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1951
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7o6 FLIGHT, 30 November SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News Malaya's Kiwis Leaving AFTER two years of eventful flying in1 and around Malaya, No. 41 (Trans- port) Squadron detachment of the R.N.Z.A.F. is returning home to re-equip. The New Zealanders have been flying alongside the R.A.F. and the R.A.A.F. on supply-dropping, communications and other vital work in connection with the Malayan bandit campaign. In addition, their Dakotas have been familiar and wel- come workers on Service transport routes stretching to Pakistan in the east and Japan in the west. Now the Dakotas are to be replaced with Bristol Freighters, and the unit is to rejoin its parent squadron at Whenuapai, Auckland. Whether New Zealand will send a replacement unit to Malaya has not yet been decided. The detachment arrived in Malaya in Septem- ber, 1949, and, during the two years that have followed, it has flown 4,910 hr, an average of 204 hr per month. The unit has taken its turn, with R.A.F. and R.A.A.F. transport squadrons, at dropping supplies to the Army and police patrols operating in the Malayan jungle against the terrorists. In addition, more than 625,000 lb of supplies were parachuted into the jungle in 211 aircraft sorties. The supplies ranged from routine pack- ups of food and ammunition to such unusual items as collapsible boats and out- board engines, explosives, barbed-wire, metal sheeting and sacks of rice to feed isolated Sakai (aboriginal) tribesfolk. Normally the Detachment has been based at R.A.F. Changi, Singapore, although it spent four months at Kuala Lumpur, flying supply-dropping missions from there. The Detachment formally "wound up" its affairs on November 23rd with a dinner at a Singapore hotel, attended by senior R.A.F. officers and the C.O.'s of Station Wings at Changi associated with their past two years' work. 4 CHEQUERED: A very pretty piece of "echelon starboard" by pilots of No. 19 Squadron. Command Boxing Results AT the boxing contest held at Benson,• Oxfordshire, on November 22nd, between Bomber Command and Fighter Command the latter won with 21 points to Bomber Command's 16 points. On the same day Coastal Command met Home Command at St. Eval, Cornwall. This contest was won by Coastal Com- mand, which scored 20 points to Home Command's 18 points. Badge for S.U.A.S. COUTHAMPTON University Air ^ Squadron was presented with its badge on Friday last by A. Cdre. R. Coats, A.O.C. No. 62 (Southern) Group; S/L. A. J. Hill, commanding officer of the unit, accepted the framed copy (picture on page 669.) The badge depicts a red hart—part of the armorial bearings of University College, Southampton—standing in front of a pillar, which is part of the badge of Home Command. The motto is Fortibus Adrua Cedunt ("Difficulties yield to gallant men"). S.U.A.S. was first formed in 1941, but for its first five years only ground training and air experience was given. It became a flying unit in September 1946 and at that, time used Worthy Down. Two months later a move was made to Eastleigh. Flying equipment then comprised one Tiger Moth CANAL PATROL: Vampires pass ariEsso'tankefproceedingthrough the Suez Canal. and one Oxford; later the unit got five Tiger Moths and transferred to Hamble. The new headquarters were completed in 1949 and in October, 1950, the squadron was re-equipped with Chipmunks. Present strength is 49, including eight regular technical officers. During the past two years 13 members have been granted per- , manent or short-service commissions. R.A.F. Yacht Club Moves 'T'HE move of the R.A.F. Yacht Club •*• from Calshot to Hamble is practically • complete and the club is to re-open on December 1st at Riverside House, Hamble. —; The new premises provide an adequate : lounge bar and snack bar combined with ; dormitory accommodation for both men and women. It has been redecorated and' • looks very attractive, standing as it does in ' extensive grounds with lawns stretching to ? the water's edge. By a permanent arrange- ' ment with Port Hamble, Ltd., the whole of • the landing facilities and causeways are ' available to members. Services, with petrol, oil, chandlery and adequate sup- plies, are available on the spot at all times. The club has been fortunate in acquiring moorings between piles for members and visiting yachts. Landing facilities on Hamble airfield for communication aircraft up to the size of Anson or Oxford have been generously offered by G/C. Barton of A.S.T. Next seasoa the club expects to com- mission two X boats. Since the news of the move the club became known, there has been a lively increase in applications for membership. The address of the club is Riverside House, Hamble, Hants (Hamble 3278). Q.U.A.S. Tenth Anniversary IN the City Hall, Belfast, on November16th, the Queen's University Air Squadron was entertained to dinner by the City of Belfast to celebrate the squadron s tenth anniversary. The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor J. N. Norritt, presided over a gathering 01 some 60 members and ex-members el the squadron. The Lord Chief Justice oi Northern Ireland, Lord MacDerraott, attended in his capacity of Pro-Chancellor of Queen's University. Other guests in- cluded A. Cdre. A. R. Churchman, chair-
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