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1948
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SEPTEMBER I6TH, 1948 FLIGHT 333- HERE AND THERE their lives whilst competing in the Inter-national Gliding Competitions in Switzer- land last July, will be held at ChristChurch, Down Street, London, W.i, at 12 noon on Friday, September 24th. Altitude Record ConfirmedT HE F.A.I, has informed the Roya!Aero Club that the altitude record set up by Mr. John Cunningham, flyingthe Ghost-Vampire on March 23rd, has now received official confirmation. The^height attained by the Vampire was 18,119 metres or 59,446 feet. The recordflight was reported in Flight, April 1st Air Travel FacilityB .S.A.A. in conjunction with B.O.A.C.have introduced booking arrange- ments on the Miami-London and London-New York services which enable passen- gers to fly from London to New York byB.O.A.C. and return from Miami to London by B.S.A.A. and vice versa. Thefare for the round trip is /171 15s. The company have also been granted per-mission to carry freight on their Lisbon- Azores service, which operates onceweekly in each direction, until such time as a Portuguese air service is introduced. Ex-Pathfinders' TiesF OR those who may have observed anew tie coloured maroon with R.A.F. Eagles embroidered on it andwondered about its history, we learn that it is the new version of the Path-finder Association tie. The more familiar Pathfinder tie with eagles on a navy-blue background is confined to those who were awarded the Pathfinder badges;and the appearance of the new tie, for which, incidentally, the Association hasbeen inundated with orders, is in order to eradicate the dissatisfaction of somemembers who desired a Pathfinder tie although not awarded the badge. General Aircraft FreightersT HE principal project on the aircraftside of General Aircraft, Ltd., is the contract for prototype 'Freighters nowin hand for the Ministry of Supply. Work on these is well under way andshould be completed next year. The hoped-for production contract has notyet materialized, but the firm are naturally anxious to secure a continua-tion contract since delay in reaching a decision may cause a serious gap betweenthe completion of the prototypes and the commencement of work on a productionorder. Victor Ludorum AN astonishing recovery has beenmade by F/O. D. Knight at the R.A.F. Station, Leuchars; F/O. Knightwas a victim of infantile paralysis which, according to medical opinion would de-prive him of the use of his right shoulder and arm. After extensive treatment hisarm was given up as useless and he was offered his discharge from the R.A.F.or transfer from his job as flying instruc- tor to clerical work. He chose to remainin the R.A.F. and for over a year under- took remedial exercises on his own tosuch effect that in the recent station sports he won the putting the shot,throwing the hammer, throwing the cricket ball, discus and javelin—all with OPERATION JERICHO : A.V-M. Sir Basil Embry, who directed the raid on the prison at Amiens which resulted in the escape of Frenchmen under the death sentence for underground activities, is here seen explaining how the original raid was carried out. A film of this raid, "Behind These Walls," is now being shown in London, at the Berkeley Cinema, Tottenham "-.•.':••?,•:. : -- ••• Court Road. his right arm. He was specially con- gratulated by A.V.-M. D. V. Carnegie, who watched his performance. Cleveland Air Races T^OLLOWING his attempt to set up a-*- new world speed record in the Cleve- land National Air Races in America,which was foiled by the failure of the timing cameras to record some of theruns, Major Richard Johnson was forced to abandon his second attempt on Sep-tember 6th by bad weather conditions. On the following day, September 7th, acommercial airline pilot, Anson Johnson, won the Thompson Trophy race and a prize of $16,000 in a Mustang at a speedof 383 m.p.h., 12 m.p.h. slower than the speed at which the race was won lastyear. Miles Maintenance ITANDLEY PAGE (READING),•*••*- LTD., are providing full facilities for the servicing, overhauling and renewal ofC. of A.s of Miles Messenger, Gemini and Aerovan aircraft. Supplies of spares arealso available to owners and operators and all enquiries should be sent to theSales Department of the company. The Aerodrome, Woodley, Bucks; the tele-phone number is Reading,.60811. News in Brief Bell Aircraft helicopter division hasannounced that de Havilland Aircraft, Canada, has been appointed to sell andservice Bell helicopters in that country. • * » During the St. Leger race-meeting atDoncaster complaints were lodged by the Doncaster Race Committee against low-flying R.A.F. aircraft which are said to have alarmed the horses. • • • Brig.-General de la Colina, the Argen-tine Minister for Air, and the C.-in-C. of the Argentine Air Force, BrigadierMuratorio, arrived in London from Paris recently for a three weeks' visit toBritish aircraft establishments. , • * »..•..- It has been estimated by United Nations World that the present strengthof Russian air power totals between 8,000 and 16,000 aircraft in the Soviet Arm ^and 7,500 first line aircraft in the Soviet Air Force. Plans fdr an extensive migration ser-vice to Australia are being made by Australian National Airways who hope tostart the service with 12 trips a month and increase it to 20. Skymasters are tobe used between Paris and Sydney, and it is hoped to convey 600 migrants amonth on this service. •• " .".'"' » * . •-•*-' - • .-'.•' -. -"- •'•" VV/C. Frank Instone, a director ofS. Instone and Co., Ltd., has been awarded the Order of Officer of theCrown of Belgium for the part he played in the liberation of Belgium. .:.. / -. • * * ' ' • •••Silvoflex pipes manufactured by the Palmer Tyre Co., Ltd., were used on thede Havilland • Goblin on its recent test run, and these required no attentionthroughout the trials, finishing in excellent condition. * • * • -: -Docker Brothers, formerly at 177, Corporation Street, Birmingham 4, andGuildhall Buildings, Navigation Street, Birmingham, 2, have now moved intotheir permanent premises, the rebuilt offices of their factory at Rotton ParkStreet. • * # The Hawker Siddeiey group has pur-chased the factory owned by the Canadian Government at Malton,Ontario. The factory is at present leased by A. V. Roe, Ltd., Canada, fromthe government. No formal agreement has yet been signed and the purchaseprice has not been divulged. This plant built Lancasters during the war.
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