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Aviation History
1951
1951 - 2259.PDF
6o6 FLIGHT SERVICE AVIATION . . . have already promised to attend and a local "escaper," J. S. J. Stephen, hopes to entertain his helper from the Continent. Funds of the R.A.F. Escaping Society are used to help the people and their fami- lies who aided R.A.F. prisoners to escape. Particulars may be obtained from S/L. I. L. McG. Hallam, Aberdeen University Air Squadron, Powis Gardens, Aberdeen. Naval Aviation AppointmentsT HE Admiralty announce the appoint- ment of Capt. E. V. St. J. Morgan, D.S.C., to command H.M.S. Warrior. The aircraft carrier is at present on a trooping voyage to the Far East, carrying also replacement aircraft. Among the person- nel are four officers and 385 ratings, who will relieve the major part of the company of the aircraft maintenance carrier, H.M.S. Unicorn (Capt. J. Y. Thompson). Another carrier appointment is that of Capt. W. G. Brittain, C.B.E., to H.M.S. Indomitable as Captain of the Fleet to the C-in-C. Home Fleet. Air Lift CompleteT RANSPORT COMMAND completed the air transportation to Libya of the 19th Infantry Brigade Group on Friday last. The operation necessitated 81 sorties by Hastings, which left at intervals of two hours for the seven-hour journey. It is computed that 249,000 air miles were flown during the trooping operation. The "slip crew" system, developed by Transport Command on the Britain- Singapore route, was employed. This enabled the aircraft to be turned round in 21 hours and the aircrews to get i8| hours' rest between flights. Meanwhile the reinforcing of the Canal Zone goes on by air and sea. The two carriers Illustrious and Triumph are now converted for trooping, and the whole of the 1st Infantry Division has been taken by air to Egypt. New CO. for No. 91 WingC OMMAND of No. 91 Wing, R.A.A.F., in Japan has been taken over by G/C. A. G. Carr, A.F.C., from G/C. A. D. Charlton, O.B.E., who has returned to Australia to take up the post of Air Commodore Operations. R.N.V.R. Re-equipmentT HE provision of more modern aircraft for R.N.V.R. squadrons is proceeding smoothly. Two squadrons will take de- livery of new machines during the next four weeks. No. 1832 at Culham, Berkshire, are to have their Seafire 17s replaced by Mark 11 Sea Furies, and No. 1830, the only Scottish unit, will change their Mark 1 Fireflies for the Mark 6 variety. The only squadron then remaining to be re-equipped will be No. 1833 at Bramcote, Warwickshire. They will change their Sea- fires for Sea Furies next year. No. 77 Completes 5,000 SortiesR ECENTLY No. 77 Squadron, R.A.A.F. made its 5,000th sortie in the Korean war. In a message of congratulation, Major-Gen. F. F. Everest, of the United States Fifth Air Force, said : "The tradition of skill and bravery established by R.A.A.F. in World War II is being carried forward by No. 77 Squadron in Korea. The squadron went into action with their Mustang aircraft at the very outset of the war. It made a major contribution to the retention of the perimeter and to the most successful military operation which fol- lowed. Now equipped with Meteor jets, UNDER THE WHITE ENSIGN: Britain's newest and largest aircraft carrier, H.M.S. "Eagle," wearing the White Ensign for the first time as she completes her steaming trials in Bangor Bay. Built by Harland and Wolff at Belfast, the ship is said to have cost more than £14 million. No. 77 Squadron is stronger than ever. My congratulations to the officers and men of this gallant unit on their completion of 5,000 effective combat sorties." R.C.A.F. AppointmentsT HREE senior R.C.A.F. appointments have been announced. A. Cdre. W. E. Bennett is to be Air Attache at the Canadian Joint Staff in Washington D.C., enabling A. Cdre. H. M. Hendrick, whom he replaces, to attend the Imperial Defence College in Britain. A. Cdre. J. G. Kerr, now at the Imperial Defence College, will, on his return, command the Tactical Air Group. L. G. Groves Memorial Awards THE winners of the L. G. GrovesMemorial prizes and award for 1951 have been announced. The prize for air- craft safety goes to W/C. S. H. Jordan, O.B.E., "for the development of special de-misting and de-icing equipment." Dr. R. C. Sutcliffe, O.B.E., B.Sc, has won the prize for meteorology with his "contribu- tion to the science of forecasting and his influence on meteorological research." The award for meteorological air observers has been won by F/L. D. Carlson "for the enthusiasm he has shown during the past three years on meteorological air recon- naissance duties." Major Groves will make the presenta- Air Marshal Hardman, C.B., C.B.E., D.F.C., who has been placed at the disposal of the Australian Government to take up the appoint- ment of Chief of Air Staff, R.A.A.F., in succession to Air Marshal G. Jones. tions in the Air Council room at the Air Ministry on November 14th. A.V-M. T. N. McEvoy, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Training), will preside. No. 410 for Britain ALL personnel and the F-86s of No. 410>- Squadron, R.C.A.F., left Canada on November 3rd in H.M.C.S. Magnificent for Britain. The carrier is due to arrive at Glasgow on November 13th, where she will spend three days unloading the Sabres and loading some new Sea Furies for the Royal Canadian Navy. R.C.A.F. Para-rescue TeamM ARKING the end of 14 weeks' arduous training, two medical officers, four nursing sisters and nine medical assistants of the Royal Canadian Air Force have received their Para-rescue badges from Air Marshal W. A. Curtis, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.C., E.D., Chief of the R.C.A.F. Air Staff. Five nurses started the course, but F/O. Muriel Beaton broke a leg during a practice jump. F/O. R. Clark, because of his experience in training women ( parachutists, was lent by the R.A.F. for this course. Each trainee had to make a total of ten jumps—six into open country and a further four into densely timbered areas. Physical training took up a large proportion of the curriculum, but the main subject, other than actual parachuting, was bush lore. In this last subject members of the team were taught how to maintain life and find their way about in the wilds. The members taking the course were: Doctors—S/L. D. O. Coons and F/L. J. R. Wynne. Nursing Sisters—F/O. A. Peden, /O. M. F. Neily, F/O. J. I. Thomson and . M. L. MacDonald. Medical Assistants Sgt. G. H. Westwood, Cpl. L. P. Foster, Cpl. J. N. F. Deschenes, Cpl. H. W. B. Campbell, Cpl. J. H. Ferguson, L.A/C. J. P. Strachan, L.AC. K. B. White, L.A/C. J. E. G. Pare and L.A/C. C. P. Cooney. R.A.F. Benevolent Fund Change FOR personal reasons, Air Marshal SirPhilip Babington has resigned from the council, the finance and general purposes committee and the grants committee of the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund. In all these appointments he is succeeded by Air Chiet Marshal Sir James Robb, who has lateh retired from the R.A.F.
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