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FLIGHT, s June 1953 737 SERVICE AVIATION » Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm News CORONATION HONOURS HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, on the occasion of her Coronation, his been graciously pleased to confer the following honours and awards :— ORDER OF THE BATH Knight Grand Cross.—Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh W. L. Saunders, K.C.B., K.B.E., M.C., D.F.C., M.M. Knights Commanders.—Air Marshal Sir Francis J, Fogarty, K.B.E., C.B., D.F.C., A.F.C. Air Marshal Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chap- man, K.B.E., C.B., D.F.C., A.F.C. Companions.—A.V-M. G. D. Harvey, C.B.E., D.F.C., A.V-M. W. H. Merton, O.B.E., A. Cdre. A. D. Davies, C.B.E., A. Cdre. H. D. McGregor, C.B.E., D.S.O. A. Cdre. J. Marson, C.B.E., A. Cdre. T. B. Prickman, C.B.E., G/C. D. J. P. Lee, C.B.E. G/C. J. G. Davis, O.B.E., B.A. ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Knight Grand Cross.—Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Pughe Lloyd, K.C.B., K.B.E., M.C., D.F.C., L.L.D. Knights Commanders.—Air Marshal R. O. Jones, C.B., A.F.C., B.A., D.I.C., Act. Air Marshal J. MacC. Kilpatrick, C.B., O.B.E., M.B., B.Ch., Q.H.P. Commanders.—The Rev. A. S. Giles, O.B.E., M.A., Q.H.C., A. Cdre. F. E. Fredrick Elvy Lipscomb, M.R.C.S, L.R.C.P., Q.H.P., A. Cdre. P. B. L. Potter, O.B.E., M.D., Ch.B. Act. A. Cdre. W. E. Oulton, D.S.O., D.F.C. Act. A. Cdre. W. A. Stagg, O.B.E., Group Cap tains C. E. J. Baines, V. G. A. Bennett, L. Crocker, A.F.R.Ae.S., E. M. Donaldson, D.S.O., A.F.C., N. C. Hyde, G. L. S. Griffith- ROYAL CARRIAGE: Queen Elizabeth, at tail of aircraft, inspecting the Westland Sikorsky S-55 of the Flest Air Arm used by the Duke of Edinburgh for recent journeys to and from Buckingham Palace. It was piloted by Cdr. H. R. Spedding, Commanding Officer of No. 705 Squadron, F.A.A. Jones, M.A., R. S. Ryan, E. J. H. Starling, J. A. C. Stratton, O.B.E. Officers—Act. G/C. R. A. C. Barclay, A.F.C., The Rev. G. W. N. Groves, Wing Commanders R. C. Cobbe, D.S.O., A. E. Davies, G. H. Everitt, D.S.O., D.F.C., R. T. Frogley, D.F.C., J. E. Holliwell, M.B.E., E. A. Jackson, D. R. S. Bevan-John, N. A. Martin, W. G. Oldbury, D.F.C., A. Richard son, D. D. Rogers, W. Smith, G. Tate, D.F.C., C. D. Tomalin, D.F.C., A.F.C., Act. Wing Commander M. S. Anthony, R.Aux.A.F., Squadron Leaders I. R. Blair, G. Castle, F. Ellison, A.F.C., J. E. Lewis, L. A. Popham, A. Weaver, Act. Squadron Leader E. Robinson, Rab Khaila Z. Gewergis, M.B.E., R.A.F. Levies, Iraq. Members.—Squadron Leaders A. J. L. Craig, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C., H. E. Hunt, R.A.F. Reg., D. T. M. Lumsden, C. K. Street, Act. Squadron Leaders S. Gilchrist. R. C. Instrell, D.F.C., S. James, C. T. N. Moore, R.A.F. Reg., R. J. Reid, R.A.F.V.R., Act. Squadron Officer M. H. Shaw, W.R.A.F., Flight Lieutenants W. S. Brokenshire, A. Contaris, A.F.C., J. C. Cottam, R. P. Hall, E. W. Hassail, J. D. Jolly, M.A, H. F. V. Marshall, R. Parsons, S. W. Pattinson, H. C. Robinson, G. W. Scott, A.F.C., R.Aux.A.F., R. W. Sparkes, D.F.C., R. A. Targett, C. J. Turner, G. E. Veasey, Act. Flight Lieutenant H. W. Gibbons, R.A.F.V.R., Flying Officer W. L. Lawrenson, Warrant Officers W. S. Carlile, R. Dixon, W. E. Elkins, A. H. Hamilton, R. J. Hole, S. E. Humphries, J. H. Large, S. Lee, IN FULL REGALIA: Marshals of the Royal Air Force Lord Trenchard, Lord Tedder and Lord Douglas in procession from Dean's Yard to Westminster Abbey during a Coronation rehearsal. A. J. Lewis, F. G. Marsh, P. J. O'Reilly, L. Sanderson, E. T. Southorn, C. H. Stanley, Act. Warrant Officer T. Dawson. AWARDS Bar to Air Force Cross.—Squadron Leaders J. Lomas. D.F.C., A.F.C., L. G. Press, A.F.C., Flight Lieutenant N. C. Thome, A.F.C. Air Force Cross.—Wing Commander G.H.N. Shiells, D.F.C., R.A.A.F., Act. Wing Com mander K. Bazarnik, M.B., Ch.B., Squadron Leaders J. H. Smith-Carington, L. H. Casson, D.F.C., R.Aux.A.F., H. M. Chinnery, L. D. Drake, D.F.C., T. Heifer, D.F.C., D. R. Howard, D.F.C., D. S. Leete, S. J. Perkins, D. H. Seaton, D.F.C., Act. Squadron Leaders J. L. Barlow, F. C. Barter, J. G. Claridge, D.F.C., D. J. Fowler, C. L. Godwin, J. Miller, D.F.C., A. A. Smailes, L. M. Whittington, Flight Lieutenants B. S. Adlington, G. B. Bell, J. B. Blacken, J. A. Brown, L. E. Burton, R. D. Campbell, D.F.C., J. H. Cermak, P. G. Coulson, H. S. Horth, T. L. Kennedy, D. Langford, J. G. Matthews, C. J. Morgan, J. Muzika, K. C. D. Nixon. T. W. Oakey, B.Sc, J. S. Owen, J. D. Price, K. B. Rogers, D.F.C., M. R. Sisley, M. C. N. Smart, C. M. Stavert, G. Stephenson, D.F.C., C. D. Thieme, A. P. Trowbridge, G. V. Wadams, K. A. Whynacht, D.F.C., J. R. Wilcock, R. T. G. Williams, R.Aux.A.F., D. Wright, Flying Officers I. CardweU, M. A. J. St. Pierre, J. P. Skirka, Master Pilot G. H. Owen, A.F.M., Lieutenant Commander C. E. Price, R.N. Lieutenants F. Cawood, R.N., T. G. Innes, R.N., R. W. Jaggard, R.N. Royal Red Cross First Class).—Wing Officer E. M. Marfleet, A.R.R.C, P.M.R.A.F.N.S. Royal Red Cross (Second Class).—Flight Officers O. C. Rees, P.M.R.A.F.N.S., A. L. G. Robertson, P.M.R.A.F.N.S. (To be continued) Coastal Command Trophy FOR the year 1952-53, the Coastal Com mand Trophy has been won by No. 201 Squadron (Short Sunderlands). In the absence of the commanding officer, S/L. R. A. N. McCready, the trophy was handed
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