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1948
1948 - 1959.PDF
NOVEMBER I8TH, 1948 FLIGHT 615 by Lady Tedder, was received at Alder-grove by the A.O.C. Northern Ireland, A. Cdre. B. V. Reynolds, and the visi-tors were guests of the Governor of N. Ireland, Earl Granville, at Government.House. On Sunday, November 7th, the 'C.A.S. visited Nos. 502 and 2502 Squad-rons of the E.Aux.A.F., and later took the salute in Belfast at the RemembranceDay. parade by 1,650 ex-Servicemen. Unclaimed Awards OF. 1,375,000 wartime members of theR.A.F. entitled to campaign stars and war medals, only about 21 per centhave so far claimed them, states the Air Ministry. Recent applications have aver-aged only about 4,000 a week, and appli- cation cards are to be withdrawn fromPost Offices on November 30th. Medals are usually dispatched within a fortnightof the. cards being received, although de- lays are sometimes caused when an: individual's entitlement has to be • checked with his original records. New Officers' Dress Rules BATTLE DRESS, to be known infuture as No. 2 (Home) Dress, has now become standard R.A.F. officers'uniform for all other than ceremonial and special occasions, when No. 1 (Home). Dress wiil be worn. Officers who still ' possess the old pattern service uniform: may continue to wear it as a substitute for No. 1 or No. 2 Dress. Forma! Mess- Dress will consist of No. 1 Dress with a black bow tie, soft white shirt, and wingcollar; the pre-war pattern Mess Dress may be worn by officers who still possessit, although It cannot yet be bought. R.C.A.F. AuxiliariesT HE Royal Canadian Air Force hasannounced a one-year Service train- ing plan to provide pilots for Canadianauxiliary squadrons. Selected members of the squadrons will undergo medical• examinations and a course in Serving •'procedure at the R.C.A.F. School ofAviation Medicine in Toronto, and be posted to the Flying Trainingat Centralia, Ontario, for a yeaj^fb/ instruction. Successful completion of thecourse will be rewarded by pilot's wings and the rank of flying officer. Membersthen return to civilian life and carry on with further training on the operationalaircraft available at their auxiliary units. They will rank as aircrew cadets duringthe course, but will receive officers' rates of pay. Seventeen auxiliary airmen havealready been selected under this plan and will begin training shortly. The possibilities of a similar scheme forground training of fitters, riggers, metal workers, meteorologists, clerks, andphotographers, are being investigated at Air Force H.Q., though such courseswould probably occupy a shorter period than the pilot training. £50,000 for Benevolent FundS URPLUS money totalling .£50,000.which wai subscribed for the Battle of Britain Memorial Chapel in West-minster Abbey, has been handed over to the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund. R.A.F. Flying ClubR EDUCED rates are now offered tomembers of the R.A.F. Flying Club who pay for periods of five hours or moreflying time in advance. Bonuses of free flying time are also given to memberswho fly for more than a certain number of hours in any one year. The basic rateof £2 an hour is reduced on a sliding scale from £1 19s an hour for five hours, to£1 16s an hour for 30 hours. Thus a member who pays in advance for 30hours saves £6. The bonus system, which applies to all members whether ornot they purchase block flying time in advance, earns half-an-hour's free flyingtime after 10 hours, rising to three hours' free flying time after 30 hours. Membef^hip of the club, which lias itsheadquarterNat Panshanger, Herts, and a hranch^at Wolverhampton. is open topast =m5T~present Air Force officers; ~ Ts may become associate members.ne club provides wider flying facilities than are available \ith Service aircraft,sucfi-j^the^carrying of civilian passen- rjxa,te overseas touring. It NORTHOLT GREETINGS : The Secretary of State for Air, Mr. Arthur Henderson, meets the crew of the York in which he flew to Germany last week for an inspec- tion of the air-lift. has Moth Minor and Auster aircraft, andif there is sufficient demand, branches may be opened in other parts of thecountrv. at Mosquito ManufactureT HE new de Havilland factoryBroughton, Chester, which was taken over by the firm in June, recentlyproduced its first aircraft, a Mosquito 38 night-fighter. Mr. Pat Fillingham, chiefproduction test pilot for D.H., made the first flight from the adjacent R.A.F.-controlled airfield. The factory was built by the Government for war production,and until last March was operated by Vickers-Armstrongs. R.A.F. Boxing NO fewer than 142 bouts were foughtin the senior R.A.F. station annual boxing competition for the Lord Wake- NEW AIR-LIFT BASE : A French guard of honour and military band greeted the first aircraft—a Skymaster—to arrive at the new air-lift terminal at Tegel, in the French Zone of Berlin. B 41
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