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464 FLIGHT, 13 September 1957 SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm News S.A.C. CompetitionD ATES and details of the U.S.A.F.Strategic Air Command bombing, navigation and reconnaissance competition,in which Bomber Command has accepted an invitation to participate, were an-nounced recently by Air Ministry. It is taking place at Pinecastle A.F.B.,Florida, from October 30 to November 5 and two R.A.F. teams will compete, each oftwo aircraft, representing No. 1 Group (Vulcans) and No. 3 Group (Valiants).There are to be additional aircraft in re- serve, and Air Chief Marshal Sir HarryBroadhurst, A.O.C-in-C. Bomber Com- mand, will accompany the teams in areserve Vulcan. "At Home" DisplaysA N excellent bill of fare—with some- specially interesting titbits—is being offered at the 37 R.A.F. stations open tothe public tomorrow, September 14, to mark Battle of Britain Week Saturday. Itincludes (as mentioned in Flight for August 16) the first-ever opening of twoV-bomber stations, Honington in Suffolk and Gaydon in Warwickshire; while atValley in Anglesey the Swift F.7s of the recently formed Guided Weapons Develop-ment Squadron will also be having their first public view. One of them, with twoFireflash missiles in position, will be in the static park; other Swifts of the G.W.D.Sqn. will show their paces in the air dis- play, which is to be augmented by fourR.N. Sea Hawks. Sea Hawks will also take part at Lind-holme, near Doncaster, where formations of U.S.A.F. B-45s and F-lOOs will add further spice to the programme. F-lOOsare appearing at Castle Bromwich, where instructors from the R.A.F. College willperform Vampire formation aerobatics; and there, too—of particular interest toconnoisseurs—the Short S.B.5 is due to put in an appearance. A Service aircraft now rarely seen—theLincoln—will appear at Ternhill, Salop, where the 27-item programme includesR.N. and IJ.S.A.F. as well as R.A.F. air- craft. At Little Rissington, Gloucestershire,the C.F.S. team—"The Sparrows"—is giving the formation aerobatic display inpiston-engined Provosts which so pleased their Farnborough audience last week. Aerobatics form also a main feature ofthe Scottish "at homes," for the famous team from No. 43 Sqn.—"The FightingCocks"—iis performing both at its own station, Turnhouse, and at Kinloss inMorayshire. At Turnhouse, a Chipmunk of Edinburgh University Air Squadron willdo aerobatics "on request" by the public; and at Kinloss interest will not be confinedto the R.A.F., for the Ecurie Ecosse racing- car team is demonstrating its Jaguars andthe team's trophies (including those from Le Mans) will be on display. At Acklington in Northumberland youngvisitors (if any) who tire of Vulcans and Valiants will be able to have rides in amock-up Emmett train; and at Biggin Hill —where the flying display is to be opened(as mentioned on this page last week) by Mr. Ray Milland, who is in the Cranwellfilm High Flight—there are to be a thousand model aircraft on show in theground exhibition. There is sure to be a touch of nostalgia at Hendon, site of so many brilliant airdisplays since 1910, for with the ending of regular Service flying there the 1957 R.A.F."at home" will probably be its last. Para- chuting from a balloon by T.A. paratroopersforms one of the entertainments, and in addition to flying there will be a large staticexhibition, where aircraft, engines and a full-scale Fireflash model are being shown. R.A.F.A. Appeal TN a letter published to coincide with-*• Battle of Britain Week the chairman of the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund, ViscountKnollys, says diat recent announcements of nuclear developments should not mis-lead people into regarding the commemora- tion as one having merely "the somewhatmusty significance of ancient glories." No matter to what extent Britain turns toguided missiles, there will surely remain a need for a manned air force "throughoutthe foreseeable future"; and with it the need for the Fund grows rather thandiminishes. Pointing out that it is currently spending£ 1 per minute every day of the year—and £568,564 in the last financial year—torelieve distress among past and present members, Viscount Knollys urges all whocan to mark this Battle of Britain Week by sending a donation to the fund at its head-quarters, 67 Portland Place, London, W.I. International PostF ORMERLY Air Member of Personnel,from 1953 until he retired from the R.A.F. early this year, Air Chief MarshalSir Francis Fogarty has been appointed Twelve Gannets of No. 796 Sqn. and five Sea Hawks of No. 738 Sqn. helped to make the Royal Navy's debut at the S.B.A.C. Show at Farnborough last week an impressive one. Here one of the Gannets (with another in view) makes a quick getaway from R.N.A.S. Ford. "Flight" photograph
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