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1951
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10 FLIGHT, 4 January 1951 Left to right: Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Trenchard (O.M.), Air Chief Marshal Sir James Robb (G.C.B.), Air (K.C.B.), A.Cdre. C. E. Chilton (C.B.), A. J. Pegg (O.B.E.), H. Constant (C.8.E.). THE NEW YEAR HONOURS O.M. for Lord Trenckard : Knighthood for Short and Harland Chief EVERYONE who is aware of thepart which Mafshal of the RoyalAir Force Lord Trenchard played over a long period of years in fostering the magnificent tradition of the Service will have learned with satisfaction that the Order of Merit is to be conferred upon him by the King. The honour is a signal one, for this very distinguished Order is limited to twenty-four members. Other senior officers whose names appear in the New Year Honours List published last Monday include Air Chief Marshal Sir James Robb, the C.-in-C. of the Western Union Air Forces, and Air Marshal C. R. Steele, A.O.C. in C, Coastal Command. This year the aircraft industry is not very strongly represented in the lists, though a knighthood is conferred upon Mr. E. D. A. Herbert, chairman of Short Bros, and Harland, Ltd. Among those created Commanders of the Order of the British Empire, in the civil lists, are Mr. Hayne Constant, Direc- tor of the National Gas Turbine Estab- lishment and Mr. A. H. R. Goldie, Deputy Director (Research), Meteorological Office. Similarly honoured are Mr. E. Sanders, managing director of Helliwells, Ltd., and Mr. S. Kenneth Davies, prominent in civil aviation affairs. The flying side is represented by " Bill " Pegg (O.B.E.) who, as chief test pilot of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, has been responsible for flight-testing the Brabazon. Among the names published are th% following (R.A.F. awards, i.e., A.F.C.s, etc.), will be given next week: — KNIGHT E. D. A. Herbert, chairman, Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd. ORDER OF MERIT Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Trenchard. * ORDER OF THE BATH Companion (CiviJ) Cdr. S S. C. Mitchell, chief engineer,Armaments Design Establishment, M.O.S. Knight Grand Cross (Military) Air Chief Marshal Sir James Milne Robb. Knight Commander (Military) Air Marshal Charles Ronald* Steele. Companions (Military) Air Vice-Marshals: W. A. D. Brook; D. Macfadyen. Actg. A. V-M. T. N. McEvoy. Air Commodores: C. E. Chilton; W. L. Frecbodv; S. Wallingford, R.N.Z.A.F. ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Knight Commander (Civil) H. M. Garner, Chief Scientist, M.O.S. Commanders (Civil) H. Constant, Director, National Gas Tur-bine Establishment, M.O.S.; A. H. R. Goldie, Dep. Dir. (Res.) Met. Off., Air Ministry;E. C. Kitts, Asst. Sec, Air 'Ministry; E. Sanders, mg. dir., Helliwells, Ltd.; J. E.Serby, Dep. Dir., Royal Aircraft Establish- ment; S. Kenneth Davies, chairman, WelshAdvisory Council for Civil Aviation. Officers (Civil) A. W. Angus, Dir. of Inst. Prod., M.O.S.;R. C. Bloodworth, Dep. Dir. (Finance), M.C.A.; A. G. Bonny, chief engineer, Tech.Training Command; E. A. Lovell, Prin. Scientific Officer, Air Ministry; A. J. Pegg,chief test pilot, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.; C. G. White, principal, Air Ministry; A. R. S.Vickers, "Flying Doctor" Service, Australia; C. J. A. Whitehouse, principal, M.O.S. Members (Civil) F. P. Alexander, sen. ex. off., M.O.S.;P. R. Allison, sen. exp. engr., Flight Refuel- ling, Ltd.; G. Briggs, exp. mgr., Airspeed,Ltd.; J. J. Brown, chmn. of cmmtee., No. 1465 Squadron, A.T.C.; S. T. Cope, prin.moorings off., Air Ministry; T. S. Duncan, asst. designer, Vickers Armstrongs, Ltd.(Weybridge) Aircraft Division; G. H. Fill- more, Civil Asst. and Ace, No. 27 M.U.,Air Ministry; T. F. Fry, officer-in-charge, Jersey Town Office, B.E.A.C; E. D. Gilding,signals off., M.C.A.; G. J. Gordon, lately higher ex. off., M.O.S.; W. R. Harrison, sen.ex. off., M.O.S.; E. Hirst, higher ex. off, M.G.A.; O. C. B. Hughes, higher ex. off.,Air Ministry; C. A. James, ch. ex. off., M.O.S.; W. J. J. Keen, higher ex. off.,Ministry of Defence; C. J. Pattison, ch. engr., Hobourn Aero Components; L. Rush-forth, head of section, research lab., British Thomson-Houston, Ltd.; D. E. Speigal, baseeng. supt., B.O.A.C.; R. H. Stone, lately higher clerical off., M.O.S.; Miss D. Stut-field, supt. of typists, Air Ministry; R. W. Ward, expl. designer, Gloster Aircraft Co.,Ltd. Commanders (Military) A. V-M. J. E. Hewitt, R.A.A.F.; Act. A.Cdre. R. G. Bowditch. Dame Commander (Military) Air Commdt. Helen Wilson Cargill,P.M.R.A.F.N.S. Knight Commander (Military) Actg. Air Marshal T. A. Warne-Browne. Commanders (Military) A. V-M. P. E. Maitland (retd.); Air Com-modores : V. S. Ewing; P. Jones; W. A. Opie; L. Taylor; Group Captains: G. C.Bladon; E. J. Corbally; E. J. Laine; K. J. Mclntyre; H. W. Penney. Officers (Military) Temp. G/C. C. T. Hannah, R.A.A.F.;Wing Commanders: R. Alcock; L. T. G. Barber; C. T. Jackaman; R. J. B. Jackson;F. M. Milligan, A.M.S. Manhire, R.N.Z.A.F.; F. W. J. Paddon; A. Pyke; A. E. Sims; Actg.Wing Commanders: B. R. W. Hallows; H. L. Roxburgh; C. V. Winn; Squadron^Leaders: J. M. Birkin; G. Blair; O. Gradon; A. H. Humphrey; G. B. Walford; Actg.Squadron Leaders: A. R. Drlessen, R.A.F.V.R.; J. E. Loxton; M. C. Hart; MissA. J. Wheatley, Prin. Matron, R.A.A.F.N.S. Members (Military) Actg. W/C. C. A. P. Noseworthy,R.A.F.V.R.; the Rev. A. E. Cook; S/L. A. G. R. Green; J. W. Nankiven, R.A.A.F.;Actg. S/L. J. C. C. Taylor, R.A.F.V.R.; Flight Lieutenants. L. J. B. Blood; A. G.Bullen; A. J. Dicker; H. Fishwick; W. J. „ Holmes; R. J. Kennet; A. Machin, R.A.A.F.;C. Mayhew; J. Meech; C. Merrick; W. L. Nix, R.Aux.A.F.; D. L. Overton; I. A. Parry;R. C. D. Vincent; S. A. Warren (retd.); C. B. L. Warwick; V. E. M. Watkins; Temp.S/L. F. Stiller, R.A.A.F.; Actg. Flight Lieutenants: F. D. Mainland, R.Aux.A.F.;A. J. Spence; Rab Khamsi Eshu Hamzo, Iraq Levies; F/O. F. H. R. LambOurne;Warrant Officers : H. Clapp; F. C. Hamilton; O. N. E. Johannesen, R.A.A.F.; A. T. Knell; A. P. H. Lee. R.N.Z.A.F.; J. Pollock; R. J.Smith; W. S. Smith, R.N.Z.A.F.; A. M. S. Stevens; Actg. W/O. G. W. Rutter. BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL (Civil) A. C. Blay, sect, insp., N.4 line, B.O.A.C.;Mrs. M. L. Coles, manageress, Y.MiC.A., canteen, R.A.F. Station, Yatesbury; J. Cosh,charge-hand, Radar Research and Develop- ment Establishment, M.O.S.; A. Gardner,chief off., works fire brigade, Armstrong- Siddeley Motors, Ltd., Coventry; F. R.Girdlestone, chghd. fitter, No. 4 maintenance unit, R.A.F., Ruislip; J. T. Hathaway, roll-ing mill foreman, Henry Wiggin and Co., Ltd.; J.. King, construction fitter, Shell-Mexand B.P., Ltd.; E. G. Long, foreman, Aero- nautical and General Instruments, Ltd.(Morden, Surrey); A. D. Morgan, supt. of stores, No. 61 maintenance unit, R.A.F.,Handforth, Abingdon; Mohammed Yakub, station engineer, R.A.F., Habbaniya, Iraq. BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL (Mil:tary) Actg. W/O. E. Hardisty; Flight Sergeants:E. W. Browning; G. E. Davis; W. Foster", J. E. Lowe; R. A. Masters; F. G. Miller;W. J. Rousseau; W. H. Steer; R. Stephens; W. Tomlinson; H. J. Henderson, R.Aux.A.F.; B. Robinson; A. F. See, R.A.A.F.; L. A.Wright; Sergeants: C. H. H. Allen; R. G. Carey; L. Dring; H. T. Hathaway; H. P.Howell; T. E. King; A H. Landry; R. M. Peto; K. W. Russell; F. Cousins; Act. Sgt.T. S. Henderson, R.A.A.F.; Corporals: J. R. Clay; T. E. Dean; G. W. Marshall; J. A.Stannard; D. W. Mitchell; L/A.C.W. Maisie E. Dabinett, W.R.A.F.
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