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428 FLIGHT, 7 September 1956 HERE AND THERE Carrier Group for Pacific Test THE air group of the carrier Warrior, nowundergoing a major refit at Devonport, is to take pan in the British hydrogen-bombtest off Christmas Island in the Pacific next year. The Admiralty has not yet disclosedthe nature of the group's task. CF-IOOs for Europe DURING a recent tour of R.C.A.F. basesin France, Mr. Ralph Campney, Canadian Minister of National Defence, said thatnext autumn 30 per cent of the Sabres with which Canadian squadrons in Europe werenow equipped would be replaced by CF-IOOs. Fireflash Accident THREE employees of the Fairey AviationCo., Ltd., were seriously injured last week when an explosion occurred in the boostermotors of a Fireflash missile which was being tested in a laboratory at Valley R.A.F.Station, Anglesey. They were engaged on development work for the M.o.S. guidedweapons trial establishment at Aberporth. Coach Makers' Officers THE Company of Coach and Coach Har-ness Makers—one of the ancient City companies, in which modern transport isrepresented by members of the aircraft, motor and other industries—has electedthe following officers for the ensuing year: Master, Col. Lord Kenilworth, C.B.E.,T.D., D.L.; Senior Warden, Mr. R. J. D. Smith; Renter Warden, Mr. Victor Riley;Junior Warden, Mr. Denis Berry, T.D. Warton Wind Tunnels ON this page is illustrated a model of thenew wind tunnels to be shared between the aircraft and guided weapons divisionof English Electric at Warton. The three tubes seen in the right background formthe storage reservoir for the compressed air which will drive the tunnels. The Mach6 tunnel is to the left of the reservoir, with the Mach 4 tunnel just in front of it andpartly obscured by the wall of the tunnel room. The black structure in the centreof the picture is the heat-exchanger and the MIGS AWAY: Taken at the occasion of the departure from Eastern Germany of the 221st Air Division, Soviet Air Force—also depicted on page 463—these photographs show a Mig-15 fighter and (above) a tandem-seat trainer. The fighter has a new pattern of under-wing tank with a "waisted" section adjacent to the wing. building to the left of this is the compressorroom. In a brief reference to the project last week we stated that Mr. F. E. Roe wasthe engineer in charge of the Warton re- search establishment. He is actually res-ponsible for the Warton wind tunnels; the establishment as a whole comes under thedirection of Mr. F. W. Page, chief engineer of the aircraft division. M.T.C.A. Adviser AS from October 1, Air Marshal SirCharles Guest is to take up an appointment as additional aeronautical adviser to theMinister of Transport and Civil Aviation. Sir Charles recently retired from the postof Inspector-General of the R.A.F. Opening Speaker THE veteran airline pilot Captain O. P.Jones, O.B.E.,M.V.O. (he is now B.O.A.C.'s special liaison officer), will be guest speakerat the Aircraft Recognition Society's first meeting of the 1956-57 season, due to takeplace in the library of the Royal Aeronauti- cal Society, 4 Hamilton Place, London,W.I, on Wednesday, September 19, at HIGH-SPEED FACILITY: A model of the English Electric wind tunnels referred to above. 7 p.m. The Society invites all who are interested to attend. Chocolate Cigar ACCORDING to a West German Radioreport, the first airship to be built in Ger- many since the war is due to be completedin about two months' time. Seventy-five metres (246ft) long, it will be used by achocolate firm for advertising. Aircraft Industry Review THE Stock Exchange Gazette has pub-lished as a supplement to its August 31 issue a review of the British aircraft in-dustry, with particular reference to invest- ment prospects. It contains a valuablesummary of developments so far, an assess- ment of the future, and an authoritativeappraisal of each of the thirteen member- companies of the S.B.A.C. in which there isa direct public investment interest. Viscount Honour AT Denver, Colorado, on September 10,Mr. T. Gammon, general manager and a director of Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft),Ltd., is due to receive one of the Daniels and Fisher creativity awards for 1956.These awards were established by the Denver trading firm of that name to giverecognition to "outstanding creative achievement" in the fields of arts, scienceand industry. The achievement in this case is die Viscount. Enlargement and Projection THE September 12 special issue of ourassociated journal the Amateur Photo- grapher will contain a guide to the enlargers,and projectors for colour transparencies and monochrome slides, that are currentlyavailable. Essential accessories, such as masking frames and lenses for enlargers,and screens for projectors, are also described, thus enabling the amateur whowishes to make the most of his holiday negatives or to view his holiday colourpictures in the best way, to choose equip- ment suitable for his needs.
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