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596 FLIGHT, 7 October I960 SERVICE AVIATION Air Force, Naval and Army Flying News "Snow on the Equator'': one of David Shep- herd's paintings, resulting from his visit to Aden and Kenya, showing two Beverleys of No 30 Sqn flying past the twin peaks of Mt Kenya. The pictures are on show at the Society of Aviation Artists' exhibition at the London Guildhall until tomorrow (see "Flight" last week, pages 536-7) Andover to Upavon POMMANDANT of the RAF Staff^ College at Andover since April 1958, Air Cdre E. D. McK. Nelson is moving toUpavon this month to become AOA at Transport Command headquarters fromOctober 17. Before going to Andover he was Commandant of No 1 School of Tech-nical Training at Halton. Cranwell's New Chapel A NEW permanent Church of England•**• chapel is to be built at the RAF College, Cranwell, Lines. Standing near the site ofthe existing hangar church of St Michael and All Angels (which will be demolished),the chapel is to be erected to the east of the main College building, conforming with itin architectural style. Seating capacity will be for about 500, and the building shouldbe ready for consecration by June next year. A fund has been opened for £20,000, forinternal fittings and embellishment, for which no provision has been made. Intend-ing donors should send subscriptions to the Hon Secretary of the Old CranwellianAssociation at the College. ASR;Squadron Standard A DISTINGUISHED former member*»• of No 22 Sqn, Air Marshal Sir Ralph Sorley, is presenting the squadron with itsStandard at St Mawgan on October 20. Sir Ralph, who is now retired, did a two-year tour on No 22 Sqn in 1925 when he was a flight lieutenant. In those days itwas a "guinea-pig" squadron carrying out experimental work. Today it is a searchand rescue unit equipped with Westland Whirlwinds and commanded by Sqn LdrA. P. Dunn. Last year, its helicopters answered over 400 distress calls and saved42 lives. The squadron was originally formed atGosport in September 1915 and carried out bombing and reconnaissance along theHindenberg Line, also participating in the Battle of the Somme. It was disbandedafter the First World War, then re-formed at Martlesham Heath in 1923 and for 11years engaged in experimental work. One of its pilots took part in the first UK-Karachi non-stop flight, made in a Fairey long-range monoplane in April 1929. The squadron converted to VickersVildebeest torpedo bombers in 1934 then at the outbreak of the Second World Warwas re-equipped with Beauforts. One of its pilots, Fg Off Kenneth Campbell, wasposthumously awarded the VC for attacks against the German cruisers Scharnhorstand Gneisenau. No 22 converted to Beau- fighters in 1944 and went out to Burma.It was disbanded in 1945, then re-formed ten years later as a short-range search andrescue squadron based at St Mawgan. Viking Salute AT the thirteenth Tempsford reunion,• being held in London on November 11, it is hoped to present to the CO of No 138Sqn (Wg Cdr H. M. Chinnery) a silver model Viking ship originally given to AirChief Marshal Sir Ronald Ireland-Chap- man by the Southern Norway resistancemovement in recognition of the work carried out by the RAF in dropping agentsduring the last war. Attendance is open to RAF and WRAF personnel who served Capt H. R. B. Janvnn, commanding officer of HMS "Victorious," and Jnr Seaman John Fletcher cutting the 2501b cake made to mark the carrier's commissioning and 21st anniver- sary last month ("Flight," September 3) with Nos 138 and 161 Sqns (SpecialDuties) and it is being held at Williamson's Tavern, Bow Lane, Cheapside, EC4.Starting time is 6.30 for 7.30 p.m., dress is informal and tickets are £1. The honsecretary is Sqn Ldr A. Firth (Retd), 103 Swanland Rop.d, Hessle, East Yorks. IN BRIEF Air Cdre E. Knowles, CBE, BSC, AFRACS, hasbecome Director of Educational Services at Air Ministry with the acting rank of airvice-marshal. Treble-One Sqn is giving its final perform-ance as the Fighter Command aerobatic team, the "Black Arrows," at Barcelona next Sunday(October 9). Financial assistance given by the RAF Benevolent Fund during the first half of this Seen with Hunters of No 229 OCU during Battle of Britain com- memorations at Chivenor: Hawkers' famous Hart G-ABMR, now in RAF markings. Its serial number (19933) was actually that of the first of the "de- velopment Harts," which differed in certain respects from "MR." It was flown by Hawker test pilot Duncan Simpson year amounted to £256,063, an increase ofmore than £12,000 over the corresponding period of 1959. Former members of No 3507 (County ofSomerset Fighter Control Unit, RAuxAF, are commemorating the second anniversary of theirdisbandmeni with a dinner and dance at the Grand Hotel, Bristol, next Friday (October 14)at 7.45 p.m. Tickets (12s 6d) may be obtained from Sqn Off K. E. Bagley, "Foxgloves,"Uley, Glos.
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