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1953
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13 March 1953 345 SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News New Fighter Command Chief THE Queen has approved the appoint ment of A.V-M. Sir Dermot A. Boyle, K.B.E., C.B., A.F.C., as A.O.C.-in-C. Fighter Command, in succession to Air Marshal Sir Basil E. Embry, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. Sir Dermot will assume the acting rank of Air Marshal and the appointment is with effect from April 7th. A.V-M. Sir Dermot A. Boyle has, for' A.V-M. Sir Dermot A. Boyle, K.B.E., C.B., A.F.C. the past two years, been A.O.C. No. I Group, Bomber Command, and last year, it will be remembered, he led the R.A.F. goodwill tour to Latin America, flying in one of No. 12 Squadron's Canberras. In September last he flew a Canberra from Binbrook, Lincolnshire, to Malta and back, the 2,914-mile journey being accomplished in 6 hr 5 mins. Before going to No. 1 Group, Sir Dermot had served at the Air Ministry, first as Director General of Personnel (1) and later as Director General of Manning. Before the war he was Chief Flying Instructor at Cranwell and during the war he served with the Advanced Air Striking Force, Bomber Command and 2nd T.A.F. A further announcement is to be made in the near future regarding Sir Basil Embry's next appointment. His name has been mentioned as a successor to General Lauris Norstad as C-in-C. Allied Air Forces Central Europe. No. 60 Squadron Presentation. R ECENTLY, at the Dorchester Hotel, London, Vickers-Armstrongs and Rolls-Royce jointly presented a model of the last Spitfire to No. 60 Squadron, which was the last R.A.F. Squadron to operate Spitfires in action. The unit is at present abroad and the model was accepted on its behalf by W/C. Duncan Smith, a former CO. No. 60 has a notable history. In the 1914-18 war it was one of the top-scoring fighter squadrons. Majors Bishop, V.€..; Ball, ¥.&.; McCudden, •&.€.., all served with the unit and Major Smith-Barry was the second commanding officer. At the end of the first war the unit was sent to the North-West Frontier, where it remained until the second outbreak of hostilities, taking part in both Burma campaigns. FIRST OF MANY : Illustrated above is the first production Percival Provost T.1 to be delivered to the R.A.F. Selected as the standard basic trainer for the Service: large numbers are on order. West Country R.N.V.R. Squadron A NEW Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve **• air squadron, No. 1834, is to be formed this year at Yeovilton in Somerset. The squadron, the eleventh R.N.V.R. air unit, will form part of the Southern Air Division, which is at the present at Cul- ham, Berkshire, but will shortly move to R.A.F. Station, Benson, Oxfordshire. It will be equipped with Seafires. Transport Command Change AFTER more than two years at H.Q. **• Transport Command, first as Com mand Engineer Officer and later as Senior Technical Staff Officer, A. Core. J. A. Hawkings, C.B.E., M.I.Mech.E., has gone to the Ministry of Supply as Director of Servicing Research and Development. G/C. V. D. Morshead, with the acting rank of air commodore, has succeeded him as S.T.S.O. at Transport Command. Army and Navy at Twickenham INTER-SERVICES tournament matches usually produce more inspiring football than that witnessed by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Twickenham on March 7th. In fine weather the Army won a fast, open game by a penalty goal, three points, to nil. The navy had several chances to equalize, but their kicks failed. Tackling was swift and hard on both sides, and was too good for the many ineffectual PRESENTATION: Major C. W. Milholland, U.S.A.F., with Air Marshal Sir Basil E. Embry at the presentation of the Dacre Trophy—for weapon training—to No. 74 Squadron R.A.F. Major Milholland, who commands No. 74, is in Britain under the exchange scheme. attacking movements. On the whole, the Army were the more lively team and were always ready to open up passing move ments—MacDonald, on the wing, had a very good second half, while for the Navy, Holgate was the most dangerous outside. On February 14th the R.A.F. and Navy drew three-all. The third game of the tournament is on March 28th, when the R.A.F. will meet the Army. St. Athan Command Change TN succession to A. Cdre. John Mutch, -•- C.B.E., who is going to the Air Ministry as Director of Technical Training, A. Cdre. J. D. Baker-Carr, C.B.E., A.F.C., is to take over command of No. 4 School of Tech nical Training at R.A.F. Station St. Athan, Glamorgan. A. Cdre. Baker-Carr took the Imperial Defence College course last year. Dunning Cup AWARDED to the R.A.F. squadron L achieving the highest standard on the Joint Anti-Submarine School Unit Train ing Course, the Dunning memorial cup has been won by No. 37 Squadron. In 1917, Sqn. Cdr. Dunning was the first British officer to land an aircraft success fully on a ship under way. Jungle King THE biggest exercise held by Bomber Command since the war—to be known as "Jungle King"—will take place between Monday next, March 16th, and Sunday, March 22nd. It will be directed by the A.O.C.-in-C. Bomber Command, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh P. Lloyd, whose last big exercise it will probably be before his retirement. During the six days Canberras, Washing- tons and Lincolns will make intensive mock attacks against Continental targets, includ ing live-bombing sorties on the new bombing range at Nordhorn, in north western Germany. In addition to being a realistic test of operational tactics and techniques, "Jungle King" will also be a large-scale trial of the Bomber Command war organization. Command and Group Headquarters and the bomber stations will be fully opera tional for the 24 hours of each day. Reservist officers and airmen will augment the regular staffs. Canberra squadrons, operating from stations in Lincolnshire, will carry out more sorties during the exercise rhan either the Lincoln or Washington units. They will operate for the first time in a major exercise in the photographic reconnaissance and target-making roles. They will be employed by clay and night, on low- and high-level raids. Fighter opposition will be provided by squadrons of the Allied Air Forces Central
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