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1953
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218 FLIGHT, 21 August 1953 HERE AND THERE Fast and Far THE first Australian-built Canberra landed at Christchurch, New Zealand, last Monday, after flyinj 3,145 miles from Perth, Western Australia, in 5 hr 42 min. Its crew—who will fly in the London- N.Z. Race—flew it back to Australia the same day—1,520 miles to Melbourne in 3 hr 22 min. World records may be claimed. Canadian Candour FRANK comment on the New York Air port authorities' recent refusal to allow an R.C.A.F. Comet to land at any of the city's major civil airports is contained in an editorial in Canada Review, a new weekly paper published in this country. The article dismisses the "noise-abate ment" explanation and concludes: "Nice people, these Americans, but jealous—and with cause. Somebody has something better. Canada and Great Britain have reason to be proud." R.N.Z.A.F. Queen's Flight WITHIN the next two months the R.N.Z.A.F. will form a Queen's Flight at Ohakea, north of Wellington, N.Z., to man the two Dakotas in which the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will fly during their tour next winter. Ten aircrew, in cluding five pilots, three navigators and two signallers, have been selected. Several of them, incidentally, will be members of the crew of the R.N.Z.A.F. Hastings which will compete in the England to New Zealand Race. TUG-O'-WAR: Quick work by a Piasecki rescue helicopter resulted in Ensign E. H. Barry being on the hook before his Grumman Guardian could sink in the drink following an engine failure after take-off. A few seconds later his parachute blew open, and a boat finally had to complete the rescue, which had developed into a tug-o'-war. Coventry Gas-turbine Lecture AT a public lecture to be held by the City of Coventry Freemen's Guild, Mr. W. H. Lindsey, M.A., F.R.Ae.S., director and chief engineer of Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd., is to speak on the develop ment of the company's aircraft gas tur bines. The meeting will take place at 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 24th. African Pilots at A.S.T. FIVE potential pilots for West African Airways Corporation—three from Nigeria and two from the Gold Coast—-have arrived in this country to train for their commercial licences. Their initial instruc tion will be given by Air Service Training, Ltd., at Hamble, under scholarships awarded by the West African Govern ments; further training will be given by W.A.A.C. on their return to Africa. Better Late ... THE U.S. Air Force has only now dis closed that the first non-stop jet flight across the Pacific was made as long ago as July 29th, 1952, by an RB-45 Tornado. It was commanded by Major Louis Carrington, who was accompanied by a co pilot and a navigator. Carrington now receives the Mackay Trophy, a silver cup given annually to a member or members of the U.S. Air Force for the most meritorious flight of the year. The Tornado flew 3,460 miles via the Great Circle route from Elmendorf A.F.B., Alaska, to Yokota A.F.B., Japan. The flight took 9 hr 50 min and the aircraft was refuelled twice in flight by a B-29 tanker. SIGN OF THE TIMES: A pre fabricated public house de signed by a brewery's archi tect and erected in three months carries this pleasing name and sign. It will serve a new housing estate near Bristol's Filton airfield. Believe It or Not A B-17G which in 1945 was shot down in flames into the Zugersee, near Karlsruhe, has been salvaged and is now a travelling exhibit in Switzerland. All equipment was still aboard, tyres still inflated and petrol in the tanks. Perring Scholarship Winner THE award of the Perring Scholarship for the two-year course which begins in October at the College of Aeronautics, has been made to Mr. A. Coull, of Peterhead. Mr. Coull was educated at Peterhead Academy and graduated at Aberdeen University, where he obtained first class honours in Civil Engineering. Helicopter Dinner THE Helicopter Association of Great Britain is to hold its annual dinner at the Dorchester Hotel, London, on Friday, September 11th. Distinguished guests, it is hoped, will include Rear-Admiral Caspar John, appointed (as related on p. 214) to the new post of Deputy Controller of Supplies (Air), M.O.S.; Maj. Gen. G. S. Thompson, Director of Land/Air Warfare, War Office; and A.V-M. T. N. McEvoy, who is shortly to be Royal Air Force Instructor at the Imperial Defence College. Royal Review Souvenir COPIES of the illustrated souvenir pro gramme for the recent Coronation Review of the R.A.F. are now available from the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund. The programme includes over 30 official photo graphs of all types of aircraft at present in service, an identification chart, and an article outlining the day-to-day activities of R.A.F. Commands at home. The pro grammes, at the reduced price of Is 6d, post free, may be obtained from the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund, 67 Portland Place, London, W.l. Parachute Article Amendments TWO amendments to Maj. T. W. Willans' parachuting article, "This Way Out" (pub lished last week) are due as a result of typographical errors. The statement that "a freely falling human body making an attempt to remain in a face-down attitude will, after reaching terminal velocity, probably turn on its back and spin . . ." should have read "making no attempt." Figures quoted for parachute-opening heights in the world championships in Yugoslavia should have read "between approximately 150 and 1,600ft, as against an estimated opening height of 1,000ft..."
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