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1949
1949 - 0814.PDF
May 5th, 1949 :&• Supermarine Seafire F.R.46. Brown, D.F.C., holds courses in advanced tactical training. Being destined to lead wings or squadrons, the students are required to have a background of fighter experience. The syllabus covers all subjects appertaining to the operation and control of fighter aircraft in their various roles. Emphasis throughout, however, is on the fighters' primary function—that of interception and air combat. The syllabus includes theoretical study and practical exercises in tactics, with special reference to the control of forma- tions, marksmanship, engine handling, navigation, and meteorology. The army procedure for' requesting air support is taught and close support and tactical recon- naissance are practised. # Exercises in the early stages of the course are designed to raise the individual standard of proficiency in the tactical handling of the aircraft and accuracy in the use-of the Hawker Sea Fury F.B.I i. appropriate weapon. The final stages of the course are- devoted to operational exercises in which the principles taught during the early exercises can be applied to varying tactical contingencies. Briefing and planning are the responsibility of a. different student each day. Instructors of the D.F.L.S. pay frequent visits to first-line fighter units and pilots of the R.Aux.A.F. attend at West Raynham for familiarization with the latest tactics. The Fighter Support Development Squadron has two pilots, with S/L. L. A. Malins, D.S.O., D.F.C., in charge, and works with a large Army Section, commanded by Lt. Col. W. P. Scott, D.S.O., M.C. Operating as one entity, the two units are responsible for developing close-support and tactical reconnaissance technique, and for instructing Air Liaison Officers for the Army. Officers of the Army Section also act as instructors in certain phases of the Day A trim pair of Sea Vampire F.TQs in the latest Navat finish.
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