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FLIGHT, 31 August 1961 283 SERVICE AVIATION Air Force, Naval and Army Flying News Pakistan Visitor /^OMMANDER-IN-CHIEF of the\^ Pakistan Air Force, Air Marshal Asghar Khan is visiting Britain at theinvitation of the Air Ministry. Among his engagements is the Commonwealth Ser-vices chiefs conference at the Staff College, Camberley, when problems of commoninterest will be discussed, under the presi- dency of Earl Mountbatten. Air MarshalKhan arrived in the UK last Friday, piloting a B-57. Rhodesian DCAS A NEW Deputy Chief of Air Staff,Royal Rhodesian Air Force, has been appointed: Gp Capt Harold Hawkinsmoves into this post with the rank of air commodore. He succeeds Air CommodoreA. M. Bentley, who is now Chief of Air Staff. Services at Farnborough MORE details have been given of Serviceparticipation at next week's SBAC show. The Army Air Corps are appearingfirst, pilots flying four Skeeter helicopters in low-level formation exercises, or airbornedrill. They will be followed by parachutists of the Special Air Service, dropping from7,OOOft—cloud conditions permitting— with a free fall for 5,000ft. In addition to the main Royal Navydemonstration, which was detailed on this page last week, a PR Scimitar is takingoff at the beginning of each day's flying display to photograph the president's tentand other Farnborough features. Before landing half-an-hour later it is to take low-level pictures of HMS Hermes in the English Channel, and these photographs will beexhibited before the flying programme is concluded. The Blue Diamonds aerobatic team of92 Sqn are putting up 16 Hunters at this year's show; and 74 Sqn—whose participa-tion as one of the three RAF aerobatic Free-failing five: RAF instructors of No I Parachute Training School, Abingdon, practising for their Farnborough demonstration. Six of them are participating in the SBAC Show: Fit Lts Peter Hearn and John Thirtle; Fit Sgt Tom Moloney; and Sgts David Francombe, "Jake" McLoughlin and "Snowy" Robertson. Their free fall will be in addition to that performed by Army parachutists of the Special Air Service (see "Services at Farnborough," below) teams was referred to on this page a fortnightago—are expected to do a nine-strong Lightning formation roll. Brampton Appointment FROM next October Air Cdre G. H.White, CBE. is to be Air Officer incharge of Administration at Technical Training Command headquarters with theacting rank of air vice-marshal. The air commodore, who is 56, has been Air OfficerCommanding, RAF Records, at Gloucester since July last year; he was previously AirCommodore in charge of Organization at Maintenance Command. A cricketer andrugby player, he captained the RAF cricket XI in 1937 and 1938 and has playedrugby for Gloucestershire. Victors in Canada THREE Victors of 55 Sqn. BomberCommand, are giving displays atthe Canadian International Air Show at Toronto tomorrow (September 1) andon Sept 2. They were flying from their base at Honington last Sunday to MaltonAirport, Toronto, by way of RCAF Goose RAAF Sabre's cutting edge: a display of armament at Can- berra during the re- cent Chief of the General Staff exer- cise. In addition to two 30mm Aden guns are 24 rockets, two Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, gelatrol bomb containers, 5001b bombs, small bombs and rocket launchers. Under the wings are I67gal drop tanks. Behind the Sabre is a Canberra, at left a Hercules, in the background three Dakotas of 34 Sqn and another Canberra Bay. The force is commanded by Wg CdrR. G. Wilson. CO of 55 Sqn. and supported bv a Britannia from Lyneham.The squadron, which was originally formed in April 1916, was re-formed in1920 when 142 Sqn at Suez was re-num- bered 55. In the Second World War itoperated in North Africa with Blenheims. Baltimores and Bostons. It was disbandedin Greece in 1945 and re-formed with Victors in September last year. IN BRIEF A f2.400.000 project making RAF Tengahthe most modern British air base in SE Asia has recently been completed. AVM A. P. Ritchie, CBF. AFC. who diedrecently, was AOC 205 Group in the Middle East and later AOC a Bomber Commandgroup during the last war. He was a Deputy Lieutenant for Suffolk. Mr Kenneth E. Crickmore, director of theHalle Concerts Society, and director of the annual RAF Anniversary Concert at theRoyal Festival Hall, has been appointed an honorary helper for Derbyshire by the RAFBenevolent Fund. The next 2 ADU reunion will be on Satur-day, October 21, at the RAF Reserves Club, 14 South Street. London Wl. at 7 for 7.30p.m. Remittances (one guinea) to H. Wynn, 35 Hillview Court. Guildford Road. Woking,Surrey- 208 (formerly Naval 8) Sqn Old ComradesAssociation is holding a reunion at the Swiss Hotel. Old Compton Street. London WCL onOctober 28 at 6.30 p.m. Dress informal. Hon secretary is Mr R. W. Booker. 18 Black-smiths Crescent, Sompting, Sussex. This year's MRES officers' reunion (thethirteenth) will be held in London on Satur- day, October 28. Full particulars from SqnLdr P. E. Laughton-Bramley, MBE, "Haldon." Nightingale Avenue. West Horsley. Surrey(East Horsley 3255). A stamped addressed envelope should be enclosed.
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