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Aviation History
1956
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270 FLIGHT, 17 August 1956 SERVICE AVIATION . . . commissioned from Cranwell in 1922 and commanded No. 18 Sqn. in France in 1939. G/C. A. Pyke is to command R.A.F. Winthorpe, Notts. He joined the Electrical and Wireless School, Flowerdown, in 1927 and graduated from Cranwell. He served with Nos. 16 and 20 Sqns. and joined Maintenance Command H.Q- in 1941. Since then he has held technical appoint- ments, and has taken R.A.F. and Joint Services' Staff College courses. Royal Air Force AppointmentsT HE following continues a list of Royal Air Force appointments issued periodic- ally by the Air Ministry: — G/C. R. P. Cauthery to H.Q., MaintenanceCommand, for air staff duties; G/C. P. S. Dundas, O.B.E., for duty as the R.A.F. mem-ber of the N.A.A.F.I. Board; G/C. D. H. M. Graham, O.B.E., to H.Q., Home Command,for administrative staff duties; G/C. E. J. Smith to R.A.F. Honington, to command;G/C. R. G. Bowditch, C.B.E., to No. 32 M.U., to command; G/C. H. A. Sudbury to H.Q.,Maintenance Command, for administrative staff duties; G/C. D. W. Williams,O.B.E., to H.Q., 2nd Tactical Air Force, for technical staff duties; G/C. G. M. Gillan toH.Q., Far East Air Force, for air staff duties; G/C. G. H. H. Proctor, C.B.E., to R.A.F.Weeton, to command; G/C. B. W. S. Smith to H.Q., Far East Air Force, for administrativestaff duties. W/C. D. J. Barber to Air Ministry, for dutyin the Department of the Air Member for Supply and Organisation; W/C. H. J. R. Hail-stone, O.B.E., to H.Q., Middle East Air Force, for technical staff duties; W/C. S. J. H. Carr,D.F.C., to R.A.F. Uxbridge, for administrative duties; W/C. J. B. Denning to H.Q., FlyingTraining Command, for administrative staff duties; W/C. B. R. W. Forster, D.F.C., A.F.C.,to Air Ministry, for duty in the Department of the Air Member for Supply and Organisation;W/C. C. W. J. Cozens to R.A.F. Ahlhorn, for technical duties; W/C. A. S. C. Jukes to H.Q.,Fighter Command, for technical staff duties; W/C. D. A. Reddick, O.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C.,to R.A.F. Hereford, for administrative duties; W/C. J. H. Sindall, D.S.O., to R.A.F. Melk-sham, for administrative duties; W/C. A. H. Simmonds, D.F.C., to H.Q., 63 Group, foradministrative duties; W/C. T. Willcox to H.Q., Far East Air Force, for administrativestaff duties; W/C. J. P. M. Woolley to H.Q., Members of the mountain rescue team from R.A.F. Station Valley bringing a "shipwreck sur- vivor" up the cliffs during an exercise held between the North and South Stack, Anglesey, Wales. Middle East Air Force, for administrative staffduties; Wg/O. C. E. Warren, W.R.A.F., to H.Q., Far East Air Force, for administrativestaff duties; W/C. C. S. Harley, to H.Q., 2nd Tactical Air Force, for administrative staffduties (with the acting rank of group captain); W/C. F. G. Carle, O.B.E., to No. 115 Main-tenance Unit, Habbaniya, to command; W/C. N. A. Gwyther, O.B.E., to H.Q., No. 41 Group,for technical staff duties; W/C. W. O. Jones, to No. 1 (L.A.A.) Wing, to command; W/C.J. E. Preston to R.A.F. St. Eval, for flying duties. W/C. G. F. Lerwill, D.F.C., to R.A.F.Kirton-in-Lindsey, to command (with the act- ing rank of group captain); W/C. H. A. S.Disney, O.B.E., to R.A.F. Uxbridge, as staff officer (air) to the Inspector General; W/C.C. J. Fox, M.B.E., to Air Ministry, for duty in the Department of the Air Member for Supplyand Organisation; W/C. P. M. Gosse, M.C., to H.Q., No. 83 Group, for air staff duties;W/C. H. R. Johns to H.Q., Maintenance Com- mand, for administrative staff duties; W/C.V. H. A. McBratney, A.F.C., to R.A.F. St. Mawgan, for flying duties; W/C. A. Miller toH.Q., Bomber Command, for administrative staff duties; W/C. D. L. Norris-Smith, O.B.E.,to R.A.F. Bawdsey, to command; W/C. S. V. Perry, C.B.E., to Air Ministry, for duty in theDepartment of the Air Member for Supply and Organisation; W/C. I. R. Campbell,A.F.C., to H.Q., Northern Sector, for air staff duties; W/C. J. B. Evans to R.A.F. Nicosia,for technical duties; W/C. C. N. Foxley Norris, D.S.O., O.B.E., to R.A.F. West Mailing, forflying duties; W/C. J. H. Nancarrow to Air Ministry, for duty in the Department of theAir Member for Supply and Organisation; W/C. R. W. Pye to Air Ministry, for duty inthe Department of the Chief of the Air Staff; W/C. H. H. Wood-Glover, M.B.E., to No. 95(L.A.A.) Wing, to command; W/C. D. G. Perry to H.Q., Middle East Air Force, fortechnical staff duties; W/C. J. T. O'Sullivan to H.Q., No. 2 Group, for air staff duties (re-taining acting rank of wing commander). S/L. F. C. Austin to H.Q., No. 41 Group, Pilot's eye view of the carrier "Bulwark" as she left Portsmouth for the Mediterranean last week. She embarked an air group in the Channel. The training carrier "Theseus" also sailed, but carried a contingent of troops. for technical staff duties (with the acting rankof wing commander); S/L. M. L. L. Bathe to H.Q., No. 12 Group, for air staff duties (withthe acting rank of wing commander); S/L. R. J. Bartlett to H.Q., Maintenance Command,for technical staff duties (with acting rank of wing commander); S/L. G. W. Buckland,D.F.C., to H.Q., Transport Command, for air staff duties (with acting rank of wing com-mander); S/L. A. G. Cadman to Air Ministry Unit, Ruislip, for administrative duties (withacting rank of wing commander); S/L. R. L. S. Coulson to H.Q., Middle East Air Force, forair staff duties (with acting rank of wing com- mander); S/L. J. Midwood to R.A.F. Abing-don, for administrative duties (with acting rank of wing commander); S/L. K. W. Laurence toAir Ministry, for duty in the Department of the Air Member for Supply and Organisation(with the acting rank of wing commander); S/L. A. Mackelden to No. 8 School of Techni-cal Training, for technical duties (with the acting rank of wing commander); S/L. BenBrown to R.A.F. South Cerney, for technical duties (with the acting rank of wing com-mander); S/L. D. H. Keary to H.Q., 3rd United States Air Force, Ruislip, for liaisonduties (with the acting rank of wing com- mander); S/L. W. S. C. Watkins to H.Q., 22Group, for administrative staff duties (with the acting rank of wing commander). Squadron HistoryI NFORMATION and photographs con-cerning the history of No. 805 Sqn. R.A.N., are being sought by Staff Officer,No. 805 Sqn., R.A.N., R.A.N.A.S., Nowra, 6C, New South Wales, Australia. Materialsupplied will, it is stated, be carefully treated and returned if requested. Reunions 'T'HE third reunion of the R.F.C. and••• R.N.A.S. will be held in London on August 31. Tickets (40s) from G/C.C. S. Morice, 10/12 King Street, London, S.W.I (Whitehall 3131). The North Coates Wing reunion dinneris to be held in London on October 20. All ex-members of Nos. 143, 236 and 254Sqns. are eligible. Details from F/L. H. L. Karby, M.B.E., 73, Lake Rise, GideaPark, Essex, or by telephone from May- fair 8800. , , -
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