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1955
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850 FLIGHT, 17 June 1955 SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm News BIRTHDAY HONOURS THE Honours List marking the birthdayof Her Majesty the Queen includes a number of awards to officers and airmen of the Royal Air Force. Four senior officers receive knighthoods; these are: Air Mar- shal F. J. Fressanges (C-in-C. F.E.A.F.), Air Marshal T. G. Pike (Deputy Chief of the Air Staff), Act. Air Marshal B. V. Reynolds (A.O.C. Malta) and A.V-M. G. R. Beamish (A.O.C-in-C. Transport Command). Below is the complete list: — ORDER OF THE BATH (Mil. Div.)Knights Commanders: Air Marshal T. G. Pike, C.B., C.B.E., D.F.C.; Act. Air MarshalB. V. Reynolds, C.B., C.B.E.; A. V-M. G. R. Beamish, C.B., C.B.E. Companions: A. V-M. J. G. Elton, C.B.E.,D.F.C., A.F.C.; A. V-M. A. D. Gillmore, C.B.E.; Act. A. V-M. P. S. Blockey, C.B.E.,B.A., M.I.Mech.E. ; Act. A. V-M. W. A. Opie,C.B.E., A.F.R.Ae.S. A. Cdre. T. C. Dickens, C.B.E.; A. Cdre. H. A. V. Hogan, D.F.C.;A. Cdre. R. L. Phillips, C.B.E., M.I.E.E.; A. Cdre. W. E. V. Richards, C.B.E.; G/C.K. W. Godfrey, C.B.E., R.A.F. Regt. ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (Mil. Div.) Knight Commander: Air Marshal F. J.Fressanges, C.B. Commanders: A. Cdre. A. F. Cook, O.B.E.,L.R.C.P.&S., D.P.H.; A. Cdre. H. R. Graham, D.S.O., D.F.C.; G/C. D. D. Christie, O.B.E.,A.F.C.; G/C. S. P. Hagger; G/C. S. H. V. Harris; G/C. A. B. Holloway, O.B.E.; G/C.S. W. R. Hughes, O.B.E., A.F.C.; G/C. J. M. D. Ker; G/C. W. I. G. Kerby, O.B.E.;G/C. W. E. Rankin, D.S.O.; G/C. F. E. Rosier, D.S.O., O.B.E.Officers: Wing Commanders A. E. Davey; A. H. Harding, D.F.C., R.N.Z.A.F.; E. A.Johnston; R. A. Milward, D.F.C.; Lilian Gertrude Moore, M.B., B.Ch.,B.A.O., M.R.C.P.(E); W. Robinson, M.B.E. (Retd.); J. C. Taylor, B.Sc, M.B., Ch.B.,D.P.H., D.I.H.; A. R. C. Young, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.M.R.D. Act. Wing CommandersA. M. Grant, R.Aux.A.F.R.O.; A. F. Wallace, D.F.C.; A. H. Wilkes. Squadron LeadersE. L. Bloxham; F. C. Charles (Retd.); The Rev. E. W. Daly; J. H. C. Dickie; J. McGuire,D.F.C.; D. S. V. Rake, A.F.C.; E. H. Tidswell; D. F. Wilson. Act. Squadron Leader J. A.McCorquodale, M.B.E. Members: Act. Wing Commander G. H.Currall, M.M., R.A.F.V.R.; Squadron Leaders R. Collier, R.Aux.A.F.Regt., and C. G. White,M.B., B.Ch. Act. Squadron Leader W. J. Walsh. Flight Lieutenants L. J. Ayling; J. O.Bradley; J. F. Daly; W. J. Gear; H. Webster- Grinling, R.A.F.R.O.; A. M. Humphreys;M. G. Hunn, A.F.R.Ae.S.; W. B. L. Leary; J. Nelson; L. Pearman, M.M.; W. Percy; R. I.Perry, D.F.C.; G. W. Smith; K. A. E. Smith; J. D. Symonds; E. Weeks; K. Wood; J. W.Woolfries; G. W. Wright. Act. Flight Lieu- The Duke of Edinburgh, as Honorary Air Com- modore of the unit, re- ceives a copy of the Resolution by which Lon- don County Council has adopted No. 601 (County of London) Squadron, R.Aux.A.F. Presenting it is Mr. Norman Prit- chard, chairman of the London County Council. tenant K. P. Meehan, R.Aux.A.F. FlyingOfficers C. W. Orriss and J. P. Whitehead, A.F.M. Warrant Officers L. S. Abbott; K. Ashton;H. W. F. G. BurcheU; G. R. Davies; G. W. Hall; H. Kinsey; F. N. Lamb; D. P. J. Lean;S. C. Mantle; E. A. Morgan; J. Morgan; S. A. Motte; L. D. Rose; S. J. Spall; K. J. Taylor;R. Waggett; W. G. R. Whitmore; G. A. Wren. Act. Warrant Officers B. C. Partridge and E.Stow, R.A.F. Regiment. AWARDS Second Bar to the Air Force Cross: WingCommander A. H. Humphrey, O.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C. Bar to the Air Force Cross: Wing Com-manders F. L. Dodd, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C., and D. G. Lyster, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C.Squadron Leader D. H. Seaton, D.F.C., A.F.C. Air Force Cross: Wing Commander R. B.Morison, D.F.C. Squadron Leaders S. C. Dunmore; H. J. Franklin; W. Harbison; C. R.Johnson; D. C. Saunders; J. A. Sowrey, D.F.C.; W. P. Swaby. Flight Lieutenants K. J. Chase:E. Cheek, D.F.M.; M. W. Cross; P. M. Fletcher; D. P. F. McCaig; H. Ogilvie; M.Short; The Hon. P. B. R. Vanneck, R.Aux.A.F.; N. A. Wickes, D.F.C.; F. R. Wood; P. M.Woodward. Flying Officer B. W. Lewis. Lt. W. Noble, D.S.C., R.N. Royal Red Cross (Second Class): SquadronOfficer D. M. Trick, P.M.R.A.F.N.S. Flight Officer D. Wilcox, P.M.R.A.F.N.S. Air Force Medal: Flight Sergeants A. H.Hyland; F. W. Leach; G. H. Pope; J. E. Sowerby; K. W. P. Symonds; J. Westwell.Act. Flight Sergeant A. W. Card. Sergeant E. Whitaker. British Empire Medal (Mil.): Flight Ser-geants J. Bell, R.Aux.A.F.; J. K. Crowther; T. Glassbrook; H. R. Grimes; G. W. Hearn;R. Hewitt; S. B. Hicks; W. J. Hill; J. F. Moore; T. H. Phillis; D. G. Rice, W.R.A.F.;A. Scriven; R. D. Stephens; G. Turner; F. D. Ward; W. F. Webb, R.Aux.A.F.; J. Windebank.Chief Technicians T. Flynn and G. W. Lam- bert. Act. Flight Sergeant J. G. Nicholson. Sergeants S. G. Blacklock; T. Brice; A.Callis; W. D. Cooksey; S. J. Cornwall; A. R. Darnell; R. W. Dennis; F. H. England; L. G.Evans; H. J. Foster; R. A. Golder; J. B. Nicol; E. C. Owen; W. Rush; J. R. Wright. Sen.Tech. E. F. Bull. Act. Sergeants S. Hawkes Air Marshal F. J. Fressanges —K.B.E. Air Marshal T. G. Pike —K.C.B. A.V-M. G. R. Beamish —K.C.B. and A. C. Miles. Corporals L. U. Burrows;J. H. McL. Kerr; J. M. Paterson; C. Potter; G. F. Spittal; A. Wilson. Sen. A.C.W. I. L. E.Hunt, W.R.A.F. Queen's Commendation for Valtiable Servicein the Air: Wing Commander J. H. L. Blount, D.F.C. Squadron Leaders H. Bennett, A.F.C.;I. G. Broom, D.S.O., D.F.C.; D. G. Evans; H. O. Forth; B. H. Howard, D.F.C.; T. D.Sanderson, A.F.C.; F. E. Zaccheo. Flight Lieutenants F. G. Agnew; W. A. Bell; J. S.Crawford; B. D'Oliveira; G. F. Gill; C. F. Green, A.F.C.; A. J. Harris; W. E. Hedley;W. H. Johnson; K. G. Jones; R. T. Jones; J. W. C. Judge, R.Aux.A.F.; F. R. Lockyer;I. N. Maclaren; F. Mandeville; W. K. Moncur, R.Aux.A.F.; A. R. Munday; F. A. Nicholls;R. M. Oliver, R.Aux.A.F.; F. D. Reacroft, R.Aux.A.F.; D. H. Smith, D.F.C., R.A.F.R.O.;F. C. Sumner; E. Winterbottom, D.F.C. Flying Officers P. R. E. McLeland and A. B.Thompson. Flight Sergeants R. D. Butcher; E. W. Dunkling; J. R. J. Hole; S. Jankowski;J. R. Ritchie. Sergeants D. C. Haycock and J. F. Taylor. R.Aux.A.F. CPEAKING at the County Hall, where & he received the Resolution of the adop- tion by the London County Council of No. 601 (County of London) Squadron, R.Aux.A.F. [see photograph above] the Duke of Edinburgh forecast re-equipment of the unit with a type of aircraft more modern than the present Meteor 8. He said, it is reported: "In adopting this squadron you have clearly demonstrated the importance which you attach to air power, and to the protection of this county from air attack. "The present equipment of the squad- ron, I regret to say, would not count for very much in that eventuality. But I under- stand there are hopes that it will receive better and more modern equipment before very long." No. 2 Group AppointmentI T is announced that as from July next A.V-M. S. R. Ubee, C.B., A.F.C., will become A.O.C. No. 2 Group, 2nd T.A.F. A.V-M. Ubee has been Director-General of Personnel (2) since March of last year and before that was commandant of the R.A.F. Flying College at Manby, Lines. Polish Airmen's Week TPHIS is Polish Airmen's Week, and ••- tomorrow, June 18th, a wreath will be laid on the Polish Air Force memorial at Northolt and a service held in Brompton Oratory. An appeal for funds has been launched, of which Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Pughe Lloyd is the chairman, and contri-
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