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1956
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146 FLIGHT, 27 July 1956 A King with the R.A.F. The Visit of King Feisal of Iraq to Royal Air Force Station Odiham ON the third day of his State visit to GreatBritain, King Feisal of Iraq made the short journey from London to R.A.F. StationOdiham, Hants. The royal party included the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister,General Nuri es-Said, and was met by the Secretary of State for Air, Mr. Nigel Birch,the Vice-Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman, and theA.O.C-in-C. Fighter Command, Air Marshal H. C. Patch. In the morning the King—whodisplayed a deep and knowledgeable interest— inspected a line of aircraft, comprising a deHavilland Comet 2, an English Electric Can- berra, a Vickers Valiant, an Avro Vulcan, aBlackburn Beverley, a Hunting Percival Jet Provost, and a D.H. Vampire T.ll. In theafternoon he saw a flying display, which in- cluded a mass take-off; aerobatics by two Hun-ters of No. 247 Squadron and by a No. 46 Squadron Javelin (which spent much of itstime inverted); a formation of Javelins and Hunters (see the picture above); a display bythe Jet Provost; aerobatics by four Hunters of No. Ill Squadron; and a quick turn-roundand re-arm by a Hunter of No. 54 Squadron. Below, the King is talking with the pilot con-cerned in this last item—F/O. E. A. Lewis. On the left he is descending from the Beverley.
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