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PLIGHT, 23 February 1950 v HERE AND THERE . . . rast receiver in the neighbourhood; inits old age, apparently, it had turned it- self into an efficient V.H.F. transmittercapable of rebroadcasting whatever pro- gramme it was receiving. Up to be Shot at A HHTHEK order for Fairey Fireflytarget-towing aircraft has beenplaced by Svenske Flygtjanst A.B., which operates target-towing services for the Swedish Government, The new order follows a year of extensive and suc- cessful experience with an initial batch of Fireflies. ' The target-towing version was de- veloped in response to overseas require- ments, and has been flown with both iOtt- and joft-span glider targets. It has a tow-line of 7,000ft (2,150m) maximum length, with windmill re-wind. The gliders, which are of all-wood, construc- tion and have been towed successfully up to speeds of 210 m.p.h., are built in Sweden under licence from the British R.F.D. Company. \eW8_13 Years Old AN R.C.A.F. Lancaster of No. 408Photo-Survey Squadron recently reported sighting a large steamer., appar-ently abandoned arid fast in the ice off Mansell Island, near the entrance toHudson Bay. Air Force H.Q. in Ottawa had no record of any vessel of such sizebeing abandoned in the area, so the "rind " seemed worthy of announcementin an R.C.A.F. news release—which says, among other things, "the deck wassheathed in ice, but the general appear- ance of the ship gave the impression thatit had not been abandoned for a great length of time." Intrigued by this story, Flight askedLloyd's if they lhiew anything about the vessel. They did—she is, it seems,the British Avon River, 5,286 g.r.t., which ran aground on the west coast ofMansell Island on September T6th, 1936! In view of the short ice-free periods Inthis area, she was not thought worth sal- vaging. The almost undamaged condi-tion of the ship after thirteen years' ex- posure (see photograph) makes the Lan-caster crew's conclusions understandable. CANADIAN IN NORWAY : A Noorduyn Norseman of the Royal Norwegian Air Force moored to a pontoon in Bodo harbour, north of the Arctic Circle, where floatplanes cf this type are used mainly for ambulance and supply work. — » .. > NEWS IN BRIEF THE opening event of 1950 for theAero Golfing Society is a match against the R.A.F.G.S. on March 14th, to be followed in the evening by a dinner at Londonderry House, given by the directors of Flight. * * * The Plessey Co., Ltd., announce theappointment of W/C. G. C Cunningham, O.B.E., as technicalsales adviser on aeronautical, radioand electronic equipment. W/CCunningham, who was until recentlySignals controller of B.O.A.C, w a sawarded the G.B.E. for his work indeveloping North Atlantic communi-cations during the W/C. Cunningham, war. He is now-embarking on a two-month tour of the Middle and Far East, during which hewill visit Rome, Cairo, Basra, Karachi, Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, Rangoon,Bangkok, Singapore and Hongkong. Another recent Plessey appointment is that ol Mr. H. L. Jarvis (assistantsecretary) to the post of secretary, in succession to Mr. 1. A. Smith : Mr. Smithis relinquishing the post as a result of illness, but will remain on the Board.* * # All firms who have occasion to sendany considerable quantity ot goods by rail, road or air will find a great deal ofhelpful information in the Transport Goods Guide, a new edition of which(price 2s 6d, including postage) has recently been published by Iliffe and fc Ltd., Dorset House, StamfordLondon, S.E.i. . • A " MARIE CELESTE " MYSTERY was scented by the crew of an R.C.A.F. Lan- caster who sighted and photographed this abandoned steamer near the entrance to Hudson Bay. The story has a sequel, referred to in the paragraph above. mark the company's 40th anniver-sary, gold watches were recently pre- sented to employees of the Skefko BallBearing Co., Ltd., with more than 35 years' service. The occasion was alsomarked by publication of a souvenir brochure, in which the Bristol Brabazon(Ui-ing SKF bearings in engines, controls, and landing gear) is illustrated. * * • Since its formation in 1948 Air- Britain—an organization for those interested in aviation—has recruited members in twelve other countries, and a first international conference is to be held in London next Saturday, February 25th, with Mr. Y. Galitzine, of Hunting Air Travel, as chairman. Details from H.Q. at 31, First Avenue, London, W.3 (Shepherds Bush 3095). * * * Open to British-born girls of 16 to 20vears of age who are interested in air- craft research, design or production, thesecond Women's Legion Scholarship in Aeronautical Engineering is announcedby the Women's Engineering Society, Irom whom (at 35, Grosvenor Place,London, S.W.i) details are obtainable. Applications for entry must be receivedby April 30th. * * # Mr. T. P. Wright, vice-president foi research at Cornell University, has ad- vised the R.Ae.S. that the 8|ftxi2ft variable-density wind tunnel at Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory is not being fully used and could be made available to British constructors for model tests. Enquiries should be made to Dr. C. C. Furnas, Director, Cornell Aeronautical Laboratories, 4455. Genesee Street, Buffalo, N.Y.
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