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1949
1949 - 0982.PDF
MAY 26TH, 1949 FLIGHT 633 Service Aviation Singapore Law Courts, the offices of theStraits Times, and a pineapple canning factory, where free samples were pro-vided by the owner. Waiting-lists for the visits are reported. Bomber Command Marksmen MeetA T the Bomber Command Rifle Meet-ing, held at Beckenham Range on May 13th, the inter-station cup was wonby Conningsby with a score of 989. Mil- denhall was second, with 972. Auxiliary Enterprise AS part of its drive for ground crew,No. 600 (City of \London) Squadron, R.Aux.A.F., is displaying its own re-icruiting poster, drawn by David Lang- »don, in various parts of the capital. Itdepicts a six-armed " erk " struggling t> service a Spitfire and appealing forassistance. Atlantic Pact ]et'Training REPRESENTATIVES of the DanishJ-V, Government are discussing plans with the Air Ministry for jet-conversiontraining of Danish pilots in Britain, Denmark, one of the signatories of theAtlantic Pact, has ordered 5o Gloster Meteor 4s, the first of which will bedelivered in August. Catalina Crash Awards their gallantry and initiative inrescuing one of the crew of a Cata- lina which crashed at Lord Howe Island,New South Wales, last September, two former members of the Royal AustralianAir Force have received awards: Mr. R. L. Wilson, proprietor of a guesthouse on the island, has been awarded the George Medal, and Mr. W. E. Davisthe B.E.M. Service Cyclists at Herne Hill /^HAMPION cyclists of the R.A.F. and>-^ R.A.F. Association will compete in events at a Herne Hill Cycle Trackmeeting on Saturday, May 28th. The ••-•—" •;— :: w" r ' . V. " Flight " photograph. BREAKAWAY: A D. H. Vamp/re of No. 3 Sqn., with flaps lowered to reduce speed, parts K company with the photographic Harvard over Germany. The Vampire I is being svper?^ seded in the R.A.F. by the Mk. 5 fighter-bomber variant. track will be taken over for the occasionby the R.A.F.A., in conjunction with the National Cyclists' Union and theAir Ministry. Principal event will be a 4,000-metres pursuit race between R.A.F.and R.A.F.A. teams for a cup presented by the Association. A B.B.C. commen-tator, Brian Johnston, will broadcast his reactions while riding a penny-farthing,and members of the Handlebar Club will be present. Infinite Odds DURING March, passenger- and troop-carrying aircraft of the R.A.F. flew 5,100,000 passenger-miles on scheduledservices, airline special flights, and trooping. There were no accidentsinvolving death or injury. 1 " Flight " Tfc6£7 H€HTEm: The Sea Hornet N.F. 21 (nearest camera) is a night fighter and strike-navigator. Next in line, in this study from the C.F.E., is a Sea Vampire F. 20 interceptor and, beyond, a Sea Fury F.B. 11 fighter-bomber. A 15 Marshals MeetM EMBERS of the Air Marshals1 Clubmet for luncheon at the Connaught Rooms, London, on Friday, May 13th.Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder, Chief of the Air Staff, presided.Among those attending were Marshals of the R.A.F. Viscount Trenchard, Sir JohnSalmond and Sir Edward Ellington, and the Commanders-in-Chief of all homeand overseas commands. Also present were the Chiefs of Air Staff of theR.C.A.F. and R.A.A.F., and 83 other members of the Club. Canadian Cold-Weather TrialsT HE Commanding Officer of theR.C.A.F. Winter Experimental Establishment, W/C. A. D. Cameron,stated last week that problems of operat- ing aircraft at temperatures down to30 deg below zero have been solved, jointly operated by the R.A.F.,R.C.A.F., R.C.N. and the Ministry of Supply, the establishment recently con-cluded its third successive winter of cold- weather testing with a week of confer-ences. It is reported that during the trials greatly improved results with pistonengines were achieved, particularly in starting, although generally turbojetscontinued to give less trouble. The Meteor and Vampire are regarded by theEstablishment as the most efficient cold- weather fighters in the world. Faster'Braking Meteor EMPLOYMENT of the latest twin-bagDunlop brakes gives the Meteor 4 a considerably decreased ground run onlanding, and consequently in the landing run from the. hypothetical 50ft screen.Typical figures to illustrate the decrease show that, in a temperature of r5 deg C,the former hard-runway ground-run of a Meteor with full internal fuel tanks hasbeen shortened from 1,725ft to 1,437ft, From 50ft, under similar conditions, a
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