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744 FLIGHT, 3 June 19fD FROM ALL QUARTERS Air Aid in Chile A LARGE-SCALE rescue and relief operation was mounted bythe USAF as soon as the disastrous scale of last week's earth- quakes in Southern Chile became apparent. MATS, using 65transport aircraft, mainly C-124s, flew-in doctors, nurses and field hospital equipment, and were planning to evacuate thousands ofhomeless children. Helicopters provided linktf with the more isolated communities. The Britannia of No 99 Squadron, RAF, which was taking partin the goodwill visit of the Air Minister, George Ward, to five South American countries, was diverted from Buenos Aires toChile to take part in the work. On board were medical supplies, food and clothing given by the British Hospital and by Britishand Argentine firms in Buenos Aires. Earlier in the week, the visiting RAF force had created immenseinterest in the capital, two Vulcans of No 101 Sqn and a Comet of No 216 Sqn staging a fly-past in vie formation, with the Cometleading. j ^ Rolls-Royce and Income Tax MANY other firms may be affected advantageously by the rulingof Mr Justice Pennycuick in the Chancery Division on May 27 that Rolls-Royce Ltd should not be assessed for taxation purposeson remuneration made to them in return for what might generally be termed "technical know-how." The company had concludedaircraft gas-turbine licensing agreements with Argentina, Australia, Belgium, China, France, Sweden and the USA, betweenthe years 1948 and 1955. Over this period their income from these licence fees amounted to some £1.2m. Rolls-Royce had been assessed on this for income tax, profitstax, excess-profits tax and excess-profits levy. They had appealed, and the Special Commissioners had allowed the appeal. Therecent action was brought by the Crown against the Commis- sioners' decision. His Lordship found that, contrary to the Crown'scontention that technical knowledge was "sold" just as a turbojet might be sold, parting with secret knowledge laboriously acquiredover the years was actually a disposition of part of the company's capital assets, not to be brought into account when computingrevenue profits from ordinary trading. Tyne Investigation ON May 27 Rolls-Royce Ltd announced that the Tyne turboprop(described in Flight for April 22) has suffered mechanical failure of a nature which may not be immediately rectifiable. The troublearose during bench testing of a Tyne at Derby and at one point during the run a compressor disc failed. Although an isolatedoccurrence, the company found "confirmatory evidence" on another engine. A full technical investigation is in hand, whichnaturally extends to the many engines already delivered, and Rolls-Royce have recommended that flying of Vanguards andCL-44s be suspended until the fault can be rectified. A note on the effect which this has had on BEA is given in our Air Commercesection. Whit-Monday Displays THREE big air displays are being held next Monday (Whit-Monday, June 6): at North Weald, Essex; Hucknall, Notts; and Yeadon, Yorks. The first two are organized by the RAFA andthe Yeadon pageant by SSAFA. Reference to the Hucknall dis- play is made on page 778, and both Yeadon and North Wealdwill share with it a performance by the Hunter formation aero- NOSTALGIC OCCASION: In London on Saturday a famous Auxiliary night-fighter squadron. No 604 (County of Middlesex), which was disbanded in 7957 with the 79 other RAuxAF squadrons, came out of retirement for a few hours to receive its standard. Awarded by the Queen in recognition of 25 years' service, the standard was presented by Sir Frederick Handley Page as Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex and afterwards consecrated and laid up in the RAF church, St Clement Danes. Seen hern with Sir Frederick at the parade are G/C John Cunningham (centre) and S/L K. Courtnage batic team of No 111 Sqn. At Yeadon, however, there is an exclu-sive attraction: spectators will be able to compare the Italian Air Force aerobatic team—the "Getti Tonanti," mounted on F-84Fs—with the RAF performers. The famous French aerobatic pilot Leon Biancotto, three times world champion, is appearing at bothYeadon and Hucknall in a Nord 3202. RETIREMENT of Richard Fairey from the vice- chairmanship and board of the Fairey Co Ltd, on medical advice, was announced last Mon- day. During the war he served in the ATA and while on his way to America by sea was tor- pedoed and spent five days in an open boat, as a result of which he lost both legs through frostbite. Within eight months he was flying again, and has regularly flown fixed-wing air- craft and helicopters ever since. Elder son of the late Sir Richard Fairey, he joined his father's firm in 7936 BAC Posts IN addition to the British Aircraft Corporation directorships,details of which are given on page 752, three appointments in the corporation have been announced. Geoffrey E. Knight becomescommercial manager; Eric L. Beverley sales manager (guided weapons); and Reginald H. Sawyer chief accountant. Mr Knighthas been commercial director of Bristol Aircraft Ltd since August 1956; Mr Beverley has been commercial manager of the guidedweapons division of English Electric for the past eight years; and Mr Sawyer joined Vickers Ltd in 1955 and in the followingyear was made assistant chief accountant of Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. Open Day at Wethersfield * SMARTLY at 2 p.m. last Saturday the report of an F-100 after-burner announced the opening of the display at Wethersfield, Essex, where the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing of the USAF was"at home" on the final week-end of the series of Armed Forces Day events. A high-speed pass had begun the Skyblazers' pro- GREBE TO JAVELIN: Now equipped with Gloster Javelin FAW.8 oil- weather fighters (two Bristol Siddeley Sapphire with limited rehect). No 25 Squadron was one of the first in the Service to be equipped with fighters of Gloster manufacture (Grebes, in 1925). This lively impt'">- sion of tour of the Squadron's Javelins was recently secured by Glos'.er photographer Russell Adams
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