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This B.E.2c's Propeller is being presented by the Air Ministry to the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, where the aircraft is now exhibited. The propeller, Lewis gun and pieces of Zeppelin L.32 which was shot down by the aircraft were presented by the pilot, Qp Capt F. Sowrey (now retired, he is third from the left in the group), to Air Ministry some years ago. The propeller is being restored to the B.E.2c as a result of a letter about the aircraft and a photograph published in "Flight" on October 12 last year ' WORLD NEWS . . . Jacqueline Cochran Honoured The General Electric Trophy, awarded annually by the company "for significant achievement in aviation," has been presented to Miss Jacqueline Cochran for her achievement in setting up eight new speed, distance and altitude records in a T-38 Talon, in the course of demonstration flights for North rop Corporation between August and October last year. US Research The total US Government bill for research and development for Fiscal Year 1963 (which starts next July 1) will be $12,300m, 20 per cent up on FY62. Some 75 per cent of the total is accounted for by "aerospace" programmes, of which the largest single item is the $863.6m voted for manned spaceflight beyond Project Mercury. Although small by comparison, the Federal Aviation Agency's ?65m for R&D on new airways control systems is several times the aggregate expenditure of all other countries in this field. More RAAF Mirages? It has been stated in Canberra that the Australian Govern ment is expected to order another 30 Das sault Mirage 3Cs for the RAAF. An initial order for 30 was approved last year. Elucidating Information A one-day course for business people and those engaged in scientific research and development, to assist them in making the best use of avail able information by introducing them to the sources and methods used by profes sional information officers and librarians, is being run by Aslib (Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureau). It will be held at their headquarters, 3 Belgrave Square, London SW1, on Tues day, March 27, and enquiries should be addressed to the education officer. B-r7s"atHome" Two of the B-17s which have been used in flying sequences for the Columbia Pictures film The War Lover will be "at home" to the public next Sunday, March II, at Bovingdon airfield. This "open day" has been arranged with the co-operation of the RAF and USAF, and one of the aircraft will be demonstrated by Capt John Crewdson, managing director of* Film Aviation Services, who was res ponsible for procuring the B-17s from the United States and has done most of the flying for the film sequences. Aeronautical Draughtsmanship Col R. L. Preston's collection of aeronautical prints and drawings is to be sold at Sotheby's New Bond Street auction rooms on Tuesday, March 20. It includes illustrations of the Montgolfier brothers' ascent, Lunardi's 18th-century balloon ascents in Eng land and an aquatint showing an aero nautical display in Ireland in 1822 in aid of charity. Airmail Stamps Sale At a two-day sale of rare air stamps and covers held last week by H. R. Harmer Ltd, London Wl, a total of £7,145 was realized. Largest single sale was for a 1919 cover which was one of those flown by Harry Hawker and K. F. Mackenzie-Grieve from St John's, New foundland, in their unsuccessful attempt to make a west-east Atlantic crossing. The stamp on the envelope, a 3 cent Newfound land, is overprinted "First transatlantic air post April 1919." This cover, which went to a Continental dealer, was sold for £625, believed to be a record for that type of stamp on such a cover. A. J. Whittemore We record with regret that Mr A. J. ("Jim") Whittemore, chairman and managing director of A. J. Whittemore (Aeradio) Ltd, aircraft radio, radar and electronics engineers, died suddenly last month at the early age of 42. He founded the company in January 1952 at Croydon, and with the closure of the airport moved in December 1959 to Biggin Hill, where they took over Flight Servicing. Mr Whittemore was a keen private pilot and at the time of his death was studying for a commercial pilot's licence. RFC Authentication Items of Royal Flying Corps equipment are wanted by the organizers of the RAF contribution to the Royal Tournament (Earls Court, London, July 11-28), a "Calvacade of Flying" to mark this year's 50th anniversary of or- 346 FLIGHT International, 8 March 1%2 ganized military aviation in Britain. Uniforms or accoutrements which can be loaned by ex-RFC members will be either used as copies or worn by RAF personnel taking part. All items will be returned after July 28. Those who can help are asked to contact the producer, Sqn Ldr J. A. Reed, MBE, Joint Services Bomb Disposal School' Broadbridge Heath Camp, Nr Horsham! Sussex. HSA Appointments Sqn Ldr Frank Mur phy, DFC, has joined the international sales staff of Hawker Siddeley Aviation, and Sqn Ldr John Crampton, DFC, AFC, has been made technical sales manager of Hawker Aircraft. Sqn Ldr Murphy was formerly Hawker Aircraft foreign sales manager; he had previously been responsible for technical sales and air forces liaison and prior to that was chief production test pilot. He holds British national 100km closed circuit record (piston engines) and was navigator of the Hunter T.7 which broke the London - Rome and Rome-London records in 1956. Sqn Ldr Crampton joined the project office of Hawker Aircraft in December 1959, and has since had responsibility for technical presentations of the P.1127. He was attached to the MoS for three years after retiring in 1957 from the RAF, in which he had served with distinction in three commands. Sqn Ldr Murphy Sqn Ldr Crampton Fifty Years of the Luftwaffe Described as "a pictorial history of the German Flying Forces 1910-1960, in six volumes," the first volume of a notable new work by the Ger man historian H. J. Nowarra—50 Jahre Deutsche Luftwaffe—has now been pub lished. Sole English agents for this publication are W. E. Hersant Ltd, The Cholmeley Bookshop, 228 Archway Road, London N6. English price of the first volume is 45s 6d net, but there is a special concessionary price of ten guineas for the complete set. A half-set will be available for £5 12s 6d (volumes 1 to 3 or 4 to 6). Spring Reading At this season, car owners, motor cyclists and sailing enthusiasts will find three special issues of Diffe journals of particular interest. On Friday, March 16, Autocar publishes its Spring Number, containing among other features advice on choosing new and used cars; today, March 8, The Motor Cycle Spring Number and Buyers' Guide appears; and the March issue of Yachting World, currently on sale, is the annual Fitting-out Number.
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