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1950
1950 - 0875.PDF
FLIGHT, 4 May 1950 " Flight " photograph. NEAT WORK by Meteors and Vampires at the Thorney Island demonstration referred to in the caption ?«•**'»*»» fnnt nf tho ngy SERVICE AVIATION : V • Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News and Announcements Pageantry in the Air THE R.A.F. will play a distinctive partin future celebrations or occasions of national importance. His Majesty* the King having given approval for forma- tion flights, usually over London, to take place at such times. Flights will be made by not less than three squadrons of air- craft. Fighter, Bomber, Coastal and Transport Commands will provide the aircraft in rotation. Occasions so commemorated will in- clude the Sovereign's official birthday and such events as the birth of a Royal Prince or Princess and the wedding of a child of the Sovereign. In overseas commands, where the occa- sions will be similarly marked, the formations will normally fly over the Government House, or, where there is no direct representative of the Sovereign, in the vicinity of the Headquarters of the R.A.F. formation concerned. In announcing this new policy, the Air Ministry makes use of the term "fly- pasts." It might be an appropriate time for the R.A.F. to select a more pleasing phrase, such as "air parade," in keeping with the formal nature of the occasions to be celebrated. DELEGATION : Seen with G C. H. Eeles, C.B.E., at Thorney Island, where they in- spected the station and witnessed a flying demonstration, are members of the Egyptian Parliament- ary Delegation. G/C. Ramsbottoni-Isherwood WITH regret Flight records the death,on April 24th, in a flying accident, of G/C. H. N. G. Ramsbottom-Isher- wood. He had commanded R.A.F. Station West Mailing, since July 9th, 1949, having previously been a Deputy Director of Command and Staff Training at the Air Ministry since August, 1947. G/C. Ramsbottom-Isherwood had a distinguished war record. In January, 1941, he was given command of a sector of No. 9 Group, and later served as con- troller at the Group Headquarters before being appointed to lead No. 151 Wing of Hurricanes, which was sent to Russia later in the year. Salute to "Ark Royal" DURING the launching of the carrierArk Roval by her Majesty the Queen at Liverpool yesterday, the following squadrons, operating from Royal Naval Air Station Stretton, were due to fly past: Nos. 809 and 802 (six Sea Hornets and twelve Sea Furies), and Nos. 1831, 1832 and 1833 (sixteen Seafires). Nos. 809 and 802 Squadrons are regular units and the others R.N.V.R. Lt.-Cdr. J. O. Armour, who commands No. 809 Squadron, was due to lead the fly-past,and the R.N.V.R. element was to be under the command of Lt-Cdr. R. I.Gilchrist, commanding officer of No. 1831 Squadron, Charter Trooping Service? THE Air Ministry is reliably reported -*- to be considering the possibility of employing commercial aircraft and crews to supplement Transport Command's trooping service from Britain to the Middle East and Far East. It is thought that if the project materializes, the crews would become members of a special R.A.F.V.R branch. In a recent leading article, Flight added suppttrt to the pro- posal that the larger charter companies should be organized as an auxiliary trans- port force for use in war-time. Realization of such a policy—which, in any case, seems a logical and inevitable result of financial restrictions on the peace-time strength of Transport Com- mand—would be greatly facilitated by everyday Service use of civil resources. For the charter companies, too, the scheme has advantages. Like the Air Lift, it would constitute both a valuable national service and also ensure that the
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