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1958
1958 - 0061.PDF
10 January 1958 Butler, R.A.A.F., and D. J. C. Malcolm, Queen's Commendation for Valuable Servicein the Air: F/O. T. Fehily, R.A.A.F. Air Materiel Director SINCE September 1955 Director of Air-craft Maintenance and Repairs at Admiralty, Rear Admiral J. P. W. Furseis to be Director General of the Department of Air Materiel from next month. From1943 and after the war he served succes- sively in the Department of Aircraft Main-tenance and Repairs, and as Chief of Staff to the Rear Admiral Reserve Aircraft (from1949 to 1953). Later he became Assistant Engineer-in-Chief, until his appointmentas Director of Aircraft Maintenance and Repairs. R.A.F. Awards FOLLOWING the list of New YearHonours published on this page last week, names of members of the R.A.F.,R.A.A.F., R.A.F.O., R.N., W.R.A.F., R.A.F. Nursing Service and Aden Protec-torate Levies who have received awards are given below: — Second Bar to A.F.C.: S/L. R. L. Topp, A.F.CBar to A.F.C.: W/C.s D. B. Fitzpatrick, O B.E., A.F.C.; R. F. Harman, D.F.C., A.F.C.;P. W. Jamieson, A.F.C.; C. K. Saxelby, D.F.C., A.F.C.; S/L.s R. J. A. Leslie, D.S.O., A.F.C.;D. Roberts, D.F.C., A.F.C.; A. G. Steele, A.F.C.; F. P. Walker, A.F.C.A.F.C.: W/C.s C. R. Alexander, M.B.E., D.F.M.; F. R. Bird, D.S.O., D.F.C.; C. F.Bradley, D.S.O.; S/L.s R. P. Flood; W. J. Hurst; G. H. Moreau; P. J. Murch; C. D.Preece; A. D. Woodcock; F/L.s G. P. Aird; B. A. Clayton; D. C. Evans; T. A. Jackson;W. K. Jones; D. A. J. Lawrenson; R. E. W. iLoverseed; B. I. S. Perowne; R. M. Salt;!j. Slater, D.F.C.; J. L. Spatcher; D. L. Stoten; |A. C. Thornton; W. K. Wightman; F/O. N. E.j Rose; M. Sig. N. Gamble, D.F.M. i Royal Red Cross (First Class): Wg/O. M.!Jopp, A.R.R.C., Princess Mary's R.A.F. Nurs- ine Service. 63 Royal Red Cross (Second Class): Sq/O. A. S.McDonald, Princess Mary's R.A.F. Nursing Service. A.F.M.: F/Sgts. T. Fraser; F. G. Hatton;J. W. H. Murdin; B. D. Saxby; L. J. C. Wilcox; Sgt. D. G. Scarle. B.E.M. (Mil): F/Sgts. J. Andrews; W. V.Asprey; J. V. L. Barron; R. Beaumont, W.R.A.F.; W. R. Carter; G. R. Cater; K.Chalkley; D. J. Clarke; K. E. Denny; P. Docherty; F. F. Hesketh; R. Hubble; A. D.Lucas; C. J. Morrell; C. W. Morris; W. F. Nelson; R. Oram; J. R. Parkes; W. Parkes;T. G. Salter; D. A. Walters; G. C. Watson; C/Techs. E. Bottomley; R. O. Colley; N. P. L.Hansford; J. McKinney; W. Phillips; D. S. Ravden; Acting F/Sgts. E. S. Long; W. H.Sefton; Sgts. A. M. Aulaqi, Aden Protectorate Levies; R. Belding; V. J. Bowles, W.R.A.F.; A. Cuthbert, W.R.A.F.; J. Gallagher; R. S.Heath; E. Lillie; G. C. Morgan; J. Preston; S. B. Walton; T. I. Williams; M. G. Willson,W.R.A.F.; S/Tech. A. W. Shuck; Cpl. H. E. Stud well; S. A/C. J. B. Stacey. Queen's Commendations for Valuable Servicein the Air: S/L.s W. T. E. Bowden; C. E. Keay; W. J. L. Sheehan, D.F.C.; F/L.s J. E. J.Auton; J. Bell, R.A.A.F.; B. Carroll; R. E. Crompton-Batt, D.F.C.; T. E. M. Dunne; D. R.Foster: R. A. Franks; N. H. Frost, D.F.C.; B. E. Harvatt; K. Hunt; W. A. Jenkins; C. M. P.Kempster; J. A. McArthur; T. Perry; S. J. B. Roe; N. M. Shorter; I. E. Suren; A. J. Watton,D.F.C.; F/O.s A. G. Carmichael; L. J. Hargreaves; A. J. Rose, R.A.F.R.O.; H. G.Thomson: M.Plt. Z. Czarnecki; M.Nav. J. E. Gibson; M.Sigs. C. Churm, D.F.C.; G. E.Morbey; F/Sgts. A. R. Fuller; E. I. Linnett; H. J. Wallbank; Acting F/S<?t. J. Parr; Lt-Cdrs.W. R. Hart, R.N.; G. R. Higgs, R.N. F.A.A. Promotions AMONG New Year promotions an-**• nounced bv Admiralty are those of the following Fleet Air Arm officers: —Commander to Captain: M. F. Fell, D.S.O., D.S.C. and Bar. CO.. H.M.S. Puma (firstCdr. Air in H.M.S. Ark Royal when she was commissioned); C. K. Roberts, D.S.O., Cdr.Air, R.N.A.S. Eglinton. Lt-Cdr. to Commander: R. W. Kearsley,Lt-Cdr. Flying, R.N.A.S. Yeovilton; C. E. Price, A.F.C., Air Warfare Division. Admiralty(formerly at the E.T.P.S.); J. P. David, cur- rently on R.N. staff course (formerly CO.,No. 815 Sqn.); R. L. Eveleigh, D.S.C., cur- rently on R.N. staff course (formerly CO.,No. 802 Sqn.); D. M. Steer, A.F.C., Lt-Cdr. Flying, H.M.S. Albion; J. D. Russell, instruc-tor, R.N.A.S. Lossiemouth (formerly CO., No. 800 Sqn.). No. 114 Sqn. Disbanded AT R.A.F. Nicosia on December 31 a**• disbandment parade was held by No. 114 (Hong Kong) Squadron, which hadbeen operating from there as a M.E.A.F. transport unit equipped with Valettas.A.V-M. W. J. Crisham, A.O.C. Levant, said it was painful to see the squadron leave theline but the R.A.F. "must adapt and re- shape itself during this present vital phaseif it is to remain effective." No. 114 Sqn. was first formed in Septem-ber 1917, later re-designated No. 28 Sqn., then revived in 1936. In 1937, it becamethe first unit to equip with Blenheims, and in 1943 was re-equipped with Bostons. No. 24 Sqn. Command AN R.A.A.F. officer, S/L. D. W.•**• Hitchins, has taken command of No. 24 (Commonwealth) Squadron, whichis based at R.A.F. Colerne and flies Hastings aircraft on V.I.P. duties as wellas on routine R.A.F. transport services to Europe and the Far East. It was given thedesignation "Commonwealth" in 1947 and Typical of the working terrain of the R.A.F. Mountain Rescue team in Cyprus, based at Nicosia, is this crag in the Kyrenia Mountains. L.A/C. F. Costal I acts as "victim" on the stretcher and S.A/C. J. Keogh guides it during this practice rescue on o recent exercise. F/L. Peter Fahy, former CO. of No. 284 Sqn. which has been operating Bristol Syca- mores in Cyprus for the past two-and-a-half years, receives a silver model of ens from Bristol Aircraft's helicopter test pilot Peter Wilson during a visit to Weston recently. since that time has been commanded inturn by officers of the R.A.F., R.A.A.F., R.N.Z.A.F. and S.A.A.F. Before coming to England towards theend of last year, S/L. Hitchins held a staff post in the Department of Air, Melbourne;and in 1953-54 he commanded the R.A.A.F.'s V.I.P. flight and was personalpilot to the Governor-General of Australia, Field Marshal Sir William Slim. In takingover as No. 24 Sqn. commander S/L. Hitchins succeeds S/L. M. M. Mair, whoheld the post temporarily after S/L. R. B. Bolt returned to New Zealand last year. IN BRIEF A. Cdre. E. S. Burns, C.B.E., Director ofPersonal Services at Air Ministry from 1946 to 1947 and subsequently A.O.C.No. 66 (Scottish Reserve) Group until 1950, died at his home in Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, on December 24. ***** In the caption to the portrait of AirChief Marshal Sir Donald Hardman on p. 25 last week, his New Year Honoursappointment should have been given as G.B.E. ***** The R.C.A.F. has ordered 12 proceduretrainers from Canadian Aviation Elec- tronics, Ltd., of Montreal. They will beused for training R.C.A.F. transport pilots. ***** The R.A.F. Benevolent Fund has re-ceived £8,044 from branches of the Royal Air Forces Association as a result of theirlast year's Battle of Britain Week activities. ***** Forty-four more members of the R.O.C.—three observer officers, ten chief obser- vers, eight leading observers and 23observers—have qualified for long service medals after 12 or more years' duty.***** "Sarah" air-sea rescue equipment hasbeen installed in the new Beaver aircraft (a photograph of which was published onthe Service Aviation page of Flight for November 29) which last month was to beshipped to Mawson to join the 1957-58 R.A.A.F. Antarctic Flight. ***** Each month at the Higher EducationCentre at R.A.F. Butzweilerhof in 2nd T.A.F. a new course begins for servicemenwho are to sit for the G.C.E. examination and Part 2 of the R.A.F. education test.The centre, the only one of its kind over- seas, has been running courses of this kindsince 1955. It sets out to provide facilities for a month's concentrated tuition -andstudy in the subjects in which candidates are specializing.
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