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1948
1948 - 1822.PDF
528 FLIGHT OCTOBER 28TH, 1948 SERVICE NINE YEARS' SERVICE : Four Howards of the Empire Flying School, Hullavington. The splendid work done since the first Harvards were delivered to the R.A.F. in 1939 will continue until replacement by advanced trainers of the Balliol-Athena type is effected. R.A.F. AppointmentA IR VICE-MARSHAL S. D. MAC- DONALD, C.B.E., D.F.C., is to be Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Training) in succession to A.V-M. Sir Basil Embry, K.B.E., C.B., D.F.C., A.F.C., who is on leave pending a new appointment. Since April, 1946, A.V-M. Macdonald has been A.O.C. No. 11 Group, Fighter Com- mand ; he had previously • served with No. 12 Group as S.A-S.O. since Septem- ber, 1944. ' . ,. Progress at Panshanger SINCE No. 1 Reserve Flying School ofthe R.A.F.V.R., based at Pans- hanger, Herts, began training nagivators and signallers on April 25th this year over 400 hours' air instruction of air- crews in this category (including 100 hours' night flying) have been com- pleted. We record this riot only as an appreciation of the excellent efforts of No. I E.F.S., but in correction of a previous statement (Flight, October 14th, p. 473) to the effect that V.R. navigator-signaller training did not begin until October 1st. No. 1 R.F.S. now has on its strength the greatest number of reserve pilots, with a total of 335 R.A.F.V.R. and R.A.F.O. pilots, and twelve W.A.A.F.- V.R. Since post-war V.R. pilot train- ing began at Panshanger in June, 1947, 13,000 hours have been logged with 250 hours' night flying in the last four months. The School began life more than a quarter of a century ago as the de Havil- land Flying School, and it has been operated by D.H.s ever since. During the war it was known as No. 1. E.F.T.S'. and was commanded through- out by the present CO., W/C. C. A. Pike, A.F.C. Cambridge "At Home"H EAVY rain during the afternoon of Saturday, October 16th, failed to prevent a large crowd from watching the annual competitions between the Univer- sity Air Squadron and 22 Reserve Flying Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News and Announcements School, at Cambridge Airport. 22 R.F.S. won all three events this year, with a bare victory in the formation flying contest, and decisive scoring in the aerial treasure hunt and spot landing event. For the entertainment of visitors and support of the reserve recruiting drive there were also displays of parachute jumping by R.A.F. instructors from Upper Heyford, and gliding by the A.T.C.; the Territorial Army's local units exhibited some of their heavy equipment. F/L. Roberts, of 66 Squadron, defied the low cloud base by bringing a Meteor 4 from nearby Duxford lor some high and low-speed fly-pasts. Cranwell to West PointT HE Commandant of the R.A.F. Cadet College, Cranwell, A. Cdre. R. L. R. Atcherley, C.B.E., A.F.C., and Mr. P. Johnson, O.B.E., the Director of Studies, are making a tour of the U.S.A. and Canada to study the methods of training at institutions parallel with the R.A.F. College. From to-day (October 28th) until October 30th, they have been in- vited to visit the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, at the invitation of the Superintendent, Maj. Gen. M. D. Taylor. Later they will go on to Vancouver to see the R.C.A F. Cadet College. In the Lord Mayor's ShowT HE Royal Auxiliary Air Force, the R.A.F.V.R., and the R.O.C. will take a prominent part in this year's Lord Mayor's Show since the auxiliary forces of the Crown will be the theme of the proces- sion. Two floats will depict auxiliary airmen in civilian occupations and week-end training, and another will dis- play badges of the 20 R.Aux.A.F. flying squadrons with their wartime battle honours. A typist will be shown in city office and Fighter Control Unit back- ground ; on the fifth float badges and recruiting posters for the R.A.F. and W.A.A.F. Volunteer Reserves will be featured, and on the R.O.C. float mem- bers will show the contrast between everyday and week-end activities. Also in the Show will be marching detach- ments of the auxiliary bodies and the bands of the Halton Apprentices, and W.A.A.F., and a London A.T.C. band. Auxiliary AppointmentsS QUADRON LEADER R. P. BEAMONT, D.S.O., D.F.C., has been appointed Commanding Officer of No. 611 (West . /Lancashire) auxili- flying squadron. Bkaumont the R.Aux. 'June, 1947, returned to ^est Riding) jadron, which he .had commanded during the war. In 1944 S/L. Beaumont led the Tempest wing responsible for destroying more than 600 flying bombs; he was taken prisoner in September that year. Since leaving the Service, he has been engaged in test-flying, and is at present chief test pilot of the English Electric Company's aircraft division. S/L. R. C. T. Goodwin is to command' No. 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron, '• in succession to S/L. Walker, who is" taking up a permanent commission in the^ R.A.F. W/C. R. D. George, O.B.E., D.S.O., is to command No. 3619 (Countv of Suf- folk) Fighter Control Unit, R.Aux.A.F., stationed at the. Municipal Airport, Ipswich. n 28 <•• Squadron Leader R. P. Beamont.
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