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Aviation History
1953
1953 - 1533.PDF
FLIGHT, 20 November 1953 SERVICE AVIATION . 687 Swordfish crews took off for the attack. There were present nine pilots and observers who took part in the operation, in which three of the most powerful units of die Italian fleet were sunk and others damaged. New Halton CO. AFTER having served nearly three years as Senior Technical Staff Officer at Flying Training Command, A. Cdre. G. N. E. Tindal-Carill-Worsley, C.B.E., is to become Commanding Officer of No. 1 School of Technical Training Halton, Bucks. He will take up his new duties in December. A. Cdre. Tindal-Carill-Worsley is an armaments specialist and has been Deputy Director of Armament Development at the M.o.S. and Deputy Director of Tech nical Armament, Air Ministry. Before going to Flying Training Command, he attended the Imperial Defence College. Woomera Transports SPEAKING of the recently completed atomic tests at Woomera, the Austra lian Minister for Air, Mr. William McMahon, said that "everything from building materials to food was trans ported by R.A.A.F. Bristol Freighters and R.A.F. Avro Yorks." In all, 2,330 tons were flown into Woomera and air trans port alone made it possible to prepare the site in the time allowed. The Month in Malaya T HERE was a considerable increase in air activity over Malaya during October. Lincolns of No. 1 Squadron, R.A.A.F., and No. 83 Squadron, R.A.F., Hornets of Nos. 33 and 45 Squadrons, Vampires of No. 60 Squadron, and Sunderlands of the Far East Flying Boat Wing flew 237 sorties, mostly against targets in northern Malaya. The Sunder lands carried out anti-bandit strikes on the Trengannu-Pahang border. In exer cise "Bison" six aircraft from each Lincoln squadron together dropped W.R.A.F. INSPECTION: On Tuesday of last week Air Chief Commandant the Duchess of Glouces ter visited the W.R.A.F. School of Recruit Training at Wilmslow, Cheshire. The Duchess is seen here on her way to the parade ground accompanied by Air Marshal Sir Victor E. Groom, Air Commandant N. M. Salmon, A.V-M. W. H. Merton and G\C. B. A. J. Crummy. 14,355,000 leaflets on October 28th; Valettas and Austers dropped a further five million leaflets during the month. Nearly 500,000 lb of supplies were air dropped to defence posts and patrols in the jungle by Valettas of Nos. 48 (Kuala Lumpur), 52 and 110 (Changi) Squadrons, assisted by No. 55 Air Despatch Com pany, R.A.S.C. This is the second highest monthly total since the beginning of the emergency and the greatest quan tity ever dropped in one day in Malaya, 42,268 lb, was delivered on October 28th. Voice aircraft have been engaged on propaganda and air-to-ground communi cations duties. Austers of No. 656 A.O.P. Flight and P.R. Mosquitoes of 'No. 81 Squadron have carried out reconnaissance work, while helicopters of No. 848 Squadron, F.A.A., and No. 194 BRITANNIA SHIELD WELCOME: Mr. George Ward, Under-Secretary of State for Air (right), was at Uxbridge to welcome competitors for the Britannia Shield. He is talking to WjO. C. Petit (Belgium), Major T. F. Cramer (Netherlands) and AjC B. F. Newman, R.A.F. Squadron, R.A.F., have ferried personnel and picked up more than 60 sick and wounded for transport to hospitals. R.A.F. Appointments A MONG recent R.A.F. appointments •**• are the following: W/C. A. M. Camp bell, to R.A.F. Station, Duxford, adminis trative staff; W/C. N. Cameron, D.S.O., D.F.C., to R.A.F. Staff College directing staff; W/C. A. S. Mann, D.F.C., to H.Q. F.E.A.F. administrative staff: W/C. G. H. Everitt, D.S.O., O.B.E., D.F.C., to R.A.F. Station, Nicosia, Cyprus, for flying duties; W/C. W. R. Wills-Sandford to command No. 19 Maintenance Unit; W/C. E. Cassidy, D.F.C., A.F.C., to H.Q. No. 3 Group Bomber Command air staff; W/C. C. D. Moore, to H.Q. Allied Forces Southern Europe staff; W/C. D. G. Perry, to R.A.F. Station, Feltwell, technical staff; W/C. A. J. Orbell, to R.A.F. Station Celle administrative staff; W/C. G. H. Wass, to R.A.F. Station Gutersloh technical staff; W/C. C. H. Lucas, to H.Q. Home Com mand technical staff; W/C. E. D. Hills, M.B.E., to No. 61 Maintenance Unit administrative staff; W/C. G. N. Blake, M.B.E., to R.A.F. Staff College Bracknell, for administrative duties; W/C. A. L. Arrow, to H.Q. No. 43 Group, Mainten ance Command, technical staff; W/C. A. H. Blake, to H.Q. No. 22 Group, Technical Training Command, air staff; W/C. F. W. Avery to department of Chief of the Air Staff; W/C. A. Ovenden and W/C. H. Crosby to department of Air Member for Supply and Organiza tion. No. 540 Squadron DURING the next few months No. 540 Squadron hopes to compile a squadron history. Former members are asked to send any photographs, newspaper cuttings or anecdotes they may have to the Adjutant, No. 540 (PR) Squadron, c/o Information Division, Air Ministry, London. Reunion I T is proposed to hold a reunion of No. 63 Squadron, R.A.F. in the near future. All interested ex-members of the unit are requested to contact S/L. F. W. Doherty, R.A.F. Waterbeach, Cambridge.
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