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1948
1948 - 1958.PDF
614 FLIGHT NOVEMBER I8TH, 1948 R.A.F. Appointments WITH effect from December 1st,A.V-M. T. C. Traill, C.B., O.B.E., D.F.C. is to be Air Officer in Charge of Administration, Maintenance Command. Since May, 1946 A.V-M. Traill has been A.O.C. No. 12 Group, Fighter Command. His successor at No. 12 Group is A. Cdre. G. Harcourt-Smith, C.B., C.B.E., M.V.O., who has been Director of Organ- ization at the Air Ministry since April, 1946. Two recent appointments to the Head-quarters of the B.A.F.O., Germany, are those of A. Cdre. F. E. Vernon, C.B.,O B E. as Senior Technical Staff Officer, and A. Cdre. C. J. Luce, D.S.O., as Com-mand Defence Officer. A. Cdre. Vernon has been S.A.S.O. of Technical TrainingCommand since June 1946, while A. Cdre. Luce, who was an Army officeruntil receiving a permanent commission in the R.A.F. Regiment last June, com-manded the R.A.F. Levies, Iraq, for nearly three years. Also announced isthe appointment, as Commanding Officer of R.A.F. St. Athan, of A. Cdre. H. E.Forrow, C.B., O.B.E., who has com- manded the R.A.F. station at Henlowsince October. 1946. V.R. Training at Perth T^HE members of No. 103 R.A.F. Volun-J- teei Reserve Centre, Perth, ami No. 11 Reserve Flying School, Scone, are drawnfrom a very wide area. On one recent Saturday, there were present men fromas far away as Inverness, Aberdeen, Fort William and Prestwick, while thereare others whose homes are in the Hebrides and who utilize air transport to the mainland to put in their hours onthe Tigers at Scone. This keen spirit has enabled the Flying School to putup a remarkable record of flying hours for its size; at present 120 pilots are intraining, as well as 20 navigators and 20 signallers. Another 100 aircrew are invarious stages of entry. Since May 1st, 1947, when the School opened, the pilotshave put in more than 6,000 flying hours, including 350 hours of night fly-ing. The School began training naviga- tors and signallers on June 1st thisyear, and its Ansons have now done more than 350 hours. Since the recent open-ing of the R.A.F.V.R. to ground trades, 12 officers, 20 airmen and four airwomenhave applied to join. The Centre will shortly be signing onScotland's third YV.A.A.F.V.R. pilot— Miss Clarice Brook, of Glasgow. Unlikethe two previously signed, who were ex- A.T.A. pilots, Miss Brook had neverflown except as a passenger until a year ago when she applied to join the V.R.Told that she must have a minimum of 100 hours solo, she promptly joined theStrathtay Flying Club; and now, at a cost of something like £400, she hasqualified with 42 hours' dual and 107 hours' solo flying in her log-book, andholds her "A" licence. Naval "A" Branch Abolished A STATEMENT was issued by theAdmiralty on Thursday, November nth, announcing that the (A) Branch ofthe Royal Navy is to be abolished and that the officers now serving in thisBranch shall be transferred, as appro- priate, to the Executive or EngineeringBlanches. This indicates, continues the MATION Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News and Announcements AUTUMN AIR*T this 'seasonable^zene was recorded fya " Flight'' photosjpipher dur- ing a receBT week-end at West Mailing, • while Meteor 3s of No. 500 (County of Kent) Squadron, R.Aux. A.F., were refuelled after a late afternoon operation. Although, as in other Auxiliary Squadrons, "hOO's" groundcrews are still below strength, their zeal has contributed a great deal towards the unit's recent average of ISO flying hours per month. Navy statement, that the Admiralty ispursuing the policy on which it em- barked two years ago when the style andname of the Fleet Air Ann was changed to that of Naval Aviation,'by makingall those concerned with aviation within the Fleet an integral part of the Navy.It will also mean that the letter " A" which is inside the gold lace curl of somany present Naval officers concerned with aviation, will disappear. Today approximately one-third of thepersonnel of the Navy is directly or in- directly concerned with aviation butthose officers in the (A) category are not on equal terms with the general Execu-tive Branch as regards future executive command. Under the new scheme theymay qualify to rise to the highest ranks in the Navy, but it is recognized thatsome, who will in future be borne on the general lists of the Executive and Engin-eering Branches, may not be qualified, through past lack of seamen-like experi-ence, for the full range of appointments open to the executive officer. Details ofthe qualifications necessary in order to be eligible for all appointments will beannounced later. Meanwhile, it is an- nounced, 100 permanent commissionswill be granted before the end of this year, to selected'officers now serving onextended service (A) commissions, and further permanent commissions will begranted up to a proportion of ^5 per cent of those officers who volunteer fora further period of service, these latter commissions being given towards the ex-piration of their engagements. C.A.S. Visits Ulster i " TPHE R.A.F. needs an influx of men-»- with brains, skilled hands, and guts," said Marshal of the R.A.F. LordTedder in the course of a short speech at Belfast, during a three-day visit toNorthern Ireland from November 6th to 9th. Lord Tedder, who was accompanied B 40
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