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1968
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76 fUCHT 'tnational, '8 January 1968 One-Eleven Line-up at British Aircraft Corporation's Hurn plant shows aircraft ready for delivery to Australia, West Germany and Brazil. The RAAF One-Elevens are the first for Government use, although the type is used as a corporate transport with four business corporations in USA and Germany. The single One-Eleven in Bavaria paint has gone to Bavaria Fluggesellschaft, Munich, while the two aircraft farthest from the camera have been delivered to VASP, the Brazilian domestic airline. The Brazilian Air Force has ordered One-Elevens for special transport duties. Also handed over in December, but not shown here, was the I OOth One-Eleven to be delivered —a model 204 for Mohawk Airlines WORLD NEWS ... Leo White News of the death of another well known aviation figure comes from New Zealand, where Mr Leo L. White died on December 29 at the age of 61. A correspondent writes: — "Leo was virtually unique; he was pilot, author, aviation historian, the RNZAF's official wartime photographer, and an aerial photographer of New Zealand's scenic beauty. He did more than anybody to promote that country's tourism with his pictures and the pub- lications, including the monthly White's Aviation Magazine, which flowed from his business in Auckland. His book Wingspread, a pictorial history of early New Zealand aviation, is a revelation of the pioneering contributions which were made contemporarily with those in Europe and America. Leo was a happy, helpful man and his passing leaves a sad gap." DATA'S Aircraft Project Members of DATA (Draughtsmen's and Allied Technicians' Association) recently sent out a circular to employees of the Preston Division of British Air- craft Corporation asking them to invest 10s a week in a company to be formed to build a light aircraft for export, as part of the "I'm Backing Britain" cam- paign. The circular said that "the aim is to contribute to the export market ... in a true spirit of co-partnership with the management, on the basis of sharing a proportion of risk and profit. It is assumed that this basis will provide the incentive for great all-round effort." C. A. Nepean Bishop As we closed for press, it was with regret that we learned of the death, on January 14, of Mr C. A. Nepean Bishop, after a long illness. "Bish" made a tre- mendous contribution to British light aviation and to sporting flying in par- ticular. In 34 years' flying, he logged over 6,000hr—mostly while teaching others. His enthusiasm for flying, and the engendering of the team spirit, were his famous qualities, which he continued to exercise through his last summer of fly- ing—as the motivating power behind the Seaplane Club. "Bish," who was 67, had been a Court member and was an Upper] Freeman of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators. He was the first CFI of •the Tiger Club. A fuller appreciation will appear in: an early issue. Mintech ClOs Mr Derek Moon has been appointed a Chief Information Officer of the Ministry of Technology, jointly with Mr Harold Winterbourne, the present CIO, and will take up his new duties on January 31. Mr Winterbourne will be in charge of all aspects of Mintech pub- licity work except for Press relations, which will be Mr Moon's responsibility. Since 1952 Mr Moon (whose new Mintech post was disclosed in a Sensor item in Flight last week) has been a Parliamentary Lobby correspondent for the past 11 years with Central Press Features. HAVERHILl ROYSTON SAFFRON WALDEN /^ Realignment of Stansted's runways ha been proposed by the; Ministry of Housing anil Local Government. The effect of noise on local communities can be seen from these two diagrams, the right-hand one shov- ing the proposed re-align- ment. The noise index is calculated for a standard rate of 64 movements fl" hour
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