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1951
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FLIGHT, 25 May 1951 SERVICE AVIATION . . . that 4,446 sorties have been flown from her flight deck. On leaving Korea the commanding officer, Capt. A. S. Bolt, D.C.S., R.N., received congratulatory mes- sages from the United States Naval forces with which the Theseus has been serving. The carrier has been replaced in the Far East by H.M.S. Glory. (Capt. K. S. Colquhoun, D.S.O.). Australian A.A.F.I T is learned that Australia's Citizen Air Force and University squadrons will in future be known as the Auxiliary Air Force. The Citizen Air Force is now directed into four categories: (1) Auxiliary Air Force; (2) Active Reserve (1,000 officers and 9,000 airmen); (3) General Reserve; (4) National Service. The National Service trainees serve for six months' full time in the R.A.A.F. and then go to the General Reserve for four and one-half years. Naval Aviation in Home Waters THE naval flying-training programme tobe followed this summer allows for H.M.S. Illustrious (Capt. S. H. Carlill, D.S.O., R.N.) remaining as the trials carrier, but she will cease to carry out any training. Deck landing and batsmen training will take place in H.M.S. Triumph (Capt. C. T. JeUicoe, D.S.O., D.C.S., R.N.) from the middle of May, when H.M.S. Vengeance (Capt. R. Gotto, C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N.), which has been temporarily employed on this duty during the refit of Illustrious, will join the Home Fleet for full operational duties. The first all-weather air group—No. 809 Squadron with Sea Hornets and No. 814 Squadron with Fireflies—has embarked in H.M.S. Vengeance and will work up in advanced night flying techniques. H.M.S. Indomitable (Capt. M. L. Power, C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N.), which has an operational air group on board, will remain as the flagship of the Home Fleet. N.A.T.O Aircrews AIRCREW from five Continental• N.A.T.O. nations—Norway, France, Holland, Belgium and Italy—have been training at R.C.A.F. schools in Canada since last autumn and the first batches are now qualified. Twenty navigators received their "wings" on May 4th and 60 pilots were presented with theirs at Centralia, Ontario, on May 18th. A further batch of 20 navigators will finish their course at Summerside on June 1st. It will be remembered that the scheme originally provided for training 100 air- crew from North Atlantic Treaty nations and a further 200 from the R.A.F. during UPSETTING THE TIMETABLE: Effective air bombardment, by Naval Aviation Fairey Fireflies, of a railway bridge north of Sariwon in Korea. It was attacked with SOO-!b bombs. 1951. A later offer by Canada increased the total number to 1,100 per year and it was recommended that all the additional vacancies should be allocated to R.A.F. trainees. New CO. for No. 77 Squadron T^O succeed S/L. R. Cresswell, who has *• commanded the unit since last Septem- ber, W/C. G. H. Steege, D.S.O., D.F.C., of Sydney, has been appointed to command the Australian fighter squadron, No. 77, in Korea. Visit of Canadian Coastal Squadron A ROYAL Canadian Air Force maritimesquadron (No. 405) is to fly to England at the end of this month for anti-submarine training exercises with R.A.F. Coastal Command. The squadron, which is equipped with Lancasters, and is commanded by S/L. A. G. Dagg, will remain in the United Kingdom for five weeks. It will fly from Greenwood, Nova Scotia, to St. Eval, Cornwall, where it is expected to arrive on May 28th. Ground crews will arrive in aircraft of Air Transport Command, R.C.A.F. During its stay No. 405 Squadron will be under the control of Coastal Command S/L. W. A. G. McLeish left) and F/L 0. G. Nelson, who have both been awarded the Air Force Cross for their work while serving with No. 103 Search and Rescue Unit, R.C.A.F. On one trip to Baffin Land, S/L. McLeish landed a Lancas- ter on an unknown and unprepared ice surface. and will operate from Ballykelly, Northern Ireland as well as from St. Eval. The visit has been arranged to coincide with the major naval exercises in which Coastal Command is participating. Helicopter to Fly Folded WHEN a Bristol 171 (Sycamore) isdelivered by Bristol Freighter to the R.A.A.F. it will be the first aircraft ever to travel as air freight from England to Australia. The flight, which is planned for June, will be an all-Australian effort; the R.A.A.F. crew from No. 34 Squadron are taking delivery of the Freighter as well. Dunning Memorial CupF OR obtaining the highest marks while taking the unit training course at the Joint Anti-Submarine School, No. 38 Squadron, commanded by S/L. W. J. O. Coleman, D.F.C., has been awarded the Dunning Memorial Cup. This prize was presented in 1917 by 50 officers of the R.N.A.S., among them Wing Capt. A. M. Longmore—now Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore—to perpetuate the memory of Sqn. Cdr. E. H. Dunning, D.S.C., who was the first British officer to alight on a ship under way. He lost his life while making a second attempt. Presentation of the cup to No. 38 Squad- ron was made at Gibraltar by Air Marshal Sir Charles Steel, A.O.C. in C. Coastal Command. Royal Tournament MASSED drill and "maze" marching"will be one of the principal R.A.F. contributions to the Royal Tournament in June. The R.A.F. Central Band will be in the arena and the Provost branch will demonstrate their ever-popular trained Alsatian dogs. Bands from No. 1 School of Technical Training (Halton) and No. 61 Group A.T.C. will represent the R.A.F. in the 21 bands to be drawn from Service cadet units.
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