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Aviation History
1951
1951 - 1511.PDF
152 FLIGHT SERVICE [AVIATION . . . be the next speaker. Although RadioMonte Carlo is a commercial company, these broadcasts are being given free ofcost to the Royal Air Force Association. Open Day at St. Merryn CINE weather brought a large number ofA visitors to the R.N. Air Station, St. Merryn (H.M.S. Vulture, Capt. A. C. G.Ermen, R.N.), last Friday, on the occasion of the annual open day and air display.Special interest was added by the presence of No. i Carrier Air Group, Royal Nether-lands Navy (Lt. Cdr. Bruinsma, R.N.N.). The display opened with a mass take-off,with R.N.N. Sea Furies led by Lt. La Bree, R.N.N. Fireflies led by Lt. Cdr.Leedererken, and R.N. Fireflies led by Lt. Cdr. Harris, R.N. These aircraft alsocarried out a most realistic attack on the airfield and finished off the display witha really tight formation fly-past followed by a stream landing. Formation aerobatics by Lts. Martin andLeahy in two Sea Hornets from Culdrose, and a solo effort by Lt. Illingsworth ina Sea Fury, were well up to standard—and the two Sea Hornets, taking off from oppo-site ends of the runway, brought a gasp from the crowd. Also from Culdrose therewas a magnificent display of formation aerobatics by Sea Vampires piloted byLts. Perrett, Rawbone, Black and Russell. Air-sea rescue, firenghting, rocket-assisted take-offs and a glider display by Air Cadet Lemin (who trains with theA.T.C. at St. Merryn at week-ends) were all demonstrated. In addition to the flying programme therewas a very complete static exhibition with the theme "Your questions answered" andwith a special exhibit showing "Life at a Naval Air Station" (layouts of livingquarters, a selection of the 150,000 items available from the Supply Branch, sports,photographic equipment, photographs of the Wrens at work, and so forth). A Gemini, a Proctor and two Austersfrom Roborough gave flights to visitors when the display was over. These tripswere so popular that the airfield, which normally closes down at 1800 hr remainedopen until 1900 hr, when nearly 60 visitors had to have their money refunded. Armament Demonstration ON Thursday of last week staff instruc-tors of the Central Gunnery School at R.A.F. Leconfield gave a demonstrationof air weapons over the ranges at Skipsea. Rocket firing, air-to-ground attack with20 mm cannon, and dive bombing were carried out from Vampires and Meteors.Lincolns were used to demonstrate rear turret air-to-ground firing, live bombingand air-to-air firing against a flag target towed by a Tempest. A number of courses at the school arerun concurrently:—Course I is for pilot attacker instructors and lasts ten weeks.Cannon firing, R.P. attacks and dive bomb- ing form the most important part of thecurriculum. Course II, which also lasts for ten weeks, is for bombing instructors and inCourse III, another ten-week course, free gunnery is taught. CourseIV is not for instructors but comprises a short(three-week) course for senior pilots from R.A.F.and R.Aux.A.F., to teach marksmanship from jetaircraft. Course V, a junior weapons coursefor officers, is not in being at the moment,but there is a ten-week aircrew gunner courseduring which National Servicemen receive in-struction in basic gun- nery and the handling ofturrets. In none of these courses are tactics taught,marksmanship being the main object. WITH CONCRETE EXAMPLES: Central Gun- nery School Vampires, each carrying a load of 25 Ib concrete-headed practice rockets, on their way to the ranges at Skipsea. CONCERTED ITEM: The fly-past of Royal Nov and Royal Netherlands Navy Fireflies and St Furies at St. Merryn's "At Home" last Frida Lt. Cdr. Harris, R.N., led the formatio The C.G.S. is commanded by G/C D. E. B. Wheeler and W/C. W. G Moseby, who led the demonstration wit;; rocket firing from a Vampire, is in charge of the flying side of the school. Service Athletics AFTER an exciting finish, the R.A.F.,by winning the last event of the day, won the Services Athletic Tournament at.Portsmouth on July 25th. The final scor- ing was: R.A.F. 56 points, Army 50points, Royal Navy 34 points. Service records were broken by threecompetitors : A. R. Valentine (Navy) in throwing the hammer 157ft ioin and byF. D. Sando (Army) and G. T. Wright (Navy) who were both inside the Servicerecord in the three-miles team race. Sando's time was 14 min 27.4 sec andWright was only five yards behind him at the finish. R.A.F. Win at Lords A STRONG Royal Air Force eleven,including seven players with county experience,, beat the Navy by nine wicketsat Lords last week. Totals were:— Navy 303 for eight declared and 178, AirForce 301 for eight and 181 for one wicket (P/O. M. D. Fenner 94 not out). Teams,in batting order, were as follows:— Royal Navy.—-Cdr. G. W. Vavasour, Cdr.R. J. L. Hammond, Lt. Cdr. J. E. Manners, Capt. B. I. S. Gourlay, R.M., Lt. (S) J. M.Vernon, Lt. T. J. D. Grant, Lt. Cdr. J. D. Sayer, S/A. L. Jones, Lt. (E) B. R. Bland,Lt. Cdr. (S) R. H. Martin, Sgt. D. S. Holyoake. Royal Air Force.—A/C. D. M. W. Heath,P/O. M. D. Fenner, S/L. I. L. Dunn, A/C. J. M. Parks, S/L. R. G. Wilson, A/C. R.Illingworth, F/L. R. Leggett, A/C. F. J. Titmus, L. A/C. E. Fisk, L. A/C. A. E. Moss. Air Cadets Rally 'T'HREE hundred air cadets from Britain, A Canada, Australia, India, Pakistan, Malaya and the U.S.A. will be in camp at White Waltham, Berkshire, this month. A special demonstration and display will take place on Saturday, August nth. Benevolent Fund RepresentativesT HREE appointments of honorary over-seas representatives of the R.AJ. Benevolent Fund are announced. Air ChiefMarshal Sir Keith R. Park, operating from Auckland, New Zealand, takes over theSouth Pacific area; in Kenya, A. Cdre. L. T. Pankhurst will represent Nairobi;and S/L. K. R. McCormick will officiate in Mombasa. Pathfinder Association Benefits THE Pathfinder Association has madearrangements whereby members of the Pathfinders club, by paying their subscrip-tions, are automatically entitled to all the benefits of subscribers to King EdwardVIFs Hospital for Officers. This hospital has not been taken over by the Ministry ofHealth, but the present maximum charge is ten guineas per week for a private roomand seven guineas per week for a ward bed ReunionsD ETAILS of the sixth reunion of No. 42Group may be obtained from S/L H. Morrice Hutt, 170, Upper WoodcoteRoad^Caversham, Reading, Berks. It is to be held on September 28th, in London. Nos. 50 and 61 Squadrons are holdinga joint reunion in London on November 10th. Particulars from J. Lascelles, 15?Crantock Road, Catford, London, S.E.6.
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