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1958
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FLIGHT, 17 January 1958 91 SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Naval Flying News A Lincoln of No.lO(M.R.) Sqn., R.A.A.F., drop- ping rescue equipment—a stick of containers —to a "ditched" crew during A.S.R. exercises carried out recently off the Australian north- east coast near Townsville, Queensland. New R.A.F. Aide-de-Camp APPOINTED an Aide-de-Camp to the- Queen with effect from January 7 in succession to A. Cdre. P. H. Dunn, G/C.H. E. Button is at present Senior R.A.F. Officer Persian Gulf, with headquarters atBahrein. He had a distinguished wartime career, being awarded the A.F.C. in 1942and in 1943 and 1944—while in command of No. 109 Sqn.—successively winning theD.F.C. and the D.S.O. He was also men- tioned in dispatches in 1943 and 1946.Before assuming his present post he took a refresher course on Vampires at C.F.E. Antarctic CongratulationsA MESSAGE of congratulations wassent by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Boyle, Chief of the AirStaff, to S/L. J. Lewis following his achievement of the first flight by a single-engined aircraft across the Antarctic con- tinent (see picture and caption on p. 92).In his signal to S/L. Lewis, who is CO. of the R.A.F. detachment with the Trans-antarctic Expedition, the C.A.S. said: "The Air Council and I have read with greatadmiration of your historic flight over the South Pole from South Ice to Scott Base.We send to you and your colleagues our warmest congratulations and good wishes." F.A.A. Promotion AMONG senior promotions recently**• announced by Admiralty is that of Capt. (Acting Rear Admiral) D. R. F.Cambell, who became rear admiral with effect from January 7. Rear Admiral Cambell, who is Flag Offi-cer Flying Training, was responsible (in conjunction with a civilian officer) for theconception of the angled-deck system which is now incorporated in all British and American operational aircraft carriers.Prior to his present appointment Rear Admiral Cambell was Director of NavalAir Warfa; e at Admiralty. At the outbreak of war he commanded No. 803 Sqn. inH.M.S. Ark Royal (being awarded the D.S.C. in 1940 for his general good serviceswith the F.A.A.) and during 1940 and 1941 he was a test pilot at Boscombe Down.One of his later wartime appointments was Cdr. (Flying) in H.M.S. Argus, and in 1947he became Cdr. (Air) in H.M.S. Glory. Scottish Gliding SchoolA T R.A.F. Turnhouse tomorrow (Janu-• ary 18) A.V-M. P. D. Cracroft, who in addition to being A.O.C. No. 18 Groupand Senior R.A.F. Scotland is A.O.C. Cadets, is to open No. 661 Gliding Schoolfor A.T.C. cadets—which will be the only one of its kind in Scotland as two previousgliding centres, at Edzell and Dumfries, ceased to exist when those R.A.F. stationswere closed last year. A.V-M. Cracroft will fly on the firstlaunch and afterwards an aerobatic dis- play is to be given by S/L. J. Scott Cooper,A.T.C. district gliding officer, in a Prefect. Air Ministry is exploring the possibilityof a further gliding school—perhaps at Dyce—for cadets in north-east Scotland. Air Materiel Command FORMERLY Chief of Communicationsat R.C.A.F. headquarters in Ottawa, A. Cdre. C. L. Annis took over as A.O.C.Air Materiel Command at Rockcliffe on January 6 with the rank of air vice-marshal.During the war he was captain of the first aircraft to attack a U-boat in North Ameri- Air Marshal C. E. Chilton, A.O.C. Malta, inspecting a ceremonial parade at R.A.F. Idris on January 2 when he made his first official visit to Libya since assuming his Medi- terranean appoint- ment last November. Accompanying him is the station com- mander at Idris, W/C. W. Stapleton. can waters and he later served with the R.C.A.F. No. 6 Bomber Group in U.K. R.A.F. Promotions THAMES of senior officers increased in J-^ rank by R.A.F. half-yearly promotions were given last week. A further list, under branches (and with decorations omitted for reasons of space), is published below; G.D. Branch W/C. to G/C.: R. F. H. Clerke, W. A. Toyne, D. D. Haig, G. B. Walford, J. D. Warne, T. C. Musgrave, W. A. L. Davis, F. R. Bird, J. H. L. Blount, A. D. Frank, P. C. Fletcher, L. W. G. Gill, T. L. Bingham-Hall, A. G. Wilson, W. T. Brooks, G. H. Goodman, H. A. S. Disney, A. C. Deere, T. R. Burne, J. Wallace, E. W. Tacon, A. H. C. Boxer, E. D. Crew, C. S. G. Stanbury. S/L. to W/C.: J. Harris, H. Mansell, J. C. Forbes, F. W. Davison, A. Brown, J. Campbell, L. G. Press, A. R. Wilson, J. T. Lawrence, R. G. B. Summers, S. McCreith, J. Rayson. J. G. Roberts, A. D. Boyle, P. D. J. Wood, G. A. Martin, L. G. Holmes, J. G. Bishop, M. D. Wylie, R. D. Doleman, J. C. Cogill, R. A. N. McCready, E. Cook, J. E. Tipton, I. MacDonald, L. L. Harland, J. R. Forsythe, S. C. Dunmore, R. S. Sanders, G. Hampton, M. J. Beetham, E. W. Merriman, G. Sproates, A. J. Houston, N. J. Carver, D. M. Finn, W. Harbison, B. W. Parsons, L. B. Foskett, D. C. Lowe, H. E. Walmsley, N. Poole, W. E. Martin, L. G. Martin, F. S. Hazlewood, S. R. Hodge, J. R. Gibbons, K. F. W. Tapper, N. E. Hoad, G. H. Melville-Jackson, J. M. Daniel, E. H. Turner, G. C. Brunner, A. L. Hamilton, W. A. Cormack. F/L. to S/L.: J. W. Willis-Richards, H. W. Taylor, J. W. Kerr, W. J. C. Jones, A. Denovan, L. Davies, W. J. Heeley, L. J. O. Prudence, T. C. Waugh, G. G. Robinson, G. H. Quick, R. T. Howard, H. J. West, H. J. Irving, G. P. B. Bailey, K. M. Wickson, J. G. Brodie, A. J. Hayter, A. G. Corfe, J. C. Downs, E. A. Devillez, J. A. Paton, K. Fanthorpe, R. A. Parfitt, P. A. Dace, E. L. Nieass, J. V. E. P. Carter, G. G. Beaugeard, G. F. Webb, R. Goring-Morris, D. R. Barnicoat, A. Twigg, C. S. MacD. Bartlett, L. J. Cook, R. R. Edwards, A. E. F. Buick, R. L. Kerr, J. W. Morrice, M. F. Laing, E. Laraway, R. N. Bates, D. G. Bleach, C. S. MacDonald, J. L. Fellowes, R. S. Peters, R. A. Pendry, J. H. Granville-White, J. M. Crowley, J. MacG. Robertson, L. L. Tuke, F. M. N. Taplin, H. C. Richford, D. B. Robinson, P. D. Wright. P. T. Hall, C. H. Walker, E. F. Hemming, D. Wright, M. G. Waudby, W. J. Herrington, M. H. Miller, J. C. Atkinson, R. MacA. Furze, K. J. L. Baker, W. G. Holmes, J. P. Gledhill, W. G. Hester, A. R. Satow, D. Parratt, P. J. Bardon, E. N. Barrington-Reinganum, C. J. S. Wood, P. W. Shaw, T. E. M. Dunne, H. A. Harvey, C. A. E. Simons, M. O. Bell, I. A. N. Worby, J. R. Rogers, J. F. W. Pembridge, J. Gingell, K. J. Aedy, A. L. Tauwhare, D. L. Stoten, J. W. Beale, A. E. M. Barton, B. J. Scowen, B. Brownlow, G. P. Kingston, F. R. Lockyer, L. A. J. Patey, W. S. Akeroyd, G. D. Durbridge-Freeman, J. Tinsley, T. A. Newman,
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