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1964
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1084 FLIGHT International, 25 June I9i4 RCAF's 40th Anniversary Display NATIONAL AIR FORCE DAY IN CANADA Was marked on June 6 by a major air display at RCAF Rockcliffe, near Ottawa, and by the presentation of historical aircraft to the National Air Museum. Static and flying displays drew over 75,000 people. A Spitfire 9 was presented to the museum by Mr John N. Paterson who, as an RCAF flight lieutenant, flew Spitfires with 421 Sqn overseas and later acquired one from Bel- gium for his personal use. Fit Lt Gerry Billings made a spirited show in it, 20 years 10 the day after he had flown a Spitfire over the D-day assault on the Normandy beaches. Other aircraft handed over to the museum at the display included a Bristol Bolingbroke. Wg Cdr Paul Hartman demonstrated the Sopwith Snipe recently acquired by the Canadian War Museum. Restored by Mr Jack Canary, of Los Angeles, the Snipe is in superb condition. The Canadair CL-41 Hercules transports of 36 Sqn, RAAF, drop paratroopers of I SAS Coy, Australian Army, over the plains ofMindoro, in the Philippines, during the major SEATO Exercise "Ligtas" earlier this month. It was the first time RAAF Hercules have para-dropped Australian troops in an exercise outside Australia. Over 20,000 troops and hundreds of aircraft were engaged in the exercise, including Shackletons of 205 Sqn, RAF SERVICE AVIATION Air Force, Naval and Army Flying News New Ships and More Helicopters TRAINING OF RN HELICOPTER CREWS who Will operate from the stern platforms to be built on Tiger<lass cruisers will take place on a new type of ship commissioned at Devon- port on Tuesday. HMS Lofoten, com- manded by Lt Cdr P. J. Morton, is the Navy's first helicopter support ship. A 2,140-ton tank-landing ship of wartime construction, Lofoten has been refitted with a strengthened deck, which serves as a miniature flight deck. She will be able to undertake the refuelling and minor ser- vicing of helicopters away from their main Shore or carrier base. To be attached to the Home Fleet essentially as a trials and training vessel Lofoten could obviously operate as a for- ward staging post, away from a carrier task force, to extend the radii of action of both ASW and assault helicopters. HMS Intrepid, the second of the Navy's two new 10,000-ton assault ships, is due to be launched today from John Brown's Clydebank yard by Lady Elworthy, wife of the CAS. Intrepid mounts Seacat anti- aircraft missiles and will be able to operate Wessex assault helicopters. A follow-on order for more of the latter, Wessex Mk 5s, was announced by Westland Aircraft last week. First ordered in August 1962, the 16-passenger Wessex 5 is now joining the fleet, having recently completed six months of intensive flying trials at RNAS Culdrose. Valiants on Survey Work FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE MILES of Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia and Bechuanaland will be photographically surveyed from 33,000ft by three 543 Sqn Valiants from RAF Wyton between now and September 2. The survey, for the preparation of accurate maps, has been agreed with the three Governments con- cerned. The Valiants are operating from Salisbury and the 130-man detachment is commanded by Sqn Ldr J. D. Clayton. More Low-flying Bombers for Canada AS FOR THE RAF V-FORCE, arrangements are being made for USAF Strategic Air Com- mand aircraft to conduct low-level naviga- tional training in Canada. A specified low-level route will be flown over sparsely populated areas in north-eastern Ontario. Although final details are still being worked out by the USAF, RCAF and Canadian DoT, it is expected the low-level training will begin this summer. Similar training by RAF V-bombers from Goose Bay, Lab, is about to start. A cadet pilot on the No / Flying) Course of the new Kenya Air Force receives a Chipmunk cockpit briefing at RAF Eastleigh from Fit Lt Max Pettey, RAF, chief instructor of the KAF Training School. Below is the design of the KAF Emblem approved by Prime Minister Kenyatta in March. The black, red and green of the Kenya national flag are repeated in the roundel, all on a mid-blue background Tutor and the Vertol CH-113 were shown for the first time. The RAF contributed a Vulcan and the USAF a B.58 Hustler to the flying show. Change in Canberra MR PETER HOWSON, MA, MP, took Over from Mr David Fairbairn as Australian Minister for Air earlier this month. Mr Fairbairn left the Dept of Air to become Minister for National Development. The new Minister served with the Royal Navy as a pilot during the Second World War. He was mentioned in despatches for his RNVR service from 1940 to 1946. AIR CDRE w. N. GIBSON, at present SASO at HQ Operational Command, RAAF, is to be SASO FEAF, with the acting rank of air vice-marshal, from September 1. The post alternates between RAF and RAAF officers.
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