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1954
1954 - 1699.PDF
754 FLIGHT, 11 June 1954 HERE AND THERE A.O.P. Award THE Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors last week recommended an award of £1,000 to Lt-Col. H. C. Bazeley, who had claimed that he originally developed me method of using Auster air craft, piloted by artillery officers, for gunnery observation. Royal Interest THIS year's Model Engineer Exhibition (New Horticultural Hall, London, S.W.I, August 18th-28th) will be honoured by a visit from Prince Bernhard of die Nether lands; he is to fly to England specially to perform the opening ceremony. In the Window A SECTIONED Armstrong Siddeley Adder, in motion, is a front-window attraction at the new Birmingham Exchange Engineering Centre. Worthwhile Accidents ? ONTARIO'S Minister of Health, Dr. Mackinnon Phillips, took part in a Toronto demonstration of the use of helicopters for conveying road-accident victims to hospitals. Now it can be Told THE Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund has received the sum of £12,015 as the result of the realization of an insurance policy assigned to the Fund by the late Lord Kenilworth (formerly Sir John Siddeley), who died last November. He presented the policy in 1939, with the proviso that his gift should receive no publicity during his lifetime. The National Air Races IMPORTANT events in me near future include die Royal Aeronautical Society's Garden Party at London Airport next Sun day, June 13tfi (admission confined to R.Ae.S. members and guests) and the National Air Races at Baginton, Coventry, on the following Friday evening and Satur day. We listed the race entries in our issue of May 14di, and will repeat them next week. Flying displays—details of which we gave on May 28di—will take place on both days, at 7 p.m. and 3 p.m. respectively. Tickets for die reserved enclosure (Friday, R-R., A. and M.: Sixty Rolls-Royce cars at tended the spring rally of the 20 Ghost Club, which was held on the apron in front of the B.E.A. engineer ing base at London Airport. Here, Mr. Stanley Sears gives a ride to Capt. E. Waits and Stewardess Carol Herdman; in the back ground some more recent Rolls-Royce products—a Viscount's Darts—are visible. 2s for adults and Is for under-15s; Satur day, 4s and 2s) are obtainable from the Town Clerk, Council House, Coventry, or Godfrey's Travel Agency, Pool Meadow. There is no advance booking for die general public enclosure, where prices are Is (adults) and 6d (children) on Friday and 2s and Is on Saturday. WORLD AIR POWER MILITARY aircraft of the world, sub-divided into nearly 20 different operational categories, will be re viewed and illustrated in the special number of Flight appearing on June 25th—a fortnight from now. There is certain to be a heavy demand for this gready enlarged issue, and we suggest that readers should place orders widi their newsagents. Future of Tarrant Rushton A STATEMENT of policy on Tarrant Rushton Airfield was made by Mr. George Ward, Under-Secretary for Air, in a written Parliamentary reply last week. He said diat while the R.A.F. were not at die moment using the airfield, it had an important place in defence plans, and it must be kept in a state of readiness. The Air Ministry could not continue to hold mm it on requisition indefinitely, and intended to purchase it The most economical course diereafter would be to allow Flight Refuelling, Ltd.—tenants since 1947—to continue their work mere on the under standing that the airfield could be reoccupied at once if necessary. Specialized Science RUBBER technologists from 12 countries will attend die diird Rubber Technology Conference in London from June 22nd to 25di, when 50 separate papers will be dis cussed. The organizers are the Institution of the Rubber Industry, 12, Whitehall, London, S.W.I (Whitehall 5012). Electrolytic Titanium SUCCESSFUL experiments in the pro duction of titanium by die electrolytic pro cess are reported from Canada, where die Shawinigan Water and Power Co. has been treating titanium slag from the smelting plant of the Quebec Iron and Titanium Corporation. A photograph of the Canadian titanium-forging plant recendy acquired by the Hawker Siddeley Group appears on page 771 of this issue. Motor Cycle T.T. News NEXT Thursday, June 17th, The Motor Cycle will be publishing its annual Tourist Trophy Number, and on the following Thursday its T.T. Report Number. Between them, these two issues will pro vide detailed, fully illustrated accounts of die seven important contests over the Isle of Man circuit. It is expected diat Flight's new Gipsy Major Gemini will be ready in time to assist in rushing back news and pictures of both the Le Mans 24-hour car race and some of the I.o.M. events. VISITING GLOSTERS: Mr. George Ward, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Air, recently visited the Moreton Valence and Brockworth establishments of the Gloster Air craft Company. Here, standing next to a Javelin which was demonstrated by WjC. Martin, are (from left): Mr. E. S. Greenwood, Mr. George Ward, Mr. P. G. Crabbe, WjC. R. F. Martin, Mr. R. Walker, Dr. R. Bennett, M.P., Mr. F. Sanders, Mr. R. Ward, Mr. McF. Davis and Mr. J. Lobley.
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