Air Vice-Marshal C. N. Harper, CBE, MA, FCMI, RAF Chief of Staff (Operations) Headquarters Strike Command, was the Reviewing Officer at the graduation of 88 officers of No 215 Initial Officer Training Course and No 285 Specialist Entrant and Re-Entrant Course from Royal Air Force College Cranwell yesterday.

Flying Branch, Pilot — Graduating as Flying Officer: Officer Cadet M. R. Harvey

Pilot Officer: Student Officer G. L. Arnold, BA; Student Officer N. J. Bolan, BEng; Student Officer G. N. Court, BSc; Student Officer N. E. J. Holman, BSc; Student Officer N. R. Jones, BSc; Student Officer S. McIver, BSc; Student Officer G. R. McKay, BA; Student Officer I. C. Sinclair, BSc. Acting Pilot Officer: Officer Cadet C. P. Billows; Officer Cadet J. P. Dowen; Officer Cadet J. Earl; Officer Cadet J. J. Gooding; Officer Cadet S. E. Harrison; Officer Cadet E. I. Saunders; Officer Cadet P. S. Spiers; Officer Cadet A. Van Kints.

Flying Branch, Weapons Systems Officer — Graduating as Flying Officer: Student Officer S. D. A. James, MA; Student Officer C. A. K. Smith, BSc. Pilot Officer: Student Officer P. G. Kaina, BSc. Acting Pilot Officer: Officer Cadet J. R. Dickinson.

Operations Support Branch, Air Traffic Control — Graduating as Flying Officer: Officer Cadet S. W. Brindley; Student Officer F. M. MacFarlane, MA; Student Officer J. C. McPartlin, BA. Pilot Officer: Student Officer G. A. Davenport, BSc; Student Officer I. K. Evans, LLB; Student Officer M, Gibb, BA; Student Officer K. D. T. Nicholson, MSci, BA (Cantab).

Operations Support Branch, Fighter Control — Graduating as Flying Officer: Student Officer T. B. Wood, MA. Pilot Officer: Student Officer J. Allan, BSc; Student Officer D. J. Prutton, BSc; Student Officer M. J. Rankine, BEng; Student Officer K. J. Wills, BSc; Student Officer A. N. Winder, BA.

Operations Support Branch, Intelligence — Graduating as Pilot Officer: Student Officer A. C. Barrs, LLB.

Operations Support Branch, Flight Operations — Graduating as Pilot Officer: Student Officer J. E. Anderson, BSc.

Operations Support Branch, Provost/Security — Graduating as Flying Officer: Officer Cadet W. R. N. Lawrenson.

Pilot Officer: Student Officer K. J. Garrod, BSc.

Operations Support Branch , Regiment — Graduating as Flying Officer: Officer Cadet J. D. Hemingfield; Officer Cadet D. C. B. Martin-Smith. Pilot Officer: Student Officer R. M. Cheetham, BSc; Student Officer D. L. Hayes, BEng; Student Officer T. J. Steward, MSc, BA.

Engineer Branch — Graduating as Flying Officer: Student Officer S. L. Adkins, BEng; Officer Cadet A. R. Clarke; Student Officer C. A. Fivey, BEng, AMIMechE; Officer Cadet M. L. Haisman; Student Officer S. L. Hobbs, BEng; Officer Cadet M. S. Hutchings; Officer Cadet B. J. MacDonald; Student Officer C. K. A. Pfeiffer, MEng; Student Officer C. A. Rhodes, MEng, ARAeS; Student Officer G. Shelley, BEng, MIEE; Student Officer N. J. Stanton, BEng; Student Officer G. R. Thomson, BEng.

Pilot Officer: Student Officer N. J. Dehnel, MEng, BA (Cantab); Student Officer S. T. Parish, BSc, AMIIE; Student Officer N. Powell, MSc; Student Officer J. R. Sills, BSc.

Supply Branch — Graduating as Pilot Officer: Student Officer R. D. Williams, BSc; Student Officer L. M. Winson, LLB. Acting Pilot Officer: Officer Cadet T. Roberts.

Administrative Branch, Secretarial — Graduating as Flying Officer: Officer Cadet A. McGuire; Officer Cadet J. A. Schofield; Officer Cadet E. A. Sellers, LRSM; Officer Cadet M. W. Wyer.

Administrative Branch , Training — Graduating as Flight Lieutenant: Student Officer E. E. Watkins, BSc, PGCE, MCIPD.

Administrative Branch, Catering — Graduating as Pilot Officer: Student Officer R. Ashfield, BA.

Graduating officers of No 285 specialist entrant and re-entrant course

Administrative Branch , Training — Graduating as Flight Lieutenant: Student Officer G. R. Kevan, BSc, PGCE.

Medical Branch — Graduating as Squadron Leader: Student Officer M. B. Farrell, MB, ChB, MRCS (Ed). Flight Lieutenant: Student Officer J. L. Austin, MB ChB; Student Officer C. J. Bayly, MB, ChB; Student Officer A. P. Blacklock, MB, ChB; Student Officer C. A. Davison, MB, ChB; Student Officer D. L. Evans, MB, ChB, BMedSci, MRCP, FRCA (Primary); Student Officer F. K. Gardner, MB, ChB; Student Officer K. K. Gill, MB, BS; Student Officer P. Hindle, MB, ChB; Student Officer P. D. Hodkinson, MSc, BSc (MedSci), MB, ChB; Student Officer S. B. Maitland-Knibb, MB ChB, RN, DipHE, RNMN; Student Officer J. E. Rimmer, MB, ChB; Student Officer J. L. Sherratt, BA(Oxon), BMedSci, MB, BS; Student Officer D. A. Sherwood, MB, ChB BSc.

Dental Branch — Graduating as Flight Lieutenant: Student Officer K. M. Fletcher, BDS.

Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service — Graduating as Flight Lieutenant: Student Officer S. L. Cole, RGN, EN(G); Officer Cadet P. L. Evans, BSc, Cert(HP), RGN; Student Officer T. A. B. Kelly, DipHE (Nursing).

Chaplains Branch — Graduating as Flight Lieutenant: Student Officer R. V. Jackson MA (Cantab), BA.

Prizewinners of No 215 Initial Officer Training Course

The Sword of Merit: Officer Cadet E. A. Sellers, LRSM; The Hennessy trophy and Philip Sassoon Memorial Prize: Officer Cadet S. W. Brindley; The MacRobert Prize: Officer Cadet D. C. B. Martin-Smith; The Bae Systems Trophy: Student Officer N. J. Dehnel, MEng, BA (Cantab); The Group Captain Williams Memorial Trophy: Student Officer K. J. Garrod, BSc; The Sarah Moland Memorial Prize: Officer Cadet M. W. Wyer; The Longcroft Trophy: Officer Cadet J. A. Schofield.

Prizewinner of No 285 specialist entrant and re-entrant course

The Daedalus Trophy: Student Officer C. A. Davison, MB, ChB.