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246 FLIGHT, 27 February 1953 HERE AND THERE Five-Star Harvard HAVING completed his ab initio training in a Chipmunk, H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh is now flying a Harvard with his instructor, F/L. C. R. Gordon. The air craft carries the five-star insignia denoting a Marshal of the Royal Air Force. On Monday the Duke went solo. Helicopter Crews Thanked CREWS of 18 helicopters which assisted in the flooded areas of Holland were received by Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard on February 17th. The machines —one Dutch, one Belgian, five British and 11 American—landed in the grounds of the Soestdijk Palace. Canada's Expanding Industry SPEAKING in Quebec last week, Mr. Campney, Canada's Associate Defence Minister, said that the aviation industry was fast becoming one of the greatest in the Dominion; almost half the air defence appropriation—$ 420m—was for aircraft and engines, and a new industry was arising to meet the demand. Mr. Campney said that Canada had produced more than half the 400 F-86 Sabres promised to NATO members, and that this year another six squadrons of R.C.A.F. Sabres would go to join the six already serving overseas. "Corporate" DC-6Bs RECENTLY it was announced that over 10,000 aircraft are operated by American business houses to facilitate the transport of their employees and equipment. Two of the largest are now owned by the Arabian- American Oil Company, for they have taken delivery of two Douglas DC-6Bs for transatlantic work. The aircraft are specially equipped with a combination of seats, divans and sleeping berths; there is also plenty of space for coat racks and four IHfi DARK HORSE? Easily the most unconventional entry for the England-N.Z. Race is the Custer CCW-5 Executive, of which this is an artist's impression. It is said to be "almost completed"— though whether this implies that it will be ready to race halfway round the world by next October is, perhaps, another matter. The Custer "channel wing" is claimed to give vertical lift and the ability to hover. Race prospects are discussed on page 249 of this issue. washrooms. Aramco will use them on an eight-times-monthly schedule between New York and Dharhan, Saudi Arabia. The Aramco fleet already includes DC-3S and DC-4S, and a staff of 80 are engaged in its operation. Over 3,000 Aramco employees and their families cross the Atlantic annually. "FLIGHT" NEXT WEEK OUR issue dated March 6th will be the annual Commercial Aviation Number. Considerably enlarged, it will include features of value to all engaged or interested in the subject. Contents will include the specially contributed views of commercial- aircraft constructors of five nations, reviews of aircraft and equipment, and a guide to the world's airlines. AUSTER CIRRUS AUTOCARS supplied to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations carry these attractively designed insignia on the port engine cowling. For Yachtsmen THOSE of our readers who are also sailing enthusiasts are reminded that the March issue of Yachting World—on sale today—is the annual "fitting-out" number, contain ing much practical information. Cranfield Society Reunion DETAILS of the Cranfield Society reunion on Saturday, March 14th have now been announced. The dinner begins at 7.30 p.m. in Mitchell Hall, and will be followed at 9 p.m. by the annual general meeting. A Rugby match between past and present students is to take place on the College ground at 3 p.m., after which an informal joint meeting with present students will take place in Lanchester Hall. Further in formation is obtainable from Mr. J. Lynall (hon. secretary) at the College. South African Titanium IT is reported that large deposits of titanium ore have been found on the south coast of Natal. A South African mining company is prospecting in a large area around Umgababa, near Umkomaas, and mining is to begin this year. An experi mental plant has alreay been installed and samples of the first output have been sent to the U.S.A. for test. It is claimed that more than a million tons of ilmenite ore exists in the district, containing an average of 50 per cent titanium oxide. A statement accompanying this news is worthy of quotation—"Titanium is of value to jet aircraft as it is claimed to be the only metal that does not melt at supersonic speeds." W.J.A.C. Air Display ON Whit Monday, May 25th, the Women's Junior Air Corps is to hold a Coronation Flying Display at White Waltham, with accommodation for 10,000 spectators. It is hoped to have Service flying support. Course on Corrosion A SPECIAL course of six evening lectures on "Corrosion Testing" is to be given in the Department of Applied Chemistry at Northampton Polytechnic, St. John Street, London, E.C.i. The lectures begin on Wednesday, March 18th, but will thereafter be given on Tuesday evenings. Four in Hand ? ACCORDING to the military correspon dent of the Daily Herald, Britain has four atomic weapons, all developed since the Monte Bello tests. They are : warheads for 3,000 m.p.h. guided rockets; torpedoes for launching by submarine, surface vessel or aircraft; artillery shells; and bombs guided by the aircraft that launch them. Inside Story DAVID MORGAN, Supermarine test pilot, visited the College of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering, Chelsea, on February 17th and talked to students on experimental flight-testing. Mr. Morgan was recently awarded the Geoffrey de Havilland Trophy in recognition of his flight from London to Brussels in a Super- marine Swift at 665.9 m.p.h. "One final question: see if you can find the windscreen."
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