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172 FLIGHT, 3 August 19(| SERVICE AVIATION Air Force, Naval and Army Flying News Senior AppointmentT HE Air Ministry announces the appoint-ment of AVM Alick Foord-Kelcey. CBE, AFC, as Assistant Chief of Air Staff(Intelligence) from September 14. AVM Foord-Kelcey, who was born inCanada in 1913. entered the RAF in 1935 from the Cambridge University AirSquadron, serving initially in No 56 (Fighter) Sqn. He commanded No 8 Sqnin Aden in the early days of the war, and later No 55 in the Western Desert. In 1942 he became CFI at Cranwell anda year later attended the Staff College. From 1944 to 1947 he served on the JointPlanning Staff in the War Cabinet offices and next became Wing Commander (Flying)at Oakington (then a Transport Command station), during which tour he took part inthe Berlin Air Lift. From 1949 to 1951 he served with theBritish Joint Services Mission in Washing- ton and, on return to Britain, commandedStradishall. In 1954 he was appointed SASO at 81 Group, and in July 1955became Assistant Chief of Staff (Opera- tions), AAFCE. No 120 HonouredW HEN the Queen and Duke of Edin-burgh visit RAF Kinloss on August 14 the Queen is presenting a standard toNo 120 Sqn of Coastal Command (this page, July 6). This squadron, which fliesShackleton MR.3s, claimed 16 U-boats sunk during the Second World War—more than any other squadron. It is hoped that one of the guests at the ceremony willbe Capt Terry Bulloch, a BOAC pilot, who as a flight commander with No 120 duringthe war was the squadron's top U-boat hunter. Since the squadron was formed in1918, decorations won by its members include three DSOS, one Bar to the DSO, 29 DFCS, three Bars to the DFC. nine DFMS and30 Mentions in Despatches. Now com- manded by Wg Cdr H. M. Carson, thesquadron is being awarded a standard for its outstanding work during the last war. CRE CommandantA T present principal assistant air attachein Washington, Air Cdre F. M. Milligan is to be commandant of theCentral Reconnaissance Establishment at Brampton from September 12. The estab-lishment carries responsibility for photo- graphic tasks for all three Services and alsofor certain government departments; its PR Valiants and Canberras can be calledon in peacetime to undertake such varied tasks as overseas map surveys or photo-graphic work for town and country planning. It is also charged with responsi-bility for improving PR techniques. Air Cdre Milligan, 46, is now undergoingrefresher flying training. A Dragonfly lands on the terrace of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, where the Britannia Helicopter Flight was recently estab- lished to give cadets theoretical and practical experience in rotating-wing operational flying RAF/Navy IntegrationEXCHANGES between Services are J_y reasonably common, though notalways in the highly specialized world of the Fleet Air Arm. Squadrons of HMSHermes, however, all have RAF aircrew in their flying personnel. When Flightvisited the carrier during "Shop Window" (this page, June 15) one of the 897 SqnSea Vixens was seen to have the name Fit Lt D. M. Foster stencilled on its side: heis a navigator, formerly with a Javelin squadron and trained at No 228 OCU.Leeming. The Scimitar squadron (804) has an RAF pilot, Fit Lt M. J. Webb; andone of the 849 Sqn Gannet pilots is Fit Lt I. H. Laurie, whom Flight met last yearon the HSE course at Chivenor. Thinner Blue Line"T^RENCHARD saw the Air Force which J. he had done so much to bring intobeing develop into a major defensive and offensive weapon in the Second WorldWar. What of its role today ? This is ably discussed by Gp Capt C. N. Foxley Norris,DSO, OBE, MA, in an article in the July issue of Blackwood's Magazine. Writing underthe title The Royal Air Force Today he dis- cusses its role within the context of thedefence policy laid down in the Govern- ment White Paper of 1957, which specifiedfour tasks for the armed forces: deterrence of global war; conduct of the cold war;preparation for, and if necessary waging, limited war; preparation for, and ifnecessary waging, total war. On these lines. Gp Capt Norris outlines the task of Bomber Command and i>sassociated defences; stresses the importance of Transport Command in helping [ >prevent the cold war becoming hot; refers to tactical support of the other Services inlimited wars; and on global war comments: "Our defences, whether fighter or missile,must have the appropriate readiness and performance, and the necessary weight andaccuracy of firepower. Our striking force must also be at instant readiness; possessthe performance and tactical ability to penetrate the enemy's defences, and havethe warload and accuracy to eliminate its objectives at the first attempt." Gp Capt Norris refers to the issuesrelevant to those main themes: the time- scale; cost of equipment and installations:manpower and the standards required. In sum, he says that the cumulative effects ofrising costs, and of shrinking budgets of men and money, "cannot but mean asmaller operational force, a "thin blue line' that numerically becomes thinner andthinner," though "there must be no question of bringing it too close to the breakingpoint": yet the tasks of the RAF seem likely to remain constant, their priorities un-altered. IN BRIEF No 111 Sqn are holding their 1961 all-ranKsreunion on September 30, at the Victory Ex- Services Club. Seymour Street. Marble Arch,London, at 6 for 7.30 p.m. The colour film Treble One will be shown. Tickets (£1) fromFg Off B. J. Cheater, RAF Wattisham, Ipswich. Suffolk. After 15 years at Ternhill, Shropshire. No 6FTS is moving to Acklington. Northumber- land. The move, which began last week, is dueto be completed tomorrow, August 4. The school is commanded by Gp Capt F. W. M.Jensen, OBE. DFC, AFC, and the CFI is Wg Cdr D. N. Fearon. No 49 Sqn. whose appeal for assistance incompiling a squadron hislory was published recently (this page. June 1). have now movedfrom Wittering. Their new address is RAF Marham, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Recent vis/tor to the Blackburn works at Brough, where he sow Buccaneer production and inspected elec- tronic equipment made by Blackburn Electronics Ltd, was Admiral Sir Peter Reid, Controller of the Navy. In this picture, I to r, ore Mr P. 8. Laight, chief designer, Capt E. D. G. Lewin, RN (Retd), joint managing director, Capt L £. D. Walthall, RN, Direc- tor of Air Equipment, and the Admiral
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