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1962
1962 - 0946.PDF
Sidewinder-armed RAAF Sabre at Bangkok, one of token force of eight aircraft sent to Thailand following the Laotian emergency. These Sabres bear no squadron markings, owing to the sensitive political situation in Malaya, where they are normally based 944 FLIGHT International, 14 June 1962 brilliantly close and smooth aerobatics and formation changes, using smoke. In the evening a parade was held in front of Oslo town hall before King Olav, when a wreath was laid on the war memorial on behalf of the RAF by the AOC-in-C Fighter Command, Air Marshal Sir Douglas Morris, RAF contingents included the Centra) Band (Wg Cdr J. L. Wallace) and the Queen's Colour Sqn (Fit Lt L. Marsh), and a most memorable day ended with an hour- long fly-past by aircraft of the RNoAF, RAF, USAF, USN, Royal Danish Air Force, RCAF (seven F-86Fs and four CF-lOOs flying a formation "N" for Norway) and of Norsk Aero Klubb. Final item was another aerobatic show, this time over Oslo, by "The Jokers." SERVICE AVIATION Air Force, Naval and Army Flying News Regimental Command A NEW COMMANDANT-GENERAL of the RAF Regiment has been appointed: Air Cdre K. W. Godfrey, CB, CBE, takes up this post and also becomes Inspector of Ground Defence, with the acting rank of air vice- marshal. He has served in the Regiment since its formation in 1942, having been commissioned in the RAFVR in 1939 and called up in February 1940, becoming gun nery officer with 22 Sqn. Since March 1, 1959, he has been Director of Ground Defence at the Air Ministry. FAA Honours FLEET AIR ARM HONOURS in the Queen's birthday list (see opposite page) range from the appointment to GCB of Admiral Sir Alexander Bingley to awards of the BEM. Rear Admiral J. A. levers, formerly captain of Hal Far, Malta, becomes a CB; Lt Cdr R. Turpin, CO of 700H, the Westland Wessex proving flight, is made an MBE. The BEM is awarded to aircraft artificer I. G. Leonard Fielder, and chief aircraft artificers N. C. Smale, A. Titherington and F. Webb. Tigers and Jokers NORWEGIANS WILL LONG REMEMBER TUNE 3 (writes a correspondent), not only because it was the hottest day of 1962 so far but also for the biggest air show ever staged in Norway. The Norsk Aero Klubb had undertaken responsibility for organizing the display—at Gardermoen, north-east of Oslo—to commemorate the country's 50 years of military flying, and 60,000 spectators flocked out via car-jammed roads. High lights of the two-hour programme were some extremely precise USAF parachuting from a C-130, delayed drops from 9,000ft resulting in landings 20ft in front of the VIP enclosure; sensational aerobatics by a pair of Draken of the Royal Swedish Air Force (the pilots, it was said, pulling 9g at times); * amd low-level aerobatics in a highly strung Bucker Jungmann superbly handled by Mr Gosta Johansson. RAF participation included a show by "The Tigers" of 74 Sqn (Sqn Ldr P. G. Botterill) in six Lightnings, a formation four and two singletons giving a precise but apparently restricted performance. Their sensational 80 deg afterburner climb from take-off was perhaps not as fully appreciated as similar climbs by some of the other participants (for example, the F-104), as the Lightning is a large and heavy aircraft and it is the smaller types which inevitably appear faster and capable of a higher rate of climb. This was only the second show given by "The Tigers" and followed their seven-day visit to Vasteras, Sweden, when they performed over Stockholm in con nection with the British Trade Fair. A Vulcan B.2 of 617 Sqn, flown by Fit Lt Leslie Lunn, impressed the Gardermoen spectators by its size and fast climb, while its braking parachute brought gasps of delight from the feminine sector of the audience. A fitting climax to the afternoon was a full display by Norway's own aerobatic team, "The Jokers," of 332 Sqn, led by Capt Eckholt. Starting with seven Sabres and shedding two, they went through some A GOODWILL VISIT TO GREECE was made last week by six Hunters of 43 Sqn, which is based at Nicosia in Cyprus and commanded by Sqn Ldr P. G. Peacock. The detachment was accompanied by Gp Capt B. P. T. Horsley, Group Captain Operations at NEAF Headquarters. NEW DOMESTIC BLOCKS at RNAS Lossie- mouth were being opened by the First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Caspar John, on June 8. THE RAF BENEVOLENT FUND has received £724 from the Air Ministry, representing the Royal Air Force share of profits from the British Military Tattoo held in New York in 1960. RAF KINLOSS was presented with the Freedom of the neighbouring burgh of Forres on June 6. The station, opened in 1938 as a flying training school, now houses Coastal Command's Maritime OTU and is the base of 120 Sqn. HULL UAS won the Reid Trophy at RAF Topcliffe on May 26, in competition with Leeds, Durham and Nottingham univer sity air squadrons, and now go forward to the Hack Trophy competition at Little Rissington on June 23. AVM SIR JOHN CORDINGLEY, who is 71, retired on May 31 as Controller of the RAF Benevolent Fund. During the 15 years he has held this post, over £9£m has been raised for the Fund. He is succeeded as Controller by Air Marshal Sir John Whitley, formerly In spector-General of the RAF. CFS Jet Provost team members (see also page 936). Left to right. Fit Lts Richard G. Fox, Ian Bashall, Ian McKee (leader), Keith F. Beck and John E. S. Ro'.fi
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