f i Ullt 11? 1t111lOC&JilJ r:tli1 , :,1,c1, :() c:,i;i.1.!.1. The: .\ ir 1:uru: l: .1., .i:,<, ,.,ken i,1 li r,1 luok .1 1 the 'i'l'.lllrn TT-I p ri1n .1ry je t trainer, de veloped by T u nco .\ ir crar t Cor p. An RC/\F evaluation team rece ntly spent fi ve days at the Dallas, T exas, firm 's plant . During that time th e Canadian pilots made 13 flight in th e TT-I. A1 l:11,u:,ry I. tk 11:1 \· al aircraft TRANS-CANADA RECORD: Four mem bers of the RCAF's I Overseas Ferry Unit flew Vancouver-Halifax recently in just over 5 hrs., o new record . They appear ot left, L to R: Flying Officer R. J. (Chick) Childerhose; Flying Of ficer "Bernie" McComiskey; Flight Lieu tenant Rolph Annis; and Flying Officer Bruce Merklinger. The photo ot top shows the two leading Sabres just after take-off from Seo Island Airport, Van couver. This section completed journey in 5 hrs. 30 sec., the second section mode it in 5 hrs. 12 mins. First section mode one refueling stop, second section, two. Previous record for the distance· was 6 hrs . 133 mins., mode in on RCN T-33. have been withdrawn from fall and winter sea exercises in the Bermuda area. The helicopters were remo\'ed from the aircraft carrier Magnificent to Shearwater for conversion senxing where their sonar equipment was ex changed for cargo handling apparatus. Approximately 50 officers and men are ser\'ing with the naYal helicopters which are operating out of Knob Lake. They were airlifted, along with the spares and equipment, from Shearwater to Knob Lake by the RCAF during September, and the helicopters were fe rried in shortly after. Centralia Primary FTS Beginning this month the flying training role of RCAF Station, Cent ralia , Ont., will he completely re \'ampcd. A new RCAF 'training unit , to be known as a Primary Flying Train ing School, equipped wi·th Chipmunk light trainers, will begin operations during October. The new school will centralize Chip munk primary pilot training in the regular RCAF, replacing the Har\'ar

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