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1957
1957 - 0928.PDF
"Flight" photograph When this composite Javelin/Hunter formation was depicted last week a garbled caption misrepresented the squadrons concerned. The Javelins, in fret, belong to No. 141 Squadron (W/C. P. L Chilton, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C.), and the Hunters to No. 74 Squadron (S/L K. N. Haselwood). SERVICE AVIATION . . . 1955 and before that was A.C.A.S. (Policy)from September 1953. He qualified as a specialist navigator at Calshot in 1931 andearly in the war was in charge of the navi- gation branch at Air Ministry. In 1942he became Group Captain i/c Training at H.Q. Flying Training Command; in 1943he commanded R.A.F. Chivenor and in 1944 he took over a special appointmentat Plymouth to plan anti-U-boat opera- tions by the R.A.F. and the R.N. forD-day, for which he was later awarded the C.B.E. A. Cdre Rae, who is an Australian, hassince April 1955 commanded R.A.F. Bos- combe Down and was previously DeputyDirector of Flying Training at Air Minis- try. After armament duties in the FarEast from 1937 he was appointed in 1942 to command R.A.F. Tengah, Malaya, butin 1943 was reported missing and was sub- sequently found to be a prisoner of war.After his liberation in 1945 he joined the Empire Air Armament School at Manby,Lines, and he has since held command at the Central Gunnery School at Leconfkld,R.A.F. North Luffenham, and No. 206 Advanced Flying School at Oakington,Cambs. R.A.F. Appointments "DELOW is continued a list of R.A.F. •*-* appointments recently announced by the Air Ministry: — G/C. A. A. Fletcher to Air Ministry, forduty in the Department of the Air Member for Supply and Organisation; G/C. D. Price toR.A.F. Stoke Heath, to command: G/C. G. P. Seymour-Price to the Ground Officers' Selec- tion Centre, R.A.F. Uxbridge, as Commandant;G/C. E. A. Johnston to R.A.F. Topcliffe, to command; G/C. K. T. Nicklin to H.Q., MiddleEast Air Force (or administrative staff duties; G/C. R. R. Goodbody to No. 93 MaintenanceUnit, to command; G/C. J. C. Pope to H.Q. No. 3 Group, for technical staff duties. W/C. H. N. Phillips to R.A.F. Kenley, tocommand; W/C. R. I. M. Bowen to H.Q., 2nd T.A.F., for air staff duties; W/C. R. R. Chap-man to the R.A.F. Regiment (Malaya) Wing H.Q., to command; W/C. P. L. Crowell toR.A.F. Marham, for technical duties; W/C. J. F. Hatton to Air Ministry, for duty in theDepartment of the Air Member for Personnel; W/C. F. W. M. Jensen to the School of Land/Air Warfare, to instruct; W/C. M. W. Coombes to H.Q. Southern Sector, for Air Staff duties;W/C. T. Balmforth to R.A.F. Goch, for operations duties; W/C. P. S. Hall to H.Q.,No. 41 Group, for technical staff duties; W/C. C. W. Kemp to H.Q., Coastal Command, fortechnical staff duties; W/C. D. W. T. Withers to R.A.F. Heywood, for equipment duties;W/C. B. N. Keeling to H.Q. Technical Train- in? Command, for administrative staff duties;W/C. J. MacDonald to H.Q. Bomber Com- mand, for administrative staff duties; W/C. S.R. Williams to R.A.F. St. Athan, for ad- ministrative duties; W/C. J. O'Neill to R.A.F.Heywood, for equipment duties; W/C. B. B. Johnson to H.Q. No. 40 Group, for equipmentstaff duties; W/C. C. H. Beeton to A.A.F.C.E. for staff duties; W/C. R. J. Macleod to H.Q.Home Command, for staff duties; W/C. A. J. Peart to R.A.F. Khotnaksar, for technicalduties; W/C. A. F. Hamilton to R.A.F. St. Athan, for administrative duties; W/C. J. E.Holland to R.A.F. Wattisham. for flying duties; W/C. R. P. S. Wyrill to H.Q. TransportCommand, for administrative staff duties. S/L. B. A. Primavesi to Air Ministry, forduty in the Department of the Air Secretary (with acting rank of wing commander); S/L.G. M. McMinn to H.Q. Fighter Command, for technical staff duties (with acting rank ofwing commander); S/L. A. J. Harvey to Air Ministry, for duty in the Department of the AirMember for Personnel (with acting rank of wing commander); S/L. M. D. Logan to AirMinistry, for duty in the Department of the Chief of the Air Staff (with acting rank ofwing commander); S/L. T. J. Coggin to H.Q. No. 40 Group, for administrative staff duties(with acting rank of wing commander); S/L. F. W. Dowling to Air Ministry, for duty in theDepartment of the Air Member for Personnel (with acting rank of wing commander). IN BRIEF The Queen has approved that aircrewofficers and ratings affected by the dis- bandment of the R.N.V.R. Air Branchshall be given a concession reducing the length of service necessary for them toqualify for the Volunteer Reserve Decora- tion and Clasp and the Long Service andGood Conduct Medal and Clasp. Official regulations concerning this concessionmay be obtained from the Admiral Com- manding Reserves, The Admiralty, QueenAnne's Mansions, London, S.W.I. :* * * * * ; S A trophy has been donated to theR.A.F. Technical College at Henlow by the de Havilland Aircraft Co. Taking theform of a silver model of a Chipmunk (the training aircraft used at Henlow),mounted on an inscribed plinth, it is awarded to the best student pilot in eachentry. ***** Ten R.C.A.F. Sikorsky H-19 helicoptersfrom No. 108 Communications Flight, Rockcliffe, Ontario, have been loaned toOkanagan Helicopters, Ltd., of Vancouver, for use in constructional work on the Mid-Canada Early-Warning Line.
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