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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 05, 1963

Page

2

RAAF Officers Return From Overseas Inspection Tour

Eight senior RAAF officers led by Chief of the Air Staff Sir Walston Hancock will return to Canberra on July 12 after inspecting Mirage 4 and TSR 2 plants in France and Britain. They visited Britain France and the United States to study long range bombers and reconnaissance aircraft including the North American ASC F4C and the TEX as potential replacements for Australia’s Canberra jet bomber.

R.A.A.F America Canberra Air Staff Sir Walston Hancock Britain France Australia Sir Geoffrey Tuttle Weybridge Vickers Armstrong

U K Air Chief Arrives Today

Air Chief Marshal Elworthy arrives to meet Australian chiefs of staff and senior defence officials. He becomes Chief of the Air Staff in September succeeding Sir Thomas Pike. Born in New Zealand and educated in Britain, he joined the Auxiliary Air Force in 1934 and earned a permanent RAF commission in 1935.

Elworthy Air Mr. Fairbairn Royal Air Force Thomas Pike Air Chief Marshal Timaru New Zealand Britain Marlborough College Trinity College, Cambridge Law Auxiliary Air Force No. 600 City of London

N G Inquiry On Education Heads to Papua New Guinea

The Commission of Higher Education in Papua and New Guinea departs Canberra to collect evidence. Chairman Sir George Currie along with Dr J Gunther and Prof C H Spate will hear testimonies from Administration, commerce, and other parties. Hearings set for Madang Lae and Port Moresby.

Commission of Higher Education Papua and New Guinea Canberra Sir George Currie J. Gunther C. H. Spate Administration Commerce Kuad Dala Rarua Rabaul Madang Lae Port Moresby

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