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1950
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FLIGHT, 8 June 1950 SERVICE AVIATION LEFT WHEEL : Meteor 4s of No. 43 Squadron, which, as related on p. 698, gave a dashing display at White jij to port from the photographic Meteor 7. The leading machine of the White Waltham formation, incidentally, displaye and white diced markings very prominently aft of the fuselage roundels ; the pattern was repeated on the fin, signifying the squadroncommander's aircraft. This old scheme is not yet approved for general use but there is great enthusiasm for its reinstatement. New Air Chief Marshals THE promotion of the following AirMarshals to the rank of Air Chief Marshal, with effect from May 15, 1950,is announced :— Air Marshal Sir \V. Alec Coryton,K.C.B., K.B.E., M.V.O., D.F.C., Con- troller of Supplies (Air), Ministry otSupply, and Additional Member of the Air Council. Air Marshal Sir Leslie N. Hollinghurst,K.C.B., K.B.E., D.F.C., Air Member of Council for Personnel. Air Marshal Sir Hugh W. L. Saunders,K.C.B., K.B.E., M.C., D.F.C., M.M., Inspector-General'of the Royal Air Force. , Focus on the East XHE continuing tour of Malaya by Mr.-*- Strachey and Mr. Griffiths, respec- tively the Secretaries for War and theColonies, is» indicative' of intensified interest in the Far East—an interestwhich, as emphasized elsewhere in this issue, is certainly not misplaced. The Ministers are making good use ofService transport. On May 30th Mr. Strachey flew from Bentong to KualaLumpur in an Auster A.O.P. aircraft to see for himself the conditions underwhich our troops are engaging the bandits. It is now known that Field Marshal SirWilliam Slim, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, will visit the Far East aftercompleting the strategic study in Egypt upon which he is at present engaged.Field Marshal Slim's visit to Egypt is reported to have a direct bearing on thecontacts between the British and Egyptian Governments concerning thereopening of treaty negotiations. Though Egypt continues to insist on the with-drawal of British troops, Britain is seeking to compromise on a joint defen- Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News and Announcements sive programme. The importance of theR.A.F. in the implementing of any such programme can hardiy be over-emphasized. A closely-knit airfield sys- tem, suitable for intensive tighter andbomber operations, already exists in the Canal Zone and is continually under-going improvement. Cranwell Passing-out GREY skies and a chill breeze couldnot detract from the performance $t •ji apprentices — comprising the 56thEntry of Aircraft Apprentices at No. 1 Radio School, Cranwell—on the occasionof their passing-out parade and inspec- tion on May 25th. They had completedtheir three years' training in the trades of air radio fitter and ground radio fitter.A stirring fanfare, played by the ap- prentices' own trumpters, heralded thearrival on the parade ground of the In- specting Officer, Air Marshal Sir William F. Dickson, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O.,A.F.C. (Air Member for Supply and Or- ganization), accompanied by Air MarshalSir John Whitworth Jones, K.C.B., C.B.E. (A.O.C.-in-C, Technical TrainingCommand), A.Cdre. E. H. Richardson, C.B.E. (A.O.C., No. 27 Group), A.Cdre. G. R. Beamish, C.B., C.B.E. (A.O.C.,R.A.F. Cranwell), G/C. H. A. Evans- Evans (O.C., No. 1 Radio School, Cran-well), and W/C. H. P. Simpson, A.F.C., M.M., A.F.M. (O.C., Apprentices Wing).The apprentice in charge of the parade —Sgt. A/A Patrick—presented the Entryfor inspection, and when this had been completed the Entry marched past theInspecting Officer. Before the distribution of prizes, G/C.Evans-Evans presented a report on the work of the 56th Entry. This Entry, hesaid, had been handicapped at first by frequent changes 6f instructors, resultingfrom the altering composition of the staff after the war, but these difficulties hadbeen ironed out during the second and third years. The air classes qualified insuch aids as Gee, radio altimeter, H2S, and Rebecca 4 and had experience ofminiaturized components and pressur- ized containers for high-altitude flying.Ground classes had dealt with the counterparts of navigation, communica-tions and radar search equipment which constituted the heart of the home defencenetwork. Air Marshal Sir William Dickson pre-sented prizes as follows: Technical Sub- jects (Air Radio Fitters), C/A/A.I. A. M. Aiken; Technical Subjects "(Ground Radio Fitters), L/A/A. G.Squire; Highest Educational Marks, C/A/A. T. F. Adams; Highest Aggre-gate Marks, C/A/A. T. F. Adams; General Service Subjects, S/A/A. T. N.Patrick; Victor Ludorum Trophy, C/A/A. D. J, Rogers. The WingChampionship Cup was awarded to "A" Squadron, and it was also announcedthat A/A. Boyle had been awarded a General Duties Cadetship. Air Marshal Dickson, in his address,congratulated the Entry on their drill, and attributed the high standard of drillgenerally found in the R.A.F. to its very fine esprit de corps and to the greaterintelligence of its personnel. Western Union Exercises A TWO-DAY Western Union Air Exer-cise known as "Cupola," under the general direction of Air Chief Marshal Sir
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