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INDEX XI Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer, service use out lined, 228; RN training programme, 423: first aircraft (photo), 428 Harrier training begins, 71; squadron for Wittering, 497; correction and further details, 648 , V/STOL survey (illus). 723 Nimrod simulator ordered (photo), 417 Honington re-opened as Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer base (photos), 348 Leconfleld ranges preclude airline use, 431 McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom, first squadron announced, 114; 228 OCXS visited (photos), 146 Phantom PR pod, first flight trial (photo). 1035 NATO, "big punch" for, details announced, 1068 No 1 Flying Training School, history being compiled, 36 Red Arrows, crash near Kemble, 531 to resume displays, 1068 Shackletons to reinforce NATO, 229 SQUADRONS: 1, history planned, information requested. 903 —, participation in Exercise "Bold Adventure" (photo), 648 6, reformed as Phantom unit, 349 32, re-equipped, 349 36, history being compiled, 176 43, first Phantom Squadron in Strike Command. 813 45, history being compiled, 305 73 and 249 disbanded, 349 —, laying-up of standard ceremony, 941 Strike Command, 43 Sqn to be first Phantom Squadron in, 813 Training pattern, new, 114 Transatlantic air race, team entered, 190 Victor/Lightning refuelling exercise to Singa pore. 349; further details, 417 Vipers, Provost display team (photo), 941 Westland Belvedere squadron disbanded (photo), 530; details, 531 Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, SBAC donation, 389 Reserves Club, annual ball announced, 274 — Aircraft Establishment, civil project costs, 273 •., Sir Morien Morgan appointed Director, 914 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE: Boeing 707s for?, 493 Current and future equipment, 70 Dassault Mirages at Williamtown Base (photos). 40 General Dynamics F-1UC delivery date, 274: more finance arranged for purchase, 386: General Dynamics F-l IIC delivery delay, 732; order to be cancelled?, 915; options still open. 952 Hannah, Air Vice-Marshal C. T.. to be new CAS, J 068 Lockheed C-130 stretch modification, 349 Sabres given to Malaysia, 693 Strike/trainer requirement?, 609 Royal Australian Navy, air arm equipment, 70 , Handley Page Jetstream order likely (Sensor). 45 , not to acquire HMS Hermes, 941 McDonnell Douglas Skyhawk formation (photo), 460 — Flying Corps. We Stood to Fight, Part 2 (illus article), 14 ROYAL NAVY: Blake. HMS, new stern (photo), 772 Camouflage trials with Westland Wessex (photo). 114 Carriers, aircraft, Government view stated in Commons, 422: article by Capt Baldwin in Navy, 531 Helicopter refuel? from frigate (photo), 186 Hermes. HMS, arrives in Portsmouth (photo), 537 McDonnell Douglas Phantom unit commis sioned, 767 Sqn (photo), 146; photos, 187: 892 Sqn commissioning announced, 269: commissioned (photo), 491: "touch and go" landings on Eagle (photo). 531; trials on Eagle, 914; first landings on Eagle (photo). 952 Noise suppressor for Phantoms (photo), 630 Nuclear deterrent rSle. taking over from RAF. 1037 Sea Venom makes forced landing (photos). 608-609 Station closures debated in Parliament, 154 Transatlantic race participation details (photo). 648 Type 21 frigate ordered (photo), 609 Westland Sea King deployment, 309 — Wessex unit commissioned, 820 Sqn, 911 — Netherlands Air Force, first Northrop NF-5 (photo), 459 1 196R accident rate, 187 — New Zealand Air Force. T>HC Caribou order likely. 648 —, North American Harvards to be re placed, 1069 . new Chief of Air Staff, 692 __ —, McDonnell Douglas Skyhawk prepara tions, 609 — Norwegian Air Force. Lockheed Orion delivered. 612 — Swedish Air Force. Saab Drakens operate from roads (illus feature). 248-249 ,1968 safety record, 268 Rubber Plastics Ltd. "Microvon" for instrument mountings, 342 Rumbold Ltd, appointment, 16 Runway reflectors by Borg-Warner (photo), 526 — Visual Range, Box" rule proposals, 465 Runways, report on sloping, 361 Ryan Aeronautical Co, appointment, 131. 939 . electronic devices patented. 66 Firebee tested by USN (photo), 4i; further Photo, 188 SABCA (illus article), 603a SGS (UK) Ltd, appointment, 66, 603, 895 SIAI-Marchetti, UK agents appointed, 706 SA.202 Bravo details, 204; further details and photo, 438; first flight of SIAI-built prototype (photo), 922 S.210 programme accelerated, 204 — - — SF.260 (illus Air Test), 791 SIPA, new seat developed, 262 STOL aircraft, performance survey, 721 Saab, digital computer for Viggen, 262 —, to make Spraymat under licence, 985 —, 1968 figures, 225 . —/Fokker co-operation on proposed SAAB-1073?. 1001; further details, 1041 — Viggen at Paris Show (photo), 974 , fourth development (photo), 805 , Graviner Firewire ordered, 603 Sabena, Boeing 747 agreement (see under Air France) —, order, 194 Sadia, Short Skyvan order imminent, 363 —, three One-Eleven 500s ordered, 48 Safety, article on flying over mountains, 166 —, emulsified fuel demanded by ITF, 52 — figures for scheduled services, 1968, ICAO, 954 — Group, Air, meeting with BoT, 240 ' — (illus feature), 335 —. pilot error statements by US National Safety Board. 196 —, smoke hoods for passengers proposed by FAA. 127 — Special, January 16 —, survey on air taxi operators in US, 243 —. US 1968 figures, 279 —, — Safety Board warns on stalling, 166 Sarragut, President, model Harrier presented (photo). 697 Satair, Britten-Norman Islander delivered (photo), 619 Satellite reconnaissance (illus aniele), 604, 642 Saudi-Arabia, defence reviewed by^Mr Gerald Fowler. 994 Saunders Aircraft Corp, Heron being converted by. 751: ST-27 (details and photo), 1005 Scandinavian Airlines System, McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 crash at Los Angeles, 125 /KLM/Swissair Boeing 747 agreement signed (see under KLM, also for tri-jet order) Scheibe Falke, first to come to Britain, 752 Schempp-Hirth Cirrus 15 for licensed production at Thruxton (Sensor), 813 Scott, Geoffrey (author), 335, 868 Scottish Air Show announced, 612 — Aviation Ltd, Lockheed-Georgia award to. 939 — International Air Rally announced, 31; details published, 825 Seaboard World Airlines, more rights granted by CAB. 787 , service by McDonnell Douglas. DC-8-63 begun, 194 Seacat production (illus feature), 512-513 Seaman, Dr Robert C, appointed Secretary of the Air Force (photo), 115 Seats, a new approach to aircrew (illus article), 514 Seekings, John (author), 61 Select Committee on Science and Technology, MPs appointed members, 612; defence research. assessment in report on, 739; further details, 771; reactions to, 779: chairman's press conference. 780: forming defence policy (extract), 806: diagram, 807: defence R&D. its purpose (extract), 991 Seltronic Group Ltd, member-company appointment, 181 Semitron Ltd, appointment, 342 Sentinel programme halted, 268; report prepared for President, 349; sites approved. 426; discussion over sitings, 460 Sereb/Nord-Aviation/Sud-Aviation merger? (see under Sud-Aviation) — SSBS and MSBS at Paris Show (photo), 935 Servicios A6reos Especiales. Douglas DC-3 crash on Eagle's Peak, 82 Shannon Airport, 1958 and 1968 (photos). 965 Shillelagh, Australian evaluation, 269 Shoreham School of Flying, Airways Group buys, 53 Shorgard Ltd, night-landing aid under evaluation (photo), 825 Short Brothers Ltd, Govt loan discussed. 79 . Lockheed 1011 contract, 816 . Rolls-Royce RB.211 pod mock-ups (photo). 272 f, Tayler. Denis, retires (photos), 45; Alex Roberts appointed Skyvan sales manager, 79; management changes. 109: board appointment. 603 C Class flying boat, flight refuelling from a Handley Page Harrow (photo), 964 . over Foynes base (photo), 963 Skyvan, Austrian Air Force order, 145 „ _ ( engine TBO rise. 472 .„ . FAA STOL approval granted. 657: cleared for La Guard ia STOL, 751 . Loganair order. 119 , US combine praises ,788 , Vietnam, not for use in, 911 Short-field proposals evaluated by Boeing 737. details and photos. 817 Shuttleworth Trust,displays listed. 130 Sigma project progress, 166; illus article. 475 Sikorsky S-65 Compound project (drgs). 278 , two ordered for Alpine rescue duties, 693 Simulation and Training Conference announced, 629 Sinclair, J. H.. retires from BAC, 9 Singer Defence and Space Systems Group, appointment. 687, 895 Skylark 200th successful launch commemorated (photo), 845 Skynet, first antenna completed (photo), 497: full details, 608 Skyways Coach Air, agreement with Fords, 201 Slater, A, E. (author), 899 Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd, Duke of Edinburgh visits (photo), 234 HP-14, production discontinued (Sensor), 651 Swallow, crash report, 545 Slovak, Mira, flies Zlui Akrobat (photo), 130 Slush Circular published by ICAO, 361 Smelt, Dr Ronald, appointed AIAA president (photo). 537 Smith, Alan A. (author), 95 —, R. A. (author), 446 —, Sir Reginald Verdon, message to BAC employees. 301 Smiths Industries, Up to date with (Illus article), 1029 — Aviation Division, appointment, 262, 731 , Autoland demonstrated to Arinc members, 471 , Lockheed 1011 equipment order, 192 , Prince Philip flies HS.748 (photo), 79 , TF-41 equipment ordered, 272 Smithsonian Institute, acquires Bensen "Spirit of Kitty Hawk" (photo), 1041 Socata Rallye 7 at Paris Show (photo), 982 SOCIETY OF BRITISH AEROSPACE COMPANIES: Far East Sales mission, 427; further details, 526: Anglo-Australian strike/trainer project possi bility, 697 Farnborough Show announced for 1970, 274 Future air industry plans outlined, 233; full details, 285; military plans, 309 Select Committee on Science and Technology. reaction to, 779 Society of Licensed Aircraft Engineers and Techno logists, Hardingham, R.E., installed as president. 44 , silver jubilee dinner, 812 Solartron Electronic Group Ltd, Mintech order placed, 731 Sopwith Association, annual reunion, 1067 — Camel replica built for Biggies film (photos), 390 —•> Sir Thomas, at Sopwith Association reunion (photo). 1067 Sounding-rocket programme, tripartite, 264 South Africa, air defence weapon system being deve loped. 849 South African Air Force. North American Harvard IIA (photo), 1069 , Transall C-160s delivery date, 1036 Airways, Boeing 737s in service (photo), 125; three more ordered, 617 , "lost" Viscount incident, 241 Armed Forces, HS.125s ordered, 423 Navy Wasp (photo), 460 — Yemen Air Force, first BAC 167 at Hum (photo), 1040 Southampton heliport opened. 921; brief details and photo, 1005 Southend Light Aviation Centre, air navigation course. 245 Southern Sailplanes, SchempP-Hirth Cirrus 15, to pro duce under licence (Sensor), 813 Soviet Air Force, new C-in-C, 692 . Tu-16 Badgers <photo), 459 — Union, Beriev Be-30 at Paris Show (photo). 929: further photo, 971 , Cosmos Programme (UIus article), 773 , — recoveries, details and diagram, 844 , — 243, brief details, 845 . — 251 details. 346 — —. — 258-277 launched, 646 . Feoktisov, K., pays tribute to Apollo 8, 150 . Frankfurt-Moscow talks, 629 , Kamov Harp on Moskva (photo), 530 . Meteor weather satellites detailed. 489 ; first launched, 809 , Mig "Faithless" with brake chute (photo), 609 , Mil V-12 helicopter makes record flights, 426 . Moskva helicopter carrier (photo). 188 , new military types (illus feature), 664-665 . Soyuz operation ends, 118; illus report, 148: photo of spacecraft, 480 . Sukhoi "Flagon"* (photo), 145 — -, Venus 4 at Paris Show (photo), 936 , — 5 launched, 76; progress, 307; apparently successful landing. 846 , — 5 and 6, soft-landing doubts, illus article, 906 — •—. — 6 launched, 113; progress. 307; apparently successful landing, 846 Snecma 09 K 50 at Paris Show (photo), 934 Spacecraft Scoreboard, 1968, Part 2, 343 Space Research. British National Committee on, » Earth-resource satellites discussed. 948 Spantax. likely to buy Vanguard from Air Holdings (Sensor), 1041 Spectacles developed for instrument flying (photo). 31 Specto Avionics Ltd. appointment, 687 Speechley, John (author). 716 Sperry Gyroscope/Decca Nav system (see under Decca) , cheap flight director system to be offered (photo), 751 Spicer. P. (author). 253 Spinks Akromaster (details and photo), 683 Spriggs, Sir Frank Spencer, death of (photo), 994 Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd, ILS order. 1031 Stansted (see under London's Third Airport) — Air Centre fleet, 400 Steines, L. W. (author). 182, 265 Steveair Ltd formed, 399 Stinton, Darrol. joining ARB, 821 Stolports, future need, Leader, 535 Stone-Piatt Crawley Ltd, appointment, 687 Stratford, Alan H. (author). 177 Stretcher by GO company for RNZAF, Paraguard, 65 Strongbow Trophy race (see under Race) Stuart-Shaw, Max. joins Olympic (Sensor), 191 Stuttgarter Flugdienst order Britten-Norman fslandcr. 129 Sud-Aviation, agreement with Messerschmitt-Bolkow for jet trainer (see under Messerschmitt-Bolkow) Electronics Dept, ATEC by (photo), 226 /Nord-Aviation/Sereb to merge?, 312 SA.330 Puma progress. 772 SA.341. agreement with LTV Aerospace Corp. 994; to include Sud-Westland SA. 341s, 1040 , Australian production considered, 536 progress, 536 Caravelle I1R, Trans Europa order another, 917 12B go-ahead announced. 162; details and drgs, 238 Ludion developed for French Army (photo), 115 Rallye, new version tested, 31 5 Sherpa, model at Paris Show (photo), 929 Sukhoi "Flagon" (photo), 145
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