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726 FLIGHT, 25 1961 SERVICE AVIATION > Force, Naval and Army Flying 'S Avro Vulcan B.2s of RAF Bomber Com- mand participated for the first time in a major air defence ex- ercise when they took part in Exercise Mata- dor from May 11 to 15 ("Flight," May 18). At Scampton one of these aircraft, belong- ing to 83 Sqn, gave a demonstration for the Press and is here seen climbing away after a "touch-and-go" SHAPE and Wiltshire TWO air commodores who are to becomeair vice-marshals on taking up newappointments are Air Cdre D. F. Spots- wood, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, ADC, and Air CdreT. N. Coslett, OBE. Air Cdre Spotswood, who until recently has been AOC andCommandant at Cranwell, is to be Assistant Chief of Staff, Air Defence Division,Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe, from June 5. Air Cdre Coslett,Commandant of No 1 School of Technical Training at Halton since April 1958, is to beAOC No 24 Group, Technical Training Command, Chippenham,Wilts, from July 27. Matador Co-operation 'T'HERE was USAF-Royal Navy co-1 operation during Exercise Matador (Flight last week) when an F-100 of the55th Tactical Fighter Squadron suffered a.s.i. failure. A Sea Vixen from Yeovilton,flown by Lt M. Darlington of 766 Sqn, was diverted to Bawdsey Control on a securityfrequency to assist the American fighter. Then a T-33 from Alconbury, flown by 1st Lt Jack R. Gibson, came to the assistanceof the F-100, whose pilot, Capt Jack R. Lee, made a safe landing at Wethersfield. Air Rank PostsT HREE air commodore postings havebeen announced by Air Ministry. Air Cdre R. A. C. Carter, CB, DSO, DFC,has been appointed AOA at RAF Germany (2nd TAF) headquarters. He has beenDirector of Personal Services (A) at Air Ministry since June 1958 and is succeededthere by Gp Capt R. E. Craven, OBE, DFC, formerly station commander at Lyneham,with the acting rank of air commodore. The third appointment is to FighterCommand, of Air Cdre H. G. Leonard- Williams, CBE, as chief signals officer.Until recently he commanded the RAF Apprentices Radio School at Locking. RAuxAF Honour A LONG association with the RoyalAuxiliary Air Force has marked thecareer of the Duke of Hamilton and Bran- don, whose appointment as Honorary AirCommodore of No 2 (City of Edinburgh) Maritime Headquarters Unit, RAuxAF,was announced last week. In 1927 he was first commissioned as a pilot officer withNo 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn; from 1931 to 1936 he commanded the squadron; thenin 1940 he became honorary air commcdore of No 945 Sqn, RAuxAF. After the war heheld similar appointments, as honorary air commodore of No 602 and then of Nos2602 and 3602 Sqns. A famous figure in the aeronautical world (he was chief piloton the Mt Everest flight in 1933), the Duke is chairman of Scottish Aviation. Gen F. H. Smith, C-in-C USAFE, arriving with his wife at the RAF Church, St Clement Danes, for the dedication of a Book of Remembrance commemorating American airmen who lost their lives while UK-based during the war Successive Sassoon WinnersF OR the second year in succession theSassoon Trophy, awarded on results of a bombing and navigation competitionfor Canberra squadrons of the Near East Air Force, has been won by No 249 SqnThe squadron, which is commanded by Sqn Ldr D. B. Barfoot, had only a fewdays previously been awarded the MacDon- ald Trophy. This has been presented by theNear East Air Force C-in-C, Air Marshal Sir William MacDonald, for an inter-squadron aircrew sports competition. Cooper for Southampton AT Little Rissington recently the fivesouthern university air squadrons competed for the Cooper Trophy. South-ampton UAS were the winners, scoring 72 points in a close finish with London (70).Cambridge were third with 67. The trophy was originally presented in1948 by Wg Cdr Geoffrey Cooper, a war- time pilot and former MP, for competitionbetween RAuxAF squadrons. Since their disbandment it has been competed for bythe five southern university squadrons and the winners go forward to the HackTrophy competition. 3oth contests are for aerobatics, spot and forced landings. Air Marshal Sir Frederick Scherger, formerly CAS, RAAF, who becomes Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee on May 29, with the Administrator of Australia, Ge/i Sir Dallas Brooks (centre), and Senator H. Wade, Minister for Air IN BRIEF Aircraft from HMS Bulwark and Victorious and HMAS Melbourne took part in the recent Singapore air display. A 47 Sqn reunion dinner will be held mLondon during August. Ex-members are cordially invited to write for full details tothe Adjutant, 47 Sqn, RAF Abingdon. BerKs. Glasgow UAS have disputed the ciSouthampton University that Dr James was the first vice-chancellor (flown in a high-performance aircra page, May 11). They point out that GUniversity vice-chancellor Sir Hector ington flew in a Vampire T.ll at the71 when he visited Glasgow UAS s camp at RAF Valley in 1959. aim j>y D. v- iasgo* ietner- age oi
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