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1950
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678 FLIGHT, 1 June 1950 SERVICE AVIATION •- * s Africa, first with the Desert Air Forceand later with the N.W. African T.A.F. After the war he was at the Air Minis-try as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence) until early in 1947, whenhe went to India to be Chief of Inter- Service Administration in the periodbefore India assumed her Dominion status, after which he became Com-mander-in-Chief of the R.I.A.F. W.R.A.F. Appointments nPHE following Women's Royal Air-*- Force appointments are announced by the Air Ministry: Group Officer Lady -" Seton, O.B.E., to be Deputy DirectorW.R.A.F.; Wing Officer A. M. Muir to be W.R.A.F. Staff Officer, British AirForces of Occupation, Germany, with the acting rank of Group Officer; WingOfficer L. H. Turner, O.B.E., to be In- spector of W.R.A.F. with the actingrank of Group Officer. G/O. Lady Seton enlisted in 1939, herfirst posting being to Headquarters, No. 24 Group. She later held appointments _, as W.A.A.F. Staff Officer at GroupHeadquarters in England and Scotland. r. For over two years she was W.A.A.F.' Staff Officer to the Air Member for Supply and Organization. This was fol-lowed by six months in the W.A.A.F. Directorate dealing with personnel ques-tions. For the lasi 18 months she has been Inspector of the W.R.A.F. Wg/O. Audrey M. Muir also enlisted in the W.A.A.F. in 1939. At the out- break of war she was trained as a code and cypher officer and served in that capacity at home and in the Middle East for three and a half years. Wg/O. Louise H. Turner originally enlisted as an M.T. driver. Commissioned in 1940, she served as a W.A.A.F. Administrative Officer on various R.A.F. stations. R.A.F. Display Posters ' '"THERE were 97 entrants—and a total-*- of 126 designs—in a recent competi- tion held by the Air Ministry to selectposters advertising the R.A.F, Display. The competitors were all members of theR.A.F. or Air Ministry employees. The winning poster was produced byF/O. A. Appleby, an undergraduate and member of Durham University AirSquadron. A second design, by Mr. Groves of the Air Ministry, was alsoadopted. New Instrument Ticket AS a new step towards the creation ofan all-weather air force, a third type of instrument-rating card—the '' master green"—is being introduced in the R.A.F., in addition to the green and white tickets already in use. The new cards, denoting all-weather pilots, will not be awarded before completion of 2,000 hours' flying or—in the case of fighter pilots—the holding of a green rating for five consecutive years. Raising R.A.F. Reserve Strength NATIONAL Servicemen who enteredthe R.A.F. on or after January 1st, 1949, are liable for 18 months' full-timeservice, followed by four years' part- time duty with the R.Aux.A.F.,R.A.F.V.R. or class "H" reserve. As from the beginning of next July, there-fore, the R.A.F. reserves will receive a steady flow of trained personnel whichshould help to alleviate the present shortage. Volunteers, of course, will stillbe needed. The Air Ministry has outlined the con-ditions under which released National Servicemen may fulfil their further liabi-lities. Those who have received pilot training will continue to receive instruc-tion as part-time members of Auxiliary fighter squadrons on Reserve FlyingSchools. Many will be granted commis- sions. Men who have received N.S.ground-branch commissions will likewise continue their service in the R.Aux.A.F.or R.A.F.V.R. Groundcrews and other non-flying air-men will be given a booklet explaining their obligations in Auxiliary or V.R.ground trades, and setting out details of pay, bounties and allowances for whichthey will be eligible. For tradesmen, alternatives to Auxiliary or V.R. servicewill be four years on the R.A.F. "H" reserve—demanding up to 60 days' train-ing in that period—or instructional duty with the A.T.C. as officers or WarrantOfficers. KENLEY OPEN DAY and SURREY WING A.T.C. RALLY AS have so many open-air events thisspring, Kenley's Open Day suffered badly from inclement weather. A cold wind was blowing and the cloud ceiling was less than 300ft above the runways. It proved almost impossible for visit- ing high-speed aircraft to approach the airfield, which is on top of a hill. All credit is due to the pilots of a Spit- fire from No. 615 (County of Surrey) Sqn., R.Aux.A.F., and a Meteor 4 who, alone among intended visitors, managed to arrive. They had no space for manoeuvring. The Spit, contented itself with tight turns over the airfield, while the Meteor made one high-speed pass, with little grey fluffs of compression con- densation continually appearing over the wing, and then disappeared into the dis- tance, sensibly returning home. The '' home '' aircraft did rather more, if not so quickly. Crazy flying and Col. Crackshot on Tiger Moths re- main ever popular, and a demonstration of the Auster A.O.P. by an Army pilot was most emotioning. A. Cdre. T. N. McEvoy, C.B.E., A.O.C. No. 61 (ER) Group, took the salute at the march past of the Surrey Wing -of the A.T.C., of which 27 squad- rons oat of a total of 30 were represented. In a message, he recalled that the Surrey Wing had won the boxing, football and rugby inter-county trophies and had entered more cadets into the R.A.F. than any other wing. The Air Commodore also mentioned that Croydon had supplied more people for the Air Force than any other town of its size in England, and that it was beaten in total numbers only by Birmingham and Glasgow. At the moment one of Croydon's three A.T.C. squadrons. No. 97, is under notice to leave its present premises and unless a site can be found for three huts the unit will have to be disbanded. Above: A.Cdre. McEvoy presenting trophies to the winning A.T.C. squadrons after the in- spection. Left: Two pictures from the ex- tensive static display show intense youthful interest in a sectioned Derwent 5, but a rather hesitant approach to the modern Major Sandbags i" ~
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