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1949
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JULY 28TH, 1949 FLIGHT SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News and Announcements QUICK TURN-ROUND: A Vampire I of No. 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron receives attention from ground tradesmen after a sortie in Exercise " Foil." '•• R.A.F. Appointments HPHE Air Ministry announces theJ- appointment of A.V-M. C. McC. Vincent, C.B., D.F.C., A.F.C., as AirOfficer in Charge of Administration, Fighter Command. He succeeds A.V.-M.A. MacGregor, C.B., C.B.E., D.F.C., who is now on leave pending retirement.Two days before he relinquished the post, on July 13th, the A.O.C.-in-C.Fighter Command, Air Marshal Sir Basil Embry, was among those who paidtribute to A.V.-M. MacGregor's services, when the Command H.Q. held its GuestNight in the Officers' Mess. The new A.O.A. has been Director ofFlying Training at the Air Ministry since March, 1947, after having commandedthe Empire Flying School for three years. Born in 1896 and commissioned in theR.A.F. in 1918, A.V-M. Vincent was from 1924 to 1936 engaged on experi-mental flying and research at the R.A.E., Farnborough. He was, in 1930,a pioneer of wireless-controlled aircraft development, and after leaving Farn-borough commanded the Pilotless Air craft Development Unit for three years. Also announced are the appointments of A. Cdre. H. I. Cozens, C.B., A.F.C.,and A. Cdre. R. L. Phillips, C.B.E., as Directors at the Air Ministry, respec-tively, of Plans and of Radio. A. Cdre. Cozens was until lately a DeputyDirector of Command and Staff Train- ing, and was in charge of the organiza-tion of Conferences Pandora and Ariel— the Chief of Air Staff's annual exercisesfor 1948 and 1949. The new Director of Radio, A. Cdre. Phillips, has beenuntil recently S.A.S.O. at No. 90 (Sig- nals) Group, and was formerly ChiefSignals Officer at Fighter Command H.Q. Trophy for No. 613 Squadron AT a Guest Night, given by the CO.and officers of the City of Manches- t?r Auxiliary Squadron, Air Marshal S!rJohn Baker", A O.C.-in-C, Coastal Com- mand, presented to Sir Roy Dobson,Hon. Air Commodore of the Squadron, a silver cup for competition within theunit. S/L. Wales, who recently took over command of No. 613 from S/L.Crnmp, presided. As an everyday occu- pation. S/L. Wales is one of Avro's pro-duction test pilots. Air Marshal Sir Alan Lees, A.O.C.-in-C., Reserve Command, was also present, and it was revealed during after-dinner speeches that he is retiring shortly after 35 years in the Service. "Uncle,"as he is affectionately dubbed by all ranks, will be greatly missed. The Lord Mayor of Manchester re-minded the assembled company that Ringway Airport, including the quartersfor the Auxiliary squadron, was built by Manchester City and the expense hadnever been regretted. He ended, how- ever, with a somewhat gloomy referenceto nationalization by saying " We shan't get much money for it." Col. Sir T. Blatherwick, vice-chairmanof the Lancashire Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association, A.V-M.-K. B. Lloyd, S.A.S.O. Coastal Com- mand, and A. Cdre. G. H. Vasse, A.O.C.63 Group, were also present. French Goodwill FOLLOWING the visit to this country,during Exercise Foil, of the French Secretary of State for the Air Forces,M. Jean Moru, and the Chief of the French General of the Air Staff, Generald'Armee Aerienne Lecheres, cordial messages of thanks and goodwill have "Flight" lphotofjraph$. NO. 613 SQUADRON DINNER : (Left) Air Marshal Sir John Baker hands the new cup to A. Cdre. Sir Roy Dobson ; partly eclipsed is Col. Sir T. Blatherwick. (Above) Three 613 C.O.s. Left, SjL . B. Wales, who has just taken over from S/L. J. P. Crump, D.F.C., centre, and VV/C. Rhodes, the first commanding officer of the unit.
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