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1951
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F JOHT, 16 November 1951 615 HERE AND THERE . . . xr, :nt Research and Development (Ministryoi Supply). Visits will be paid to research organizations and the major Australianfcr TIS producing aircraft and components. Aa A.T.A. Appeal THE A.T.A. ASSOCIATION is making aspecial appeal to its members for donations to the Pauline Gower Memorial Fund.Connected with the Association's Bene- volent Fund, this scheme provides for thedistribution of Christmas presents to chil- dren named on the Benevolent Fund lists.It is suggested that gifts in kind would be welcomed. The hon. secretary of theA.T.A. Association is Miss Sidonie Bowell, 25, London Road, Luton, Beds. ' Atomic Bomb from B-29 FOR the fifth test (on November 5th) inthe series of atomic-bomb experiments initiated on October 22nd at the Nevadaproving-ground 75 miles from Las Vegas, a B-29 was employed, flying at 30,000ft.No details of the height of the burst have been given, but observers said that theflash and "ball of fire" lasted some five seconds, and that the subsequent smoke-column rose to the height at which the aircraft had been flying. The concussionwas felt half an hour later at Glendale, California, 300 miles distant. Avons at Glasgow FURTHER development of Avon produc- tion at East Kilbride, near Glasgow, is planned. Sir Patrick Dollan, chairman of the town's corporation, said last week that general agreement had been reached on a site some distance from the new town, at a cost of about £500,000. Employment would be provided for 150 technicians and specialists. Agreement in principle was reached at a conference attended by repre- sentatives of Government departments, Rolls-Royce, Ltd., and local authorities. The Ministry of Supply, who are sponsor- ing the project, hope that work on the site will start next month and that the factory will be in production in about a year. THROUGH THE JAWS of a Douglas C-124: This impressive view was obtained during the off- loading of casualties brought from Korea to Japan. Visible inside is the detachable flior which, when the big transport is used as a troop-carrier, enables 200 fully equipped men to be catried. As an ambulance, the C-124 accommodates 136 stretcher cases and 52 medical attendants and/or sitting cases. The sloping appearance of the extra floor is an optical illusion caused by the fact that the forward part of the main floor, where it joins the nose-ramp, slopesjiownward. IN BRIEF 1ORD DE L'ISLE AND DUDLEY,-* Secretary of State for Air, has ap- pointed Mr. T. C. C. James as his private secretary, and Mr. D. C. Humphreys as his assistant private secretary. * * * Having been appointed Solicitor-General in the new Government, Mr. R. E. Manningham-Buller, K.C., M.P., has resigned the deputy chairmanship of Brown Brothers, Ltd. * * * High Duty Alloys, Ltd., announce that Mr. L. A. Jarvis and Mr. G. A. Hunt have been appointed to the Board. Mr. Jarvis has, up to now, been responsible at the ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ROYAL NAVY: Vice-Admiral the Hon. D. C. Maxwell, C.B., C.B.E., recently visited the Belfast works of Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd. He saw preparations for Canberra production, and inspected the Mk 3 Solent shortly to be delivered to Trans-Oceanic Air- ways, Australia. Seen here, left to right, are Mr. A. C. Patrick head of lofting department), Vice- Admiral Maxwell, Mr. D. Keith-Lucas (chief designer), Col. Pollit and Lt. P. A. D. Fenton. V f company's three works as assistant general manager (works), whilst Mr. Hunt has been concerned with commercial policy as assistant general manager (commercial). * * * Both theoretical and practical aspects ofthe use of the Philips type 48 welding electrode are set forth in a copiously illus-trated 28-page brochure lately issued by Philips Electrical, Ltd. (Industrial Group),Century House, Shaftesbury Avenue, Lon- don, W.C.2. * * * West London Aviation Club is holding a guest night this evening, November 16th, at Beaufort House School, Lillie Road, London, S.W.6, at 8.15 p.m. Mr. Crewd- son, ex-C.A.A. pilot, is to describe his flying experiences in Africa. * * * G.E.C. electrical equipment, including intercom telephones, ventilation fans, call system, "localized" seat lighting, and com- plete galley equipment, is installed in the four new V.I.P. Hastings for Transport Command. These aircraft were described in our issue of October 26th. * * * To meet the wishes of an overwhelming majority of those who took pan in the first British Plastics Exhibition and Conven- tion, last June, it has been decided to hold a similar event in 1953, at a date to be announced later. The organizers are British Plastics, an Associated Iliffe Press journal. * * * A recent statement—quoted and checkedfrom usually reliable sources—that Capt. A. C. Loraine is holder of Master Pilot'sCertificate No. 1 for landplanes and flying- boats has been challenged by A. Cdre. G. J.Powell, managing director of Britavia, Ltd., who states that the first Master Pilot'sLicence endorsed for both land and marine types (No. 17) was granted to him,as Capt. Powell of Imperial Airways. The M.C.A.'s reply to inquiries we have madeconfirms A. Cdre. Powell's claim.
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