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1948
1948 - 1703.PDF
OCTOBER 14TH, 1 FUG HT 451 The members of the first team who are now in the last stages of their training are: — Medical Officer ...... Senior Sister SisterSister Sister Naarsing Orderly Nursing Orderly Naaisiaig Orderly Operating Mposm Assistant F/O. T. C. L. Brown, RJLF.M.S.Miss J. M. Maffy, P.M.R.A.F.N.S. Miss M. I. Savage, P.M.R.A.F.N.S.Miss M. M. Bradley, P.M.R.A.F.N.S. Miss O. E. V. Craig, P.M.R.A.F.N.S.Cpl. J. Walsh, S.A.F.M.S. CpL J. Latchem, R.A.F.M.S.L..A/C. R. Clarke, R..A.FM.S. LA/C C. M. Pace, Jt.A.F.M.S. When the team arrived at the Parachute and Glider Training School at Upper Heyford, the nursing sisters were placed 10 chauqge of S./O. Audrey Penfold, W.A.A.F., who became so enthusiastic with the aims and work of the team that she applied fe, and received, permission to take the full parachute training course with her charges. S/0. Penfold thus has the distinction of being the only W.A.A-F. officer to have gone through the parachute school training course. The present plan is to train about six teams a year at Upper Heyford. The course lasts for four weeks and includes synthetic training, two descents from a moored balloon and six from aircraft. It is intended that refresher training will be given at periodic intervals. Fitness standards required are generally the same as those required for normal R.A.F. service. All volunteers are given a medical examination before starting their parachute training. The upper age limit is 32 and individuals must be tinder 6ft in height and under 12 stone in weight, experience .having shown that larger individuals are the more prone to minor landing injuries. Experiments are now being made by the Transport Com- mand Development Unit, in conjunction with the R.A.F. Medical Training Establishment, to determine the best way of packing delicate medical equipment so that it will avoid damage from landing impact. At present, each team carries about 200 lb of equipment, mainly for dealing with blood transfusions, severe burns, shock, broken limbs and other injuries, such as might be sustained in aircraft crashes. The winged wand of Mercury, classic symbol of medical science, and the badge of the R.A.F. Medical Service, takes on new and added significance with the inception of paramedical aid. R.Ae.S. COMMONWEALTH DIVISIONS AT a meeting of the Council of the Royal Aeronautical Societyon September 30th, it was resolved that immediate action should be taken to establish Divisions of the Society inAustralia and in New Zealand, to become operative from January 1st, 1949. This move is considered to be a greatand new experiment in the history of the Society, and ±be President and Council are convinced that its objeets will befurthered by the establishment of such Divisions witMo the British Commonwealth, and these two may be regaxdsd asthe forerunners of others. Under the resolution the Divisions will have pow«r to formBranches of the Royal Aeronautical Society in tSieir own countries similar to those formed in Great Britain. Membersof the Divisions will all be fall registered members <rf the Society, and each Division will have the power to act, in mostrespects, exactly as the parent body in London- The selection - of members as Associate Fellows will, however, remain theresponsibility of the Royal Aeronautical Society in London,, so that a consistent standard win be maintained t3noagii<mtthe world. There will be no interference from London in tibe activities of Divisions in their own countries, and they willnot necessarily be tied in any way by any of the rules or regu- lations which may arjply to Great Britain or to any otherCommonwealth Division. FIRE FIRST AID MANY people from all branches of the aiictaft industrytook the opportunity offered by the Commercial Motor Transport Exhibition at Earls Court last week to examinethe great variety of large and small transport vehicles for passengers, and those for special duties such as the latestexamples of open and enclosed David Brown tractors. A new- comer to the Land-Rover range of vehicles is illustrated below.It will be remembered that the Land-Rovers gave good service to the British team taking part in the International GlidingContests in Switzerland. This new, light, fire-fighting vehicle is intended to give immediate first aid pending the arrival ofheavier engines. It can be equipped for water or foam extinguishing and will tow a pump. Its power, light weightand four-wheel drive—both forward and in reverse—make it capable of fast cross-country work. It can cope with up tozit 6in of water, deep ditches, and can, if necessary, pull a heavy trailer. The maximum speed approaches 60 m.p.h.One or two of these small vehicles available at airfields— perhaps stationed at the end of the runway—might, by theirarrival on the scene of action within or just outside the airfield boundary, prove invaluable in the event of minor mishapsor accidents on approach or landing. SIDDELEY TROPHY ENTRIES THE race far the Siddeley Trophy is to be held on October16th at the Wolverhampton Aero Club. Two heats will be flown in die morning, one starting at 10 a.m. and the otherat 11 a.m. The final will start at 2 p.m. and will probably consist of r6 competitors., 8 from each of the eliminating heats.The fiaa! will be broadcast on the B.B.C. Midland programme between 2.30 and 3 p.m.; the running commentary is to begiven by Peter Cairns. The following list of competitors, their aircraft, and racing numbers is complete at the time ofgoing to press: -.*•'•..-''• ; '-'.'•'.•'v'>-2; ;:•' - The Land-Rover equipped as a light fire-fighting vehicle. Aircraft j Hawk Trainer 3 Miles Hawk Speed & Hawk Trainer 3AusterJI AusterJIMiles Mentor ... Auster J1 Hawk Trainer 3 Proctor 4 Auster Arrow Tiger Moth 2 ... Auster 5 Tiger Moth 2 ... ProctorJ Tiger Motb.2 ...AusterJI Hawk Trainer 3 Gemini J Auster J1 Miles HawkMajor AusterJIAusrer D Aust«rJI Tiger Moth 2 ... Miles Monarch Hawk Trainer 3 Hawk Trainer 3 Comper Swift... Engine Gipsy Major 1 Gipsy VI Mark , 1 Gipsy Major 1Cirrus Minor II Cirrus Minor IIGipsy Queen 1 Cirrus Minor II Gipsy Major 1 Gipsy Queen II Con t i nental C75/I2 Gipsy Major 1 L y c o m i n g 0/290/3 Gipsy Major 1 Gipsy Queen II Gipsy Major 1Cirrus Minor II Gipsy Major 1 Cirrus Minor II <2)Cirrus Minor II Gipsy Major 1 Cirrus Minor IICirrus Minor 1 Cirrus Minor II Gipsy Major 1 Gipsy Major 1 Gipsy Major 1 Gipsy Major 1 Pobjoy R Pilot D. C. Jemmett R. R. Paine O. J. Jemmett R. A. WaJiey J. A. BradleyP. W. Bay) res R. H. Timmis C. TurniJI E. R. Pyatt L. E. T. Barley J. C. Rice L. H. Hamp E. J. Morton • J. Oliver K. Moss -D. Everall H. T. Ryan R. E. Bibby C. W. Thresh T. W. Shipside K. F. GrahamA. J. Penzer W. M. Morris M. A. Harper G. S. K. Hay- wood B. R. HallE. N. Fidler A. L. Cole Club Wolverhamp- ton .. Coventry Wolverhamp- tonLondon Wolverhamp- ton Wirra'l Nottingham Midland Derby Luton Racing Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 9 10 II 12 M 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 B.:5
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