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1957
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234 FLIGHT, 16 August I957 SERVICE AVIATION . . . commander); S/L. T. M. G. Bury to H.Q.,Transport Command, for technical staff duties (with the acting rank of wing commander);S/L. C. S. Hunton to R.A.F. Khormaksar, for flying duties (with the acting rank of wingcommander). M.O. Postings HPHE following medical officer appoint-••- ments have also been announced recently by the Air Ministry: —G/C. R. H. Pratt to A.H.Q., Levant; G/C. J. C. Taylor to H.Q., British Forces, ArabianPeninsula; G/C. E. B. Harvey to H.Q., Fighter Command; G/C. L. S. Everett to H.Q., No. 64Group; G/C. C. E. G. Wickham to H.Q., Flying Training Command. W/C. S. M. Bieber to H.Q., British Forces,Arabian Peninsula; W/C. R. D. Bruce to Air Ministry Unit; W/C. H. W. Whittingham toR.A.F. Henlow. C-130s for R.A.A.F. 'TWELVE Lockheed C-130s—sufficient•*• to re-equip a squadron of No. 86 Trans- port Wing of the R.A.A.F.—are to be pur-chased by the Australian Government. The first two are scheduled to be taken over byR.A.A.F. crews at the Lockheed factory at Marietta, Georgia, in October 1958; and theremaining aircraft are expected to be de- livered before the end of that year. An official announcement by R.A.A.F.Headquarters of this decision to purchase C-130s says that their acquisition will meanthat "the R.A.A.F. can now fly personnel and equipment of all kinds non-stop overlong distances, such as Melbourne-Darwin, Sydney-Manus, or Darwin-Singapore. TheC-130s will make it possible for the R.A.A.F. to give adequate logistic supportto the jet fighter and jet bomber squadrons which will join the Commonwealth strate-gic reserve in Malaya next year. The C-130 transport unit could fly a complete opera-tional squadron of men and equipment from any point in Australia to any point inSouth-East Asia within 24 hours." No. 26 Sqn. Dinner A DISBANDMENT dinner is beingheld by No. 26 Sqn. in Amsterdam on October 12, and present members areanxious to see as many ex-members there as possible. To facilitate this, very reason-ably priced tickets for a return air journey from the London area will be available.Inquiries should be made to F/O. E. E. Jones, No. 26 Sqn. Reunion Secretary, atR.A.F. Oldenburg, B.A.O.R. 25. An Australian-built Avro Lincoln ot ISO. 1 (K.A.A.h.) Sqn., based at I engah on Singapore island, flies over warships off the coast of Malaya during a recent SEATO exercise. IN BRIEF The Queen received Air Marshal SirFrancis Fressanges, who recently relin- quished command of F.E.A.F., at Buck-ingham Palace on August 6 and conferred the accolade of knighthood in respect ofthe K.B.E. awarded him in June 1955. ***** Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Saundershas been appointed chairman of the Alexander Duckham Memorial SchoolsCommittee of the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund in succession to A.V-M. Sir DouglasHarries, who has resigned after 11 years' service. ***** Two R.C.A.F. Lancasters of No. 407(Maritime) Sqn. are carrying out ice recon- naissance duties from Cambridge Bay, onthe south of Victoria Island, for the U.S. Navy marine task force taking DistantEarly Warning line supplies into the Arctic. ***** The R.A.F. Modern Pentathlon Cham-pionships—comprising fencing, shooting, swimming, cross-country running and rid-ing—are being held at Cranwell from August 30 to September 3. Individualcompetitors and teams of three from R.A.F. stations are taking part and fromthem the R.A.F. team for the Inter-Service Championships—also to be held at Cran-well, from September 18 to 21—will be selected. ***** The Gliding Section of the R.A.F. Col-lege, Cranwell, organized a gliding camp at the Derby and Lanes Gliding Club siteat Camphill from July 31 to August 14. Four officers and ten cadets participated,headed by F/L. R. A. E. Dunn. ***** The W.R.A.F. Central Band is to makea recruiting tour of West Country areas— including Exeter, Torquay, Plymouth and Penzance—from August 26 to September 1.***** Eighteen Cranwell cadets who have beenvisiting the Mediterranean Fleet will fly from Catania to Malta tomorrow(August 17) to spend four days with the Fleet Air Arm at R.N.A.S. Hal Far beforereturning home. This group photograph of No. 234 (Madras Presidency) Sqn.—commanded by S/L. E. A. Risley—was taken shortly after the squadron's Hunter 4s had flown their last sortie in 2nd T.A.F. before disbandment.
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