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1957
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9 August 1957 205 SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm News F.E.A.F. FutureT WO squadrons of R.A.A.F. Sabres andone squadron of R.A.A.F. Canberras are shortly to be stationed in Malaya. This wasannounced in Hong Kong last week by Air Marshal the Earl of Bandon, who recentlytook over command of the Far East Air Force from Air Marshal Sir FrancisFressanges. The new C-in-C. said that R.A.F. units in Singapore and Malayawere first-class and had very much im- pressed him by their efficiency. He addedthat Britain's defence cuts would not affect R.A.F. units in the Far East, and thegeneral position for that area would remain the same. Lee-on-Solent Display AS the second of this year's three Naval• Air Days—the first, at R.N.A.S. Cul- drose, on July 26, is reported on the follow-ing page—an At Home and flying display will be held at R.N.A.S. Lee-on-Solent,Hants, on Saturday, August 31. Gates open at 1 p.m. and among intended attractionsare solo aerobatics by Lt-Cdr. J. Kelly in a Sea Hawk, formation aerobatics by a teamof Sea Hawks from No. 738 Sqn., a demons- tration of bridge-building by helicopters inco-operation with Royal Marines and Royal Engineers, and a dummy low-level ejection. Closer IntegrationA T the R.A.F. College, Cranwell, onL July 30 the First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten, told cadetsthat with the cutting-down and streamlin- ing of the Services it was up to all threeof them to work together more in friend- ship. "The same thing is likely to happenin the United States and we must have a Operations against tribesmen in Trucial Oman have been carried out by detachments of Nos. 8 and 249 Sqn. Venom fighter-bombers, one of which is here seen being refuelled and rearmed at R.A.F. Sharja, while transport support Valettas stand by patiently in the background. closer friendship with them too," he said."Go out of your way to make friends with the soldier and sailor for it will be all themore important as time goes along." Earl Mountbatten, who was reviewingthe 70th entry of flight cadets in the General Duties, Equipment and Secretarialbranches, presented the Sword of Honour, Queen's Medal and R. M. Groves MemorialPrize to Sen. U/Off. T. E. Enright, of Dunedin, New Zealand. The parade wasattended by a party of cadets from the U.S.A.F. Air Academy. University Nomination CJINCE 1947 one of the Deputy Under-^ Secretaries of State at Air Ministry, Sir Folliott H. Sandford, has been nominatedRegistrar of Oxford University and if the appointment is approved will take over hisduties next spring. Sir Folliott was from 1937 to 1940 privatesecretary to successive Air Ministers, then until 1941 financial adviser to R.A.F. FerryCommand at Montreal. After a period in West Africa he returned to Air Ministry in1944 as an assistant under-secretary. He was appointed K.B.E. in 1949. R.A.F. Appointments BELOW is continued a list of R.A.F.appointments which have recently been announced by the Air Ministry:—G/C. W. Mad. King to R.A.F. Bracknell Staff College, for directing staff duties; G/C.A. S. Woodgate to Air Ministry, for duty in the Department of the Air Member for Supply and Organization; G/C. W. B. S. Simpson toH.Q., F.E.A.F., for air staff duties. W/C. M. H. Le Bas to R.A.F. Cottesmore,for administrative duties; W/C. R. F. B. Guy to H.Q., SAClant, for staff duties; W/C. E.Holden to H.Q., Technical Training Command, for air staff duties; W/C. H. B. Hunt to R.A.F.Luqa, for flying duties; W/C. L. J. Joel to R.A.F. Boscombe Down, for flying duties;W/C. G. J. Pearn to R.A.F. Wyton, for tech- nical duties; W/C. D. A. Reddick to H.Q.,Royal Australian Air Force, on exchange post- ing; W/C. D. F. B. Sheen to H.Q., FighterCommand, for air staff duties; W/C. H. B. Verity to Air Ministry, for duty in the Depart-ment of the Chief of the Air Staff; W/C. A. F. Ward to H.Q., 90 Group, for technical staffduties; W/C. A. L. Winskill to H.Q., 2nd T.A.F., for air staff duties; W/C. F. W. Cookto H.Q., No. 40 Group, for technical staff duties; W/C. J. Mills to Air Ministry, for dutyin the Department of the Air Member for Supply and Organization; W/C. R. A. Websterto R.A.F. Bracknell Staff College, for directing staff duties. IN BRIEF In Parliament last week the Air Ministerstated that the Class E Reserve of the R.A.F. would be reduced by approximately45,000 reservists who are surplus to mobilization requirements. Those con-cerned would be given at least three months' notice. ***** Recruitment for the R.A.F. during thesecond quarter of this year was 2,734 less than during the first quarter, figures pub-lished by the Ministry of Defence showed last week. The only category whichshowed an increase is that for apprentices and boy entrants. ***** The R.A.F., who at the close needed13 runs for victory with two wickets to fall, drew their cricket match with the RoyalNavy at Portsmouth last week. ***** Nearly 500 A.T.C. cadets are to give ademonstration of training at R.A.F. White Waltham, near Maidenhead, Berks, to-morrow (August 10), commencing at 2.45 p.m. Sixty overseas cadets, ending a three-week visit to this country will also take part. ***** A Battle of Britain thanksgiving serviceis to be held in Westminster Abbey on Sunday, September 15, at 3 p.m. Applica-tions for tickets should be made in writing to the Under-Secretary of State, Air Minis-try (S.4c), Whitehall Gardens, London, S.W.I, not later than August 31. Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten, First Sea Lord, in course of his inspection as reviewing officer of the passing-out parade for the 70th entry of flight cadets at the R.A.F. College on July 30 (see news-item).
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