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1951
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586 FLIGHT, 9 November 1951 HERE AND THERE R.A.F. Fanfare WHEN Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visit Liverpool Cathedral on November 17th they will be heralded by a trumpet-fanfare sounded by seven members of the R.A.F. Central Band. The Air France Viscounts ALTHOUGH it has been known for some time that Viscounts were to be ordered by Air France, their number has not been mentioned. It is now announced by Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., that a contract for twelve has been signed, to a total value of over £2,000,000. Deliveries are to start in 1953- Swept CF-100 TWO developments of the Avro Canada CF-100 night and all-weather fighter are mentioned by Aviation Week. The Mk 4 variant will incorporate improved arma- ment and radar, and the CF-103 will have swept wings and Orenda turbojets of greater thrust than those at present installed. N.F. us for Belgium THOUGH it has been presumed for many months past that the Gloster Meteor N.F. 11 night fighter would become the standard machine of its class in Western European air forces, it has only recently been announced that "a certain number" of these aircraft will be supplied to Bel- gium. Sabre Simulator A VERY elaborate flight simulator for the training of F-86D pilots has been designed and built by Erco (the Engineering and Research Association, makers of Ercoupe light aircraft and much specialized equip- ment). A full radar installation has been incorporated, so that "enemy aircraft" can be tracked and intercepted by the pilot under instruction. The simulators are to be delivered to each new Sabre group as it is formed. ON BEHALF OF THE R.N.Z.A.F., the Hon. F. W. Doidge, High Commissioner for New Zealand- receives a silver model of the Wellington from Maj. Sir Hew Kilner right) of Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd. The ceremony is reported on page 592. Looking Ahead WITH the object of studying the factors affecting the operation of the Saunders- Roe Princess flying-boats and of being in a position to tender for their operation should the opportunity arise, a company called Princess Air Transport Co., Ltd., has been formed. Directors are Mr. CAPT. ALGER. to be genera/ manager of the new Princess Air Transport Company men- tioned here. M. D. N. Wyatt (chairman), Sir Archibald Hope, Mr. G. A. V. Tyson, Mr. P. D. Irons and Capt. H. W. C. Alger (general manager). Three-quarters of the share capital is being subscribed by Saunders- Roe, Ltd., and one quarter by Airwork, Ltd. An account of the transfer of the first Princess from her hangar to the apron appears on pages 582-584 of this issue. Naval Aviation Televised A SPECIAL air display, lasting approxi- mately an hour, was arranged at R.N. Air Station Gamecock (Bramcote) last Saturday for the benefit of television viewers. It is believed to be the first occasion on which one of the Services has co-operated with the B.B.C. in this manner. A variety of aircraft took part in the programme, including No. 800 Squadron's Attackers. R.N.V.R. squadrons participated, and a helicopter demonstrated rescue operations. More Brough Appointments ~7£S recorded on an earlier page, Mr. N. E. Rowe is shortly to join the board of Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd. Two further appointments within the Brough organization are announced: Also joining the board is A. V-M. H. N. Thornton, C.B.E., who will be responsible for sales and will have his office at the London H.Q. at 43 Berkeley Square; and Capt. Charles E. Ward has been appointed London manager. A. V-M. Thornton, who served in the R.F.C. in the First World War and held senior staff appointments in the second, has at various periods been accredited as British Air Attach^ in over a dozen foreign countries. Capt. Ward, who also served in the R.F.C., was subsequently a commercial pilot and was director of Cobham-Blackburn Airlines in 1928-30, planning the southern part of the trans- African route. Another announcement from Black- burn and General Aircraft is that they have BUS-CONDUCTOR: A 32-seoter coach was recently used to demonstrate that the Blackbun and General Aircraft Universal Freighter is literally "big enough to carry a bus"—and, as see on the left, to dwarf it, apparently, into a scale model.
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