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670 FLIGHT, 30 November 1951 HERE AND THERE Norwegian C.A.S. FORMERLY Norwegian Air Attache inLondon, Col. Tufte Johnsen has been appointed Chief-of Air Staff in the Nor-wegian Air Force. He is only 36. Family Affair SO many people living in Boston, Mass.,are of Scottish descent, that a direct Boston- Prestwick air service, independent ofexisting transatlantic services, is in demand. That such facilities might, eventually beprovided by B.O.A.C. was hinted last week by Sir Miles Thomas, the Corporation'schairman, when he passed through Prest- wick on his way back from America. Filton Nocturne THE Bristol Brabazon recently made its first night flight, in the hands of chief test pilot A. J. Pegg. The object was to test landing and take-off performance after dark, and half-way throught the 50-minute trip the big aircraft was put down on the Filton runway and then taken off again. Normal runway lighting was used, and the results were reported as "entirely satis- factory." U.S. Baby Turbojet FAIRCHILD engine division, says Ameri- can Aviation, has gone into production with the J-44 turbojet. Of 1,000 lb thrust, weighing 325 lb and measuring 72m long by 22in diameter, it will probably be used for guided missiles, target aircraft and assisted take-off. From the same source comes news that the 125 h.p. aircraft TRIANGULARITY: This striking new air-to-air view of the Avro 707A (Rolls-Royce Derwent) shows to advantage the wing-root intakes that clearly distinguish it from the less-speedy 707B, which has a single intake behind the cockpit. diesel engine developed by Diesel Power, Inc., has made a successful first test flight in a standard Taylorcraft. Postponed A CLASSIC aviation social event, theContractor's Dinner—at which the officers of the A. and A.E.E., Boscombe Down,entertain members of the industry—has been postponed from December 7th toJanuary nth. Beating-up the Bridge A LIGHT aircraft—unidentified as thesewords are written—was flown under the Tower Bridge last Sunday morning. Theincident recalls a similar one in September 1931, when Maj. Christopher Draper,D.F.C.—the "Mad Major"—flew a Puss Moth twice under the Tower Bridge andonce under Westminster Bridge; later, at the Mansion House, he was bound over. A.R.B. Evacuation THE Egyptian troubles have caused the re- moval of the Air Registration Board's Middle East office from Cairo to Nicosia, Cyprus. Turn it Up! COPIES of the index to the January-June,1951, volume of Flight are available at is. (is i£d by post), or at 6s (6s 5d) withbinding case, from Iliffe and Sons, Ltd., Dorset House, Stamford Street, London,S.E.I. Sir William Stampe IT is with regret that we record the death of Sir William Stampe, who, at 69, was one of this country's oldest private owners of aircraft. His Auster crashed near Colyton, Devon, on November 20th, and both Sir William and an R.A.F. officer, who was flying with him, lost their lives. PAKISTAN RECORD: In the picture on the left is S/L. Zafar Chaudhry of the R.P.A.F., who recently flew a Hawker Fury over 1,830 miles non-stop in 8 hr 25 min. Most of the flight was over the North-west Frontier and the Punjab. ~ TRANSATLANTIC TEAMWORK: Sir George Nelson, English Electric chairman, confers with Mr. C. C. Pearson (centre), president of Glenn Martin, who on building a night intruder version of the Canberra; on the right is Mr. H. «• Nelson, deputy managing director of the Rritish company. It has recently fcee" confirmed that U.S.A.F. Canberras will have American-built Sapphires.
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