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1951
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FLIGHT, 27 July 1951 HERE AND THERE... Australia's First Canberra PLANS are practically completed for thedespatch by air of the first Royal Australian Air Force Canberra bomber onAugust 1st. After collection from the English Electric airfield at Warton, theaircraft has been flown to Boscombe Down and it will position to Lyneham forCustoms clearance. The pilot on the flight to Australia—noroute has yet been announced—will be W/C. D. R. Cuming, D.F.C., and with himwill be F/L. C. Harvey. Both are R.A.A.F. officers. It may be remembered that W/C.Cuming, Australia's chief Service test pilot, attended the 1945 course at the EmpireTest Pilots' School. Thai Officers Entertained THE Thai Ambassador in London, Mr.Phra Bhahidha Nukara, and officers of the Royal Thai Navy were recently enter-tained at Bruton Street by the Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd. It will be recalled thatthe handing-over of a considerable batch of Fairey Firefly is (which have passedthrough the company's factory and are delivered as new) commenced recently, andthis reception was in part to mark the first delivery. By means of films the guests were shownexamples of the work of Coastal Command on the shipping routes round Norway, andthe technique of rocket attacks. A colour film of the Gyrodyne, forerunner of theRotordyne, was also screened. Among the guests were the Thai Naval Attache, Capt.Sawasdi Kongsiri, and Lt.-Cdr. Piti Tantivess, Cdr. Siri Grachangnetra andCdr. Chitta Sanghkadulya. Mayoral Coach THERE was great jubilation in the West Country on July 17th, when the Lord Mayor of Bristol (Aid. F. R. Lyne) flew in a Bristol Sycamore helicopter to Avon- 103 OPPOSITE NUMBERS in the R.A.F. and the Russian Air Force are the English Electric Canberra (left) and the new twin-jet bomber of unconfirmed designation. The first photograph of the Russian bomber ever published appeared in "Flight" on July 13; that above is the second, and is guaranteed genuine, though it has been somewhat retouched in the interests of clarity. mouth to visit the Festival of Britain ship Campania. In company with Mr. G. H. Gibbs, the city sword-bearer, he was seen off by other West of England mayors. Piloted by. Mr. C. T. G. Hosegood, the Sycamore circled the Campania three times before touching down on an 18ft square section of steel runway planking. Ambrosini Jet Fighter THE swept-back wings which, as an- nounced in a previous issue, are to be fitted to an Italian Ambrosini S.7 trainer, will be scale models of those for the projected Ambrosini Vindex jet fighter. The intended armament of the fighter is said to be eight 30 mm guns, and supersonic speed is expected. Woomera Workhorses IN addition to the Bristol Sycamore heli-copters, now being flown out, in Bristol 170s, to the Woomera rocket range in SouthAustralia, the range authorities have Dakotas, Bristol 170s, Vickers Vikings andAusters for supply and communications. HEY, YOU DOWN THERE—: "Tim" Wood, chief pilot, Blackburn and General Aircraft, is in 0 commanding position at the controls of the G.A.L60 freighter. The "bridge" is the loftiest in this country, being 21 ft above the ground; the fuselage is 99 ft 2 in long. Sinking Speed THE passenger terminal supervisor ofAustralian National Airways in Melbourne, Victoria, thought that he had receivedevery inquiry pertaining to air travel, until a would-be passenger asked what he couldtake as personal luggage. "Everything but the kitchen sink, sir," jocularly replied thesupervisor. "That's funny, that's just what I want to carry," said the passenger—and went on to explain that, as there was a shortage of stainless-steel sinks inhis home town, he had flown in to Mel- bourne on purpose to buy one. Northern Model Meeting ARRANGED by the Northern Area of theSociety of Model Aeronautical Engineers with the co-operation of the YorkshireAeroplane Club, a National Model-flying Festival is to take place on September 9th.It is sponsored by the Yorkshire Evening News. The venue will be announced later. NEWS IN BRIEF POWER JETS (Research and Develop-ment) LTD. have appointed Mr. G. C. R. Mathieson, B.Sc, D.R.T.C, to be senior lecturer at the School of Gas Turbine Technology, Farnborough, Hamp- shire. Mr. Mathieson was, until recently, a senior scientific officer in the aero- dynamics department of the National Gas Turbine Establishment, Pyestock. He is a graduate of Glasgow University. * * • The College of Aeronautical and Auto- mobile Engineering, Sydney Street, King's Road, Chelsea, is opening its doors to all overseas visitors interested in seeing how their fellow-countrymen are being trained there. Letters to embassies have been sent out, inviting their nationals to visit the College any Wednesday afternoon (with the exception of holiday periods) through- out the Festival period. * * * Mr. A. G. P. Welch, former supplies representative, Aer Lingus, has been appointed general manager of Aeroservices (London), Ltd., 31, Clarges Street, W.i, which company is associated with the air- craft brokers, Aeroservices S.A.R.L., Paris. * * * Mr. R. L. M. Saunders, managingdirector of Aero Controls, Ltd., of Bedford and Northampton, was appointed, onJuly 1st, as technical adviser and aero- nautical consultant to Philidas, Ltd., self-locking nut manufacturers, a- division of Whitehouse Industries, Ltd., Ferrybridge,Knottingley, Yorkshire.
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