FLIGHT JANUARY 8TH, 1942

N E W YEAR H O N O U R S

(Left) Air Marshal A. W. Tedder, Air Officer C.-in-C, Middle EastK.C.B. tAbove) R. H. Dobson, managing director A. V. Roe & Co., Ltd.C.B.E. (Right) P. E. G. Sayer, chief test pilot,

Gloster Aircraft Co., Ltd.O.B.E.

Saver. I ;i vlor, & 1 vice.

K (;., Chief Test Pilot, Gloster Aircraft Co.; A., Principal Education Officer, R.A.F.Educ.

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE CIVIL AWARDS

M.B.E. (CIVIL DIVISION* Broad, S., Traffic Officer, CI. 1, British Overseas Airways

Corpn. ; Gower, Commandant P. M. de P . , O.C. No. 5 Ferry Pool, A.T.A., British Overseas Airways Corpn.; Simmons, W. G., Staff Officer, Min. of Aircraft Production; Skelton, P. N., Senior assist., Grade 1, Air Min.; Stapleton, J. T., Technical Officer, Directorate of Technical Development, Min. ol Aircraft Production.

BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL CIVIL DIVISION

Burns, A. E., ioreman, Sir W. G Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, Ltd. ; Davies, F . , in charge oi a meteorological station Bomber Command, R.A.F. ; Gar-diner, J., Working Chargehand, Yii kers-Armstrongs, Ltd.; Harden. H. J., Civilian Instr., Technical framing Command, R.A.F. ; Har-den, T. S., Principal Foreman of Stores, Maintenance Unit, R.A.F. ; Lawson, H. C , Senior Foreman, Short Brothers (Rochester and Bed-lord), Ltd . ; Wheeler, C. F . , Civilian Wireless Operator, Coastal Command, R.A.F.

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE The following appointments and

awards are announced: K.C.B. (MIL.)

Air Marshal A. W. Tedder, C.B. C.B. (MIL.)

Air Vice-Marshals G. B. A. Baker, M.C.; W. A. McClauchry, D.S.O., i l . C , D . F . C ; L. D. D. McKean, O.B.E.; C. E. H. Medhurst, O.B.E., M.C.; j . C. Slessor, D S.O., M.C.;

Vice-Marshals L. N. Hol-O.B.E., D.F.C.; H. P

B E . , M.C., D.F.C.; Air W. A. Corxton, M.V.C., H. Leedham, O.B.E.; Whitham, O.B.E., M.C.;

Air Vice-Marshals J W. Tyrrell, D.S.O.," Air Vice-Marshals G. Pine, M.C., D.F.C.: Air Comdres. R S Cushion, O.B E. ; P. D.F.C., A.F.C. ; A Jones, D.F.C., R.A. G. R. Beamish; L. J. L. Robertson; J Simpson, M.C.; ] .

G. Dawson ; A. H D. F. Stevenson, Aitken, O.B.E.,

Huskinson, M.C. ; ct. Air Comdres W. A.F. ; Grp. Capts. E.

C.B.E. (MIL.) . E. A. Baldwin, C.B., D.S.O., O.B.E.; M C . M B . , B.Ch., D.P.H., K.H.S. I Act.

Orlebar, A.F.C ; G. C. D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C.; M.C., A.F.C.; VV. B. H. K. Thorold, D.S.C.,

Elliott, D.F.C.; G. B. Addison, O.B.E.;

M. lies, A.F.C.; W. E. G. Mann, D.F.C.; Rvlands; A. C. Sanderson, D.F.C.; S. P. R. W. Smyth-Piggott, D.S.O.

O.B.E. (MIL.) Wing Cdrs. S. J. Bailey, M.B.E. ; W. F. Beckwith; F. J.

St. G. Braithwaite; J. T. Brown; B. A. Casey; W. J. Cleasby; T. N. Coslett; C. L. Dann ; E. H. M. David (now Grp Capt.); H. D. Fraser; C. W .'Glass, R.A.F.V.R.; E. M. F. Grundy; T. L E. B. Guinness, M.P., A.A.F.R.O.; H. Hipwood;

J. W. C. More, D.F C.; E. t. Palmer; F. A. Pearce; H. D% Spreckley ; G. C. Tomlinson, D.F.C. '.i T. B. M. Wallis; Act. Wing Cdrs. H. T. Andrews, R.A.F.V.R.;

R. E. Black; H. Dawes, M.B.E.; G. Jarvis, A.F.C., R.A.F.V.R.; K. Lemay, A.A.F.; L. S. Thomp-

son, R.A.F.V.R.; R. W. Woodley; Sqn. Ldrs. W. J. Loughhead; G. P. Smith, R.A.F.V.R. ; R. C. Sutclifle, R.A.F.V.R.; H. McD. Walker, M.B., Ch.B., M.D., R.A.F.V.R.; Act. Sqn. Ldrs. J Clift; A. O. Mase, R.A.F.V.R.; J. S. Stevenson, R .A .F .VR. ; Act. Grp. Capts. C Eaton, A.F.C., R.A A.F . ; V. E. Hancock, R.A.A.F.; Wing Cdr. E. G. Knox-Knight, R.A.A.F., Major M. C. P. Mostert. S.A.A.F.

E. A. W.

Act. Ajr linghurst, Lloyd, C. Comdres. D.F.C.; R. P . M. W. D. Bostock, O.B.E., R.A.A.F.

M.B.E. Lts. A. T.

Ldr.) ; L. , A.A.F. ; H Sqn. Ldr.' Sqn. Ldr.)

rrv (now Burgess,

-giy. R c 1

(MIL.) Boon (now Act.

W. Shepherdson, Thompson (now

; O. R. Toyne (now ; Act Fit. Lts. A. W,

Act Sqn. Ldr . ) ; R.A.F.V.R.; N. C.

A . F V R . ; E. G. Davies; A. E