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592 FLIGHT International, 3 October 1963 Commanding RCAF Training AIR CDRE C. H. GREENWAY, OBE, CD, has been appointed AOC Training Command, RCAF, with simultaneous promotion to the acting rank of air vice-marshal. He was formerly Assistant Chief of Staff, Plans and Policies, at Allied Air Forces Central Europe HQ, Fontainebleau. Naval Air Command A CHANGE OF NAME for Home Air Command has been announced by the Admiralty: from last Monday, September 30, it has been re-named Naval Air Command. In consequence, the Flag Officer Air (Home) has become Flag Officer, Naval Air Com mand; and the Flag Officer Flying Training is known as Flag Officer, Naval Flying Training. These appointments are at present held respectively by Vice-Admiral Sir John Hamilton, KBE, CB; and Rear Admiral P. D. Gick, CB, OBE, DSC. The Admiralty have stated that these changes are designed to produce self-explanatory titles; they do not involve any alteration in the Command's tasks, which are "mainly devoted to Fleet Air Arm training and, in particular, to bringing Naval air squad rons to the very exacting standards de manded in operating the Navy's aircraft from strike carriers and commando ships." A Belvedere of 26 Sqn based at RAF Khormaksar, operating near Dahla, about 80 mi north of Aden, when a party of 18 men from No 45 (Royal Marine) Commando * lowered to a hilltop by means of static line—the first time this technique had been i by the squadron since its arrival in Aden SERVICE AVIATION Air Force, Naval and Army Flying News Ch Tech Wicks' Award A BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL, for gallantry, has been awarded to Chief Technician B. J. W. Wicks of 543 Sqn, with which he has served since January 1961 and with whose aircraft he has flown to many parts of the world. While he was at Palisadoes, Jamaica, in early March this year with one of the squadron Valiants, whose captain was carrying out normal starting procedure, an electrical fire started in the upper servicing bay, which is close to the fuel tanks and is reached by a hatch and a vertical tunnel above the nosewheel. Ch Tech Wicks warned the captain, then entered the compartment, where he was confronted with dense black smoke, acrid fumes and an area of flames in the vicinity of the starter panel. Though his first attempts to extinguish the flames were unsuccessful, he entered this confined space—housing oxygen cylinders and hyd raulic pipes—three times, eventually sub duing the fire with a C02 extinguisher before losing consciousness. He re-assumed his ordinary duties immediately on re covering. The Earl of Avon presenting a standard to No 500 (County of Kent) Sqn, RAuxAF, in a cere mony at Maidstone on September 21 (this page, last week). The standard bearer is Fg Off R. de V Rudolph and Lord Avon is being assisted by Gp Capt W. K. le May One of the high-speed launches of the Marine Craft Unit at RAF Khormaksar, Aden, which through the Rescue Co-ordination Centre at the station is con stantly at readiness in response to distress calls t / Director of Quartering AIR CDRE WILFRED J. BURNETT, DSO, DE AFC, a Canadian who during the war mai supply-dropping flights to secret agents Occupied Europe when commanding i Sqn, has been appointed Director Quartering at the Air Ministry. For tl past 18 months he has been Air Adviser) the British High Commission in New Dell Air Cdre Burnett was serving with > 49 Sqn, on Hampdens, at the Start of tl Second World War and won the DFC wit this squadron. He was awarded the DS for his leadership of 138 Sqn and his fligh over Europe. One of his post-war con mands was of the newly formed 148 Sq equipped with Valiants. WG CDR R. i. GRAY, now with the Centr Servicing Development Establishment. RA Swanton Morley, Norfolk, has received US Navy Letter of Commendation f< meritorious service (1960-63) as a sta member of, and technical adviser to, tb Electromagnetic Hazards Division, Naval Weapons Laboratory, Dahlgren I) A TREBLE-ONE SQUADRON REUNION, open ' all ranks, is being held at the Victory & Services Club, Seymour Street, Mart Arch, London W2, at 6 p.m. on Saturda. November 23. Dress is lounge suit Tickets are £1 and the reunion secretary Fg Off J. S. O'Dowd, No 111 (F) Squadroi RAF Wattisham, Ipswich, Suffolk. A 219 SQN REUNION DINNER for all ft members of the squadron and its assoCjL servicing echelons is being held at the K^ Reserves Club, 14 South Street, Pa*^ London Wl, on Saturday, November Dress is informal and the price^£1 Applications should be made to Gp D. W. B. Farrar, RAF Chivenor. B» staple, Devon.
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