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Aviation History
1951
1951 - 1554.PDF
I0 August 1951 181 Princess Elizabeth has a look into the cockpit of a Canberra visiting Cranwell from Manby. was supported by the apprentices' ownsilver, pipe and fife bands. The Commandant, A. Cdre. J. G. Elton,in his opening address, welcomed parents and relatives and outlined the objects andachievements of the school since it was founded some 31 years ago by ViscountTrenchard. He mentioned the difficult problem of providing realism in trainingand quoted, as an example of methods now adopted, an instance of apprentices flyingon a practice sortie in which they released the bombs they had themselves fused andloaded on to the aircraft. In his address, Mr. Henderson madereference to Russian peace offers and to the danger of complacency. Cadetships have been awarded to:General Duties: Sgt. App. D. Allison; Sgt. App. J. E. Fitzpatrick; Cpl. App. J. Mc-Leod; Technical Branch: Sgt. App. J. F. Claxton; Secretarial Branch: L.A.A. P.McLeod. Cpl. J. McLeod and L.A.A. P. McLeod, incidentally, are twin brothers. Among the prize-winners, Sgt. App. D.Allison took no fewer than four awards: he was highest in all subjects, in educationalsubjects, and in general Service efficiency; he also received the Elliot Memorial Prize. Halton prizewinni Allison, F/S. App. J. Cliff, and Sgt. App. E. Davies. (Right) The twin brothers, Cpl. App. J. McLeod (General Duties) and L.A. App. P. McLeod (Secretarial), who were both awarded cadetships. His brother, Duncan Allison, was a prize-winner of the 58th Entry. F/S. App. J. L. Spatcher received threeprizes—an award for the highest average in practical fitting over the three-year course;the Monsignor Beauchamp Memorial Prize; and the Crebbin-Robinson Cup. The best tradesmen in the Trade Testexaminations were: Airframe Fitter, Sgt. App. E. Davies; Armament Fitter, Sgt.App. D Allison; Electrical Fitter (Air), Cpl. App. P. W. Pearce; Electrical Fitter(Ground), Air App. J. R. Reynolds; Engine Fitter, F/S App. J. L. Spatcher; InstrumentFitter (Nav.), Cpl. App. J. McLeod; Instrument Fitter (Gen.), Air App. J. W.Thomason. The 60th Entry arrived at Halton onSeptember 27th, 1948, and will proceed to selected R.A.F. units on August 23rd asfully-trained junior technicians. King's Colours and Standards SOME confusion appears to exist regard-ing the differences between the King's Colours and the King's Standards. In the Army the Colours are consideredas symbolizing the spirit of the regiment, and on them the battle honours and badgesawarded for deeds of gallantry are displayed. The R.A.F. is maintaining the same tradi-tion, and the King's Colour for the R.A.F., presented last May, is a symbol represent-ing all the Air Forces at home. R.A.F. College, Cranwell, received a Colour in1948 and another is to be presented to No. 1 School of Technical Training,Halton, at a later date. The Squadron Standards follow thesame tradition and are being awarded to all the units meeting certain qualifications.They will be given after 25 years' Air Force service or as a mark of appreciationby the King for specially outstanding operations. The Standard, therefore, in addition toacting as a symbol, is also an award to be gained by specific service, acts of gallantryand devotion to duty as approved by His Majesty. These acts of heroism are likelyto be commemorated upon the Standard in the same manner as battle honours. A Standard, as such, appears to haveoriginated in the days of pike companies, when it was displayed on the pike staff.Colours were last carried in battle at Laing's Nek, South Africa, in 1881. R.C.A.F. AppointmentsT HE rapid expansion of the R.C.A.F.has resulted in three major changes among senior personnel. A. V-M. F. R.Miller, C.B.E., formerly head of the Operations and Training Division atR.C.A.F. headquarters, is to become Vice Chief of the Air Staff. In his new post hewill head the combined divisions of Air Plans and Operations and Training.A.V-M. C. R. Dunlap, C.B.E., who re- cently took over the newly-formed AirDefence Command is the new commandant of the National Defence College. His placeat A.D.C. will be taken by A.V-M. A. L. James, C.B.E., head of the Air PlansDivision. A. Cdre. F. G. Wait, C.B.E., who will bepromoted to Air Vice Marshal on taking over the position, is to be head of the Per-sonnel Division and his deputy will be A. Cdre. L. E. Wray, O.B.E., A.F.C., nowcommandant of the R.C.A.F. Staff College in Toronto. Mr. Arthur Henderson, with A. Cdre. J. G. Elton, Commandant, R.A.F. Ha/ton, inspecting apprentices of the 60th Entry at last week's passing-out parade.
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