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1955
1955 - 0707.PDF
705 Attackers for R.N.V.R. ' I 'HE Admiralty has announced its inten-••- tion to re-equip the fighter squadrons of the R.N.V.R. with SupermarineAttackers, which will replace the present Sea Furies. No. 1831 Squadron of the Northern AirDivision at Stretton will be the first to have the new aircraft, and the whole of theannual continuous training period is to be devoted to conversion. Before flying theAttackers the pilots will take a short course on Vampire T.22s. The Northern Air Division is com-manded by Cdr. R. I. Gilchrist, M.B.E., R.N.V.R.; and Lt-Cdr. P. L. V. Rougier,R.N.V.R., commands No. 1831 Squadron. No. 60 Squadron StandardA T a ceremony held in Singapore on Fri-• day, May 6th, Air Chief Marshal Sir John Baker, G.B.E., K.C.B., M.C., D.F.C.,presented a Squadron Standard to No. 60 Squadron. In his address after the presentation SirJohn first pointed out that today the Royal Air Force carries a greater responsibilitythan ever before in the defence of the country and Commonwealth; and he wenton to express the belief that "if we can make our contribution in the proper waywe may have the power in our hands to prevent another war."Sir John is an old member of No. 60, and at the close of his address surprised hislisteners when he turned to his son, F/O. G. Baker, who was acting as A.D.C. to hisfather and is at present serving in Malaya, and took from him a silver cigarette boxwhich he held aloft. "I was married from your squadron in 1927, when I was a flightlieutenant," he said. "My wife and I had an inscription engraved on this, your The Navy that flies: Two impressive shots of an aerobatic foursome on Sea Venoms of No. 890 Squadron, R.N., which is commanded by Lt-Cdr. A. Gordon- Johnson, R.N., and based at Yeovilton, Somerset. SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm News wedding gift to us. We will be mostpleased if you will allow us to present it back to the squadron. The two inscriptionsmeasure the span of history through which we have lived." The gift was acknowledgedby the commanding officer, S/L. A. D. C. Webbe. A.E.W. Flight for R.C.N. "pOUR Grumman Avengers of the Royal•*- Canadian Navy have been modified as airborne early-warning aircraft and willoperate as a flight of No. 881 Squadron, R.C.N., either from H.M.C.S. Shearwater,the R.C.N. air station at Dartmouth, N.S., or at sea from the carrier H.M.C.S.Magnificent. A.E.W. aircraft have been in use in theRoyal Canadian Navy for some time past, but only in a training capacity. Transport Command S.T.S.O.T HE appointment is announced ofA. Cdre. C. E. Hartley as Senior Tech- nical Staff Officer at H.Q. TransportCommand. A. Cdre. Hartley has specialized as anengineering specialist and has held a wide variety of technical posts. "At Homes" Raise £23,774 AS the result of the opening of 56 RoyalAir Force stations to the public on September 19th 1954, during Battle ofBritain Week, the sum of £23,774 was raised for R.A.F. charities. The money hasbeen passed in equal shares to the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund and the RoyalAir Forces Association. Last year 1,200,000 people—a record figure—visited thestations. Helicopter MinesweeperI N the illustration below is shown aWhirlwind helicopter equipped with a hook device for minesweeping. The equip-ment was developed and constructed to a Ministry of Supply specification by West-lands for experimental use by the Royal Navy.Security considerations preclude the publication of any details of operation, butit will be recalled that the United States Navy recently announced that a helicopterminesweeping device had been developed. Search and Rescue, 1954 "D ESCUE operations involving aircraft*»• were carried out on nearly 300 occa- sions during 1954 and R.A.F. Commandsin all pans of the world, co-operating with the Fleet Air Arm, the Royal Navy andthe U.S.A.F., saved several score of lives of the 250 involved in air and land mishaps.Many more were also saved by assistance given during marine incidents. From the coasts of the British Isles,R.A.F. launches put to sea 38 times. More than 50 different types of Service and civilaircraft took part in rescue operations, and over 2,700 hours were flown in more thana thousand sortees—567 in Britain and 472 abroad. In Britain, Shackletons flew thelion's share of piston-engined rescue sor- ties, 94 in all, and R.A.F., R.N. andU.S.A.F. helicopters made more than 80 Equipped for minesweeping: The experi- mental WS-55 referred to on this page.
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