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548 FLIGHT, II May 1951 HERE AND THERE German Gliding Again AT the request of the Federal Chancellor, the Allied High Commissioner has decided to withdraw "exisiting prohibitions on gliding in the Federal German Republic." Gliding has been permitted for some time in Eastern Germany. This news, inciden- tally, forms an interesting commentary on a letter, from a German, in our Correspon- dence columns this week (p. 575). Old Timer's Day AT Old Warden Airfield, Biggleswade, Beds, where the Shuttleworth Collection of veteran aircraft and vehicles is housed, a veteran-car rally was held last year, at which the aircraft were on show. Organ- ized by the Veteran Car Club and the Shuttleworth Trust, the event is being repeated this year, and visiting pilots are invited. Sunday, May 20th, is the date. The Danish Royal Visit THE Royal Air Force escort for the Danish vessel Kronprinsesse Ingrid, in which the King and Queen of Denmark were due to travel to Dover on May 8th for their state visit, was to consist of 18 Meteors from PANCAKE IN PERFECTION: By good luck the wheels of this Douglas Invader—its hydraulic system damaged by Small-arms fire in Korea—have been extended just sufficiently to take scrr.e of the shock of landing. The tail bumper has just touched, the cockpit hood is open and the engines, apparently, have just been cut. Everything, in fact, seems to be according to the book, so it is not surprising to learn that no one was hurt. reception party at Dover, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Leslie N. Hollinghurst, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.F.C., was to be present at Victoria Station on Tuesday afternoon, when Their Majesties the King and Queen were to meet the Danish Royal Party. Atlantic Flight Broadcast A 60-MINUTE feature programme on the pioneer Atlantic flight by Alcock and Whitten-Brown in 1919 is to be broadcast by the B.B.C. on June 12th. Lady Whitten- Brown is to take part in it. The logbook carried in the Vickers Vimy bomber was entrusted by its custodians, the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, to South Wales journalist Harry Green, for the purpose of writing the script. Part of the B.B.C.'s Festival of Britain special programme series, the broadcast is intended to remind listeners that Lindbergh did not make the first Atlantic crossing. R.A.F. Station, Waterbeach, led by ._ „. „ . ... W/C. J. M. Thompson, D.S.O., D.F.C. Mounting Toll of MigsThe Meteors were to meet the ship in the Channel and escort it to a point two miles from Dover harbour. As the ship entered the harbour the Meteors were to fly past in salute at 500ft. Air Marshal Sir Hugh P. Lloyd, K.B.E., C.B., M.C., D.F.C., A.O.C.-in-C. Bomber Command, was to be among the ACCORDING to Lt. Gen. E. E. Part- ridge, Commander of the U.S. Fifth Air Force, 58 Communist Mig-15 jet fighters were destroyed or damaged during April by F-86 Sabres and F-84 Thunderjets. Fifteen Migs had been claimed as definite kills, four as "probables," and 39 as damaged. Ground-attack aircraft, he said, REPUBLIC ROCKETEER: Eight out of sixteen 5-in rocket projectiles leave a Republic F-84E Thunderjet of the type which has been rendering such excellent support to ground forces in Korea. The F-84E has the new triple-purpose electronic sight, developed by Sperry, which computes for aerial and ground gunnery, rocket firing and borr.bing. had killed or wounded 10,000 enemy troops during the month; the total number of tac- tical sorties made was 18,744. Gen. Partridge described one attack made by an F-80 Shooting Star carrying four 250-lb. bombs. It was unable to drop the bombs—as intended—on a bridge near Pyongkang, but a defect in the release mechanism remedied itself during a straf- ing attack on 1,000 encamped Communists. Casualties were estimated at 300 killed or wounded. IN BRIEF THE de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.,have presented a silver trophy to the Northern Heights Model Flying Club for competition at their gala day at Hawkers' Airfield, Langley, on June 24th. * * * In conjunction with Marshall's Flying School, Ltd., Shell-Mex and B.P. are pro- viding an aircraft-refuelling service for air visitors to most of the Newmarket race meetings. Marshalls are undertaking air- traffic control there. * * * A useful wall-card of linear (in/mm) metric Conversions, Morganite "ReservoH" Metric Conversion Tables, Ref. SD 33, has been prepared by the Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd., Battersea Church Road, London, S.W.n. * * * In the article "Airport Radio Overseas" it was stated that the I.A.L. synthetic trainer was for the Pakistan Air Force. It is, in fact, for the Civil Aviation Authori- ties, Pakistan. * * * A film on model flying, prepared by the Shell Film Unit in co-operation with the S.M.A.E. and particularly the St. Albans Model Aero Club, has been selected for exhibition in the Telecinema at the South Bank Exhibition. * * * Automotive Products Co., Ltd., makers of Lockheed hydraulic equipment, have presented a handsome mermaid- motif fountain to the Festival Gardens authorities. It was "christened" at Bat- tersea Park last week by Mr. W. Emmott, Lockheed's managing director. * * * Referring to a recent announcement, the Sperry Gyroscope Co., Ltd., state t.-iat Sperry instruments fitted in the Hermes I\ consist of a type H.L.5 electric gyo- horizon and type C.L.2 Gyrosyn com- pass. One horizon is fitted on each pa: cl. and there is a stand-by air-driven g °' horizon between the two pilots' position
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