, Mr. E. Colston Shepherd, S/L. E. H. fo. Spence, W/C. G. J. Mahoney, andMessrs. E. Miles, W. Tye, T. James, Guy Robson, A. Marshall, Mr. Peter Masefieid. Mr. G. S. Szlumper. A. E. Woodward-Nutt, J. Scott-Hall, B.Vaughan-Williams, M. Langley, and W. S. Shackleton. The Committee on Recruitment, Trainingand Licensing of Personnel for Civil Aviation is commonly known as the Wilcock Commit-tee since the chairman is G •'('. C. A. B. Wilcock. A. Cdre. W. Helmore is vice-chairman, and joint secretaries are Messrs. G. W. Stallibrass and O. Cochran, and themembers are: A. Cdre. H. G. Brackley, G/C R. C. Hockey, Capt. ]. W. G. James,Di. R. L. James, the Marquess of London- derry, Sir Eustace Pulbrook, W/C. J.Roland Robinson, Sir Miles Thomas, Mr. Leslie Gamage, Lord Milverton, and Sir EdwardCrow. Its terms of reference are to review the present arrangements (including the procedure lor medicalexamination) for the issue ot personnel licences in Civil Avia- tion and to make recommendations for such modifications asmay be deemed desirable, taking into account the new cate- gories of licences and tests that are in immediate prospect; toconsider and make recommendations with regard to the rteps which should be taken to ensure that an adequate How oi air-crews and ground personnel of the diflerent essential categories will be available in the increasing numbers needed (whether torscheduled services, charter work or private activities or tor ground work) as civil air transport develops; to compare thestandards required of aircrews and ground personnel for service and civil aviation purposes and to make recommendations witha view to enabling competent personnel of all categories to be available for civil aviation from service sources after aslittle additional training as possible; to consider and make recommendations with regard to the education, recruitmentand training of personnel recruited from sources other than the Services, with a view to balancing the numbers of thelatter as may be necessary for civil air transport; and to advise generally on the measures necessary and appropriate tomeet the probable needs of personnel for British civil aviation, whilst equally ensuring that such employment shall offerreasonable careers. Committee on the Certification of Civil Aircraft and theApproval of Equipment (The Helmore Committee).—A. Cdre. W. Helmore is chairman, with G/C. C. A. B. Wilcock as hisvice-chairman; joint secretaries are Messrs. G. W. StallibraK.s and O. Cochran; and the members are A.V.-M. D. C. T.Bennett, F/L. F. Beswick, Sir Frederick C. Boveiischeii, Mr. H. Brotherton, G/C. P. W. S. Bulman, Mr. W. S. Farren,Sir Allen Gordon-Smith, Capt. A. G. Lamplugh, Lord Lucas, Capt. Neville Stack, Mr C. O. Stanley, and Mr. B. C. Westall.Its terms of reference are to consider, and make recommenda- tions with regard to, the conditions of and procedure for thecertification of civil aircraft and the approval of navigational and other equipment, whether airborne or on the ground,employed in their construction, operation and maintenance. TRANSATLANTIC VAMPIRESJ JLANS for the first Atlantic crossing by jet aircraft maynow be given in some detail. Early next month six de avilland Vampire Ills of No. 54 Squadron will leave theirbase at Odiham, Hants, and fly, via Stornoway, to Iceland, and thence, over Greenland, to Labrador. Two days afterleaving Odiham they should reach Dorval (Montreal). They will fly in two formations, each with a Mosquito to assist withnavigation; thus it will be an "all-D.H." affair, except that the Mosquitos will have Rolls-Royce Merlin engines. Theseaircraft are necessary because only limited information is avail- able in Arctic areas, making it difficult to forecast wind speedsand direction at high altitudes. The leading Mosquito will act as a weather reconnaissance aircraft and transmit wirelessmessages back, describing conditions confronting the Vampires. Refuelling points are Stornoway; Meeks Field (Iceland); BluieWest (Greenland); and Goose Bay (Labrador). The lengths of the "hops" are: Stornoway-Meeks Field, 662 statute miles;Meeks Field-Bluie West, 757 miles; Bluie West-Goose Bay, 783 miles; Goose Bay-Dorval, 817 miles. Night stops will bemade at Meeks Field and Goose Bay. The total distance, 'Odiham to Dorval, is 3,540 statute miles. In addition to giving aerobatic displays in~"Canada and theU.S.A. the Vampires will take part in U.S.A.F. air support and air interception exercises conducted under field conditions atthe 9th Tactical Air Force base. Greenville, South Carolina. Aerobatic displays will be given at Toronto, Ottawa, Montrealand Trenton in July. Between July 26th and 29th the Squadron will be at Greenville. From August 1st to 7th it willbe at New York, and displays will be given at Idlewild and Mitchell Field airports in conrection with the New York CityGolden Anniversary International Air Exposition. Three of the Vampires will perform flight aerobatics in formation whileanother machine will give individual displays, arranged to fill any gaps in the flight event. Each display will last 15 minutes."Overall leader" of the flight is W/C. D. S. Wilson- MacDonald, D.S.O., D.F.C. No. 54 Squadron is commandedby S/L. R. W. Oxspring, D.F.C. and two bars. The weather reconnaissance Mosquito will be flown by S/L. H. B. Martin,D.S.O. and bar, D.F.C. and two bars, holder of the London to Capetown air record. HAWKER SIDDELEY'S SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN the course of his speech at the annual gen-ral meeting olthe Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company, Ltd., Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith, C.B.E., reviewed the various fields of activity inwhich the Hawker Siddeley group of companies had partici- pated during the year. Both the Gloster Meteor and theHawker Sea Fury were being produced in quantity for service at home and abroad as also was tl.e Lincoln. Of the Tudor IIMr. Sopwith said that 50 were being built, together with 16 Tudor IVs and four of this latter type had been alreadydelivered. Speaking of the Chinook, which has been built by A. V Roe, Ltd., Canada, he remarked on th-: achieve-ment of designing and producing this gas turbine in only two years. After commenting on the manufacture of r2,ooo pre-fabricated houses by A. W. Hawksley, Ltd., Mr. Sopwith said that dividends totalling 32^ per cent for the year had beenpaid and export contracts exceeded /14 million.
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