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1961
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Treble-one Lightning: one of this famous squadron's new aircraft landing at Wattisham. On the fin is the squadron badge, three seaxes (notched swords) and two crossed swords; through the roundel is a black lightning flash outlined in yellow "Flight" photograph SERVICE AVIATION Air Force, Naval and Army Flying News Javelins to Germany JAVELIN FAW.5s are being moved fromJ Fighter Command to RAF Germany in what Air Ministry described last week as a"limited reinforcement" of all-weather fighter strength there. The aircraft will bebacked by ground support. Commemorating the BattleF OR the first time, the Schneider Trophy—won outright for Britain by the RAF High Speed Flight's successivevictories in 1927, 1929 and 1931—will be on display in the Battle of Britain 21stanniversary commemorative exhibitions being held in London next month. Theseexhibitions (in the Air Ministry, Whitehall, and outside on Richmond Terrace) willalso include a Hurricane and two Spitfires: a Hunter, Javelin and Jet Provost; and aBloodhound surface-to-air missile. There will be a representation of a Fighter Com-mand sector operations room as manned during the battle and amongst the engineson show will be the Rolls-Royce Merlin and the original gas turbine designed bySir Frank Whittle and first flown in the Gloster E.28, a model of whieh is beingexhibited. The Navy at FarnboroughA LL those who remember the fine displayby the red Sea Hawks of 800 Sqn at Farnborough in 1958 will be glad to knowthat this famous unit—the oldest in the Fleet Air Arm—is again performing atthe SBAC Show, this time with Scimitars, on which its new generation of pilots havealready shown their formation aerobatic abilities—at the Paris Show, and over Ports-mouth Navy Day at the August Bank Holiday weekend. At Farnborough, the squadron is puttingon (as plans stand at present) an 11 |min aerobatic display out of a total J5minNaval contribution. 800's show is being supported by a fly-past of the air group fromHMS Hermes—Scimitars, Sea Vixens and Gannets—coming in over Farnboroughfrom the carrier in the Channel. Two of the ship's aircraft, a Sea Vixen and a Scimitar, are doing a LABS manoeuvre;there is also to be a buddy-pack refuelling demonstration, a Scimitar (of 800) receivingfrom a Sea Vixen. The squadron is commanded by Lt CdrD. P. Norman, whose deputy leader (flying No 3) is Lt Cdr J. A. D. Ford. The Scimi-tars are operating from Farnborough during the Show week, ten aircraft takingoff during the display, including the flight- refuelling Scimitar. When the latter'sdemonstration has been concluded, the other nine Scimitars come over in diamond-nine formation, then go into a roll streaming red, white and blue smoke. After a wing-over they go up into a loop and five of the Scimitars burst away, one going into adisplay of individual aerobatics. This aircraft is being flown by Lt C. C. Giles. The four aircraft left from the ninealternate in aerobatics with the singleton, doing a roll in box; line astern changingleft into box; wing-over to port; tight turn; a loop; and bomb-burst. Climax of the 800 Sqn display is a streamlanding by the solo aerobatic aircraft, the two four-man teams and the refuellingScimitar (flown by Lt M. K. Johnson), which is to be arrested on the runway in asimulated deck landing. Other members of the squadron team are Lts G. A. I.Johnston, T. N. F. Skead, P. E. H. Banfield, J. L. Carver, N. G. Grier-Rees and A. J.Goodenough. New Air CommodoresT WO air commodore postings announcedby Air Ministry are of Gp Capt J. C. Taylor, who has gone to Cyprus as principalmedical officer, Near East Air Force, and of Gp Capt L. H. Snelling, who fromOctober 2 becomes AOC Record Office, Gloucester. Both officers assume aircommodore rank in their new appoint- ments. Gp Capt Taylor was until recentlyon liaison duties with the MoA; he had previously been at the Institute of AviationMedicine. Gp Capt Snelling, who holds the AFC, was a pre-war and wartime flyinginstructor at Brough. He has commanded No 1 Air Division of the Record Officesince 1959. IN BRIEF Air Cdre J. B. Wallace, OBE, MD, chB,became Deputy Director-General of RAF Medical Services from last Monday, withthe acting rank of air vice-marshal, in succes- sion to AVM G. A. M. Knight, CB, CBE,QHS, MB, BS, DLO, who is retiring. Air Cdre Wallace has been Principal Medical Officer,Near East Air Force. Gp Capt V. C. Otter, who is a former air-craft apprentice, was recently appointed STSO at Flying Training Command with the actingrank of air commodore. V-bombers of RAF Bomber Command aretaking part in the USAF defence exercise Sky Shield II, being held over North Americaon October 14. They will fly from UK bases. A Messerschmitt Me262 is now on perma-nent loan at RAF Gaydon, Warwicks, and will be on public exhibition when the stationis "at home" on Battle of Britain Saturday, September 16. No 68 Sqn is holding its 17th annualreunion at the Dorchester Hotel, London, on Saturday, October 21. Reservations canbe obtained through Sqn Ldr J. M. A. Parker, Officers' Mess, RAF Staff College,Bracknell, Berks. Cost, as last year, is £3. Air Cdre C. G. Wigglesworth, CB. AFC.Air Attache in Ankara from 1945 to 1949. died recently in hospital at the age of 67.Closely associated with Coastal Command during his RAF career, he commanded 209Sqn early in the war and was AOC Iceland from 1943 to 1944. In its 41st annual report the RAF Benevo-lent Fund reveals that £527,979 was spent during 1960 on relieving distress or need.Total of subscriptions and donations received during the period was £369,188. One contri-bution to the farthings appeal—14s 2|d in farthings—came from Allfarthing InfantsSchool, Wandsworth, London. The reunion of flying-boat personnel atPembroke Dock on September 23 (this page, last week) will be held at the Royal EdinburghHotel in the afternoon and at the old RAF station in the evening. Tickets may be obtainedfrom Mr W. R. Foster at "Tampines," Phygtle, Rickmansworth Lane, Chalfont St Peter,Bucks, until September 16; after that date, at the Castle Inn Hotel, Pembroke. A service of thanksgiving for the victoryachieved in the Battle of Britain is being held in Westminster Abbey on Sunday, September17, at 3 p.m. Applications for tickets should be sent in writing to the Air Ministry (S4c),Whitehall, London SW1, not later than September 1. First consideration will begiven to widows and bereaved parents of Battle of Britain aircrew, and to retired RAFofficers and Battle of Britain pilots.
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