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FLIGHT, 6 January 1961 SERVICE AVIATION Air Force, Naval and Army Flying News RAF New Year Honours THERE are 180 names of RAF, WRAF,RAuxAF, RAFVR and Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service personnel in the 1961 list of New Year honours and awards, headed by that of the CAS, Air Chief Marshal Sir Thomas Pike, who becomes a GCB. Amongst those who have been honoured are Wg Cdr Charles Maughan (AFC), who won the London-Paris race in 1959, and Sqn Ldr Garstin (also AFC), who in March last year captained a Valiant which flew the greatest distance ever achieved by an RAF aircraft—8,500 miles. The full list is as follows: — Honours ORDER OF THE BATH Knight Grand Cross: Air Chief Marshal SirThomas Geoffrey Pike, KCB, CBE, DFC. Knights Commanders: Air Marshal S. C.Elworthy, CB, CBE, DSO, MVO, DFC, AFC, MA; Acting Air Marshal A. D. Selway, CB, DFC. Companions: AVM M. H. Dwyer, CBE;AVM G. A. M. Knight, CBE, QHS, MB, BS, DLO; Acting AVM E. L. Colbeck-Welch, OBE, DFC;Air Cdre F. E. Rosier, CBE, DSO; Air Cdre R. G. Seymour, CBE; Air Cdre D. F. Spotswood,CBE, DSO, DFC, ADC; Acting Air Cdre A. Pyke, OBE, MIMechE, AFRAeS. ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Knight Grand Cross: Air Chief Marshal theRight Hon the Earl of Bandon, KBE, CB, CVO, DSO.Knights Commanders: Air Marshal A. Earle, CB, CBE; Air Marshal H. P. Frascr, CB, CBE, AFC, BA, FRAeS.Commanders: Acting Air Cdre F. Hume; Acting Air Cdre C. H. Simpson, MA; Gp CaptC. C. Barker, AFC, MB, chB; Gp Capt A. W. Caswell, OBE, AFRACS; Gp Capt W. D. David,DFC, AFC; Gp Capt E. W. T. Hardie; Gp Capt W. D. Hodgkinson, DFC, AFC, ADC; Gp CaptE. N. Ryder, DFC, RAF (Ret); Gp Capt C. L. Troop, RAF (Ret); Gp Capt F. A. WUlan, DFC, MA.Officers: Wg Cdr the Hon M. C. Adderley, AFC; Wg Cdr G. Buckle; Wg Cdr A. S. Cade;Wg Cdr E. A. Challis; Wg Cdr J. Dalgleish; Wg Cdr R. U. P. De Burgh; Wg Cdr R.Findlater, DSO, DFC; Wg Cdr G. A. Fricker, RAF (Ret); Wg Cdr L. G. Holmes, DFC, AFC;Wg Cdr W. T. H. Howell, DFC; Wg Cdr D. E. Longley; Wg Cdr W. S. O. Randle, MBE, AFC,DFM; Wg Cdr G. H. Tebboth; Wg Cdr I. Thomas, DFC; Wg Cdr P. D. Thorne, AFC; Acting Wg Cdr A. V. Duffill, DFC, RAUXAF;Acting Wg Cdr S. A. Hinde, RAFVR (Training Branch); Sqn Ldr K. Courtnage, AFC. Members: Sqn Ldr S. D. Baldock, DFM;Sqn Ldr R. S. Brown; Sqn Ldr C. F. S. Churcher; Sqn Ldr S. G. A. Goddard; SqnLdr H. E. Jacobs; Sqn Ldr W. C. James, BA; Sqn Ldr G. H. Louden; Sqn Off J. Mackay,WRAF; Sqn Ldr K. Macrae; Sqn Ldr (Acting Wg Cdr) E. J. D. Masters; Sqn Ldr D.Phillips, DFC; Sqn Off (Acting Wg Off) G. M. Phillips, WRAF; Sqn Ldr R. Renner; Sqn Ldr(now Wg Cdr) W. A. Russell, BSC; Sqn Ldr F. R. C. Staff; Sqn Ldr (Acting Wg Cdr)J. C. K. Sutton, AFRAes; Sqn Ldr J. Wilson; Acting Sqn Ldr S. R. Jeffrey, DFC; Acting SqnLdr J. F. Leckie; Acting Sqn Ldr F. G. Ley, RAFVR (Training Branch); Fit Lt A. J. Aedy;Fit Lt J. D. Davie; Fit Lt J. E. Greenaway; Fit Lt H. Logan; Fit Li J. R. Morris; Fit LtH. A. Pollock; Fit Lt H. M. Sorrell; Fit Lt E. W. Tipple; Fit Lt H. B. Todd; Fit Lt G. W. J. Walker; Fit Lt A. G. Willshaw, BEM;Fit Lt L. Wing; Acting Fit Lt H. P. Davies, RAFVR (Training Branch); Fg Off J. M. F.Crofts, RAuxAF; Fg Off G. A. Tottey; M/Eng W. J. H. Wickson; M/Tech L. M. Howe;M/Tech W. F. Jackman; WO T. A. Arm- strong; WO J. Binns; WO H. C. Furse; WO S.Banyard Hicks, BEM; WO A. T. Jarvis; WO P. Portway; WO J. A. Rollason. Awards Bar to Air Force Cross: Sqn Ldr H. A.Merriman, AFC. Air Force Cross: Wg Cdr R. W. Jordan, DFC;Wg Cdr C. G. Maughan; Sqn Ldr J. M. Crowley; Sqn Ldr J. H. Garstin; Sqn LdrA. D. A. Honley; Sqn Ldr J. A. McArthur; Sqn Ldr J. Primrose; Sqn Ldr R. T. Robinson;Sqn Ldr H. Smith, DFC; Sqn Ldr P. A. Thom- son; Fit Lt J. G. Cruse; Fit Lt R. G. Hanna;Fit Lt A. D. Harvie; Fit Lt G. N. Lewis; Fit Lt M. N. Sparks. Royal Red Cross (First Class): Wg Off G.Jones, ARRC, Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service. Royal Red Cross (Second Class): Sqn OffC. Whyte, Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service.Air Force Medal: F/Sgt (now M/Eng) M. Brennan, DFM; Sgt D. J. Greenwood. British Empire Medal (Military): F/SgtG. F. Anstey; F/Sgt G. Bumford; F/Sgt (now WO) F. G. Burnett; F/Sgt K. M. Busby;F/Sgt F. J. Cann; F/Sgt D. Duffill, RAF Regt; F/Sgt W. J. J. Hambly; F/Sgt J. W.Legge; F/Sgt P. Marshall; F/Sgt T. D. Oakes; F/Sgt F. H. Rose; F/Sgt P. A. Searle; F/SgtJ. E. Smith; F/Sgt W. Thompson; Ch Tech J. Atkinson; Ch Tech J. E. Dyson; Ch TechL. R. Farley, Ch Tech K. T. Fulford; Ch Tech G. Lawrence; Ch Tech D. M. J. Mackie:Ch Tech E. H. Ramshaw; Ch Tech (now M/Tech) J. Smith; Ch Tech W. J. Smithers;Ch Tech A. J. Tick; Acting F/Sgt D. G. Clark, RAuxAF; Sgt M. B. D. Barraclough, RAFRegt; Sgt R. A. Barrett; Sgt R. Hardy; Sgt J. R. Hillary; Sgt H. R. Howard; Sgt W. T.Howard; Sgt A. J. Keech; Sgt T. L. Latham; Sgt L. A. Lawrence; Sgt D. Maisey, RAFRegt; Sgt D. G. Tilford; Sgt J. E. Varey; Sgt R. B. Walsh; Sgt C. E. Wilks; Snr TechJ. M. Brewster; Snr Tech R. G. Holdaway; Cpl P. W. M. Coomber; Cpl J. M. Orr. Queen's Commendations for ValuableService in the Air: Wg Cdr D. Le Roy Bird, AFRAes; Wg Cdr R. A. N. McCready, OBE;Sqn Ldr J. A. H. Armstrong, MBE; Sqn Ldr D. M. Fleming, DFC; Sqn Ldr D. E. King, DFC;Sqn Ldr R. Neil; Sqn Ldr J. S. Owen, AFC; Sqn Ldr E. S. Rooney; Fit Lt A. N. Ansell;Fit Lt J. Birnie; Fit Lt J. M. Bott; Fit Lt D. S. Bridson; Fit Lt R. C. Chapman, DFC; Fit LtN. Clayton; Fit Lt G. Cristinacce; Fit Lt R. B. Fit Lt D. A. Steven- son of No 28 (FR) Sqn about to take off on a sortie in his Venom from RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong, where the squadron has been based since it moved from Sek Kong in 1957. Assist- ing him with cockpit checks is SAC D. P. Minogue Air Cdre C. B. E. Burt-Andrews (right), Com- mandant of the Pakistan Air Force College, bsing greeted by Air Cdre G. C. Hartnell, who commands RAAF Butterworth in Malaya, when six of the directing staff and four students of the college recently visited the RAAF base Morgan, DFC; Fit Lt F. C. B. Penny, AFM;Fit Lt R. Rimington; Fit Lt H. Rumble, DFC; Fit Lt B. A. Sedgley; Fit Lt T. S. Syme, DFC;Fit Lt P. Thompson; Fit Lt K. M. Williamson; Fg Off P. A. W. Forrester; Fg Off M. C.Godfrey; Fg Off H. Marshall; M/Plt J. J. Campbell; M/Sig I. C. Webb, BEM; F/SgtW. N. F. Wollan. Recommended by the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations: — MBE: Sqn Ldr R. C. Hogg; AFC: Fit Lt R. Griffin. FAA Honours and Awards lV/f EMBERS of the Fleet Air Arm •*-"-•- included in the Royal Navy list of New Year honours and awards are as follows: — Honours ORDER OF THE BATH Knight Commander: Vice-Admiral L. G. Durlacher, CB, OBE, DSC. Companion: Rear Admiral R. M. Smeeton, MBK. ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIREOfficer: Surg Lt Cdr J. S. P. Rawlins, MBE, MA, BM, BCh.Members: Lt Cdr J. G. Corbett; Lt Cdr A. T. J. Diboll; Lt Cdr (SD) D. W. F. Elliott;Lt Cdr L. R. Tivy; Temp Lt Cdr (A) (AE) N. G. Parkinson, RNVR. AwardsBritish Empire Medal (Military): Ac Mech (AE) 1st Class A. W. H. Heald; CPO (Acwman1st Class) N. Jarvis; Ac Art 1st Class A. P. J. Stebbing; Rad Elec Art (Air) 1st Class H. J.Williams. RAF Half-yearly Promotions 'THREE new air marshals, all in the GDA Branch, head the January 1 list of RAF half-yearly promotions: they are AVMs A. D. Selway, Sir Wallace Kyle and R. B. Lees. There are six promotions to air vice-marshal: Air Cdres G. C. Everleigh, J. R. Gordon-Finlayson, W. E. Coles and E. L. Colbeck-Welch in the GD Branch; Air Cdre M. E. M. Perkins in the Tech- nical Branch; and Air Cdre E. Knowles in the Education Branch. IN BRIEF There is to be a No 4 Sqn reunion at theRAF Club, 128 Piccadilly, London Wl, on Saturday, February 18. Details are availablefrom Fit Lt A. A. Boyle, Officers' Mess, RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. No 8 Sqn is "sadly deficient in records ofits history," and Fg Off J. Volkers has written to say that the squadron would be very gratefulto past members and friends for any docu- ments and information that they could supplyto remedy this situation. His address is No 8 Squadron, RAF Khormaksar, BFPO 69.
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