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1952
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6i6 FLIGHT, 16 May 1952 SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News Quick Trip Home LEAVING Goose Bay, Labrador, at J1500 hr on May 9th, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh P. Lloyd flew home to Binbrook in 5 hr 55 min flying time, an average of 389.5 m.p.h. for the 2,305 miles. He was a pas$enger in the Canberra in which he went to Canada on April 18th to visit the Royal Canadian Air Force. The itinerary of his homeward journey was : Depart Goose Bay 1500 hr B.S.T., arrive Keflavik, Iceland, 1820 hr; depart Keflavik 2035 hr, arrive Binbrook 2310 hr. Shortly after his arrival at Binbrook, Sir Hugh left in his D.H. Devon for Booker, Bucks, where he landed at 0145 hr. R.C.A.F. Sabres to Fly Atlantic W HEN No. 439 Squadron, R.C.A.F., joins the Canadian Fighter Wing at North Luffenham in the early summer they will fly their Canadair-built F-86E Sabres from Uplands, Ottawa, via Labrador, Greenland, Iceland and Kinloss in Scot land. This will be the first time the R.C.A.F. has flown jet aircraft to Britain from Canada. S/L. I. L. Hallam W E regret to record that in an accident which occurred last Saturday near Methlick, Aberdeenshire, S/L. I. L. Hallam, Commanding Officer of Aberdeen University Air Squadron, was killed. Mr. John Lawrie, who was flying with him, also lost his life. The aircraft was on a training flight from Dyce. Cambridge V.R. at Home VOLUNTEER RESERVE units at Cambridge held their annual "At Home" on May 3rd, when, in spite of depressing weather, a full afternoon's flying was completed to schedule. The Chipmunk competitive formation event was most NAVAL OCCASION: The scene at Lee-on-Solent on Wednesday of last week, when Vice-Admiral C. E. Lambe presented the Boyd Trophy to No. 814 Squadron, which it had earned by its contribution to naval night-flying during the 18 months ended last December. keenly contested, and the final placing was: (1) C.U.A.S.; (2) No. 22 R.F.S.; (3) the Varsity Flight. Sgts. Clay and Hogg (at 35ft and 37ft 6in respectively) won the spot-landing for the R.F.S., P/0. Fonseca (C.U.A.S.) coming third at 42ft 6in. Demonstrations included a parachute descent from an Auster and displays by a noisy Spitfire and a very quiet target- towing Beaufighter: following the Beau came F/L. James from C.F.S., whose Meteor T.7 was several times hidden in a shock-front precipitation cloud. Alto gether, the programme reflected the excel lent spirit—particularly noticeable at Cambridge—which exists between Regular and V.R. personnel and civilians. Lt. Cdr. A. C. Lindsay, D.S.C., R.N. T HERE can be little doubt that many people attending the Boyd Trophy presentation (pictured above) deeply felt the absence of Lt. Cdr. Andrew Cameron Lindsay, D.S.C., R.N., who commanded 814 Squadron during the period for which the trophy was awarded. Lt. Cdr. Lindsay was killed whilst flying an Attacker from West Raynham about a month ago. He was given command of No. 806 Squadron in 1945 when only 23 years old; was on No. 6 Course of the Empire Test Pilots' School; and served in the Naval Air Fighter Development Unit for two years prior to taking command of 814 Squadron in 1950. The Meteor in Korea THE C.A.S. of the Royal Australian Air Force, Air Marshal J. D. I. Hardman, is back in Australia from his recent tour of Korea and Japan. Of his visit to No. 77 Squadron, R.A.A.F., who fly Meteors, he had this to say: "Although some criticism of the Meteor has been made in Australia, in Korea the men who fly and maintain it say it is a first-class aircraft, that it gives no maintenance trouble at all. The life of the Derwent engines is being extended. They don't seem to be able to wear them out. "The Meteor 8 is particularly good for its rocket-attack role because, apart from anything else, it has two jet engines and can get back home even with one of them shot away. The morale of the entire unit is very high. The pilots are happy in the work they are doing." Air Marshal Hardman also expressed the opinion that the pilots flying the Mig-i5s over Korea were there for training. It appeared that there was a five-week cycle during which the student pilots would gradually work up to the point where they would make an attack against U.N. aircraft, TWO CELEBRATIONS: (Left) Marshal of the RAF. Sir John Slessor at the opening of the new RAF. Yacht Club H.Q. With him are, left, GjC. Hay lock (Commodore), WjC. Vywood (Vice-Commodore) and G/C. Can (Rear Commodore). (Below) At the Hull U.A.S. first annual dinner: The Principal, J. H. Nicholson, B.A., M.A., is seen with Air Marshal Sir Ranald Ivelaw-Chapman, A.O.C-in-C. Home Command and WjC. A. J. M. Smythe, Wing Commander Flying at Leconfield.
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