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FLIGHT, 20 November 1953 665 OFF-SHORE FROM SOMERSET: Westland Aircraft Ltd., are in receipt of an American off-shore contract for the supply of some WS-51s to Yugoslavia. These photographs were taken recently when Col. Frank V. Genetti, chief of the U.S.A.F. London Procurement Field Office, visited Yeovil to accept the first machine. HERE AND THERE Adastral Closing Down THE Air Ministry is to vacate Adastral House, the Kingsway-Aldwych corner building which they first occupied, as H.Q., in 1919. It now houses the depart ments of the Air Member for Personnel, and they are to be moved to Ariel House, from which certain M.C.A. sections have already gone to Berkeley Square House, The move is to be completed by 1955. Canadian Show FOR the first time, the Canadian Inter national Trade Fair (Toronto, May 31st- June 11th next) will include an aircraft- industry section; an air display will also be held. Matter for Congratulation A HAWK TRAINER and an R.C.A.F. Sabre both landed safely after a collision over Cheshire last Sunday. The light air craft, flown by Mr. Edward Dewhurst, a Liverpool Flying Club staff pilot, suffered a damaged rudder; the fighter sustained damage to its fin and starboard wing. B.S.I.'s New President AT the annual general meeting of the British Standards Institution, held at the B.S.I.'s new headquarters in Mayfair, Sir Roger Duncalfe was elected president in succession to Viscount Waverley. Deux-Ponts Rumour ACCORDING to a statement by M. Devinat, French Secretary of State for Civil Aviation—reported in the Financial Times — negotiations for the sale to a British company of three Breguet 763 Deux-Ponts machines are very well advanced; the total price is likely to exceed 777m francs (£777,000). Although Silver City Airways have been evaluating the French machine (on the "minor" Berlin airlift) for use on the cross-Channel ferry, there is no confirmation that the company has decided to adopt the type. S-55 Goes Whaling AS mentioned in Flight on October 16th, a Westland-Sikorsky has been acquired by a Norwegian company for use on whaling expeditions. The company concerned is Melsom and Melsom, and the helicopter will be carried on a platform built over the crew's day room, in the after part of the whaling factory ship Norhval. The W.S.55 should have a considerable advan tage over the S-51 used last year, as it has twice the S-51's range and carries much special radio communications equipment. With the S-55 will go two pilots, a chief mechanic and two mechanics. The Norhval, accompanied by ten catcher- ships and three buoy boats, and with the aid of the S-55, hopes to capture 15,500 blue whales this season. It is reported that British whaling companies, also, are considering the purchase of S-55s. Japanese Developments AMONG industrial plants being built under Communist China's five-year plan is an aircraft factory at Aqsu, Sinkinang. Output of types ranging from jet fighters to light transports is scheduled to begin by the end of 1955. There is news, also, of the first Japanese turbojet, the Omiya Fuji JO-1, of 2,200 lb thrust, based on the B.M.W. 003. Dive Bar ? GLOUCESTER has a new inn, and its name is The Jet and Whittle. At a pre view of the premises last week, Mr. Eric Greenwood (technical sales manager, Gloster Aircraft) unveiled the inn sign, which depicts the historic E28/39, in war time camouflage, spelling with a contrail the name "Whittle". Also present from Gloster's were the company's chief de signer, Mr. R. W. Walker, Mr. Derek James (assistant technical sales manager), The Gloucester inn-sign referred to above. Mr. Jim Cooksey (chief production test pilot) and Mr. Russell Adams (chief photographer). The walls of the new "local" scorn the traditional hunting prints and the work of Russell Adams is much in evidence, together with models of various Gloster aircraft. Training Metallurgists AN informal discussion on The Training of Metallurgists for Industry is being held jointly by the Institute of Metals and Institution of Metallurgists, at the Royal Institution, London, on Friday next, November 27th. Discussions are from 10.30 a.m. to 12.45 p.m. and 2.15 to 4.30 p.m.; visitors are welcome. Cold-engine Test Sites FOR some time the Ministry of Supply have been searching for a suitable site in the British Isles for a cold-weather test ing establishment for gas turbines. At present such tests can only be properly carried out in Canada. The most likely site is at Lowther Hill, Dumfriesshire, where there is a radio station and an area of land owned by the M.o.S. Testing would be undertaken at Lowther Hill from November to March; according to Col. J. G. Crabbe at a meeting of the local county council, the area is very isolated and the tests would not cause excessive noise. The M.o.S. are to carry out trials "with a small engine" this winter. Going to Glory VERBATIM extracts, accurately trans lated, from Moscow Radio's broadcast description of the recent Red Square fly past : "The flag aircraft ... is piloted by Hero of the Soviet Union Khvastunov. Close to its wings flies the escort of jet fighters. They are followed by formations of jet bombers swishing through the air. This awe-inspiring column is led by military airman Romanov, a fighter in the last war and a Master of Bombing. After a short pause we hear a different noise, like the sharp gusts of a storm. These are jet aircraft of the Mikoyan type, which look like silver arrows. They fly at a fabulous speed and immediately vanish from sight. They fly in such close formation that it seems as if not three but one aircraft flies past. How remarkably they keep forma tion ! The roar of the parade is drowned by the roar of their jets. Glory to Soviet designers and builders of aircraft, glory to Soviet airmen, trusty guards of the peaceful air above our country!"
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