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1949
1949 - 2067.PDF
FLHiHT, 29 December 1949 835 SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News and Announcements RE-EQUIPFED : Vampires of the Mk. Sclipped-wing, ground-attack variety have now replaced most of the Mk. 3s formerlyemployed by Fighter Command Vampire squadrons, and are also in service withseveral overseas units. Those shown belong to No. 54 Squadron, based at Odiham. New Types for R.N.Z.A.F.F OLLOWING a visit to England, theChief of the Air Staff, R.N.Z.A.F. (A.V-M. A. de T. Nevill) has recom-mended that his Government purchase de Havilland Vampires, Handley PageHastings and Bristol Freighters, for re- equipping the R.N.Z.A.F. The Freight-ers and the Hastings are also likely to be used for aerial top-dressing work. Inter-Command Boxing TJOXING before a packed house at Ux--L* bridge, on December 15th, the Main- tenance Command boxing team defeatedFlying Training Command by seven matches to five to win the 1949-50R.A.F. Inter-Command Boxing Cham- pionship. The points score was 19 forMaintenance Command and 17 for Fly- ing Training Command. The championship final, held in thestation cinema, was boxed before one of the largest gatherings of high-ranking AirForce officers ever to attend a sports event at Uxbridge. It included the A.O.C.-in-C.s of the two Commands, AirChief Marshal the Hon. Sir Ralph Coch- rane (Flying Training) and Air MarshalT. A. Warne-Browne (Maintenance), members of the Air Staff and other AirOfficers Commanding-in-Chief. The contests included one in the wel-terweight class, between A/C. T. S. " Terry" Ratcliffe, England and ImperialServices representative this year, and A/C. G. R. Nursey, which Ratcliffe wonfor Maintenance Command on points. Maintenance Command was ahead bytwo points when the twelfth contest, a heavyweight match, opened. By winningit, Flying Training Command could have tied the point score at 18-all, and thereserve contest to follow would have decided the championship. Cpl. L. G.Lamacraft, however, clinched the cham- pionship for Maintenance Command byoutpointing his opponent in the three two-minute rounds. PEACE-WORK : Untiring effort by German Air Lift workers has been recognized by tha presentation of 12 certificates of commendation to workers at various R.A.F. stations throughout the British Zone of Germany. Herr Gabriel, of Berlin, is seen receiving his certificate from Air Marshal T. M. Williams, C.-in-C, B.A.F.O. " Flight " photograph. Award '; ••' ",• "•:.'•'-•'. "'•-'•- ''•'• t TT is announced by the Air Ministry-*- that the King has been graciously pleased to approve the award of theBritish Empire Medal (Military Division) to A/C.i S. A. Allen, R.A.F.V.R. Theaward has been made for gallantry and devotion to duty. On February 3rd, 1942, A/C. Allenwas on board the S.S. Loch Benas when the ship was heavily attacked byJapanese aircraft near Singapore. Allen, who was in charge of a machine gun,was severely wounded in the leg, but continued to keep his gun in action anddeclined medical attention until the attack was over. To Command R.I.A.F. TTIS Majesty's Government in the-"- United Kingdom have placed at the disposal of the Government ofIndia the services of A.V-M. Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman, C.B., C.B.E., D.F.C..A.F.C., for appointment as Chief of Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief, RoyalIndian Air Force. A.V-M. Ivelaw- Chapman will take up this appointment,with the acting rank of Air Marshal, in February, 1950, in succession to AirMarshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst, K.B.E., C.B., A.F.C., who has held the appoint-ment since 1947, and who will be return- ing to the United Kingdom. Since September, 1947, A.V-M.Ivelaw-Chapman has been R.A.F. in- structor at the Imperial Defence College;he formerly served with the Defence Research Policy Committee for nearly ayear. At the outbreak of the recent war he was an air staff officer at H.Q..Bomber Command. In 1940 he was ap- pointed to command the bomber stationat Linton-on-Ousc, Yorkshire, and a year later went to the Air Ministry forduty in the Directorate of Plans, becom- ing Director of Policy in 1943. In February, 1944, he was givencommand of a base in Bomber Command and shortly before D-Day took part inan operational flight over France. His aircraft was shot down and he baled out.He escaped into the countryside and was befriended by the Underground move-ment, but was captured about a month
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