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1954
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506 FLIGHT, 23 April 1954 HERE AND THERE Kenya Air Reinforcements A FLIGHT of four Vampire fighter bom bers is to be detached to Kenya to assist in the drive against the Mau Mau terrorists. They will attack gangs and their hideouts with rockets and cannon fire. Canadian Training ACCORDING to a recent count, 2,682 aircrew from other Atlantic Pact countries have been trained in Canada since the alli ance was formed; 950 more are still under training. Some 1,940 of those trained, and 412 still under instruction, are from the United Kingdom. British Aircraft Exports AIRCRAFT-INDUSTRY exports for the month of February 1954 totalled £5,311,249, compared with a monthly average of £5,506,295 over the previous twelve months. The figure was divided as follows: Complete aircraft and parts, £2,996,932; engines, £1,919,885; electrical parts and appliances, £353,156; and tyres, £41,276. Total aircraft imports for the month were £1,149,329, or 22 per cent of exports. Smaller, Gentler and Quicker THREE new items of aircrew equipment are displayed at the exhibition of the Aero Medical Association in Washington. One is a new flat, back-type parachute pack for which a great saving in aircraft cockpit space is claimed; another is a special suit with integral parachute harness designed to spread over the whole body the shock of canopy deployment at high speeds; and the third is a suit with integral parachute and safety harness which can be rapidly plugged into the aircraft. A special quick release is incorporated to allow the pilot to undo his harness with one hand. THE EXPERT: The dusky Nigerian gentlerran with his back to the camera appears to be explaining the working of a Hiller 360 helicopter to his colleagues. The Hitler is being used to aid in a search for oil and for spraying the base camp with dieldrin, a Shell anti-malarial agent (see below). Hillers on Safari TWO Hiller 360 helicopters, one of which is shown in the photograph above, are under contract to the Shell-D'Arcy Petro leum Development Company of Nigeria, Ltd., from Pest Control, Ltd. They are employed for transporting personnel and light equipment between the base camp and the various exploration areas, for spraying the camp (as mentioned above) and are available, when fitted with detach able litters, for the rapid evacuation of any casualties. Four Million Air Miles OVER 23,000 hours in the air should pro vide good material for an autobiography, and the fact has been recognised by W/C. Robert Mcintosh, D.F.C., A.F.C., lately chief pilot to Airwork, Ltd., and still one of their executives. He hopes that the book will be published next autumn. The Society Only WE have received enquiries about public admission to the Royal Aeronautical Society's Garden Party, to be held at London Airport on June 13m. This annual event, however, is always a private one, and tickets are available only to Royal Aeronautical Society members and their friends. Brough Old-timers A SILVER salver inscribed with the names of the 61 senior members of Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd., was presented by mem to Mr. Robert Blackburn, chair man of the company, who has himself been connected with it for the longest time, 45 years. The 61 members have an aggregate length of service of about 1,700 years. New Science Museum Lecturer SUCCESSOR to Mr. G. Tilghman Richards, who recently retired from lecturing at the Science Museum, South Kensington, after holding the post for 25 years, Mr. G. B. L. Wilson, M.A.(Cantab-), M.Inst.Gas.E., gave his first lectures there on April 5th. He was formerly an engineer, and a gas-industry manager, by profession. About the Nomad TO appear in our next issue is a full, especi ally illustrated description of the Napier Nomad engine. Incidentally, an allusion in our last issue to this unit having sleeve valves will, it is hoped, have been recog nized by most readers for what it was—a slip. The Nomad, of course, has no valves at all; of most unorthodox design, it is a compression-ignition engine which serves as both primary power source and gas- producer for an exhaust turbine. COMING AND GOING: Seen arriving at Southampton on April 9th are Sir Thomas Sopwith, chairman of the Hawker Siddeley Group, and Lady Sopwith. They were met by their son Tom (right). The second picture shows Mr. Edward Jefferson, general manager and resident director of Hawker Aircraft's Squire's Gate factory, and his wife on departure from London Airport, on April 10th, for New York. Mr. Jefferson will deliver a paper describing Hunter productiontbefore the Aeronautical Division of the S.A.E. Before leaving he said that Hunters would be in service next month.
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