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1949
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JULY 21ST, 1949 srvice Aviation .,-... yment should make a claim to the rector of Personal Services (P.6), Air nistry, Adastral House, London, be- e January rst, 19J0 Reunion VETAILS oi a reunion for No. 30 * Squadron, to be held in October, ly be obtained from J. C. Perkins, 7, ince of Wales Mansion, Prince of lies Drive, London, S.W.n. R.O.C. Volunteers kF nearly 400 applicants to join theRoyal Observer Corps, received ring May, 99 were from women. In:h of the five R.O.C. areas the appli- ;ions were: Southern area 58 men, 27men; Midland area 85 men, 25 men; Western area 72 men, 24men; North-Western area 44 men, 15 men; Scottish area 22 men, 8 women.\]1 areas still need volunteers to bring j Corps up to its target strength of000. The lower age limit for volun- rs is 16 and the upper limits are 45service at centres and 55 for service pOStS. •;.- • •• . , . ' Malayan Achievement 'EFORE its transfer to Singapore1 after six months' service at Kuala mpur in operations against Com-inist bandits, No. 52 Transport uadron was inspected by His Excel-cy the High Commissioner for the Jeration of Malaya, Sir Henry Gurney,ompanied by the A.O.C., Malaya, Air :e-Marshal F. J. W. Mellersh, and: Station Commander, Wing Com- nder J. M. N. Pike. In his address Henry Gurney said, "I want to sayspecial word of thanks to your Com- nding Officer and all ranks of No. 52nadron for your untiring efforts during ; six months that you have beentioned here. Since your arrival here November you have dropped over),ooo lb of supplies to the army and ice, carried out 69 reconnaissances,ried 2,300 personnel and 200,000 lb FLIGHT 85 HELPING HAND : Sir Richard Fairey (left), who presented two Tipsy light aircraft to the Royal Naval Flying Club, is seen at the re-inaugural ceremony at Gosport, when, as reported in " Flight " last week, the Club's new premises were officially opened. Seated are left to right) : Mrs. Vinson ; Admiral of the Fleet Sir Algernon Willis (C.-in-C. Portsmouth) ; Lady Portal ; Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Portal, Flag officer Air (Home) ; Lady Willis ; and Vice- Admiral Sir George Creasy (Fifth Sea Lord). of freight and flown over 2,000 hourswithout an avoidable accident or casualty." After the parade seven of the squadronaircraft, led by the commanding -officer, flew past in a double Vic formation withone aircraft "in the box." The rear "V" was led by F/L. J. H. Johnstone. R.A.F. Appointments WfTH effect from July 4th, A.V-M.D. A. Boyle, C.B., C.B.E., A.F.C., has been appointed Director-General ofManning at the Air Ministry. A.V-M. Boyle was previously Direc-tor-General of Personnel (I) at the Air Ministry, from July, 1948, after havingbeen Assistant Commandant of the R.A.F. Staff College, Bracknell, fromJanuary, 1947. He took the 1946 course at the Imperial Defence College and wasformerly A.O.C. No. it Group, Fighter Command, to which he went in July,1945, after commanding No. 85 Group, 2nd T.A.F., for three months. Previouslyhe was S.A.S.O., No. 83 Group, for two years, and from January, 1942, untilMay, 1943, he commanded R.A.F. Sta- tion, Stradishall. In 1941 lie was Assist-ant Secretary to the Committee of Imperial Defence. He was Chief FlyingInstructor at Cranwell for two years be- fore the war and was afterwards on theHeadquarters Staff of the Advanced Air Striking Force. France, until the evacu-ation. In 1943-44 he was an Air A.D.C. to the King. Born in 1904, A^V-M.Boyle was commissioned from Cranwell 20 years later. Succeeding A Cdre. E. I). H. Da vies, TRIKE LINE-UP : This photograph of 13 Sea Furies and 18 Fireflies was taken at Yeovilton R.N.A. Station, during the closing stages of Exercise Verity " when 15th Carrier Air Group plus No. 4 Squadron, Royal Netherlands Naval Air Service, made a fly-past over the combined fleet anchored in Weymouth Bay.
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