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822 FLIGHT, 18 December 1953 CIVIL AVIATION CHOSEN BY AIR FRANCE as a Dakota-replace ment, the thin-winged Hurel-Dubois HD 32 will have two 1,200 h.p. Twin Wasps and capacity for up to 42 passengers. An order for 24 has been announced in France. Shown here is its predecessor, the HD 31 prototype, which has two 800 h.p. Wrights. An exclusive account of its flying qualities appeared in "Flight" of August 7th. CONFERENCE ON WEATHER SHIPS A MERICA'S decision to withdraw from the North Atlantic **• ocean weather station service will be discussed by repre sentatives of all participating states at a conference to be held early next year at the I.C.A.O. regional office in Paris. The exist ing agreement, under which 25 ships operate 10 stations in the North Atlantic, is due to expire on June 30th, 1954. The service is financially supported by 15 nations. Last October the United States Government announced that the benefits derived by America were no longer commensurate with the cost of main taining 14 of the 25 ships, which would therefore be withdrawn when the present agreement expired. Several other nations have subsequently stated their belief that the service should continue. In Paris their representatives will have to decide whether it will be possible to maintain a worthwhile service in the absence of American support. PAKISTAN PILOT-RECRUITMENT "DRITISH and Australian airline pilots are reported to have -*-* received offers of employment with Pakistan International Airlines, who are to begin operations next April with Super Constellations. A Canberra report says that a Pakistan repre sentative also intends to engage two Australian hostesses. Salaries quoted are £4,000 for senior captains and £2,400 for first officers, with contracts running for five or ten years. B.O.A.C. AND BERMUDA A STATEMENT on the future of B.O.A.C. services to and from Bermuda was made on December 6th by Sir Miles Thomas, the Corporation's chairman. He was speaking at London Airport on his return from a visit to the Colony. Sir Miles said: "I had useful talks with the Bermudan authorities, who want more B.O.A.C. services. A long-term plan has been worked out so that Bermuda can benefit from the spread of British jet services, using the Comet and the Britannia. It will take some time to get these aircraft on the Bermuda routes, and meanwhile we are increasing our frequencies with piston-engined aircraft." His visit followed the recent attempt by the Bermuda Govern ment to force the Corporation to increase the frequency of its first-class services from Bermuda to New York. Shortly after B.O.A.C. opened a new Constellation tourist service from London to Barbados and Trinidad via Bermuda the Bermuda Government withheld local traffic rights from these weekly flights; aircraft were not allowed to pick up or set down passengers until mid- November, when full rights were restored. G.A.P.A.N. AWARDS: NOMINATIONS INVITED "T> ESPONSIBLE persons or bodies" are invited by the Guild -"• of Air Pilots and Air Navigators of the British Empire to nominate candidates for the annual trophies and model awarded by the Guild. Details of nominations for the year ended December 31st, 1953, should reach the G.A.P.A.N. at 19, Park Lane, London, W.l, not later than February 10th next year. The Johnston Memorial Trophy is to be awarded for the most outstanding feat or performance in aerial navigation for flights involving the development of the technology of navigation by a person, or persons, engaged in a civilian or Service capacity. Navigation of a routine or spectacular character is not the essence of the award. The Cumberbatch Trophy: air safety is the main basis of this award. It will be presented to organizations, or groups within organizations, whose actions over a period have contributed towards complete freedom from accidents of any description coupled with regularity of operation, or it may be awarded to any person or group of persons or bodies corporate who, in the opinion of the Guild, have contributed towards air safety under the terms stated above, or any other terms that the Court of the Guild may decide. The Brackley Memorial Trophy will be awarded for the most outstanding achievement concerning improvements in the opera tion of flying-boats. This achievement may be theoretical or practical in connection with the organization, flying or navigation of flying-boat flights or services, but not in connection with the design or construction of flying-boats. The Deny and Richards Memorial Medal will be available for bestowal annually to a pilot not on active service in Her Majesty's Regular Forces but professionally engaged in flying for testing or development of British aircraft, whose flying over a period of time, including the previous year, has been of outstanding value to the advancement of the science of aviation. COMET 2 COCKPIT: The flight deck of the Avon-powered Comet 2 differs only in minor respects from that of the Series 1, although the four power levers control an extra 8,000 lb. thrust. This picture was taken in one of the machines now being completed for B.O.A.C. at Hatfield; protective wrappings cover control columns and trim-wheels.
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