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1950
1950 - 1878.PDF
FLIGHT, 12 October 1950 401 SERVICE AVIATION RoA.F. Awards. The King has approved a number of awards and commendations to members of the fi»A-F. The George Cross has been awarded posthumously to A/C.l I*J. Gillett for an act of great heroism when a Sunderland blew up at its moorings at Seletar, Singapore, on March 26tho Although injured, A/Cd Gillett gave up his life-belt to a seriously wounded corporal who was in danger of drowning nearby* The corporal was thus kept afloat and later rescued unconsciousj but Gillett disappeared and his body was not recovered until two days later„ The George Medal has been awarded to F/0. Ho Harvey, who was seriously injured when a Wellington, of which he was navigator, crashed at Swinderby on June 14thc Despite his injuries he rescued the signaller from the burning wreckage and tended him until the arrival of rescue personnel. Commendations for brave conduct, following aircraft crashes, are announced for F/L. ROAO Schofield and Sgt0 F,OAO Ferris, a WOR<.A,F. nursing orderly„ Good News for AoTLC» Selected AOT»C. cadets will receive 10 hours1 free flying instruction a year under a new scheme affiliating AoToC. wings with reserve flying schools. The scheme has the dual object ' of giving more practice to R.A.FoV^R. instructors and of stimulating the cadets* interest in flying. Each cadet will be assigned to one RoAoF.V.R. instructor, who will instruct him for the complete 10-hour course. - Korean \ According to a recent an- nouncement by Mr* T.W. White, AustraliaTs Air Minister, Mustangs of the R.A.A.F. squadron (Noe 77) operating with U.N. forces in Korea have flown over 3,000 opera- tional hours and made 1,100 sorties against the Communists. They destroyed 38 tanks, 163 trucks, 40 other vehicles, seven fuel dumps and 12 bridges, and damaged many other targets. Civil Lift For the first time in Ser- vice history, civil=airline and charter companies are assisting in the movement of R»A.F. units engaged in defence manoeuvres •= Exercise "Emperor", which began on Saturday, Oct. 7th, and will end on Sunday, Oct. 15th. The companies concerned include B.E-Ao, Airborne Taxi Ser- vices, Skyways, Silver City Airways, Cambrian Air Services, Lancashire Aircraft Corporation, Ciro's and Air Transport (Charter) (Channel Islands). They have been mustered lo provide an air-lift for members ol the Auxiliary fighter control units, many of whom are operating in fighter sectors hundreds of miles from their home bases„ \ Command of 600 Squadron S/LO David Proudlove has been appointed civil air adviser to the UoKc High Commissioners in India and Pakistan, and relinquishes command of Noo 600 (City of London) Squadron, RoAux<>AeFc The new CO. is expected to be F/L« J.P. Meadows, DoFoCo, the senior flight commander, who took over temporary command of the Squadron last month. Sc of Se«s Tour Mre Arthur Henderson, Secre- tary of State for Air, landed at Northolt on Oct. 3rd after a fort- night fs tour of RoAoFo units in the Middle F&st and visits to Jordan, Israel and Greece„ Morale through- out the Middle East was high, said the Minister* and accommodation was satisfactory on the whole, although, one or two stations would have to be improved and the pro- vision of further married quarters was a matter of urgency. All ranks seemed very well satisfied - particularly with the pay increases, and National Servicemen seemed to appreciate that the extra six months recently added to their period of service were justified under the circumstancesa S_o A oS «, 0. f Bomb er C ommand Taking the acting rank of Air Vice-Marshal, AoCdre. GoD. Harvey, CoBo£e, DoFoCo, has been appointed Senior Air Staff Officer, Bomber Commando Until recently, A0V~M. Harvey was Director of Postings (A) at the Air Ministry, having previously spent just over two years as Commandant of the Central Fighter Establishment,, Born in 1905, he was commissioned in 1924 and won the DoF.C. nine years later while serving with Noo70 Squadron in Iraqo During war service in
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