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Aviation History
1953
1953 - 1477.PDF
FLIGHT, 6 November 1953 SERVICE AVIATION 631 Coote, C.B.E., to Bomber Command H.Q. for Admin. Staff duties. G/C. K. R. Coates to No. 66 Group H.Q. Air Staff. G/C. A. H. Donaldson, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C., to H.Q. No. 2 Group, 2nd T.A.F. Air Staff. G/C. K. Slater, O.B.E., A.F.C., to Air H.Q. Malaya Air Staff. G/C. J. A. C. Stratton, C.B.E., to H.Q. Allied Forces Southern Europe. G/C. M. H. Rhys, A.F.C., to F.E.A.F. Air Staff. G/C. S. L. Ring, D.F.C., to Ministry of Supply. W/C. R. M. B. D. Duke-Woolley, D.S.O., D.F:C, to command R.A.F. Station Odiham (with acting rank of group cap tain). W/C. D. Iveson, D.S.O., D.F.C., to H.Q. Bomber Command Air Staff. W/C. P. W. Dawson to department of Air Member for Supply and Organization. W/C. V. C. Woodward, D.F.C., to de partment of Air Member for Personnel. W/C. G. H. Nelson-Edwards, D.F.C., to command Oxford University Air Squad ron. W/C. M. Booth, D.F.C., to com mand No. 22 M.U. W/C. B. Drake, D.S.O., D.F.C., to H.Q 2nd T.A.F. Air Staff. W/C. M. K. Sewell, D.F.C., to Air H.Q. Malta Air Staff. Australian Aircraft Production ' I 'HE Australian government aircraft *- factory at Fisherman's Bend, Mel bourne, has delivered its 73rd and last Avro Lincoln to the R.A.A.F. The fac tory will now concentrate on the produc tion of Canberras. Value for Money 'T'HE extra operating costs associated ••• with the entry of the two R.A.A.F. Canberras in the England to New Zealand Air Race amounted to £50,000. This in cluded the cost of special modifications to the aircraft and the deployment of per sonnel and equipment at the various refuel ling points. Mr. William McMahon, Australian Minister for Air, said that the Commonwealth had gained immense value for this expenditure, both in publicity and in experience of jet operation and naviga tion. The special pressure-refuelling equip ment obtained for the race had now been sent to R.A.A.F. bases for further use, and the race crews themselves formed a vital nucleus of personnel trained and experi enced in jet operation. R.C.A.F. Expansion 'T'HE R.C.A.F.'s large-scale construction -*• scheme, which is expected to cost 400 million dollars before completion next year, is making good progress. Generally, the whole effort is up to or ahead of schedule. The building programme stretches across Canada and involves construction CORROSION TEST ? Fairey Fireflies and a Douglas Skyraider lashed to the flight deck of the fleet carrier H.M.S. "Eagle" as she punches her way through rough seas south of Greenland. or expansion of both operational flying and training stations, supply and repair depots, command and station headquar ters, radar stations and many other projects. A major item in the planning is the lengthening of runways at stations already in operation and at reactivated wartime stations. This has been necessitated by the requirements of modern jet fighters and heavy transport aircraft. One of the big problems facing the authorities has been the task of devising structures which will not be outmoded in the near future. The problem has been solved by dividing new construction into three types, according to the length of time and the degree to which it is felt the R.C.A.F. will require the use of the station or buildings concerned. Among the most complicated items in cluded in the building programme are newly designed hangars. Largest of the three standard types of hangars is the cantilever model constructed to house the big aircraft of today and of the future. The hangar is so constructed as to pro vide a good deal of office, working and storage space which would otherwise require separate buildings. The standard cantilever type of building costs nearly four million dollars. New bombing and gunnery ranges also account for a large proportion of the total building costs. These must be located in areas where increased firepower of modern fighters can be tested and prac tised without interruption or fear of dam age to persons or built-up areas. One of the most notable of these ranges is being built at Cold Lake, Alta., and the range will cover an area approximately 115 by 40 miles. Involving construction of an entirely new station, and expected to cost about 30 million dollars, this range is being built on scrub land 100 miles north of Lloydminster, Sask. New permanent radar stations are now in use, and account for another large part of the building-cost total. Placing of these stations have been determined mainly by the requirements of the overall radar REUNION: Air Marshal Sir Ronald Ivelaw- Chapman, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, with F/L. J. A. Ford, R.A.A.F., whom he met during his recent visit to Melbourne. They were the only survivors of a Lancaster which was shot down over France in 1944. screen, and often their inaccessibility has made much pre-construction work neces sary. The new flying training schools, located on the prairies, have made their appear ance on the sites of wartime training stations. Numerous Department of Trans port airfields across Canada are being overhauled for the R.C.A.F. to ensure that they can handle Service requirements. Royal Air Force Cadetships 'T'HE following candidates have been -•- selected for cadetships in the Technical Branch of the R.A.F. For those granted a university cadetship the training consists of a twelve months' course at the R.A.F. Technical College, Henlow, beginning last month, followed by an honours degree course at a university. Those granted a technical cadetship do all their training at Henlow. University Cadetships: B. Brimelow, Man chester G.S.; J. J. D. Brown, Merchant Tay lors' S.; M. J. D. Brown, Drayton Manor G.S.; J. G. Carter, Radley Cj B. R. L. Easton, H.S. for Boys, Oswestry; R. D. Gommo, Q. Eliza beth's S., Crediton; W. B. L. Hallam, Brighton C; M. R. M. Heyes, Royal G.S., Colchester; C. J. Hyatt, Merchant Taylors' S.; C. W. V. McCleary, Taunton S.; G. C. M. Miles, Up pingham S.; J. L. Seldon, Eastbourne C; H. R. Simpson, Rossall S.; M. I. Thorn, Churcher's C; D. A. Watson, Sevenoaks S.; N. Wilson, Sir Wm. Borlase's S., Marlow. Technical Cadetships: K. A. Campbell, George Heriot's S., Edinburgh; D. A. Clayton, Woodley Hill G.S., Reading; P. A. Douty, Kingston G.S.; D. K. Evans, Chatham House G.S., Ramsgate; T. J. French, Christ's Hos pital; R. J. Garlick, Portsmouth G.S.; J. Goldie, Malvern C; R. W. Guy, Reigatc G.S.; M. W. Hermon, Bicester G.S.; J. S. B. Horsley- Heather, Lincoln S.; J. D. Jackson, Kettering G.S.; P. A. Jennens, King Edward's S., Edg- baston; S. A. Outhwaite, St. Edward's S., Oxford; R. W. Quartermaine, Cambridgeshire H.S.; N. Rolling, Ecclesfield G.S.; D. J. Sledge, Enfield G.S.; C. H. Strachan, Aberdeen G.S.; M. C. Whiteley, Midhurst G.S., Sussex; M. R. S. Wismark, Belmont Abbey S.; D. R. Wood, Ogmore Vale G.S., Bridgend; J. C. Woolley, Q. Elizabeth's G.S., Gainsborough; R. W. R. Young, Westminster City S. A.P.R.A. Dines T'ONIGHT the seventh annual dinner of * the Air Public Relations Association is due to be held in the ballroom of London derry House, Park Lane, London, W.l. Lord Willoughby de Broke, chairman of the association, is expected to preside and Dr. Barnes Wallis to be the chief speaker.
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