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1032 FLIGHT International, 28 June 1962 SERVICE AVIATION Air Force, Naval and Army Flying News Princess Margaret presenting a Standard to 101 Sqn at Finningley on June 14 this page, June 21). The Standard bearer is Fg Off I. V. C. Hill. At left, Gp CaptJ. Miller, Station Commander Meteor Memorial at RAF Tengah, Singapore: WS787, which flew its own and the RAF's last Meteor operational sortie on August 17, 1961 (piloted by Sqn Ldr P. G. Middleton, 8 Flight Commander of 60 Sqn), is now mounted outside station headquarters at Tengah Fairwind Seven JUNE has been a busy month for Shackleton MR. 3 squadrons of Coastal Command based in Northern Ireland and Scotland: 203 and 210 Sqns (Ballykelly) and 120 Sqn (Kinloss) have been taking part since June 13 in a NATO exercise called "Fairwind Seven," which ends next Saturday, June 30. Based at Kinloss, the Shackletons have been operating in anti-submarine roles with Dutch, Norwegian and West German aircraft—respectively S2F Trackers, SA-16s and Gannets—in the Moray Firth and North Sea areas. Purpose of the exercise, in which RAF and allied air forces are co-operating with the Royal Navy, has been to improve the weapons and tactical efficiency of the participating ships, submarines and aircraft. Overall control of air activity has been vested in the AOC-in-C Coastal Command, Air Marshal Sir Edward Chilton, in his NATO appointment as Air Commander in Chief, Eastern Atlantic Area. RAFatBisley THERE WAS MIXED WEATHER [writes "J. Y."] for the recent RAF Small Arms Association championship meeting at Bisley. The first few days were cold and wet, but a gradual improvement brought hot sun blazing out of a cloudless sky on the final day; in the first week, too, there was a continually shifting wind which made scores generally rather below average. It did not seem, how ever, to affect the winner of the coveted Queen's Medal for the Rifle championship, Ch Tech B. R. Creasy of West Raynham; he put up a score of 374 points—four more than when he won the medal in 1955. Cpl J. S. H. Goodworth of Coningsby was second with 342 and Fit Lt R. S. Hassell of Lindholme third with 336. An interesting feature of this year's meet ing was that Bomber Command won the Rothermere Trophy, wresting it from Fly ing Training Command, who have held it since 1959. There were 659 competitors in the championship, from 109 stations in 11 commands. The Chief of the Air Staff, Marshal of the RAF Sir Thomas Pike, presented the prizes. Yeovil Fly-Past TAKING PART in the low-speed Hunter and Sea Vixen fly-past over Yeovil on June 16 were Sea Vixens of 766 Sqn, who are providing the Royal Navy's aerobatic team for this year's SBAC show at Farn- borough. The fly-past formed part of the celebrations marking the presentation of the freedom of Yeovil to RNAS Yeovilton. Diamonds are Trumps ANOTHER FEATHER in the cap of 92 Sqn— who provided last year's Fighter Command Hunter aerobatic team, the "Blue Dia monds"—was added last week when they won the annual Allied Air Forces Central Europe air firing competition, held at Leeu warden. For several years past this contest has been dominated by the Royal Canadian Air Force Sabre teams, who have set up a remarkable record of victories. This time, however, top position went to the RAF Hunters: in a close finish they scored 1,563 points against 1,522 by the RCAF. THE NORD ss.ll FIRING from an RAF Whirlwind 10 depicted in our issue of June 14 ("Land-air Warfare Demonstrated," p. 924) was carried out by 225 Sqn and not by Army personnel, as was stated. The squadron commander, Sqn Ldr H. T. Price, flew the aircraft; the missiles were launched and controlled by one of his pilots, Fit Lt P. K. Cooke. Bisley scenes during the recent RAF Small Arms Association championship (news item above): at left below, the CAS, Marshal of the RAF Sir Thomas Pike, and the VCAS, Air Marshal Sir Wallace Kyle (nearest camera) firing during the air officers' sub-machine-gun match; and at right, winner and runners up in the championship: Ch Tech 6. R. Creasy (centre) winner of the Queens medal, Cpl J. F. H. Goodworth (right), who was second, and Fit Lt R. S. Hassell, third
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