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254 FLIGHT International, 16 August 196? An attractive study of this year's Central Flying School aerobatic team, flying five Hunting Jet Provost TAs. Led by Fit Lt Ian McKee, they will form pan of the RAF contri bution to the SBAC flying display at Farnborough (see news-item below) RAF at Farnborough CURRENT AND FORMER RAF AEROBATIC TEAMS are joining forces at next month's (Septem ber 3-9) SBAC display at Farnborough to demonstrate synchronized aerobatics with Lightnings and Hunters. In this demonstration 74 Sqn, who fly Lightnings as "The Tigers," will be participating with the Hunter team of 92 Sqn, "The Blue Diamonds." The teams are led respectively bv Sqn Ldr P. G. Botterill (74 Sqn) and Sqn Ldr B. P. W. Mercer. A third RAF aerobatic team taking part at Farnborougti is "The Red Pelicans," the five-man Jet Provost team from CFS led by Fit Lt Ian McK.ee (see picture). On the last three days of the display (September 7-9) the RAF parachute team from Abingdon is to give a demonstration of free falls from an Argosy. Sword of Honour winners SUO R. B. Thomson (this year, right) and Fit Lt A. £. Thomson, RNZAF (1958), with their mother, Mrs C. K. Thomson, at Cranwell on July 31 when the 81st Entry passed out. This was the first time (this page, last week) two brothers have won the major college honour SERVICE AVIATION Air Force, Naval and Army Flying News New ADC APPOINTED AIDE-DE-CAMP TO THE QUEEN, Gp Capt W. A. Theed has been Command Armament Officer at Bomber Command since 1959. He joined the RAF in 1933, becoming an armament officer in the Technical Branch. For some years, from 1953, he was Superintendent of Armament at the A&AEE, Boscombe Down, before becoming STSO at 11 Group prior to his present post. Australian Air Minister AUSTRALIA'S NEW MINISTER FOR AIR is 45- year-old Mr David Fairbairn, an English- born grazier from New South Wales who won the DFC in the RAAF during the Second World War. He is a nephew of a former Australian Air Minister, Mr J. V. Fairbairn, who lost his life in an RAAF aircraft accident at Canberra in 1940. The new Minister, who has been a Liberal member of the House of Representatives since 1949, succeeds Mr Leslie Bury, who resigned recently (Flight International, August 2) over a difference of opinion about the Common Market. Replacing the Anson TWO POSSIBLE CONTENDERS as replacements for the Avro Ansons at present used by the RAF on communication duties are the Beagle 206—which, as recorded in our news pages last week, is now being produced at Shoreham in a seven-seater version (206Y) with increased power—and the Beechcraft Queen Air, which seats seven or eight. Last week, Short Bros & Harland, who are agents in the UK for Beechcraft, issued a statement saying that they had been trying for some time to interest the RAF in the Queen Air and that senior officers "had flown it and liked it." They added that if the aircraft were chosen, it might be built at Belfast. The Queen Air would have Rolls-Royce-built Continental engines. An Autogiro Restored A CIERVA AUTOGIRO—a C-30a built in 1935 and flown from RAF Halton during the war—has recently been restored at Halton on behalf of the Science Museum, South Kensington, and in due course will be put on show there again. Two brothers, Ch Tech J. Hanby and Cpl E. Hanby, both instructors at No 1 School of Technical Training, have done most of the work, with occasional help from aircraft appren tices at the school. All damaged parts on the autogiro have been repaired or replaced, new fabric has been applied, and every thing cleaned and repainted. This Cierva was a civil one, impressed into war service to supplement the Rotas (as the Service version was called) operated by the RAF. It flew from Duxford on radar calibration work and was subsequent moved to Halton. NO 83 SQN, based at Scampton with Vulcan B.2s and commanded by Wg Cdr R. j Davenport, has won the Medium Bomber Force Efficiency Trophy for 1961. The trophy was given to Bomber Command by Australians of No 460 (RAAF) Squadron Association to commemorate members of the RAAF who died while flying with the squadron in the Second World War. lt will be presented to 83 Sqn at Scampton next Tuesday (August 21) by Air Cdre H. I. Edwards, vc, who commanded Bin- brook while 460 were there during the war. Captain and colonel: Capt C. D. Madden (right), captain of the recently commissioned Commando carrier HMS "Albion," with Lt Col C. J. Verdon, Royal Marines, who com mands the ship's RM unit. On the table is an antique pottery piece depicting a British soldier and sailor A 612 SQN REUNION is being held at the RAF Reserves Club. 14 South Street, London Wl. on Saturday, November 10. Particulars may be obtained from W. N. Parsons. "Wildcroft," Farm Lane, East Horsier. Surrey. MRES RAF OFFICERS' 14th annual reunion is being held in London on Saturday, October 27. Full details can be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelope to Sqn Ldr P. E. Laughton-Bramley, MBE, "Hal- don," Nightingale Avenue, West Horslev. Surrey (East Horsley 3255; business no Knightsbridge 9181). MRES stands for Missing Research Enquiry Service, a unit whose task it was to trace aircrew missing on operations. At one time with a strength of 550, it consisted of representa tives of all Commonwealth air forces, and reunions are held annually on the same night in different parts of the world.
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