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1950
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402 FLIGHT, 12 October 1950 Service Aviation.o. the Middle East and Mediterranean he took part in the defence of Malta and commanded a wing of the North Africa Air Forceo C.A»So sees Canada and Canuck« Before leaving London Airport on Oct. 8th for defence talks in Canada and Washington, Marshal of the RoA.Fe Sir John Slessor expre- ssed interest in the Avro Canada Canuck night and all-weather figh- ter, which he was to inspect during his visits Although Britain now has its own night fighters, the possibility of adop- ting the Canuck for the RoAoFo obviously merits consideration. This two-seat Canadian (Hawker Siddeley Group) fighter is to some extent a compromise between the British and American formulae for intercepters: the installation of two Rolls-Royce Avon turbojets (or Orendas) confers high speed and rate of climb, manoeuvrability by report is good, and demonstrat- ion flights have already given ev- idence of unusually long rangeo Honoured by America Three RoAoF* officers received the American Distin- guished Flying Cross on Octe 3rd from Gen. Leon Johnson, Commander of the U.S.A.F. Third Air Division, at the Division's Ruislip HeQ© The three officers were W/C DoWo Steventon, D.SoO., D.F.C., of the R.A.F. Flying College, Manby; S/Lo W. Hampson, A.£OC«, of Benson; and S/L. J.R.H. Merrifield, DoSoO., D.F.Ce, of Horsham St. Faitho A fourth pilot, F/0. T.B* Turnbull, was also awarded the DoFoCo, but sickness prevented him from atten- ding the investitureo All four received citations from the White House "for outstanding technical skill, resourcefulness and courage" in the successful execution of numerous long-range photographic reconnaissance missions over a period extending from November, 1942, to June, 1944c Jets For Malaya Mr. Aidan Crawley, Under- secretary of State for Air, who is touring R«AoFo units in the Far East, announced in Singapore on Octc 6th that one fighter squadron operating against the Malayan bandits would be re-equipped with jet fighterso The first machine (whether Meteor or Vampire was not stated) would arrive next month. Ceylonese Chipmunks De Havilland Chipmunks, shortly] to be delivered, will form the nucleus of the new Ceylonese Air Forceo These trainers are now in service in seven different countrieso Sir John Mclntyre The death is announced of AoV-Mo Sir John Mclntyre, K.B.E., CoBo, Mo Co, who was Director-Geners of RoA0Fo Medical Services from 193< to 1935o Sir John, who was 70, served with the R0A<,M.C0 during the First World War and transferred to the R«AoF. in 1918O He retired in 1935, but was re-employed as a group captain from 1939-45. if' If Oct. 18 Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. NOV. Novc Novo 19 21 24 26 7 8 8 FORTHCOMING EVENTS RoAeoSo (Weybridge); "Operation of Civil-Aircraft," by CoHo Jackson, BoSc, A.C.G.I., D.I.C., A.F.R.Ae.S., AoMdoMechoEo RoAeoSo's "Use of Wind Tunnel Model Data in Aerody- namic Design," by .RoHills, B<,AO, AoF.R.Ae.So Helicopter Association: "Helicopter Maintenance" — discussion with SoL*A*Ee RoAeoSo Section Lecture: "Aircraft Riveting," by Ho Giddings, AoF0R0Aei>So RDAeoSo Graduates: "Compressor and Turbine Cascades," by JoAs Dunsby, B»Sc, D»IoCo, GradoRoAeoSo RcAecSoS "Aircraft Metallic Materials at Low Temperatures," by Maj. P.L. Teed, A.R.S.M., M.I.M.M., FoRoAe0S0 (at Belfast). RoAeoSo (Weybridge): Brains Trust, *- Royal United Service Institution! "Aircraft Require- ments of the Navy," by Vice-Admiral MoJo Mansergh, C.B., C.B.E. Printed for Iliffe & Sons Ltd. by The Wellington Press Postal Advertising / Services Ltd. 12/lO/5Oe /
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