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1955
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21 January 1955 71 HERE THERE Unique Honour THE Royal National Lifeboat Institutionhas awarded its Silver Medal for Gallantry to Capt. Curtis E. Parkins, U.S.A.F., who,flying an S-55 helicopter in a gale, rescued the sole survivor from the South Goodwinslightship on November 27th. Captain Par- kins is the first aircraft pilot and the firstUnited States citizen to receive a R.N.L.I. medal for gallantry. Significant Posting AMONG recent R.A.F. appointments isthat of W/C. R. G. W. Oakley, D.S.O., D.F.C., D.F.M., to R.A.F. Station Gaydon,for flying duties. W/C. Oakley has been closely concerned in the development ofthe Vickers-Armstrongs Valiant, and as a squadron leader was to have shared thepiloting of a Valiant B.I in the England- New Zealand Race of 1953. Gaydon, War-wickshire, is the station where the first Valiant B.I squadron is forming. Two-way Honours AMERICA'S Institute of the AeronauticalSciences has elected Sir Richard Southwell —secretary of the British Association—anHonorary Fellow, while among six new Fellows elected is Dr. William Jones,superintendent of the Aerodynamics Divi- sion of the N.P.L. In this country, thisweek, an American has been honoured: the Institution of Mechanical Engineershas awarded the 1955 James Watt Medal to Igor Sikorsky. Storm Rescues A HELICOPTER from R.N. Air StationLossiemouth made two journeys to snow- bound villages in Scotland last week-end,one to take an appendicitis case to hospital and another to transport a maternity case. TRAWLED UP: A "rescued man" lies safely, if draughtily, in the new helicopter rescue net developed at R.N. Air Station Ford. The method of use is described on page 67. An R.A.F. Shackleton dropped supplies tothe village of Braemore, near Wick, where the inhabitants had been cut off for fourdays. On Monday and Tuesday, five Naval helicopters—including an S-55 Whirlwind—were moved to the Wick area, and the carrier Glory was preparing to sail fromthe Clyde to act as a base for them. ARMAMENT of Flight will AIRCRAFT NEXT week's issuecontain two major special features, devoted to the subject of aircraftarmament. One will review guns and the other will deal with missiles,bombs and allied weapons; the articles will include the maximum of informa-tion compatible with security require- ments, together widi a great manyphotographs and drawings. Pioneer Woman Pilot's Death JANE HERVEUX, a pioneer woman avia-tor, died in a London hospital last Friday at the age of 65. She learned to fly in themonoplane in which Bleriot crossed the Channel in 1909, and in the 1914-18 Warserved for five years with a French Air Force squadron, attaining the rank of cap-tain. Later she gave flying instruction in GETTING IN THE ACT: Usually reserved for fleeter forms, contrails here stream from the wing-tips of the prototype Beverley. The first production machine for the R.A.F. may have flown from the Blackburn and General Aircraft airfield by the time these words appear. the United States, and Amelia Earhart wasamong her pupils. The daughter of a French countess, she was married to Mr.Philip Catalano, an American now living in London. Canadian Missile Production MR. G. D. WATSON, an official ofCanada's Defence Research Board, said in Montreal last week that the Dominion wascapable of producing all the guided missiles she might need for her armed forces. Full-scale production of guided weapons for the Avro Canada CF-100 is soon to begin. Aslib Conference . ' THE Aslib Aeronautical Group is to holdits fourth annual conference at Cranfield from April lst-3rd. The main discussionwill be on classification, and co-operating in the conference will be the ClassificationResearch Group. Particulars are obtain- able from Mr. C. W. Clcverdon, Collegeof Aeronautics, Cranfield, Bletchley, Bucks. The Viper-Trident AFTER having its two tip-mountedTurbomeca Marbore Us replaced by Armstrong Siddeley Vipers, of 1,765 1bthrust each, the S.O.9000 Trident turbojet- cwm-rocket intercepter prototype will soonbe flying again. This is the second S.O. prototype to fly with Armstrong Siddeleyturbojets; the first was the third prototype of the S.O.4050 Vautour, with Sapphires. A Helicopter in Eire A BRISTOL SYCAMORE—flown to Eirelast week in the hold of an Aer Lingus Freighter—is giving a ten-day series ofdemonstrations which are expected to in- clude a landing in the centre of Dublin.The pilot is Mr. Peter Moore. The pro- gramme was arranged by Aer Rianta, theEireann Government holding company in Aer Lingus, to coincide with the visit toDublin of Capt. A. Vernieuwe, vice-presi- dent (operations) of Sabena. R.Ae.C. Film Show THE next Royal Aero Club film show atLondonderry House is on January 25th, when the main film will be Focus on Fly-ing-boats, made available by Saunders-Roe, Ltd., together with a number of short filmsloaned by the M.o.S.; these deal with the 1927 Schneider Trophy Race, the 1929Fairey long-range monoplane, the Parnall Peto seaplane in the submarine M-2, andthe 1934 England-Australia race. The show is for members and their guests only.
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