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Royal Air Force Historical Society Journal 29
ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL 29 2 The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the contributors concerned and are not necessarily those held by the Royal Air Force Historical Society. Copyright 2003: Royal Air Force Historical Society First published in the UK in 2003 by the Royal Air Force Historical Society All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing. ISSN 1361-4231 Typeset by Creative Associates 115 Magdalen Road Oxford OX4 1RS Printed by Advance Book Printing Unit 9 Northmoor Park Church Road Northmoor OX29 5UH 3 CONTENTS BATTLE OF BRITAIN DAY. Address by Dr Alfred Price at the 5 AGM held on 12th June 2002 WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF THE LUFTWAFFE’S ‘TIP 24 AND RUN’ BOMBING ATTACKS, MARCH 1942-JUNE 1943? A winning British Two Air Forces Award paper by Sqn Ldr Chris Goss SUMMARY OF THE MINUTES OF THE SIXTEENTH 52 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CLUB ON 12th JUNE 2002 ON THE GROUND BUT ON THE AIR by Charles Mitchell 55 ST-OMER APPEAL UPDATE by Air Cdre Peter Dye 59 LIFE IN THE SHADOWS by Sqn Ldr Stanley Booker 62 THE MUNICIPAL LIAISON SCHEME by Wg Cdr C G Jefford 76 BOOK REVIEWS. 80 4 ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY President Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC Vice-President Air Marshal Sir Frederick Sowrey KCB CBE AFC Committee Chairman Air Vice-Marshal -
Sir Frank Cooper on Air Force Policy in the 1950S & 1960S
The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors concerned and are not necessarily those held by the Royal Air Force Historical Society Copyright © Royal Air Force Historical Society, 1993 All rights reserved. 1 Copyright © 1993 by Royal Air Force Historical Society First published in the UK in 1993 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing. Printed by Hastings Printing Company Limited Royal Air Force Historical Society 2 THE PROCEEDINGS OFTHE ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Issue No 11 President: Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC Committee Chairman: Air Marshal Sir Frederick B Sowrey KCB CBE AFC General Secretary: Group Captain J C Ainsworth CEng MRAeS Membership Secretary: Commander P O Montgomery VRD RNR Treasurer: D Goch Esq FCCA Programme Air Vice-Marshal G P Black CB OBE AFC Sub-Committee: Air Vice-Marshal F D G Clark CBE BA Air Commodore J G Greenhill FBIM T C G James CMG MA *Group Captain I Madelin Air Commodore H A Probert MBE MA Group Captain A R Thompson MBE MPhil BA FBIM MIPM Members: A S Bennell Esq MA BLitt *Dr M A Fopp MA PhD FMA FBIM A E Richardson *Group Captain N E Taylor BSc D H Wood Comp RAeS * Ex-officio The General Secretary Regrettably our General Secretary of five years standing, Mr B R Jutsum, has found it necessary to resign from the post and the committee. -
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer "An actor should be a mystery," Christopher Plummer Introduction ........................................................................................ 3 Biography ................................................................................................................................. 4 Christopher Plummer and Elaine Taylor ............................................................................. 18 Christopher Plummer quotes ............................................................................................... 20 Filmography ........................................................................................................................... 32 Theatre .................................................................................................................................... 72 Christopher Plummer playing Shakespeare ....................................................................... 84 Awards and Honors ............................................................................................................... 95 Christopher Plummer Introduction Christopher Plummer, CC (born December 13, 1929) is a Canadian theatre, film and television actor and writer of his memoir In "Spite of Myself" (2008) In a career that spans over five decades and includes substantial roles in film, television, and theatre, Plummer is perhaps best known for the role of Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music. His most recent film roles include the Disney–Pixar 2009 film Up as Charles Muntz, -
Agenda Paris 2018
7th May 2018 (v.1) EUROPEAN INTER-CLUB WEEKEND general information ORGANIZATION Gold Alliance in collaboration with and as a joint venture among: Automobile Club de France Cercle de l’Union Interalliée ST. JOHANNS CLUB | Vienna, Austria THE NAVAL CLUB | London, Great Britain ROYAL INTERNATIONAL CLUB CHÂTEAU SAINTE-ANNE | Brussels, Belgium THE TRAVELLERS CLUB | London, Great Britain CERCLE ROYAL GAULOIS | Brussels, Belgium CITY UNIVERSITY CLUB | London, Great Britain CERCLE ROYAL LA CONCORDE | Brussels, Belgium OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE CLUB | London, Great Britain DE WARANDE | Brussels, Belgium THE REFORM CLUB | London, Great Britain DE KAMERS | Antwerpen, Belgium THE CAVALRY AND GUARDS CLUB | London, Great Britain CERCLE DE LORRAINE | Brussels, Belgium THE EAST INDIA CLUB | London, Great Britain SOCIÉTÉ LITTÉRAIRE | Brussels, Belgium BROOKS'S | London, Great Britain CERCLE ROYAL DU PARC | Brussels, Belgium THE ARTS CLUB | London, Great Britain CÍRCULO ECUESTRE | Barcelona, Spain NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB | London, Great Britain CÍRCULO LICEO | Barcelona, Spain THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CLUB | London, Great Britain SOCIEDAD BILBAINA | Bilbao, Spain THE HURLIGHAM CLUB | London, Great Britain REAL GRAN PEÑA | Madrid, Spain ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB | London, Great Britain NUEVO CLUB | Madrid, Spain THE ULSTER REFORM CLUB | London, Great Britain CASINO DE AGRICULTURA VALENCIA | Valencia, Spain CERCLE MUNSTER | Luxembourg, Luxembourg REAL CLUB ANDALUCÍA (AERO) | Sevilla, Spain STEPHENS GREEN HIBERNIAN CLUB | Dublin, Ireland CLUB FINANCIERO GÉNOVA | Madrid, -
In Residence at the Yale Club of New York City
In residence at the Yale Club of New York City Dear Prospective Member, Thank you for your interest in the Virginia Club of New York/Yale Club of New York City! The Virginia Club of New York, informally in existence since the late 1830s, found residence at the Yale Club of New York City in the spring of 1995. Since then, UVA alumni have possessed a home away from home, a 22- story clubhouse located on the corner of 44th Street and Vanderbilt Avenue, in the heart of Manhattan. The Yale Club is the largest college clubhouse in the world, serving nearly 11,000 members with the finest facilities, a friendly and attentive staff, special events to suit every taste, and a sense of camaraderie you simply won’t find anywhere else. Inside the Clubhouse, you will find: 138 comfortably decorated guestrooms and suites An Athletic Facility consisting of three international squash courts, cardio machines, a weight room, a variety of classes and a pool Three dining rooms, the Roof Terrace, and two bars Banquet and catering facilities for events from 10 to 300 people 50,000 volume reference Library with complimentary Wi-Fi A Presidential Main Lounge Outside of the Club, our members gain access to reciprocal arrangements with over 90 prestigious clubs throughout the world. Other member benefits include discounts for retailers such as Brooks Brothers, Bloomingdales, and Zipcar. If you have further questions regarding membership or would like to schedule a tour, please visit our website at www.uvanyc.org or contact the Virginia Club of New York office. -
Orme) Wilberforce (Albert) Raymond Blackburn (Alexander Bell
Copyrights sought (Albert) Basil (Orme) Wilberforce (Albert) Raymond Blackburn (Alexander Bell) Filson Young (Alexander) Forbes Hendry (Alexander) Frederick Whyte (Alfred Hubert) Roy Fedden (Alfred) Alistair Cooke (Alfred) Guy Garrod (Alfred) James Hawkey (Archibald) Berkeley Milne (Archibald) David Stirling (Archibald) Havergal Downes-Shaw (Arthur) Berriedale Keith (Arthur) Beverley Baxter (Arthur) Cecil Tyrrell Beck (Arthur) Clive Morrison-Bell (Arthur) Hugh (Elsdale) Molson (Arthur) Mervyn Stockwood (Arthur) Paul Boissier, Harrow Heraldry Committee & Harrow School (Arthur) Trevor Dawson (Arwyn) Lynn Ungoed-Thomas (Basil Arthur) John Peto (Basil) Kingsley Martin (Basil) Kingsley Martin (Basil) Kingsley Martin & New Statesman (Borlasse Elward) Wyndham Childs (Cecil Frederick) Nevil Macready (Cecil George) Graham Hayman (Charles Edward) Howard Vincent (Charles Henry) Collins Baker (Charles) Alexander Harris (Charles) Cyril Clarke (Charles) Edgar Wood (Charles) Edward Troup (Charles) Frederick (Howard) Gough (Charles) Michael Duff (Charles) Philip Fothergill (Charles) Philip Fothergill, Liberal National Organisation, N-E Warwickshire Liberal Association & Rt Hon Charles Albert McCurdy (Charles) Vernon (Oldfield) Bartlett (Charles) Vernon (Oldfield) Bartlett & World Review of Reviews (Claude) Nigel (Byam) Davies (Claude) Nigel (Byam) Davies (Colin) Mark Patrick (Crwfurd) Wilfrid Griffin Eady (Cyril) Berkeley Ormerod (Cyril) Desmond Keeling (Cyril) George Toogood (Cyril) Kenneth Bird (David) Euan Wallace (Davies) Evan Bedford (Denis Duncan) -
Annual Report & Accounts 2004
CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA, 51 Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JQ Registered Charity No. 298405 Tel: 020 7404 0808 Fax: 020 7404 3666 email: [email protected] websites: www.leukaemia.org www.runleukaemia.org www.challengeleukaemia.org This Annual Report has been printed and kindly donated by TOPS Design & Print (01708) 522117 Paul’s and Jean’s first school photographs Annual Report & Accounts 2004 Fighting Britain’s biggest child killer disease Fighting Britain’s biggest child killer disease CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA Registered Charity No. 298405. Inaugurated in 1988 by Diana, Princess of Wales in memory of Jean and Paul O’Gorman Registered Charity No. 298405. Inaugurated in 1988 by Diana, Princess of Wales in memory of Jean and Paul O’Gorman Index Foreword by the Chairman PAGE Foreword by the Chairman 3 Charitable expenditure exceeded £10 million for the Information about the Charity 4 first time in 2004 How we began 5 What is leukaemia? 6 £6.5m Grants to third parties First international conference on the causes and prevention of childhood leukaemia 8 £3.8m Developing young talent in leukaemia research 10 £3.1m Campaigns, projects and Focus on research: 12 programmes Radiation and childhood leukaemia 12 £2.0m Stratification of chemotherapy based on levels of minimal residual disease 14 £4.1m £4.4m £4.4m Understanding infant leukaemia 15 £2.6m Paul O’Gorman centres of excellence in childhood leukaemia research 16 2001 (£4.6m) 2002 (£7.2m) 2003 (£8.2m) 2004 (£10.9m) Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London 16 2004 has been a year of growth extent of the problem of The continued growth in our Northern Institute for Cancer Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne 16 and modernisation for childhood leukaemia. -
Sajal Philatelics Cover Auctions Sale No. 301 Thu 11 Nov 2010 1 Lot No
Lot No. Estimate 1929 UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION CONGRESS 1 Union Postale Universelle Congres de Londres 1929 DISPLAY FDC with Postal Union Congress London CDS. The same wording is in a logo on the flap on reverse. Only catalogued as plain FDC. UA (see photo) £1,250 1935 SILVER JUBILEE 2 Francis Field Display FDC with Sutton Coldfield CDS. Cat £400. AT (see photo) £120 1937 CORONATION 3 Unusual illustration (large maroon & green crown) FDC with Clacton on Sea M/C. Cat £30. AT £15 1940 CENTENARY 4 Set on pair of unusual illustration FDCs with Adhesive Stamp Centenary Bournmouth special H/S. Cat £50. AT £20 1946 VICTORY 5 Ronald Johnson Display FDC with Abbeville Road Clapham reg CDS. Cat £40. AP £12 1953 CORONATION 6 1/3d on Qantas FDC with London F.S. slogan "Long Live the Queen" + "Coronation Day Air Mail Flight Cocos Islands" cachet. AT £6 7 1/3d on Qantas FDC with London F.S. slogan "Long Live the Queen" + "Coronation Day Air Mail Flight Karachi" cachet. AT £6 8 1/3d on Qantas FDC with London F.S. slogan "Long Live the Queen" + "Coronation Day Air Mail Flight Mauritius" cachet. Neatly slit open at top. AT £6 9 1/3d on Qantas FDC with London F.S. slogan "Long Live the Queen" + "Coronation Day Air Mail Flight Singapore" cachet. AT £6 10 1/6d on Qantas FDC with London F.S. slogan "Long Live the Queen" + "Coronation Day Air Mail Flight Fiji" cachet. Neatly slit open at top. AT £6 11 1/6d on Qantas FDC with London F.S. -
Terrace 1927-1977 / 5O Golden Years "
7Z~TOR~A ~ C Terrace 1927-1977 _/ 5O Golden Years " ~'~I M~ TERRACE AS IT LOOKED to the early pioneers who arrived in the area. (E.T, Kenney colleclion) . II il Ikeena Auto //*\\ NiL. 'I ..- . M,taIShop Ltd. :"l !/ I X\ "I Fifty years ago this weeki ' '""" I . :I I IIl" I I I I I M IlIE :I theED~SeleN:~o:ss !~r~h:~ ~me~t:aSin~Pwe?!'2m~dtrhe~re~- , Terra0enew Mazda I IIIL;I I lqAI I I-\\1M Golden Ann'versa y • : ; ~: Terrace becoming in .... , . ~ ! prices start at \\l// eorporated,as a village on Miss Mallott recurneu! s" 'oo '. December Zg, 1927 we .will Monday and took up .her: 3,~7"~ I WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, lW7 TERRACE, S.C. I REALTYWORLD ' publish the highlights from (luties on_the puolic SChOOl O.0O391A • • staff on "Luesnay morning.' - - exactly fifty years ago. The In her absence Mrs. Win. I theTertaeeHerald-datedilerald began publishing" Vanderlip supplied for her. jolliffe refuses Aprison. many yearspreviously, with CEDAR POLES ARE a lucrative industnj streetthe first on July issue !1, .ttlng 1908. the SEVERALBEING HAULEDCAMPS. TO to serve on '~ The cedar poles a nd pilinl I are beginning to move now Iona Campsgnolo, M.P. The installation would BOARD OF TRADE FOR in real earnest. Just Skeena, responding .~ a require from 50 to X00 acres TERRACE IS NOW recently M. Dalquist was " PROPOSED . put on as foreman in charge Committees, I ~ requestTerrace from Mu~icinal the Dislzict Councilof of|and.The establishment of the. Citizens interested in of operations at Senkpiel's ' ; I for information in reaards to maximum securit~ forming a Terrace Board of camp and this week F.M. -
In Residence at the Yale Club of New York City
In residence at the Yale Club of New York City Dear Prospective Member, Thank you for your interest in the Virginia Club of New York/Yale Club of New York City! The Virginia Club of New York, informally in existence since the late 1830s, found residence at the Yale Club of New York City in the spring of 1995. Since then, UVA alumni have possessed a home away from home, a 22- story clubhouse located on the corner of 44th Street and Vanderbilt Avenue, in the heart of Manhattan. The Yale Club is the largest college clubhouse in the world, serving nearly 11,000 members with the finest facilities, a friendly and attentive staff, special events to suit every taste, and a sense of camaraderie you simply won’t find anywhere else. Inside the Clubhouse, you will find: 138 comfortably decorated guestrooms and suites An Athletic Facility consisting of three international squash courts, cardio machines, a weight room, a variety of classes and a pool Three dining rooms, the Roof Terrace, and two bars Banquet and catering facilities for events from 10 to 300 people 50,000 volume reference Library with complimentary Wi-Fi A Presidential Main Lounge Outside of the Club, our members gain access to reciprocal arrangements with over 90 prestigious clubs throughout the world. Other member benefits include discounts for retailers such as Brooks Brothers, Bloomingdales, and Zipcar. If you have further questions regarding membership or would like to schedule a tour, please visit our website at www.uvanyc.org or contact the Virginia Club of New York office. -
THE JOURNAL of the ROYAL AIR FORCE COLLEGE the Journal of the Royal Air Force College VOLUME LXXXII
THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE COLLEGE THE ROYAL OF THE JOURNAL The Journal of the Royal Air Force College VOLUME LXXXII Designed and Printed by Media Services, Serco Defence, Science & Nuclear, Royal Air Force Cranwell March 2011 Volume LXXXII Foreword By Air Commodore Paul Oborn, Commandant Welcome to the RAF College Journal for 2011. This enthralling Distinguished Flying Crosses and other operational awards coming edition is packed full of noteworthy, fascinating and stimulating back from Afghanistan, we are not doing too bad – but we will keep articles focused on the theme of ‘Leadership’ in the broadest sense trying to do even better. but also with plenty of articles outlining the wide range of activities Finally, and while many of the articles in this Journal are about looking conducted by students and staff within the Recruiting and Initial back over the year that was, I am aware that it will be published at a Training Directorate. We also have two outstanding academic time that looks and feels quite different than the one just described. ‘think pieces’ presented by our Senior Leadership; one written Weapon System Operator and Pilot reduction measures will have by our Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, occurred along with the personal trauma and turmoil that these on “Creating and Exploiting Decision Advantage” and one by our measures will introduce. Whilst this is one of the unfortunate fallouts previous Commander-in-Chief, Sir Christopher Moran, on “Progress, from the Strategic Defence and Security Review, the blow to both Vision and Co-operation: AF Building in the 21st Century-The RAF students and the staff who have trained them will be a very bitter one. -
RECIPROCAL CLUBS: PLANNING YOUR TRIP Arranging a Visit to a Reciprocal Club Is Easy
RECIPROCAL CLUBS: PLANNING YOUR TRIP Arranging a visit to a reciprocal club is easy. Simply send a Letter of Introduction using an automated form on our website. In order to send the letter, you must first log in to the website and click on “Reciprocal Clubs.” This new system will automatically generate a letter of introduction and send it to the reciprocal club of your choice as well as to your personal email. Members must book rooms and other accomodations directly with the reciprocal club. Accounts must be settled by credit card prior to departure. Club facilites and number of visits allowed differ from club to club. Letters of Introduction can only be written for current Yale Club members in good standing. *No overnight accomodations US CLUBS: CALIFORNIA COLORADO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Berkeley City Club University Club of Denver * Army & Navy Club 2315 Durant Avenue 1673 Sherman Street 901 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Berkeley, CA 94704 Denver, CO 80203 Washington, D.C. 20006 Tel: 510-848-7800 Tel: 303-861-4267 Tel: 202-628-8400 www.berkeleycityclub.com www.uclubdenver.org www.armynavyclub.org Los Angeles Athletic Club CONNECTICUT Cosmos Club 431 West Seventh Street Hartford Club* 2121 Massachusetts Ave N.W. Los Angeles, CA 90014 46 Prospect Street Washington, D.C. 20008 Tel: 213-625-2211 Hartford, CT 06103 Tel: 202-387-7783 www.laac.com Tel: 860-522-1271 www.cosmosclub.org www.hartfordclub.com Jonathan Club The National Press Club* 545 S. Figueroa Street Town and County Club 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 22 Woodland Street Washington, D.C.