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1961
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602 FLIGHT, 12 October 1961 SERVICE AVIATION Air Force, Naval and Army Flying News Australians in USS EVENTY-TWO members of the RoyalAustralian Air Force—40 officers and 32 other ranks—arrived in San Diego, Cal,recently to familiarize themselves with the latest version of the Lockheed P2V-7.Twelve of these aircraft are to be delivered next year to their squadron. No 10, basedat Townsville. Commanded by Wg Cdr C. A. Greenwood, this was the first Common-wealth squadron to operate against the enemy in the Second World War. m," Sqn Ldr Brian Mercer, leader of the "8/ue Diamonds," being congratulated by the West German Defence Minister, Herr Strauss, after the squadron's recent display at Furstenfeldbruck More RCAF Vertol 107sF OUR additional Boeing Vertol 107twin-turbine helicopters have been ordered for the Royal Canadian Air Force,bringing to six the total number to be produced for the RCAF. DesignatedCH-113S, the aircraft are to be used for rescue work and general duties. Beingpurchased from the Vertol Division of Boeing of Canada Ltd, Arnprior, Ont. they willbe built at the Boeing plant in Morton, Pa, with final acceptance by the RCAF atArnprior. They are described as "highly specializedsearch and rescue vehicles with exceptional load-carrying abilities," and will be ableto carry a 2,0001b payload more that 650 statute miles before refuelling. They willhave seats for 26 fully-equipped troops and be able to accommodate 15 litter patients. For cold air operations the CH-113S areto have rotor blade de-icing and will be equipped with a portable auxiliary powerunit for stand-by electrical power in extreme cold. Delivery of the first aircraft is sched-uled for next year. Busmen's Holiday TNSTRUCTORS of Oxford University A Air Squadron have recently been giving practical map-reading instruction to senior police and fire officers as part of civil de- fence training. Similar courses have been First Anglo-German aerobatic team, equipped with French Fouga Magisters, this formation is based at Landsberg in Bavaria where jet pilots of the West German Air Force are trained. CO of the RAF mission at Landsberg is Wg Cdr D. Chopping given by 11 other university air squadrons. Trainees who attended Oxford UAS on afive-day course were from South of England police and fire establishments comingunder Reading CD headquarters. They were flown in Chipmunks and during theirflight reported back by radio to a small operations room on simulated destruction,pin-pointing damage. The CO of Oxford UAS, Wg Cdr R. F. Harding, commented:"We find the police and fire training which these officers receive is of great help to themon the course. They take to map-reading readily and are good students." Other university squadrons similarlyengaged during the long vacation were Durham. Leeds. Nottingham, Cambridge.Southampton, Bristol, Birmingham. Man- chester, London, Edinburgh and Queens'(Belfast). Air Trooping to GermanyFROM October 2 the eighteen-hour surface journey by land and sea toGermany, via Harwich to the Hook, became a thing of the past for Servicemenand their families. From that date they were being flown by 67-seat Viscounts ofBUA on charter to the Air Ministry on behalf of the three Services (see Air Com-merce last week, page 568). Terminals at the UK end are Gatwickand Manchester and at the German end Gutersloh, Dusseldorf and Hanover. DuringJanuary, Wildenrath is also being used. There are 31 basic flights per month toGermany with provision for a further 21 depending on the need. On October 3 a new air trooping centreat Gutersloh (to which brief reference was made on this page last week) was officialKopened. It has a floor area of approximately 10,500 sq ft. The centre, for which thebuilding was supplied by Terrapin Ltd in the form of 53 building Pack Units, wascompleted in 32 working days. The units were erected, and partitions, plumbing andair installation completed by men of the RAF Airfield Construction Branch. IN BRIEF AVM F. E. Rosier, the new C-in-C MiddleEast Air Force, had talks in Salisbury. South- ern Rhodesia, last week with the FederalPrime Minister. Sir Roy Welensky. and Rhodesian Defence Staff representatives. Mr Ken Hayes of Leicester, formerly anNCO with 60 Sqn. was flown out to Tengah. Singapore, recently to present the squadronwith its original crest, which he saved during the Japanese invasion of Burma. Financial assistance given by the RAFBenevolent Fund during'the first half of this year amounted to £262.301. an increase ofover £6,000 on the corresponding period of I960. A history of 9 Sqn is being written by FitLt T. Mason, who was responsible for Leads the Field, the 12 Sqn history. Any readers whohave information, photographs, etc. of 9 Sqn, which was formed in 1914 and successive!)flew Farmans, BE2Cs. Vimys. Virginias. Heyfords, Wellingtons. Lancasters. Lincolnsand Canberras. are asked to communicate with Fit Lt Mason at the Officers' Mess.RAF Finninglcy, near Doncaster. Yorks. An Alouette which brought the Colonel Commandant of the Honourable Artillery Company to Thetford, Norfolk, to inspect its infantry battalion dur- ing a recent TA camp. Pilot was Maj A. B. J. Forman of the Army Air Corps
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