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1949
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JULY 2STH, 1949 FLIGHT Duke at BurtonwoodA N informal visit to the IJ.S.A.F. baseat Burtonwood, near Warrington, was paid by the Duke of Edinburgh onJuly 25th. The Duke flew from Scotland and was met by senior officers. "Coastal" in CanadaT HE six R.A.F. Lancasters of No. 120Squadron; Coastal Command, on a .month's goodwill and training mission toCanada, began exercises with'the-Royal Canadian Navy on July 25th. On thefollowing day Air Marshal W. A. Curtis, Chief of Staff, R.C.A.F., visited Green-wood, Nova Scotia, where the Squadron is based. One Lancaster was delayed inIceland, but all six arrived at Greenwood By July 21st. This is the first missionof its kind made to Canada by Coastal Command aircraft. Desert Yachting UNDER the command of A.V-M. J. N.Boothman, C.B., D.F.C., A.F.C., the R.A.F. station at Habbaniyah, aman-made oasis 55 miles west of Bagh- dad, has a flourishing sailing club. Everysailing condition is encountered, from flat calms to strong gales and " whirlingdervishes." In addition to four Fairey Firefly dinghies, boats of a purely localclass, known as "converted airbornes," are raced. These la'tter are airborne life-boats adapted with a half-deck, centre- be-ard, 30ft mast and 200 sq ft of sail.A.V-M. Boothman reports some excellent sport. AIR POWER IN TRANSIT: The aircraft carrier H.M.S. "Ocean," Hong-Kong bound, is loaded with Spitfires and Tempests at King George V Deck, Shieldhall, Glasgow Sperry Service AT the National Air Races this week-end servicing facilities will be avail- able to- all competitors using Sperry equipment. Replacement instruments will be obtainable oir loan from a Sperry van on the airfield. Airmanship Recognized CAPTAIN JOHN WRIGHT, aB.S.A.A. captain, is to be decorated by the City of Lima (Peru) in recog-nition of his skill and airmanship when he made a forced landing at Lima lastMarch in a York carrying sixteen pas- sengers. The decoration will be presentedon July 2-8th, when Peru's 128th anni- versary of independence is celebrated. FURIOUSLY TO MALTA : The pilots of the four Hawker Sea Furies which, as reported overleaf, have flown from London to Malta in 3 hours 23 minutes. From left to right they are Lt. D. A. Hook, R.N., Lt. P. C. S. Chilton, R.N., Lt.-Cdr. W. R. McWhirter, D.S.C., R.N. (leader) and Lt. D. W. Morgan. R.N. Cross-Channel CelebrationsS PITFIRES of No. 602 (City of Glas-gow) Squadron, R.Aux.A.F., took part last week-end in a celebrationarranged by the Le Touquet Aero Club to mark the 40th anniversary of LouisBleriot's first cross-Channel flight. Among guests at a banquet who toastedBleriot and his historic monoplane, were Mme. ^Beriot and Air Vice-Marshal''J3«^J^^^R George, Air Attache in Paris. For MiladyW ITH the co-operation of ElizabethArden, B.O.A.C. is refitting the powder rooms on its airliners to pro-vide the maximum comfort and relaxa- tion. This new amenity will enablewomen to have all the luxury of half an hour at their own dressing table withoutcarrying with them a supply of bottles and jars. The Solents operating betweenSouthampton and Johannesburg are already re-equipped and the Constella-tions on the Australia route, and the 22 Canadair Argonauts, will shortly bedealt with. Curved Safety GlassA TECHNICAL bulletin on the use anddesign of curved safety glass has been prepared by the Triplex SafetyGlass Co., Ltd., 1, Albemarle Street, London, W.i. The bulletin, which iscomprehensively illustrated, provides detailed information on the types ofcurvature which lend themselves to economical volume production, com-bined with completely satisfactory opti- cal qualities. AST. Appointments AIR SERVICE TRAINING, LTD.,Hamble, announces three new appointments to the board of directors.Those promoted are Mr. H. W. Sidwell (aircraft), VV/C. H. F. Jenkins (train-ing), and Mr. E. C. Evans (secretary). G/C. R. J. F. Barton remains seniorresident director and commandant of the training division. As a result of W/C.Jenkins' promotion, W/C. A. H. Abbot
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