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1949
1949 - 1232.PDF
JUNE 30TH, 1949 FLIGHT 777 SWIFT: Michael Lithgow presents the Supermarine 510 (unofficially called Swift) fo(" Flight's, " camen Exercise " Verity " /^OASTAL, Fighter and Bomber Com-V-' mands will all be represented in the Western Union naval manoeuvres —Exercise Verity—which begin on June 30th. In addition to the Lancasters, Sun-derlands, Meteors and Lincolns of these three Commands, five Mitchells of theRoyal Netherlands Air Force, operating from St. Eval, will take part, and therewill also be Fireflies and Sea Furies of the Royal Netherlands Navy at R.N.A.S.Culdrose. The Netherlands Meteors will be fitted with drop-tanks in time for theexercise. French Maritime Air Force Dornier andSunderland flying boats, from Brest and Lorient, will be engaged, and BelgianSpitfires are to operate during a prelimin- ary stage of the exercise. Air forces willbe under the command of Air Marsha! Sir John Baker, A.O.C.-in-C. CoastalCommand, who will delegate control to the A.O.C. 19 Group, A.V-M. F. L.Hopps. Headquarters for air operations will be at Plymouth and Brest, whereR.A.F. liaison officers will be present. Western Union officers will act as ob-servers throughout the exercise in the Plymouth operations room. Ships taking part include the RoynlNavy fleet carriers Implacable and Vic- torious, the light fleet carrier Theseus.and the French ship Arromanches, of the same class as H.M.S. Theseus. The mainforce will put out from Penzance, after preparatory drills, on July 4th, for threedays of mock battles in the Bay of Bis- cay. It is estimated that, at the height ofExercise Verity, some 22,000 men will be at their stations. The overall commanderof the forces engaged will be Admiral Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, flying his flag inH.M.S. Implacable. Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News and Announcements R.A.F. Appointment FOLLOWING his recent return fromGermany, where, as head of the Air Branch of the British element of theControl Commission, he was largely responsible for organizing the Berlin endof the Air Lift, A. Cdre. R. N. Waite, C.B., C.B.E., has been appointed com-mandant of the R.A.F. Officers' Ad- vanced Training School and commandingofficer of R.A.F. Station, Bircham New- ton, Norfolk. A. Cdre. Waite, whose work in con-nection with the Air Lift was recognized by his appointment as a C.B. in theKing's Birthday Honours, went to Ger- many shortly before the end of the warto assist in the disarmament and dis- solution of the German Air Force, which,as head of the disarmament staff at Supreme Headquarters, he had beenplanning since early in 1944. He was appointed head of the air branch. Com-bined Services Division, Control Com- mission for Germany (British Element)in January, 1947. His wartime duties were mainly con-cerned with the anti-submarine cam- paign, including a period at the H.Q.of 15 (Coastal) Group, and command ol the R.A.F. stations at St. Eval, fromwhich anti-submarine patrols were flown, and Nassau, in the Bahamas, wherethousands of Coastal Command aircre-w? were trained. He was commissioned in1920 from Cranwell; shortly afterwards he became a flying instructor and tooka prominent part in pre-war Hendon air displays. M.T. CompetitionW INNING unit in the first of a seriesof half-yearly mechanical transport efficiency competitions, held inB.A.F.O., Germany, was No. 317 Supply and Transport Column, R.A.F. Utersen,which is commanded by F/L. W. W. Charlton. Points were awarded not onlyfor serviceability, low accident rates, and appearance, but for efficient officework. R.A.F. Dinner Club Revival WITH the support of the Chief of AirStaff and the Air Member for Per- sonnel, the R.A.F. Dinner Club, whichwas formed after the first World War at the suggestion of Lord Trenchard, is tobe revived. Membership will be con- fined to pre-war members of th? Club andto serving and retired permanent Wing Commanders and above. Apart from the pleasure of meeing oldfriends, the Club's annual dinner gave officers the opportunity of hearing theC.A.S. speak "off the record" on the happenings of the year. Lord Tedderhas consented to preside or to ask a member of the Air Council to do so ifhe is unable to be present. As a first step towards re-establishing the Club,the chairman and secretary have en- deavoured to compile a list of members,but records contain only the names of life members and about 70 per cent ofpre-war annual members. Eligible officers interested in joining should write to theHonorary Secretary, R.A.F Dinner
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