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23 April 1954 529 TO THEIR GREATER GLORY: Mr. A. M. Stammers at work on the stained-glass window of the Bomber Command Memorial, which, as related in the news-item below, is to be unveiled in Lincoln Cathedral on May 8th. Bomber Command Memorial Window 'T'HREE former Air Officers Command- *• ing-in-Chief, R.A.F. Bomber Com mand, will be present in Lincoln Cathe dral on Saturday, May 8th—the ninth anni versary of VE-Day—to honour the memory of 55,500 members of Bomber Command aircrew killed in World War II. They will be Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur T. Harris, who was in command from 1942 until the end of the war, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh P. Lloyd (1950 to 1953), and Air Marshal Sir R. E. C. Peirse (1940-1942). The Secretary of State for Air, Lord De L'Isle and Dudley, V.C., members of the Air Council, senior R.A.F. officers and rela tives of the dead aircrew will witness the dedication, in the small Airmen's Chapel, of a stained-glass window, described in our issue of March 26th and illustrated on this page. The Lord Bishop of Lincoln, the Right Reverend M. H. Harland, will officiate, and the window will be unveiled by the present A.O.C-in-C. Bomber Command, Air Mar shal Sir George H. Mills. A guard of honour from R.A.F. Station Scampton will line the approaches to the west entrance of the cathedral as the members of the con gregation arrive for the ceremony at 3 p.m. The band of the R.A.F. College, Cranwell, will be in attendance. Relatives may obtain tickets for the cere mony by applying to the Sub-Dean, Lin coln Cathedral, enclosing a stamped, addressed envelope. Tea will be available to them in the grounds of Lincoln Castie. The R.C.A.F— THE 30th anniversary of the founding of * the R.C.A.F. was celebrated in London on April 1st with a dinner given by A. Cdre. Costello, C.B.E., CD., Air Mem ber of the Canadian Joint Staff in London. The dinner was held at the R.A.F. Club and the guests included the Rt. Hon. the Lord De L'Isle and Dudley, V.C., Secre tary of State for Air, Air Chief Marshal Sir John Whitworth Jones, Air Member for Supply and Organization, and senior officers of the R.A.F. and Commonwealth Air Forces. —and the I.A.F. THE 21st anniversary of the Indian Air •*• Force was celebrated on March 28th with an air display at the Tilpat Range, near Delhi. The Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru, arrived in a Sikorsky S-55 to open the proceedings, which included fly pasts, and firing and bombing demonstra tions by Spitfires, Vampires, Ouragans, Harvards, a C-119 and Liberators. Light anti-aircraft guns fired at target drogues towed over the range by Dakotas, and a battalion of the Kumaon Regiment also made a mass parachute jump from a formation of Dakotas. The anniversary was also marked by a reception at the Indian Services Club in London. DRESSING SHIP: As H.M.S. "Eagle" enters Gibraltar harbour, following an exercise in the Western Mediterranean, Attackers, Sea Hawks, Avengers and Skyraiders line her deck, with members of the ship's company. The Attackers have rocket attachments, and the Sea Hawks carry under-wing tanks. - _ THE! < BOMBER COMMAND / j MEMORIAL. I : % Farewells to Gen. Griswold 'T'HE Air Council recently gave a dinner *• in London to honour Maj. Gen. Francis H. Griswold, who is relinquishing his appointment as commander of the 3rd U.S.A.F. in Britain. Besides Maj. Gen. Griswold, the guests—who were welcomed by the Rt. Hon. the Lord De L'Isle and Dudley, V.C.—included Brig. Gen. James C. Selser and Col. C. F. McGuire. On April 14th, in the Air Council Room at the Air Ministry, there was a reception in honour of Maj. Gen. Griswold. New Carriers T HE two new light fleet carriers of the Hermes class, each displacing 18,300 tons, will come into operational service with the Royal Navy during this year. The first, H.M.S. Centaur (Capt. H. P. Sears, R.N.), is already in commission and is beginning her trials. She was fitted, at the Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth, with the new angled deck. The second, H.M.S. Albion, is nearing completion on the Tyne, and is due to be commissioned at the end of May. She also has the angled deck. The flight-decks of both ships are 737ft long by 120ft wide. Canvas bunks are fitted for all ratings and accommodation in general conforms to the latest standards. The newest internal communication and quick-fire systems are fitted. Multiple and single-barrelled Bofors anti-aircraft guns are controlled by close-range director systems. R.A.F. Appointments T'HE following list is a continuation of •*- that given in our "Service Aviation" pages last week: To instruct, W/C. J. F. Hatton is posted to No. 2 School of Technical Training and W/C. J. F. Brown, B.E.M., to No. 3 Radio School. In the Technical Branch W/C. G. H. Thomas, M.B.E., is now at Tangmere, W/C. J. R. W. Wright at H.Q. Central Signals Area and W/C. N. W. Wakelin with the R.A.F. Selection Board. W/C. C. L. W. Stewart, D.S.O., D.F.C., has gone to Ternhill for flying duties and W/C. F. O. S. Dobell to Bassingbourn for similar duties. G/C. L. G. Brown is appointed Deputy Provost Marshal (U.K.); W/C. S. E. C. Walker, D.S.O., now commands No. 5 Wing R.A.F. Regt.; W/C. J. T. Shaw, D.S.O., D.F.C., is at H.Q. No. 12 Group for air staff duties and, likewise, Act. W/C. C. K. Street, M.B.E., has gone to H.Q. Bomber Command. W/C. F. R. Bird, D.S.O., D.F.C., is now at the M.o.S.
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