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Aviation History
1951
1951 - 1510.PDF
FLIGHT, 3 August 1951 SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News The Air-minded First Lord LORD PAKENHAM, recently appointedFirst Lord of the Admiralty, last week left Northolt in an Avenger and landed onH.M.S. Illustrious in the Channel. While his aircraft circled the carrier before landing-oiij the First Lord was accorded a 17-gun salute—-probably the first ever fired underthese circumstances. The First Lord who was paying a visit to Home Command,later left for Yeovilton, Somerset, and Lee-on-Solent, Hants. Biggin Hill Memorial Chapel AIR CHIEF MARSHAL LORD- DOWDING laid the foundation stone of the new chapel at Biggin Hill last week.A service, conducted by Canon L. Wright, Chaplain-in-Chief, R.A.F., preceded theceremony. All flying was stopped for the period and the aircraft of Nos. 600 and615 Squadron, R.Aux.A.F., were drawn up on the runway. New Ambulance Helicopter AT the casualty-evacuation exercise held- at R.A.F. Moreton-in-Marsh last week the Bristol Sycamore in its newambulance form was demonstrated for the first time. The more usual arrangement of employ-ing outboard "pods" in which to carry the patients has been discarded and twostretchers are stowed one above the other athwart the cabin. To provide the extrawidth required for this arrangement, detachable Perspex blisters are fitted oneach side of the fuselage. Should the patients be sitting cases only, the stretcher "BREAK STARBOARD, GO—"; A Meteor 4 stands smartly "on its ear," revealing the stubby plan-form of its wings and seemingly hanging motionless for a second before falling away from the echelon formation. This fine "peel-off" impression was secured recently as one of a sequence which follows the progress of an R.A.F. recruit through his training. racks are folded into the side of the aircraftand sufficient room is left to carry three casualties. By the pilot is a swivelling seatfor the nursing orderly and a point is pro- vided for the connection of electricblankets. The exercise lasted the whole week,front-line conditions being reproduced as realistically as possible. A. V-M. J.Kilpatrick, O.B.E., M.B., B.Ch., D.P.H., Director General R.A.F. Medical Services,and A. V-M. W. E. Barnes, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.T.M. and H., PrincipalMedical Officer, Home Command, were both present. Military Air Transports AT question time in the House of Com- **- mons recently, Mr. Low (Blackpool North), asked the Secretary of State for FOR SPEEDY SUCCOUR: The Bristol Sycamore helicopter being demonstrated at the air casualty exercises held last week. One of the two blisters for covering the ends of the stretchers lies on the ground. (See "New Ambulance Helicopter" on this page). Air why he had not requested the Ministerof Supply to order aircraft suitable for military transport; and what arrangementshe had made with owners of civil transport aircraft to ensure that these were suitableand available for the transport of Army units and equipment, including parachutists.Mr. Henderson, in a written reply, stated that the Hastings and the Valetta,which were now in service with the Royal Air Force, were suitable for military trans-port duties. Arrangements had been made between his department, the Ministry ofCivil Aviation and the air Corporations to ensure that the resources of the corpora-tions were available in the event of an emergency. No special arrangements hadbeen made with charter companies, except in those cases where it was intended toform auxiliary transport squadrons, but their aircraft could be made available asnecessary for the carriage of military per- sonnel and military equipment in war. Helicopter-deck ShipO N Tuesday last the first survey ship tobe equipped with a helicopter flight deck, H.M.S. Vidal, was due to belaunched. The new ship has a length of 315ft and a 40ft beam. The hangar anddeck arrangement are so designed as to make possible the safe-flying off and on ofa helicopter fox air survey photography and the transport of personnel to shorestations. R.A.F. AppointmentF OR the newly created post of Director of Mechanical Transport and Marine Craft, the appointment has been made of A. Cdre. G. Scarrott—unrit recently Director of Equipment (B) at the Air Ministry. R.A.F.A. BroadcastsS QUADRON LEADER the Marquis deAmodio, chairman of the R.A.F.A. continental committee, has made arrange-ments with Radio Monte Carlo for a series of broadcasts by members of the R.A.F.A.W/C. Yeo Thomas, G.C., M.C., will give the first talk from 2120 to 2130 hr onAugust 7th. Capt. Pierre Clostermann will
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