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Saturday, July 8, 1972
PRESENTATION OF "WINGS" TO RHKAAF PILOTS
Three pilots of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force
will be presented with their pilots' "wings" this afternoon.
The three pilots Pilot Officer G.A. Higginson, Cadet
Pilot A.K. Fraser and Cadet Pilot J.H. Spencer have just completed
their 150 hours of basic training in the Auxiliary Air Force's own
aircraft.
The presentation will be made by the Defence Secretary,
Mr. D.S. Whitelegge, at the RHKAAF headquarters at Kai Tak.
Pilot Officer Higginson will now be transferred to the
helicopter flight where he will receive flying training on the Alouette
III helicopter. Later he will carry out such operational tasks as
weekly flying doctor services, night casualty evacuation flights and
local search and rescue duties.
Cadet Pilots Fraser and Spencer, besides carrying out operational
tasks on the Musketeer aircraft, will now go to advanced flying training
on the twin-engined Britten-Norman Islander in mapping and aerial photography
and medium range search and rescue.
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