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Aviation History
1955
1955 - 1763.PDF
886 FLIGHT, 9 December 1955 A Piasecki HUP helicopter of the type recently bought by the Canadian Navy heads for the shore with a portion of a 90ft aerial mast tor a navigational control station being built in northern Canada. A number of American heli- copters have been acquired by both the Navy and R.C.A.F. for transport work in the con- struction of the new early-warning radar chains in the far north. SERVICE AVIATION . . . H. R. Collins, vice-commodore for thepast year, became rear commodore. After dinner some of the trophies wonin the 1955 season were presented, S/L. D. J. Maw receiving the Egypt ChallengeCup for winning the seamanship race and W/C. Mills accepting the Gosport RegattaCup on behalf of the R.A.F.Y.C. Miss P. Cockburn took the Founder Commodore'sCup for the Ladies' Open Handicap and S/L. J. L. Barrington had won the season'slast race, from Hamble to Yarmouth, I.o.W. The prizes were distributed by Mrs.Maxton, wife of G/C. L. G. Maxton (Retd.). Both were founder-members ofthe club in 1932 and had entertained other members in their Calshot home even beforethe club was formed. The R.A.F.Y.C. now numbers over 700 members. It was origin-ally formed in the hope that, through sail- ing, R.A.F. officers might learn more aboutthe sea and its hazards and thus gain useful knowledge for use in the event of theirbeing forced down away from land. At that time many members belonged to theflying-boat squadrons operating in the Calshot area. No. 43 Sqn. Commander AN American officer, Major R. O.•**• Roberts, from Savannah, Georgia, has now taken command of No. 43 Sqn.,which flies Hunters from Leuchars, Fife. Major Roberts has served for 15 years inthe U.S.A.F. and flew 100 missions in Sabres in Korea. Cranwell v. Sandhurst Sports "COR the first time, the R.A.F. College,-*• Cranwell, and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, drew in their annualcombined sports event this year. Rugby and soccer matches, a cross-country raceand a shooting contest were held at Cran- well on November 26th in which the twoteams drew 3—3 in rugby and 1—1 in soccer. Sandhurst won the cross-countryrace by three points, 38—41, and Cranwell won the shooting by the same margin,770—767. In the annual rugby match be- tween teams of staff officers from the twocolleges, an event which did not count in the cadet competition, the Cranwell "Priva-teers" beat the Sandhurst "Pirates," 29—3. On the evening before the matches, theSandhurst teams were entertained at dinner in the Cranwell College dining-hall. Amongthose present were A. Cdre. H. Eeles, the College commandant; Air Marshal G. E.Nicholetts, A.O.C.-in-C. Flying Training Command; and Maj. Gen. R. G. S. Hobbs,commandant of the R.M.A. Following what is now a Cranwell tradition, theCollege band played the Post Horn Gallop. S. A/C. P. Hughes played the piece once atnormal speed and again, in response to the customary shouts of "faster, faster," at abreathtaking speed. This was his first per- formance on an occasion of this type. Royal Air Force Appointments '"PHE following continues recent lists of-*• appointments as announced by the Air Ministry: — G/C. A. J. Biggar to the Joint Services StaffCollege for directing staff duties; G/C. J. A. Field, A.F.C., to Air Ministry for duty in thedepartment of the Air Member for Supply and Organization; G/C. R. V. Mclntyre, D.F.C.,to H.Q. No. 64 (Northern) Group for air staff duties; G/C. S. S. Murray, O.B.E., to theGround Officers' Selection Centre, to command; G/C. B. J. R. Roberts to Air Ministry for dutyin the department of the Chief of the Air Staff; G/C. J. C. Sisson, C.B.E., D.F.C., to R.A.F.Coltishall, to command; G/C. R. D. Williams, D.F.C., to H.Q. Far East Air Force, for adminis-trative staff duties; G/C. R. F. Folley to Air Ministry for duty in the department of the AirMember for Supply and Organization; G/C. W. T. H. Nichols, O.B.E., to H.Q., CoastalCommand, for technical staff duties. W/C. R. G. Dutton, D.S.O., D.F.C., toR.A.F. Waterbeach, to command (with the acting rank of group captain); W/C. B. P. Young, O.B.E., to R.A.F. Gaydon, to command(with the acting rank of group captain); W/C. J. D. Greaves to H.Q., No. 23 (Training) Groupfor technical staff duties; W/C. A.H. Humphrey, O.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., to Air Ministry for dutyin the department of the Chief of the Air Staff; W/C. G. A. V. Knyvett to R.A.F. Swinderbyfor administrative duties; W/C. A. McArthy to H.Q., Technical Training Command, fortechnical staff duties; W/C. E. Mortimer to H.Q., Maintenance Command, for technicalstaff duties; W/C. B. J. Paul to H.Q., Far East Air Force, for administrative staff duties; W/C.T. G. E. Price, B.A., A.M.I.Mech.E., A.M.I.E.E., to Ministry of Supply.W/C. B. D. Sellick, D.S.O., D.F.C., to R.A.F. Lyneham for flying duties; W/C.M. J. A. Shaw, D.S.O., to R.A.F. Church Fenton for flying duties; W/C. R. E. Stephens,B.Sc, to H.Q., Flying Training Command, for administrative staff duties; W/C. T. H. B.Tayler to Air Ministry for duty in the depart- ment of the Chief of the Air Staff; W/C. L. H.Trent, V.C., D.F.C., to R.A.F. Gaydon for fly- ing duties; W/C. J. R. Valentine, D.F.C., toR.A.F. Driffield for administrative duties; W/C. A. D. Jackson to H.Q. Maintenance Command,for technical staff duties (with the acting rank of group captain); W/C. A. D. Adams toR.A.F. Hullavington for technical duties; W/C. J. C. Bevan to Ministry of Supply; W/C.W. C. T. Brown to R.A.F. Duxford for tech- nical duties; W/C. F. A. Buckingham to AirMinistry for duty in the department of the Air Member for Supply and Organization; W/C.A. L. Cornford to Air Ministry for duty in the department of the Air Member for Supply andOrganization; W/C. L. R. Mumby, O.B.E., to the R.A.F. Staff College, Andover, for directingstaff duties. S/L. R. E. B. Pinchard to H.Q. Middle EastAir Force, for technical staff duties (with acting rank of wing commander). No. 208 Sqn., here seen after the advance in review order, was presented with its standard on November 18th at Abu Sueir, Egypt, by A.V-M. Sir Geoffrey Bromet, Retd., who commanded the squadron on its formation as No. 8 Sqn., R.N.A.S., in 1916. "Naval Eight's" presentation parade was attended by Air Mar- shal Sir Claude Pelly, A.O.C-in- C. M.E.A.F.; A.V-M. D. H. F. Barnett, A.O.C. No. 205 Group; A.V-M. C. D. C. Bgyce, A.O.C. Cyprus; and Lt-Gen. R. A. Hull, G.O.C. British Troops Egypt.
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