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SINGAFDRE GOVEJ;tNlvlENT PRE 8S fil'ATEMEN!
CHIEF ,MHJIBTER CONGRATULATES iVIALAY~. AIRWAYS .
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It is with much ple c sure that I am able on behalf of thr:;
Manag:ing Director of Malayan Ai:rw.ay-s Limit e d to inform you that
the Court of th e Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, London,
has seen fit · to award the Cumber bat ch Trophy to Malayan Airways
Limited, for th e year ended 31st December~ 19570
"The cit at ion c ov e rin:g the award reads as follows: 'Awarded· to Malayan Airways L:iinit s d for their positive
contribution to air safety. This Comp any have been
operatin b scheduled public services for over ten years
with a high degree of regularit y , often in difficult
circumst ances . Its record to date is canpletely accident
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The Chief M:inister's reply iG as followG:"Thank you for the courtesy of your letter of even date
o.dvising me that Maley an Airways Limit ed ha .s been awarded the
Crnnberbatch Trophy for 19570
"I am, of course, gratified-. 'to r ece ive this :information and
proud not only of your accident-free r C; cor d but that this achievemen t has received international recognitiono
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Air traffic has contributed and. will continue to con tr ibut c
towards the prosperity of this isl'and It is not enough that we
en joy a strategic position athwart the world's sea-lanes and airl anes , nor that our harbour and airport shou ld be the best that we
can affordo I n the f:inal analysis, a chievement8 such as yours mus t
be dependent on the human element, the p ilot s , ground crew, an d
engineers, and those who administer the airpor t and man equipncnt
d e signed to con tribute towards safe and s peedy tr ave lo
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This is a record which refl ects credit on all who are
c..s sociated with M(.. layan Airways and the Air·ports us ed by Malayan
Airways o It is an achieverrent which they can be justly proud ofo
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Please acce~t and convey to al l concerned my sincere
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FOOTNOTE:
The Curnberbatch Trophy is awarded annua lly to a perso_n or·
pe rsons who have made an outstand mg coDtribution to air r.rnf'etya
The award may be given for reliabilit y of a ir operation or for t11c
deve lopment of aids to safe flighto
The Trophy was designed by Oma r Ramsden and bears the Nord s
"I was wrought in utmost faith and hope by command of Alic BentricLMartha Cumberbatch :in the ye a r of Our I,ord 1931 for the promotion
of reliability ii1 Civil Aviation - to tpe memory of those who h£J.vc
gone before and encouragement to t,4oee•t o come"o
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It was originally presented by Miss · Cumberbatch to the
Hanworth Flying Club for p resentation in competition. A few yE::ars
later it was presen t ed to the Guild of Air-Pilots ai:id Air Navig2,tor·n
o f the British Empire. and. was first ·.. awar.ded ·in 1936/37· t -o Imper:i.al
Airways Limited . Holders since then h ave been:'
1937/38
1938/39
1947/48
1948/49
1949/50
1950/51
1952
1953
1954
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Olley Air Service
Wrig~tways Limited
Air C ornrnod ore ... H. a.Brackley
Aer Lingus .
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No.3 Line, B.o~·A-.G.
T.asman Empire Airways Limited
E.S.Calve~t , Esq., B.Sc~, A.R.Sc.I.
Br·i t ish Wes t Indian Airways
Silver City Airways
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Captain W.B.Caldwell,Captain E.#.Jordan,
and flying et c. ff of B.E.,A. on Cha.llllllel Isla11do
services.
Feb ruary 27, 1958 .
(Time issued
1730 hours)
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