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Aviation History
1958
1958 - 0770.PDF
786 PLIGHT SERVICE AVIATION Royal Air Force and Naval Flying News Birthday Fly-past TI/ITH the Queen taking the salute from" the balcony of Buckingham Palace, sixteen Javelins of R.A.F. Fighter Com-mand are to fly past at 1300 hr on Her Majesty's official birthday, June 12. Theaircraft, in four boxes of four in line astern, will be led by G/C. D. G. Lyster, CO.of R.A.F. Stradishall, with W/C. G. A. Martin (CO. of 89 Sqn.) as deputy leader.The other two squadrons represented in the formation will be Nos. 23 and 41, bothbased at R.A.F. Coltishall. French TourD URING his recent visit to France theC.A.S., Marshal of the R.A.F. Sir Dermot Boyle, went to the flight test centreat Bretigny and flew from there to Mont- de-Marsan by Caravelle. He visited theAir School at Salon-de-Provence and also the Defense Aerienne du Territoireinstallations. O. C. Butterworth COMMAND of the new R.A.A.F. baseat Butterworth in Malaya was taken over as from June 1 by G/C. K. R. J.Parsons with the acting rank of air com- modore. Three R.A.A.F. squadrons areboing based there, Nos. 3 and 77 (equipped with Sabres) and No. 2 (Canberras). Coastal Command Trophies AT R.A.F. St. Eval last Friday the**• A.O.C-in-C. Coastal Command, Air Marshal Sir Bryan Reynolds, presentedthe Dunning Trophy and the Aird Whyte (swimming proficiency) Trophy to No. 228Sqn. The Dunning Trophy is awarded for the highest proficiency in A.S. train-ing and was won last year by No. 120 Sqn.; the Aird Whyte Trophy for swimming(not to be confused with the award of the same name for bombing and gunnery) wasfirst presented in 1955. G.M. Award NOW with No. 269 Sqn. at R.A.F. Bally-kelly, Sgt. L. G. Birnie has been awarded the George Medal for his gallantryin saving the life of a fellow crew member when a Shackleton in which they were ona training flight crashed at Kinloss last January. Sgt. Birnie and three other mem-bers of the crew had escaped from the burning aircraft through a hole in the fuse-lage when he realized that two other crew members had not been accounted for. Hethen went back into the wreckage and got one of them out. In the words of the officialcitation, "There is no doubt that Sgt. Birnie's gallant action, which criticaUyendangered his own life, saved the life of his comrade." Good Neighbours "TO mark nineteen years of friendly asso-••- ciations between R.A.F. Stanbridge and the town of Leighton Buzzard, a dinnerwas held recently—on the anniversary of the opening of the station as a radiocommunications unit—and presentations were made. G/C. J. Cherrill, the stationcommander, gave the Urban Council a reproduction of the unit badge in the formof a plaque; and the chairman, Cllr. Mrs. M. Brown, presented G/C. Cherrill withan illuminated and framed resolution ex- pressing the town's friendship and good-will towards the station. Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter L. Daw-son, Member for Supply and Organization, represented the Air Council at the dinner;and No. 90 (Signals) Group, which controls the station, was represented by its A.O.G.,A.V-M. L. Dalton-Morris. Recent Postings AMONG appointments recently an-L nounced by the Air Ministry are the following: — W/C.s F. J. Cuthill to No. 2 Police District,for provost duties; J. A. Sherry to H.Q., Coastal Command, for technical staff duties;E. F. Wisdom to H.Q., No. 40 Group, for air staff duties; A. E. Anderson to Air Ministry,for duty in the Department of the Air Member for Personnel; A. S. Mohan to Air Ministry, forduty in the Department of the Air Member for Supply and Organization; A. E. G. Pye toH.Q., No. 3 Group, for technical staff duties; G. I. Pawson to R.A.F. St. Athan, for adminis-trative duties; W. L. Clarke to R.A.F. Sylt (Germany), for technical duties; G. R. Cookto No. 113 M.U., to command; H. H. C. Hester to R.A.F. Little Rissington, for technical duties;G. F. McMahon to H.Q., British Forces Arabian Peninsula, for provost staff duties; P. W. Nunnto R.A.F. Thorney Island, for technical duties; G. N. Street to Air Ministry, for duty in the S/L J. H. Lewis (right), CO. of the R.A.F. Antarctic de- tachment and cap- tain of the DHC Otter on its trans- Polar flight receiving the Johnston Memorial Trophy— for "the most out- standing performance on record of air navi- gation for the year"— from Viscount Knollys, chairman of Wickers, Ltd., at the G.A.P.A.N. banquet on May 28. Four from nine leaves five: No. Ill Sqn. Hunters showing off their spectacular new breakaway routine in the R.A.F.A. display at Hucknall on May 26 (report, pp. 764-5). "Flight" photograph Department of the Air Member for Supplyand Organization; L. H. Styles to H.Q., 2nd T.A.F., for administrative staff duties; H. M. H.;Tudor to R.A.F. Staff College, Bracknell, for directing staff duties; G. Young to R.A.F.St. Mawgan, for flying duties. IN BRIEF Air Marshal Sir Edmund Hudleston,;V.C.A.S., was among 13 NATO observers attending a recent U.S. nuclear test at theEniwetok proving ground. R.A.F. recruitment for the January-March quarter totalled 5,074, of which the number of those entering on nine-year or ,longer engagements—1,152—was more than double that in any of the threeprevious quarters. ***** Forthcoming fixtures announced by theAssociation of Service Yacht Clubs are the Seaview Meeting (July 5 and 6) and theInter-Services Team Championship a: Portsmouth (October 11 and 12).***** A tie has been introduced for wear byofficers and airmen who are serving or have served with No. 40 (Maintenance) GroupIt bears the Group emblem, a griffin and sword, in light blue and gold on a maroorbackground. The tie is obtainable onh from T. M. Lewin and Sons, Ltd., 10?Jermyn Street, London, S.W.I, and cost*: 12s 6d in rayon, 15s 6d in terylene ant18s 6d in silk (postage 6d in the U.K. and Is 6d for registered postage abroad).
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