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1954
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392 FLIGHT, 2 April 1954 HERE AND THERE Farnborough Foretaste A FAIREY test-vehicle rocket, similar to the one which the Duke of Edinburgh saw fired during his visit to Woomera, is to be exhibited at Farnborough (September 7th- 12th) this year. The news was given by Col. R. T. Elvish, manager of the special projects division of the Fairey Aviation Co. of Australasia. "Night Ops" in Lakeland LAKE WINDERMERE has been chosen as the location, in a few weeks' time, for the shooting of the final sequences in The Dam Busters, a film being made by Asso ciated British Picture Corporation with R.A.F. co-operation. The Air Ministry has assured local authorities that, while "a certain amount of low flying" will be necessary to secure realism, the Lancas ter taking part will be flown by experi enced pilots. Danish Jet Ban Lifted THE temporary ban on all jet flying in the Danish Air Force, imposed on March 19th, was lifted on the 24th. Lt-Gen. Christian Foerslev, the C-in-C, said in Copenhagen that there would be a tighten ing of safety regulations, but it could not be continued indefinitely, as it was incom patible with training pilots on a war foot ing. He described the public criticisms (which, following a series of crashes, had led to the ban) as "exaggerated," but ad mitted that "there will always be pilots who ignore flying discipline." On the Never-Never AIRLINE tickets to 83 different countries are to be offered on the instalment system by Pan American from May 1st. Passen gers will pay 10 per cent down for their fares, and the remainder in up to 20 monthly instalments. Thunderflash Thunderstreak INFORMATION subsequent to that con tained in a caption on p. 337 of Flight of March 19th makes it clear that only the RF-84F version of the basic Republic F-84F is known as the Thunderflash. The F-84F fighter/bomber continues to be called Thunderstreak. Hunters Come, Spitfires Go IT has been announced in Holland that an initial batch of Hawker Hunters—which will be used for pilot-familiarization—will shortly be delivered from England to the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Mean while, Fokkers have completed their pro duction of Meteor 8s and are starting on Hunters. The R.N.A.F. has just offered its 20-odd remaining Spitfires—mostly Mks 9 and 16—for sale; they were origin ally used by the famous No. 322 Sqn. and latterly by reserve units. Australia's First Helicopter DESIGNER of Aus tralia's first helicopter, Mr. G. C. Molyneux, said in Melbourne last week that he hoped to have his prototype flying by the end of the year. He is making model tests in what is believed to be a unique type of wind tunnel. IN THE LINE: Watched by entrenched soldiers, a Sikorsky S-55, bearing a red cross to proclaim its mission, whirrs over the battle lines in French Indo-China. Reference to the magnifi cent work of ambulance helicopters in Korea is made by Mr. Lawrence D. Be// in a contribution on page 407 of this issue. A 2,500 h.p. Two-stroke POWERING H.M. fast patrol boat Dark Hunter, launched on March 18th, is a Napier Deltic engine. An opposed-piston two-stroke diesel, it develops 2,500 s.h.p.; its power/weight ratio (4.2 lb/h.p.) is said to be the highest ever achieved in a marine diesel. Old Soldiers THE last Harvard to be built by the Canadian Car and Foundry Company at Fort William, Ontario, has left the assembly line. Since the order was placed in 1951 nearly 600 Harvards have been produced in the factory for the R.C.A.F., U.S.A.F., and air forces of other NATO countries. Between 1941 and 1945 North American built 2,775 Harvards. "/ said, 'I've never heard such a lot of drivdinallmylife'." STRAPPING IN before a flight in the first Bristol Sycamore helicopter for the Belgian Air Force (see paragraph below) is Major A. Parot. Bristol test pilot Peter Moore lends a hand. Belgian Sycamores A NUMBER of Bristol Sycamore Mk 4 helicopters have been ordered by the Belgian Air Force, who will use them mainly for ambulance and rescue opera tions in the Belgian Congo. The Syca more was chosen, state the makers, be cause of its unusually good performance under tropical conditions, as demons trated during flight evaluation with the R.A.F. in Malaya a year ago. (It may be recalled that for this purpose a Sycamore was flown to Singapore in a Bristol Freighter and for some three months operated almost continuously under con ditions similar to those in the Congo.)
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