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1951
1951 - 0614.PDF
380 FLIGHT SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News CHANGE OF SCENERY for the English Electric Canberra 2 flown to America recently by an R.A.F. crew. It is pictured near the factory of the Martin Company at Baltimore, Maryland, where a night intruder version will be built for the U.S.A.F. (other pictures on page 368). AT General Eisenhower's H.Q. in ParisL on March 20th, it was announced that Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh W. L. Saunders, K.C.B., K.B.E., M.C., D.F.C., M.M., had been appointed Deputy Supreme Commander (Air), Western Europe. Last February, Sir Hugh Saunders suc- ceeded Air Chief Marshal Sir James Robb as C.-in-C, Air Forces Western Europe. He had previously been Inspector-General of the R.A.F. from October, 1949. Pre- viously, he was for two years Air Member for Personnel, and A.O.C.-in-C, Bomber Command from January-October, 1947. Aged 56, Sir Hugh began his career in the Witwatersrand Rifles in 1914. During the First World War he was commissioned in the R.F.C. and destroyed ten enemy aircraft. He was awarded an R.A.F. permanent commission in 1919. During the last war, Sir Hugh Saunders commanded No. 11 Group, Fighter Com- mand, from 1942-44, when he was ap- pointed Director of Postings at the Air Ministry. From August, 1945, until the ir C rshal Sir h Saunders end of 1946, he commanded the R.A.F. in Burma. In addition to his British decora- tions he holds the insignia of Commander, U.S. Legion of Merit, and is an Officer of the French Legion of Honour. R.F.C.—R.N.A.S. Re-unionA MONG the pioneers of Service aviation * expected to assemble at the R.F.C.- R.N.A.S. Reunion on Friday, April 13th, are Marshals of the R.A.F. Lord Trench- ard, Lord Tedder and Sir John Slessor, the present C.A.S. The reunion, to be held at the Dorchester Hotel, is for those who served in the Royal Flying Corps or Royal Naval Air Service before the merger on April 1st, 1918. On April 13th, 1912, the R.F.C. was formed, absorbing, by Royal Warrant, the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers, formed a year earlier. The first R.F.C.-R.N.A.S. reunion, held last year, proved so popular that many who wished to obtain tickets were unable to do so. By a change of venue this year, the organizers hope to accommodate all those wishing to attend. Further details and tickets (30s including cocktails and buffet) may be obtained from Capt. Keith Davies, 30, Harleyford Road, Vauxhall, London, S.E.n. The new R.O.C. CommandantT HE appointment is announced of A.Cdre. G. H. Vasse, C.B.E., as Com- mandant of the Royal Observer Corps. Until recently, A.Cdre. Vasse commanded No. 63 (Western and Welsh) Group, Home Command, and was previously—in 1947-48 —A.O.C. No. 25 Group, Flying Training Command. Born in 1899, he entered the R.N.A.S. as a boy mechanic in 1916, and was commissioned the following year. Naval Gliding AT the annual meeting of the Royal- Naval Gliding and Soaring Associa- tion, held recently at Lee-on-Solent, the chairman, Capt. D. Mel. Russell, an- nounced that two of the branch clubs had doubled their activity in 1950, as compared with 1949. The Poitsrnouth club had made 2,000 nights (950 in 1949) and the Fulmar club at Lossiemouth had made i, 100 (550). Eglinton and Arbroath had managed, r.spectively, 200 and 150 launches; at Stretton, flying awaited the arrival of an instructor, though the club there had winches, gliders and plenty of PARADE—WUFF ! Squad-drill for seven R.A.F. Alsatians at the Police-dog Training Centre, Netheravon; they are seen only half-*tf through the six-week training course. Since the R.A.F. first adopted dogs for police work in 1940, over 8,000 (mostly from private homes) have been selected, trained and posted. Alsatians are the standard type in service.
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