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1954
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160 FLIGHT, 30 July 1954 PARTY PIECE: A formation loop by seven Sea Hawks of No. 804 Squadron, R.N., was a highlight of the recent Naval Air Day at Lossiemouth. Tfi/s is how the manoeuvre appeared to the occupants of an accompanying Vampire T.22 during rehearsal. The seven pilots were (left to right) Lt. P. W. Seed, Sub-Lt. G. R. Foster, Lt. D. McL Baynes, Lt. D. T. McKewn, Cdr. E. M. Brown (formation leader and CO. of No. 804), Lt. N. J. Cook and Lt. J. H. Barber. The Squadron badge is a tiger's head. SERVICE AVIATION . . . a total of no less than £5,908,986 has been disbursed on all forms of assistance. Donations and subscriptions for the period under review amounted to £482,759 —single contributions varying from three shillings "from an old lady who lost her all in the R.A.F.," to the £54,300 derived from exhibition of the film of Sir Winston Churchill in his garden at Chartwell, com bined with appropriate R.A.F. and "Fund" shots. In the commentary were passages from Sir Winston's broadcast appeal which itself produced £26,460 in 1951. Another remarkable contribution was £50, which the Fund received as a result of the sale of 46,000 Christmas cards from the drawing DtOan by David Jackson, a paralysed e*-airman who paints by holding his brushes between his teeth. It is obvious, with the remaining parti cipants: of the 1914-18 war growing pro gressively less able to manage for themselves, and with the great number of cases created by the 1939-45 war, that demands on the Fund are likely to be very heavy for a long while. Record Supply Drop in Malaya VALETTA aircrew of No. 52 Squadron of the Far East Transport Wing, and the crew of a R.AJ'f Transport Com mand Hastings temporarily attached, with despatchers of No. 55 Air Despatch Coy., R.A.S.C., have established a new record for the amount of supplies dropped by parachute in 24 hours to security ground forces operating in many parts of the Federation of Malaya. The total amount dropped was 54,690 pounds. Thirteen Valetta sorties were made and 21 dropping zones were visited. One Hastings sortie was also made from Changi to permanent police posts in South Pahang; it was the first operational supply drop ever carried out by a Hastings in Malaya. In all, almost 200 "parapacks"—varying in weight from 130 to 400 lb—were dropped. They included 64 to the Special Air Service Regiment delivered to bases in Central Malaya and a further 11 to other British units, 53 to the jungle forts includ ing items required for the construction of airstrips, 20^ to permanent police posts, 18 to Ghurfca units, 11 to the King's African Rifles and eight to Malay units; the day's work ended with five packs to a mobile police patrol in the northern State of Kel^ntan, and seven at a military demonstration at Taiping Perak. The items dropped included fresh and packed rations; mail; helicopter, motor- boat and battery-charging fuel; tools and shovels; grass-seed for planting on the air strips; and ammunition for operational patrols. All the aircrew and despatchers carried out at least two sorties during the day. Shortly after the record had been estab lished, the C-in-C. Far,liast Air Force, Air Marshal Sir Clifford Sanderson, visited the base and congratulated aircrews and ground servicing ,*eams. Half-yearly Promotions "DELOW is concluded (from page 128, A* July 23rd) the list of half-yearly promotions issued by the Air Ministry. Flight Lieutenant to Squadron Leader. M. C. M. Vaughan, M.B.p"; D. B. Ross, D.F.C.; E. W. Everett; N. Watts; R. M. Jolly; R. E. Hall; W. A. Harrison; D. P. Hughes; D. R. Jones; H. W. Porter; D. S. Fowler, M.B.E.; E. E. Goldie'; W. G. Chesterman; W. H. Wheeler, M.ftS.; C. C. Organ, M.B.E.; H. K. Penfold; T. A. Wigglesworth; A Roberts; G. W/Foskett; P. D. Lee; B. N. Greves; P. Fy Varey, M.B.E.; L. J. Hilton; J. A. Kennedy, D.F.M.; E. L. Horsfall; J. W. G. Smith, 19.F.C.; E. F. Le Conte; H. W. Port; B. R. Ndble; J. K. Rogers; G. H. Francs, D.F.C.; G. J. Julian; R. T. Laing; H. A. St. C Straceyj M.B.E.; A. A. Lamprell; K. R. Manns; W. H. Ogden; C. Williams; W. J. Randall. Flight Officer to Squadron Officer, W.R.A.t.: F. E. Roberts; E. E. L. Caro; M. R. Green; D. M. Male; M. Ramsay; F. Gillespie, M.B.k No. 14 Squadron Standard THE presentation of a Standard to No. 14 Squadron will take place at R.A.F. Fassberg, Germany, at 11.00 hrson Saturday, August 21st. A.V-M. T. J* Traill, C.B., O.B.E., D.F.Q, will make* presentation. Jr All former members of the unit a« invited to the ceremony and those ~XP?C' ing to attend should write to the Ofttff. Commanding, Mo. 14 Squadron, K-Afn Fassberg, B.A.O.R. 30, not late tha August lOtbf On the day of the ceremOT visitors sjiould arrive not late* w® 10.30 hrs. CHANNEL CALL: An S-S1 of No. 705 ^•:ja6<* R.N., taking mail out to the mine •••*eefe^ engaged in the recent exercise Haul '£ piloted by Lt.-Cdr. Murray Hay#- I ;/
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