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1955
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FLIGHT, 14 January 1955 SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm News No. 27JSqn. Standard Presented /~\N Friday last, at Scampton, Lincoln-^-^ shire, No. 27 Squadron received its Squadron Standard. The reviewing offi-cer was A.V-M. A. E. Borton, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., A.F.C., R.A.F. (Retd.),who, in December 1915, became the unit's second commanding officer. The ceremony took place in the squad-ron's hangar, which had been suitably decorated for the occasion. The twoflights paraded in front of a most effective backcloth, designed and produced by Cpl.Aplin. This had a large representation of the squadron badge, with its green elephantmotif, flanked by the badges of Bomber Command and No. 1 Group. On the dais with the reviewing officer,who was wearing the uniform of the Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Kent,were Air Marshal Sir George H. Mills, A.O.C.-in-C. Bomber Command, A.V-M.J. R. Whitley, A.O.C. No. 1 Group, and G/C. D. J. P. Lee, Scampton StationCommander. S/L. P. W. Helmore, the CO. of No. 27 Squadron took the parade.No fewer than eight previous commanding officers were present at the presentation.Organization and drill were near-perfect, and the ceremony attained an almostdramatic intensity as the newly presented Standard was marched in slow time fromthe piled drums to the squadron, the band of the R.A.F. College, Cranwell, playingthe National Anthem. The battle honours selected to appearon the Squadron Standard are: Western Front 1916-1918; Somme 1916; Ypres1917; Cambrai 1917; Malaya 1941-1942; Arakan 1942-1944; North Burma 1944;Burma 1944-1945. At after-dinner speeches during theguest night which followed the ceremony, the company was regaled with stories ofearly days of the squadron, particularly by G/C. Sidney ("Crasher") Smith, whorecalled having to explain five "untidy" aircraft when Major Borton came to takeover in 1915. G/C. Lee, the Station Commander,regretted the loss to No. 27 Squadron of three senior officers recently. (S/L. Sizerto Bomber Command, S/L. Boden to Famborough and the late C/O., S/L.Chopping who, it is thought, may next be heard of in connection with a Valiantsquadron). He wished the unit well in its forthcoming trip with No. 21 Squadron tothe Mediterranean for NATO exercises. New Year Honours "DELOW is continued, from page 31 last" week, the list of officers and airmen who are recipients of New Year Honoursor awards. ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Knight Commander: Air Marshal J. P. J. McCauley, R.A.A.F. Commander: G/C. G. C. Hartnell, R.A.A.F. Officers: G/C. H. D. Hamilton, R.A.A.F.;G/C. J. L. Waddy, R.A.A.F.; S/L. C. D. M. Kingsford, R.N.Z.A.F. Members: Act. W/C. L. N. Kroll, R.A.A.F.;S/Ls. J. L. Aron; J. W. Judge; E. S. Odbert, M.B., B.Ch.; D. G. Roberts, M.M., R.A.F.Regt.; and B. C. Johnson. Act. S/Ls. C.Chester- field, R.A.F.V.R.; L. F. Crawley; G. A. Jeffery.F/Ls. L. J. Anderson; J. A. H. Armstrong; P. T. Brown; J. W. Eastham; A. H. G. Grant;J. Macintyre, R.Aux.A.F.R.; J. S. Millman; E. Minter, A.F.C.; J. W. Mondschein; J. A.O'Connell; T. N. F. Orr; R. W. B. Rainford; D. F. Shallow; B. Smith, D.F.C.; H. J. Smith,D.F.C.; W. W. C. Snipp; J. C. G. Wilson; and R. Wood; J. W. Wylie, R.A.A.F.; and N. A. Air Marshal J. P. J. McCau- ley, R.A.A.F., appointed K.B.E. in the New Year Honours. Spring-Rice, R.N.Z.A.F. F/Off. M. A.Clayden, W.R.A.F. Act. F/L. G. Shaw, R.A.F.V.R. F/O. T. W. Baker. W/Os. F. J.Collis; D. A. Crombie; W. M. Goddard; R. Humphrey; G. H. Meager; W. J. Morris; B. R.Newman; J. T. Norman; W. P. Roberts; J. Rockley; E. S. C. Saunders; W. D. Sinclair;E. J. Tufnail; R. A. E. Underhill; L. Walker; J. Waugh; T. R. Fotheringham, R.A.A.F.;C. H. Perrett, R.N.Z.A.F.; and L. W. Thompson, R.N.Z.A.F. AWARDS Bar to Air Force Cross: W/C. H. A. C.Bird-Wilson, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C.; S/L. A. D. Bun, A.F.C.; S/L. R. B. Cole, D.F.C., "Flight" photograph: A.V-M. A. E. Borton, the reviewing officer, gives the No. 27 Squadron Standard into the care of the Ensign, F/O. A. Chapman. A.F.C.; Act. S/L. R. L. Topp, A.F.C.; F/L. C. I. Blyth, D.F.C., A.F.C. Air Force Cross: W/C. G. G. Petty, D.S.O.,D.F.C.; S/Ls. L. F. Banks, D.F.C.; D. Bower, M.B.E.; S. R. Dixon; K. L. Hughes; D. C. L.Kearns; W. Kent; E. J. Roberts; I. D. Roxburgh, A.F.M.; J. E. Storrar, D.F.C.,R.Aux.A.F.; H. M. H. Tudor, D.F.C.; F. P. Walker; J. A. Rowland, R.A.A.F.; C. W.Brackenridge, R.A.A.F.; W. R. Fitter, R.A.A.F.; and Act. S/L. C. F. Fivash, R.A.A.F. F/Ls. C. Bartlett; S. Bowater, D.F.C.;W. D. D. Davies; J. G. Gould; F. H. W. Harrington; K. Jenkins; P. W. I. Jenner; J. M.McCann; C. R. Palmer; R. M. Raw; G. Richards; S. D. Timms; N. Westby, D.F.C.; T.Wier; D. W. Leckie, R.A.A.F.; and R. A. Mackinder, R.N.Z.A.F. Air Force Medal: F/Sgt. (now Pilot Officer)P. Clark. F/Sgts. L. Craven; P. C. Crouch; A. Dixon; G. S. Kerr; R. G. Wilding; andW. J. McC. Wilson; Sgts. N. Lawrence; I. N. Moran, R.N.Z.A.F.; J. J. F. Logan; R. W. J.Rhoden; and L. A. Walter. Act. Sgt. A. K. Kidd. Royal Red Cross (Second Class): S/Off.D. G. Masters, P.M.R.A.F.N.S.; and F/Off. D. V. L. Sharpies, P.M.R.A.F.N.S. Queen's Commendations for Valuable Ser-vice in the Air: Act. W/C. E. R. Dutt, A.F.C.; S/Ls. G. J. Beardsall, R.Aux.A.F.R.O.; J. A.Blythe; P. Cassbowry; D. H. Chopping, D.F.C.; R. W. G. Freer; W. J. Potocki, D.F.C.; At the No. 27 Squadron Standard presentation at Scampton, S/L. P. W. Helmore leads his squadron march past in slow time past the dais. (Right) A.V-M. A. E. Borton inspecting No. 2 Flight. "Flight" photographs
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