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1961
1961 - 0341.PDF
A Gannet of HMAS "Melbourne" in close-up (left) and giving a demonstration of rocket-firing at a target towed by HMAS "Queenborough' pictures taken by "Flight" reader Michael Hill of Melbourne, during an "at home" held recently aboard the Australian aircraft carrier Director of Intelligence A NEW appointment as a Director ofIntelligence at Air Ministry has beenannounced for Air Cdre C. D. Tomalin, OBE, DFC, AFC. Last year he took theImperial Defence College course, having previously commanded RAF Bruggen inGermany. During the war he won the DFC withNo 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn, of which he was CO. Later he became IntruderController at Fighter Command head- quarters, and commanded High Ercallbefore going out to join Air Command South-East Asia. After the war he wasChief Instructor at the CFS (1950-51) and commanded RAF Celle in Germany(1956-57). Singapore Showmen VALIANTS of No 534 (PR) Sqn are toopen the Singapore air display beingheld at Paya Lebar Airport from April 8 to 16. On detachment at RAAF Butterworth,Malaya, they are returning to the United Kingdom after their opening demonstra-tion. Jet aircraft from other RAF units, and from the RAAF and RNZAF, arealso participating at Singapore. They include Canberras, Sabres and MeteorNF. 14s. Pioneers and Beverleys of the Far East Air Force are to show typicalclose-support activities. Two displays of formation aerobatics will be given, by threeSabres from No 78 Fighter Wing of the RAAF and by Meteor NF.14s of No 60Sqn based at RAF Tengah on Singapore Island. Bismuth Operations A SQUADRON which regularly seeks out/\bad weather is No 202, commanded by Sqn Ldr M. P. Davies and based at Alder-grove in Northern Ireland. Described by Air Ministry as "the only long-range mete-orological unit regularly engaged on this type of work" it is equipped with speciallymodified Hastings aircraft and has been operating in this role for 14 years. The aircraft carry a crew of eight (includ-ing two air meteorological observers) and the task includes weather sorties known as"Bismuth" flights which extend some 800 miles into the Atlantic and range from thesouthern reaches of the Bay of Biscay through the Western Approaches to Ice-landic waters. These flights play a very important part in the forecasts issued by theMeteorological Office. The squadron is notified by the Central Forecasting Officeat Dunstable of the track required to be flown, normally arranged so the aircraft flyinto areas where information is limited or bad weather suspected. Most of the flightsare made at a height of 1,500ft but parts of the track are flown at 10,000 or 18,000ft. SERVICE AVIATION Air Force, Naval and Army Flying News Successor and succeeded: Air Chief Marshal the Earl of Bandon, new Commander, AAFCE (left), with his predecessor, Air Chief Marshal Sir Harry broadhurst, who has retired from the RAF to become Avro managing director Instruments carried in the Hastings includea psychrometer (a wet-and-dry bulb ther- mometer to give humidity readings),"frost point" hygrometer (measuring humi- dity below freezing point) and aneroidbarometer. Some years ago one of the squadron's aircraft flew through thecentre of the intense depression previously known as Hurricane "Carrie" which hadcaused the loss of the sailing ship Pamir, gaining information of great value. No 202is one of the oldest squadrons in the RAF, having begun life in 1914 as No 2 Sqn,RNAS. During "Operation Maize Bag" over the North- ern Province of Kenya: RASC members W02 T. 6. Underwood (left), Lt T. D. Yeats and Maj J. O'Brien, CO, No 16 Air Despatch Coy. The operation was to supply drought-affected areas IN BRIEF Air Chief Marshal the Earl of Bandon,Commander AAFCE, is to be principal guest at the Glasgow UAS annual dinner on Friday,April 7. President Nkrumah of Ghana visited theRAF College, Cranwell, on March 11 and also No 6 FTS, Ternhill. where ten Ghanaian AirForce cadets are receiving flying training as pilots. On the same day it was announced thatAir Cdre John Whitworth had been appointed Chief of Staff of the Ghana Air Force. Fou Ts'ong, the Chinese pianist, will be thesoloist at the sixth annual RAF anniversary concert at the Royal Festival Hall on April 6. No 15 Sqn is compiling a pictorial historyand would be interested to hear from ex- members or others who have relevant material.Anyone who can give or lend photographs should get in touch with Fit Lt J. Shaw, No 15Sqn, RAF Cottesmore. Oakham, Rutland. No 60 Sqn officers' dinner club is holdingits 8th annual reunion at the RAF Club. Piccadilly, London Wl, on Friday, April 28,at 7.0 for 7.30 p.m. Dress, lounge suit. Tickets (13s 6d) may be obtained from AirCdre W. Wynter-Morgan, "Wentworth," Mount Herman Road, Woking, Surrey(Woking995).
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