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Aviation History
1952
1952 - 1983.PDF
18 July 1952 83 SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News R.A.F. Appointments APPEARING in the half-yearly list of • promotions as having been promoted from the rank of A. Cdre., A.V-M. H. V. Satterly, C.B., C.B.E., D.F.C., it is now announced, is to succeed the late A.V-M. D. F. W. Atcherley as A.O.C. No. 205 Group, M.E.A.F. Until recently A.V-M. Satterly was Director of Opera tional Requirements (A) at the Air Minis try and prior to that appointment was Assistant Commandant of the R.A.F. Staff College, Bracknell. The new Director of Operational Requirements (A) is A. Cdre. W. H. Kyle, C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C., A.D.C. After serving for two years as A.O.C. No. 22 Group, Technical Training Com mand, A.V-M. B. V. Reynolds, C.B.E., is to become A.O.C. Malta. A.V-M. H. A. Constantine, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., is to leave the Air Ministry, where he has been Director of Intelligence since April, 1951, to go to Fighter Command as A.O.A. Another R.C.A.F. Fighter Squadron T HE formation early in July of a new R.C.A.F. Sabre-equipped fighter squadron, No. 434, to be located at Uplands, near Ottawa, has been announced. The new squadron will be commanded by W/C. J. D. Mitchner, D.F.C., and will fly Canadair-built F-86 Sabres. No. 434 Squadron will be taking over facilities formerly used by 439 Squadron, which left for Britain on May 30th last. An advance party of 434 Squadron per sonnel is already at Uplands and it is expected that the squadron will be fully operational by mid-August. MASTER OF BALLIOL is, in this instance, not the renowned Dr. Jowett but the Boulton Paul chief test pilot, Ben Gunn. The versatile trainer is shown in production on page 76 of this issue. During the second World War No. 434 Squadron operated overseas as a heavy bomber squadron with the R.C.A.F.'s No. 6 Group. It was formed in June, 1943. W/C. Mitchner is a fighter pilot who completed two tours of operations during the war. He was awarded the D.F.C. and later a Bar to that decoration for outstand ing gallantry and was credited with destroving 10J enemy aircraft. Operations In Malaya T HE offensive air support operations of the R. A. F. and R.A.A.F. in Malaya during June showed a slight increase. Most of the sorties were in support of Gurkha units operating around Kuantan in pursuit of the terrorist gang, which is now being rapidly eliminated and was once led by the infamous Manap Jepun, who was killed at the end of May. R.A.F. Valettas dropped some 200,000 lb of supplies to security forces in the jungle and isolated police posts. Anti-shipping patrols were flown by Sunderlands of the Far East flying-boat wing off the coast of Malaya, and Brigands A MODEL AIRCRAFT: Sir George Nelson, right, chairman of the English Electric Co., presenting a silver model of a Canberra to A.V-M. D. A. Boyle, A.O.C., No. 1 Group, who accepted it on behalf of the H.Q. Officers' Mess. The gift is to commemorate the formation of the first Canberra squadron in No. 1 Group. provided air cover for road convoys in the Cameron Highlands area. Leaflet drops, P.R. sorties and air-lifts were also in the day's work, and the helicopter casualty evacuation flight dealt with eleven casualties. No. 29 Squadron's New CO. T7QUERRY to the Duke of Edinburgh, A-' S/L. P. Horsley, A.F.C., has left a staff post at Fighter Command head quarters and been given command of No. 29 (Fighter) Squadron. Appointed extra equerry to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1949, S/L. Horsley has continued as equerry to the Duke since the accession of the Queen. His most recent duty was to accompany the Duke on his visits to Coastal Command headquarters and R.A.F. Station St. Eval, in May. Before going to H.Q., Fighter Command, he was adjutant to the Oxford University Air Squadron. No. 29 Squadron was formed in 1915 as a day fighter unit. During the second World War it was mainly engaged on night fighting and intruder work. It now has Meteor aircraft. No. 5 Wants History ONE of the original four R.F.C. squad rons to take the field in France in 1914, No. 5 Squadron, which has been dis banded for a long while, has recently been re-formed. The Squadron's new CO., S/L. V. G. Daw, is endeavouring to trace the unit's history and would be extremely grateful for any records or photographs which might help to this end. Vickers Trophy THE winning of the Vickers Trophy (recorded on page 34 last week) is No. 70 Squadron's second competitive triumph this year. Earlier it won the first inter- transport squadron drill competition ever held in the Canal Zone. One of the oldest Squadrons in M.E.A.F. Command, No. 70 Squadron is at present commanded by S/L. L. Reavell-Carter, M.B.E., was formed 36 years ago at Farnborough, and has spent the past 32 years in the Middle East. During the first World War, as a fighter squadron, it had a brilliant opera tional record, and between 1916 and 1918 shot down 304 enemy aircraft. From 1919 to 1920 the squadron sur-
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