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1953
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5i6 FLIGHT SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm News New CO. for Queen's Squadron T HE Air Ministry announces the appointment of S/L. R. A. Schofield, a Regular officer, to command No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, R.Aux.A.F., of which unit the Queen is Honorary Air Commodore. He succeeds S/L. Lloyd Davies. Esher Trophy Presentation TOMORROW, at Hooton Park, the Earl -*- of Limerick, chairman of the Council of the Territorial Auxiliary Forces Associa tion, is to present the Esher Trophy to No. 610 (County of Chester) Squadron, R.Aux.A.F. The trophy is awarded annually to the most efficient fighter squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force and this is the first time it has been won by the Chester squad ron. The commanding officer of No. 610 is S/L. J. E. Storrar, D.F.C., and the unit is equipped with Meteor 8 aircraft. Vase for College Chapel A SMALL ceremony was due to be held on Tuesday last at the famous Wedg wood factory, Stoke-on-Trent, at which the Hon. Josiah Wedgwood was to hand over the special vase made for the Chaplain's Branch of the R.A.F., to be presented by them to the memorial chapel at R.A.F. Col lege Cranwell. Invited as representatives of the College were A. Cdre. H. Eeles, the Rev. J. M. Payton, Mr. A. Constant and Mr. L. H. Bond, the chapel architect. The vase, which stands about 30 inches high, bears the coat of arms of the Chap lain's Branch. It was designed by Victor Skellern and turned by Harry Longshaw. IN THE PORT SEAT: The Duke of Edinburgh recently flew to Germany to visit the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars. He is seen at Luneburg in the first pilot's position of the D.H. Devon. In the second pilot's seat is F/L. Gordon, the Duke's flying instructor. R.A.A.F. Awards "T\ECORATIONS have been awarded to -*-' six R.A.A.F. officers for service in Korea and ten other officers and N.C.O.s have either been Mentioned in Despatches or Commended for Meritorious Service in the Air. The awards are: O.BJj.—S/L. E. W. Tonkin. D.F.C.—F/L. V. H. Hill, F/O. B. Joy, P/O. K. J. Murray, D.F.M., and P/O. J. W. Slater. A.F.C.—F/L. R. W. Daniel. Mentioned in Despatches. —F/L. K. H. Godfrey, F/O. B. T. Mullen, F/S. J. E. Kay, Sgt. T. J. Cordwell, Sgt. T. C. Sanfead, Cpl. J. F. Verdon and Cpl. S. Dawson. Commendation for Meritorious Service in the Air.—F/L. W. I. Pretty, P/O. M. J. Fitzgerald and F/S. L. F. Murtagh. Guided Weapons Appointment "THE Ministry of Supply has appointed -•- A. Cdre. H. D. McGregor to a new post in the Ministry's guided weapons head quarters organization, with the acting rank of air vice-marshal. A.V-M. McGregor will be responsible for guided weapons for the Service during the later stages of dieir de velopment. This involves the completion of the de signs for production, together with ensuring that the missiles satisfac torily meet all aspects of the Services requirements. He will also be respon sible for the organization of acceptance trials, range facilities, firing from ships, aircraft and the ground against a variety of targets, both in the United Kingdom on Ministry of Supply ranges and in close co-operation with the Aus tralian authorities at Woomera. A.V-M. McGregor, a New Zealander, aged 43, EYES RIGHT: Lady Churchill and Air Marshal Sir Dermot Boyle appraise the potato exhibits at the 11th R.A.F. Horticultural Show held in London last week. was until recently A.O.C. No. 2 Group, 2nd T.A.F., Germany. He entered the R.A.F. in 1928 and his early service was with fighter squadrons. Before the last war he was commanding No. 33 (Fighter) Squad ron and was awarded the D.S.O. Joining the Headquarters of the Mediterranean Allied Air Command in 1943, he was Deputy Director of Operations, Intelli gence and Plans, in North Africa and Italy until he became Air Officer Commanding in the Levant at the end of 1944. In 1949 he went to Washington under an appointment with the Standing Group of NATO where his work received the com mendation of Lord Tedder. He relin quished this post on taking up his duties in Germany in 1951. Air League Luncheon MARSHAL of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder was the principal speaker at a luncheon of the Air League of the British Empire at the Mansion House last Tuesday. The Lord Mayor, Sir Rupert de la Bere, presided. Lord Tedder said that for some reason many people forgot or ignored the bomber force which in the last war proved to be the one common factor in the three elements sea, land and air, and did in fact, unify their operations. He felt that only by making proper provision for utilizing the immense potentialities of the bomber could the requirements for pure defence be kept within any reasonable financial bounds. The bomber alone could under present conditions provide the essential offensive element of our defences and act as a real deterrent. Reunions No. 164 Squadron reunion is being held on Saturday, October 24th, at the "Rose and Crown," Sloane Street, London, S.W.I, at 6.30 p.m. Particulars from L. Plows, 8 Talbot Road, London, W.2. No. 4 Naval Fighter Wing. This year's annual reunion will take place in London on November 7th. Particulars from Cdr. G. C. Baldwin, R.N., R.N. Tactical School, Woolwich, London, S.E.18. The Royal Air Force (Middle East) 1914-23 Dinner Club is holding its annual function at the R.A.F. Club, 128 Picca dilly, London, W.l, on November 10th. Tickets, 35s, from S/L. A. D. L. Carroll, Langley, Saffron Walden, Essex.
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