Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Aeroplane/Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment Personnel and locations
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This was formed as the Aeroplane Experimental Establishment on 16 March 1920 at Martlesham Heath within No 3 Group by redesignating the Aeroplane Experimental Station.
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 3 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Alexander Shecckleton | A | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Flt Lt | Malcolm Henderson | A | DSO; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Archibald Latimer | T | |
Flt Lt | Gilbert Barnett | A | |
Flt Lt | Augustus H Orlebar | A | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Edmund M Pizey | A | |
Hon Flt Lt | John R Ramsay | Stores | MC |
Fg Off | Gerrard W R Fane | A & S | DFC |
Fg Off | Hugh W McKenna | T | DCM |
Fg Off | Frederick H Bowyer | A | |
Fg Off | James H Jephson | A | |
Fg Off | John W Wallwork | A | MC |
Fg Off | William F Dry | T | |
Fg Off | Percival A Rich | T | |
Fg Off | Charles E Nightingale | T | |
Fg Off | Noel B Hemsley | T | MBE |
Fg Off | John McFarlane | A | MC |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Melville Hocken | Med | MB |
Flt Lt | Patrick McDiarmid | Med | MB |
Source - Apr 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 3 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Alexander Shecckleton | A | 31 May 1919 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Flt Lt | Malcolm Henderson | A | DSO; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Gilbert Barnett | A | ||
Flt Lt | Augustus H Orlebar | A | 1 Jul 1919 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Edmund M Pizey | A | 1 Dec 1919 | |
Hon Flt Lt | John R Ramsay | Stores | 2 Dec1919 | MC |
Fg Off | Gerrard W R Fane | A & S | 20 Mar 1920 | DFC |
Fg Off | Hugh W McKenna | T | 12 Aug 1918 | DCM |
Fg Off | Frederick H Bowyer | A | 4 Apr 1919 | |
Fg Off | James H Jephson | A | 1 May 1919 | |
Fg Off | John W Wallwork | A | 26 May 1919 | MC |
Fg Off | William F Dry | T | 9 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | Percival A Rich | T | ||
Fg Off | Charles E Nightingale | T | 13 May 1919 | |
Fg Off | Noel B Hemsley | T | 7 Jul 1919 | MBE |
Fg Off | John McFarlane | A | MC | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Alfred Parker | Med | 5 Apr 1920 | MB |
Source - May 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 3 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Alexander Shecckleton | A | 31 May 1919 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas M Barlow | T | 16 May 1918 | |
Flt Lt | Malcolm Henderson | A | 17 Jun 1919 | DSO; later AVM |
Flt Lt | John C M Hay | Ad | 17 May 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Oliver Stewart | A | 15 Oct 1918 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Edmund R Tempest | A | 24 May 1920 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Gilbert Barnett | A | xx xxx 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Augustus H Orlebar | A | 1 Jul 1919 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Edmund M Pizey | A | 1 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | Gerrard W R Fane | A & S | 20 Mar 1920 | DFC |
Fg Off | Hugh W McKenna | T | 12 Aug 1918 | DCM |
Fg Off | Frederick H Bowyer | A | 4 Apr 1919 | |
Fg Off | James H Jephson | A | 1 May 1919 | |
Fg Off | John W Wallwork | A | 26 May 1919 | MC |
Fg Off | William F Dry | T | 9 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | Charles E Nightingale | T | 13 May 1919 | |
Fg Off | John McFarlane | A | MC | |
Fg Off | Noel B Hemsley | T | 7 Jul 1919 | MBE |
Fg Off | Oswald T Hazell | A | 18 May 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Alfred Parker | Med | 5 Apr 1920 | MB |
Source - June 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 3 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Alexander Sheckleton | A | 31 May 1919 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick E Sandford | 22 Jun 1920 | ||
Sqn Ldr | Thomas M Barlow | T | 16 May 1918 | |
Flt Lt | Malcolm Henderson | A | 17 Jun 1919 | DSO; later AVM |
Flt Lt | John C M Hay | Ad | 17 May 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Oliver Stewart | A | 15 Oct 1918 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Edmund R Tempest | A | 24 May 1920 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Gilbert Barnett | A | xx xxx 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Augustus H Orlebar | A | 1 Jul 1919 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Edmund M Pizey | A | 1 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | Gerrard W R Fane | A & S | 20 Mar 1920 | DFC |
Fg Off | Hugh W McKenna | T | 12 Aug 1918 | DCM |
Fg Off | Frederick H Bowyer | A | 4 Apr 1919 | |
Fg Off | James H Jephson | A | 1 May 1919 | |
Fg Off | John W Wallwork | A | 26 May 1919 | MC |
Fg Off | William F Dry | T | 9 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | Charles E Nightingale | T | 13 May 1919 | |
Fg Off | John McFarlane | A | 31 May 1919 | MC |
Fg Off | Charles E Amoore | T | 1 Jun 1920 | MC |
Fg Off | Noel B Hemsley | T | 7 Jul 1919 | MBE |
Fg Off | Oswald T Hazell | A | 18 May 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Alfred Parker | Med | 5 Apr 1920 | MB |
Dental | ||||
Flt Lt | Geoffrey H Warner | 22 Jun 1920 |
Source - July 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 3 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Alexander Sheckleton | A | 31 May 1919 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick E Sandford | 22 Jun 1920 | ||
Sqn Ldr | Thomas M Barlow | T | 16 May 1918 | |
Flt Lt | Malcolm Henderson | A | 17 Jun 1919 | DSO; later AVM |
Flt Lt | John C M Hay | Ad | 17 May 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Oliver Stewart | A | 15 Oct 1918 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Edmund R Tempest | A | 24 May 1920 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Gilbert Barnett | A | xx xxx 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Augustus H Orlebar | A | 1 Jul 1919 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Edmund M Pizey | A | 1 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | Gerrard W R Fane | A & S | 20 Mar 1920 | DFC |
Fg Off | Hugh W McKenna | T | 12 Aug 1918 | DCM |
Fg Off | Frederick H Bowyer | A | 4 Apr 1919 | |
Fg Off | James H Jephson | A | 1 May 1919 | |
Fg Off | John W Wallwork | A | 26 May 1919 | MC |
Fg Off | William F Dry | T | 9 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | Charles E Nightingale | T | 13 May 1919 | |
Fg Off | John McFarlane | A | 31 May 1919 | MC |
Fg Off | Charles E Amoore | T | 1 Jun 1920 | MC |
Fg Off | Frederick Whittaker | Stores | 21 Sep 1918 | |
Fg Off | Noel B Hemsley | T | 7 Jul 1919 | MBE |
Fg Off | Oswald T Hazell | A | 18 May 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Alfred Parker | Med | 5 Apr 1920 | MB |
Dental | ||||
Flt Lt | Geoffrey H Warner | 22 Jun 1920 |
Source - August 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 3 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur C Maund | A | 7 Jan 1921 | Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Malcolm Henderson | A | 17 Jun 1919 | DSO; later AVM |
Flt Lt | John C M Hay | Ad | 17 May 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Oliver Stewart | A | 15 Oct 1918 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Gilbert Barnett | A | xx xxx 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Augustus H Orlebar | A | 1 Jul 1919 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Edmund M Pizey | A | 1 Dec 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Frank N Hudson | A | 1 Jan 1921 | MC |
Flt Lt | Hugh W McKenna | T | 12 Aug 1918 | DCM |
Fg Off | Robert C Savery | A | 24 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Gerrard W R Fane | A & S | 20 Mar 1920 | DFC |
Fg Off | Frederick H Bowyer | A | 4 Apr 1919 | |
Fg Off | Harold C Peirce | T | 24 Nov 1920 | DFC |
Fg Off | John Potter | A | 24 Nov 1920 | |
Fg Off | John W Wallwork | A | 26 May 1919 | MC |
Fg Off | William F Dry | T | 9 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | John D Breakey | A | 1 Feb 1921 | DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Harold W Gardner | A | 26 Jan 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles E Nightingale | T | 13 May 1919 | |
Fg Off | John McFarlane | A | 31 May 1919 | MC |
Fg Off | Arnold C Clinton | A | 14 Aug 1920 | |
Stores Officers |
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Flt Lt | Frederick Whittaker | 16 Mar 1920 | ||
Fg Off | Arthur M Saywood | 1 Sep 1920 | ||
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Alfred Parker | Med | 5 Apr 1920 | MB |
Dental | ||||
Flt Lt | Geoffrey H Warner | 22 Jun 1920 |
Source - April 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 3 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur C Maund | A | 7 Jan 1921 | Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Malcolm Henderson | A | 17 Jun 1919 | DSO; later AVM |
Flt Lt | John C M Hay | Ad | 17 May 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Oliver M Sutton | A | 20 Jun 1921 | MC |
Flt Lt | Rollo A W de H Haig | A | 6 Apr 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Augustus H Orlebar | A | 1 Jul 1919 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Hugh W McKenna | T | 12 Aug 1918 | DCM |
Flt Lt | Robert C Savery | A | 24 Aug 1920 | DFC |
Fg Off | Frederick H Bowyer | A | 4 Apr 1919 | |
Fg Off | Harold C Peirce | T | 24 Nov 1920 | DFC |
Fg Off | John Potter | A | 24 Nov 1920 | |
Fg Off | John W Wallwork | A | 26 May 1919 | MC |
Fg Off | William F Dry | T | 9 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | John D Breakey | A | 1 Feb 1921 | DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Charles E Horrex | A | 9 May 1921 | |
Fg Off | John McFarlane | A | 31 May 1919 | MC |
Fg Off | Arnold C Clinton | A | 14 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | T | 4 Apr 1921 | |
Stores Officers |
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Flt Lt | Frederick Whittaker | 16 Mar 1920 | ||
Fg Off | Arthur M Saywood | 1 Sep 1920 | ||
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Alfred Parker | Med | 5 Apr 1920 | MB |
Dental | ||||
Flt Lt | Geoffrey H Warner | 22 Jun 1920 | ||
Chief Technical Officer |
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Sqn Ldr (Ret) | T M Barlow | MSc, AMICE |
Source - July 1921 Air Force List
It was transferred to No 1 Group on 31 August 1921 and to Coastal Area on 1 February 1922.
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Napier J Gill | 1 Mar 1922 | Officer Commanding, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Charles H Nicholas | 12 Jul 1921 | DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Rollo A W de H Haig | 6 Apr 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Augustus H Orlebar | 1 Jul 1919 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Hugh W McKenna | 12 Aug 1918 | DCM |
Flt Lt | Howard O Long | 15 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Savery | 24 Aug 1920 | DFC |
Fg Off | Eugene J McLoughlin | 25 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Harold C Peirce | 24 Nov 1920 | DFC |
Fg Off | John Potter | 24 Nov 1920 | |
Fg Off | Alan Jerrard | 15 May 1922 | VC |
Fg Off | John W Wallwork | 26 May 1919 | MC |
Fg Off | William F Dry | 9 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | John D Breakey | 1 Feb 1921 | DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | John A Gray | 15 Jun 1922 | DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Charles E Horrex | 9 May 1921 | |
Fg Off | Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman | 15 May 1922 | DFC; later ACM |
Fg Off | Allan Lanman | 20 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Arnold C Clinton | 14 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | |
Fg Off | Ernest Bird | 19 Aug 1921 | |
Stores Officers |
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Flt Lt | Arthur M Saywood | 1 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Griffin | 19 Jul 1921 | |
Accountants |
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Fg Off | James H B Carson | 25 Oct 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward P Punch | 25 May 1922 | |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | Henry H Mallet | 24 Jan 1922 | |
Chief Technical Officer |
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Sqn Ldr (Ret) | T M Barlow | MSc, AMICE |
Source - July 1922 Air Force List
It was transferred to HQ, Inland Area on 1 April 1923.
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Napier J Gill | 1 Mar 1922 | Officer Commanding, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Charles H Nicholas | 12 Jul 1921 | DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Augustus H Orlebar | 1 Jul 1919 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Hugh W McKenna | 12 Aug 1918 | DCM |
Flt Lt | Theodore J West | 1 Feb 1923 | MC |
Flt Lt | Robert C Savery | 24 Aug 1920 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Eugene J McLoughlin | 25 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | John Potter | 24 Nov 1920 | |
Fg Off | William F Dry | 9 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | John D Breakey | 1 Feb 1921 | DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | John A Gray | 15 Jun 1922 | DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Charles E Horrex | 9 May 1921 | |
Fg Off | Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman | 15 May 1922 | DFC; later ACM |
Fg Off | Allan Lanman | 20 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Arnold C Clinton | 14 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Henry F V Battle | 1 Nov 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | |
Fg Off | Ernest Bird | 19 Aug 1921 | |
Stores Officers |
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Flt Lt | Arthur M Saywood | 1 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Griffin | 19 Jul 1921 | |
Accountant |
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Fg Off | James H B Carson | 25 Oct 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Hon Sqn Ldr | Henry B B Greene | 12 Jan 1923 | |
Chief Technical Officer |
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Sqn Ldr (Ret) | T M Barlow | MSc, AMICE, FRAeS |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Napier J Gill | 1 Mar 1922 | Officer Commanding, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Charles H Nicholas | 12 Jul 1921 | DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Augustus H Orlebar | 1 Jul 1919 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Hugh W McKenna | 12 Aug 1918 | DCM |
Flt Lt | Theodore J West | 1 Feb 1923 | MC |
Flt Lt | Robert C Savery | 24 Aug 1920 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Eugene J McLoughlin | 25 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | John Potter | 24 Nov 1920 | |
Fg Off | William F Dry | 9 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | John D Breakey | 1 Feb 1921 | DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | John A Gray | 15 Jun 1922 | DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Charles E Horrex | 9 May 1921 | |
Fg Off | Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman | 15 May 1922 | DFC; later ACM |
Fg Off | Allan Lanman | 20 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Arnold C Clinton | 14 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Henry F V Battle | 1 Nov 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | |
Fg Off | Ernest Bird | 19 Aug 1921 | |
Stores Officers |
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Flt Lt | Arthur M Saywood | 1 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Griffin | 19 Jul 1921 | |
Accountants |
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Fg Off | Bruce G Drake | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Fg Off | James H B Carson | 25 Oct 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Hon Sqn Ldr | Henry B B Greene | 12 Jan 1923 | |
Chief Technical Officer |
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Sqn Ldr (Ret) | T M Barlow | MSc, AMICE, FRAeS |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area, No 3 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Napier J Gill | 1 Mar 1922 | Officer Commanding, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Charles H Nicholas | 12 Jul 1921 | DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Augustus H Orlebar | 1 Jul 1919 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Ernest J D Townesend | 1 Aug 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Hugh W McKenna | 12 Aug 1918 | DCM |
Flt Lt | Theodore J West | 1 Feb 1923 | MC |
Flt Lt | John Potter | 24 Nov 1920 | |
Fg Off | William F Dry | 9 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | John D Breakey | 1 Feb 1921 | DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | John A Gray | 15 Jun 1922 | DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Charles E Horrex | 9 May 1921 | |
Fg Off | Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman | 15 May 1922 | DFC; later ACM |
Fg Off | Allan Lanman | 20 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Henry F V Battle | 1 Nov 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | |
Fg Off | Sidney N Webster | 14 Dec 1923 | AFC, later AVM |
Stores Branch |
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Flt Lt | Arthur M Saywood | 1 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Griffin | 19 Jul 1921 | |
Accountants |
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Fg Off | James H B Carson | 25 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Bruce G Drake | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Fg Off | Herbert C F Ellis | 10 Dec 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt (Hon Sqn Ldr) | Henry B B Greene | 12 Jan 1923 | |
Fg Off | Joseph M Rourke | 12 Dec 1923 | MB |
Chief Technical Officer |
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Sqn Ldr (Ret) | T M Barlow | MSc, AMICE, FRAeS |
Source - January 1924 Air Force List
It was redesignated the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment on 24 March 1924.
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Napier J Gill | 1 Mar 1922 | Officer Commanding, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Charles H Nicholas | 12 Jul 1921 | DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Percy C Sherren | 21 Jan 1924 | MC |
Flt Lt | Augustus H Orlebar | 1 Jul 1919 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Edward J Cooper | 19 Mar 1924 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 27 Mar 1924 | |
Flt Lt | Ernest J D Townesend | 1 Aug 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Walter H Park | 12 Feb 1924 | MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Hugh W McKenna | 12 Aug 1918 | DCM |
Flt Lt | John Potter | 24 Nov 1920 | |
Flt Lt | 14 Jan 1924 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | William F Dry | 9 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | John D Breakey | 1 Feb 1921 | DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Brian H Cook | 10 Apr 1924 | |
Fg Off | John A Gray | 15 Jun 1922 | DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Charles E Horrex | 9 May 1921 | |
Fg Off | Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman | 15 May 1922 | DFC; later ACM |
Fg Off | Allan Lanman | 20 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Henry F V Battle | 1 Nov 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | |
Fg Off | Sidney N Webster | 14 Dec 1923 | AFC, later AVM |
Fg Off | Colin L Lowe | 15 Mar 1924 | |
Fg Off | Chester W McK Thompson | 1 Apr 1924 | |
Stores Branch |
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Flt Lt | Arthur M Saywood | 1 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Griffin | 19 Jul 1921 | |
Fg Off | Edward A Burridge | 23 Feb 1924 | later A/Cdre |
Accountants |
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Fg Off | Bruce G Drake | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Fg Off | Herbert C F Ellis | 10 Dec 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Frederick T Allen | 7 Feb 1924 | |
Chief Technical Officer |
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Sqn Ldr (Ret) | T M Barlow | MSc, AMICE, FRAeS |
Source - May 1924 Air Force List
Source - January 1925 Air Force List
Source - February 1925 Air Force List
Source - March 1925 Air Force List
Source - April 1925 Air Force List
Source - May 1925 Air Force List
Source - June 1925 Air Force List
The entry from this edition is currently not available.
Source - July 1925 Air Force List
On 14 January 1926 it was reorganised with No 15 Squadron becoming responsible for armament testing and No 22 Squadron for performance and handling.
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Harold Blackburn | 25 Sep 1924 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles H Awcock | 29 Jun 1925 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 27 Mar 1924 | |
Flt Lt | Hugh W McKenna | 12 Aug 1918 | DCM |
Flt Lt | Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman | 15 May 1922 | DFC; later ACM |
Fg Off | William F Dry | 9 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | Allan Lanman | 20 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Harold E Falkner | 24 Jul 1925 | |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | |
Fg Off | Herbert J Brown | 15 Apr 1926 | |
Fg Off | Chester W McK Thompson | 1 Apr 1924 | |
Stores Branch |
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Flt Lt | Henry E T Crocker | 23 Oct 1924 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Griffin | 19 Jul 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank H Bedford | 27 Jul 1925 | MC, MM |
Plt Off | Percy J Mote | 17 Nov 1925 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Flt Lt | Herbert C F Ellis | 10 Dec 1923 | |
Fg Off | Gilbert Goodall | 6 Jul 1925 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Frederick T Allen | 7 Feb 1924 | |
Fg Off | Robert J K Chattey | 19 Nov 1925 | |
Chief Technical Officer |
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Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | ||
Education Officer |
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Lt Col (Ret) | Edward W Plummer | 17 Sep 1925 | Grade IV, DSO |
Source - March 1926 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Harold Blackburn | 25 Sep 1924 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles H Awcock | 29 Jun 1925 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 27 Mar 1924 | |
Flt Lt | Hugh W McKenna | 12 Aug 1918 | DCM |
Flt Lt | Herbert V Rowley | 1 Jun 1926 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Stuart D Culley | 25 May 1926 | DSO |
Fg Off | Allan Lanman | 20 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Harold E Falkner | 24 Jul 1925 | |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | |
Fg Off | Herbert J Brown | 15 Apr 1926 | |
Fg Off | Chester W McK Thompson | 1 Apr 1924 | |
Stores Branch |
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Fg Off | Frederick C Griffin | 19 Jul 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank H Bedford | 27 Jul 1925 | MC, MM |
Plt Off | Percy J Mote | 17 Nov 1925 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Flt Lt | Herbert C F Ellis | 10 Dec 1923 | |
Fg Off | Gilbert Goodall | 6 Jul 1925 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Frederick T Allen | 7 Feb 1924 | |
Fg Off | Robert J K Chattey | 19 Nov 1925 | |
Chief Technical Officer |
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Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | ||
Education Officer |
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Lt Col (Ret) | Edward W Plummer | 17 Sep 1925 | Grade IV, DSO |
Source - July 1926 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Harold Blackburn | 25 Sep 1924 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles H Awcock | 29 Jun 1925 | Engineer Duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 27 Mar 1924 | Armament Duties, |
Flt Lt | Hugh W McKenna | 12 Aug 1918 | Engineer Duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | Herbert V Rowley | 1 Jun 1926 | Engineer Duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Stuart D Culley | 25 May 1926 | DSO |
Fg Off | Allan Lanman | 20 Mar 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | Harold E Falkner | 24 Jul 1925 | Engineer Duties |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | Engineer Duties |
Fg Off | Herbert J Brown | 15 Apr 1926 | |
Stores Branch |
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Flt Lt | Henry E T Crocker | 11 Jun 1926 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Griffin | 19 Jul 1921 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Flt Lt | Herbert C F Ellis | 10 Dec 1923 | |
Fg Off | Gilbert Goodall | 6 Jul 1925 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Roy W White | 3 Nov 1926 | |
Fg Off | Edward A Rice | 3 Oct 1926 | |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Flt Lt (Ret) | Robert S Capon | Principal Scientific Officer, | |
Mr | W G Jennings | Scientific Officer, BSc | |
Mr | N E Rowe | Technical Officer, BSc | |
Mr | D Rolinson | Technical Officer, AMINA | |
Education Officer |
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Lt Col (Ret) | Edward W Plummer | 17 Sep 1925 | Grade IV, DSO |
Source - December 1926 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 21 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Harold Blackburn | 25 Sep 1924 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles H Awcock | 29 Jun 1925 | Engineer duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 27 Mar 1924 | |
Flt Lt | Hugh W McKenna | 12 Aug 1918 | Engineer duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | John W Jones | 27 Aug 1926 | later ACM John Whitworth Jones |
Flt Lt | Stuart D Culley | 25 May 1926 | DSO |
Flt Lt | Campbell A Hoy | 8 Apr 1927 | Armament duties, MC |
Fg Off | Allan Lanman | 20 Mar 1922 | MBE, DFC |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Frederick H Cashmore | 2 Apr 1927 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Herbert J Brown | 15 Apr 1926 | |
Stores Branch |
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Flt Lt | Henry E T Crocker | 11 Jun 1926 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Griffin | 19 Jul 1921 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Flt Lt | Herbert C F Ellis | 10 Dec 1923 | |
Fg Off | Gilbert Goodall | 6 Jul 1925 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Roy W White | 3 Nov 1926 | |
Fg Off | Edward A Rice | 3 Oct 1926 | MB |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Mr | H L Stevens | Principal Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAes | |
Mr | W G Jennings | Scientific Officer, BSc | |
Mr | N E Rowe | Technical Officer, BSc | |
Mr | D Rolinson | Technical Officer, AMINA | |
Education Officer |
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Lt Col (Ret) | Edward W Plummer | 17 Sep 1925 | Grade IV, DSO |
Source - July 1927 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 21 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Harold Blackburn | 25 Sep 1924 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles H Awcock | 29 Jun 1925 | Engineer duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 27 Mar 1924 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Hugh W McKenna | 12 Aug 1918 | Engineer duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | Robert St H Clarke | 29 May 1928 | Armament duties, AFC |
Flt Lt | Stuart D Culley | 25 May 1926 | DSO |
Flt Lt | Campbell A Hoy | 8 Apr 1927 | Armament duties, MC |
Fg Off | Allan Lanman | 20 Mar 1922 | MBE, DFC |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Frederick H Cashmore | 2 Apr 1927 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Herbert J Brown | 15 Apr 1926 | |
Fg Off | John H C Wake | 25 Jun 1927 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Stores Branch |
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Flt Lt | Henry E T Crocker | 11 Jun 1926 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Flt Lt | Herbert C F Ellis | 10 Dec 1923 | |
Fg Off | Robert W L Glenn | 27 Jan 1928 | later AVM |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Howard B Troup | 16 Apr 1928 | |
Fg Off | John J MacAndrews | 2 Apr 1928 | MB |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Mr | H L Stevens | Principal Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAes | |
Mr | A E W Nutt | Scientific Officer, BA | |
Mr | N E Rowe | Technical Officer, BSc | |
Mr | D Rolinson | Technical Officer, AMINA | |
Education Officer |
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Lt Col (Ret) | Edward W Plummer | 17 Sep 1925 | Grade IV, DSO |
Source - July 1928 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 21 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Harold Blackburn | 25 Sep 1924 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles H Awcock | 29 Jun 1925 | Engineer duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 27 Mar 1924 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Hugh W McKenna | 12 Aug 1918 | Engineer duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | Robert St H Clarke | 29 May 1928 | Armament duties, AFC |
Flt Lt | Stuart D Culley | 25 May 1926 | DSO |
Flt Lt | Campbell A Hoy | 8 Apr 1927 | Armament duties, MC |
Fg Off | Allan Lanman | 20 Mar 1922 | MBE, DFC |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Frederick H Cashmore | 2 Apr 1927 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Herbert J Brown | 15 Apr 1926 | |
Fg Off | John H C Wake | 25 Jun 1927 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Stores Branch |
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Flt Lt | Henry E T Crocker | 11 Jun 1926 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Flt Lt | Herbert C F Ellis | 10 Dec 1923 | |
Fg Off | Robert W L Glenn | 27 Jan 1928 | later AVM |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Howard B Troup | 16 Apr 1928 | |
Fg Off | John H Cullinan | 2 Jul 1928 | |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Mr | H L Stevens | Principal Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAes | |
Mr | A E W Nutt | Scientific Officer, BA | |
Mr | N E Rowe | Technical Officer, BSc | |
Mr | D Rolinson | Technical Officer, AMINA | |
Education Officer |
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Lt Col (Ret) | Edward W Plummer | 17 Sep 1925 | Grade IV, DSO |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 21 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Victor O Rees | 23 Nov 1928 | Officer Commanding, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Charles H Awcock | 29 Jun 1925 | Engineer duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Robert St H Clarke | 29 May 1928 | Armament duties, AFC |
Flt Lt | Kenneth A Meek | 6 May 1929 | Engineer duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | Campbell A Hoy | 8 Apr 1927 | Armament duties, MC |
Flt Lt | George N Carroll | 1 Jun 1929 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | John H C Wake | 25 Jun 1927 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Allan Lanman | 20 Mar 1922 | MBE, DFC |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Albert E Groom | 8 Oct 1928 | Armament duties, DSM |
Fg Off | Frederick H Cashmore | 2 Apr 1927 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Herbert J Brown | 15 Apr 1926 | |
Stores Branch |
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Flt Lt | Charles E Tidy | 11 Aug 1928 | |
Fg Off | Alfred J Walker | 9 Mar 1929 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Flt Lt | Harold J Gilbert | 17 Jan 1929 | |
Flt Lt | Herbert C F Ellis | 10 Dec 1923 | |
Fg Off | Thomas P E Campbell | 17 Jun 1929 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Howard B Troup | 16 Apr 1928 | |
Fg Off | Patrick J McNally | 6 May 1929 | MB |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Mr | H L Stevens | Principal Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAes | |
Mr | A E W Nutt | Scientific Officer, BA | |
Sqn Ldr | H W McKenna | Technical Officer, DCM, RAFO | |
Mr | D Rolinson | Technical Officer, AMINA | |
Mr | S Scott-Hall | Technical Officer, BSc, DIC | |
Education Officer |
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Lt Col (Ret) | Edward W Plummer | 17 Sep 1925 | Grade IV, DSO |
Source - July 1929 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 21 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Victor O Rees | 23 Nov 1928 | Officer Commanding, OBE |
Flt Lt | Kenneth A Meek | 6 May 1929 | Engineer duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | Robert L McK Barbour | 12 Aug 1929 | Engineer duties, DFC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Campbell A Hoy | 8 Apr 1927 | Armament duties, MC |
Flt Lt | Arthur F Scroggs | 26 Nov 1929 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | George N Carroll | 1 Jun 1929 | |
Flt Lt | Chester W McK Thompson | 24 Feb 1930 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Moon | 2 Dec 1929 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Albert E Groom | 8 Oct 1928 | Armament duties, DSM |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | Engineer duties |
Stores Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | Frederick R Wilkins | 12 Dec 1929 | |
Fg Off | Alfred J Walker | 9 Mar 1929 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | Thomas C Miller | 2 Jun 1930 | MC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey N Simon | 10 Jan 1930 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Howard B Troup | 16 Apr 1928 | MRCS, LRCP |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Mr | H L Stevens | Principal Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAes | |
Mr | A E W Nutt | Scientific Officer, BA | |
Sqn Ldr | H W McKenna | Technical Officer, DCM, RAFO | |
Mr | D Rolinson | Technical Officer, AMINA | |
Mr | S Scott-Hall | Technical Officer, BSc, DIC | |
Education Officer |
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Lt Col (Ret) | Edward W Plummer | 17 Sep 1925 | Acting Grade III, DSO |
Source - July 1930 Air Force List
Source - August 1930 Air Force List
Source - September 1930 Air Force List
Source - October 1930 Air Force List
Source - November 1930 Air Force List
Source - December 1930 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 21 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Victor O Rees | 23 Nov 1928 | Officer Commanding, OBE |
Flt Lt | Kenneth A Meek | 6 May 1929 | Engineer duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | John Bradbury | 20 Jul 1930 | |
Flt Lt | Arthur F Scroggs | 26 Nov 1929 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Chester W McK Thompson | 24 Feb 1930 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Moon | 2 Dec 1929 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Ronald Melbourne | 28 Aug 1930 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Albert E Groom | 8 Oct 1928 | Armament duties, DSM |
Flt Lt | Herbert D Spreckley | 9 Mar 1931 | Armament duties; later AM |
Fg Off | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Samuel L Blunt | 9 Jul 1930 | |
Stores Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | Frederick R Wilkins | 12 Dec 1929 | |
Fg Off | Alfred J Walker | 9 Mar 1929 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Flt Lt | Oswald K Griffin | 18 Jul 1930 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Bernard L Blofeld | 24 Oct 1930 | later A/Cdre |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Becher F Haythornthwaite | 12 Mar 1931 | MB, BCh |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Mr | H L Stevens | Principal Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAes | |
Mr | J L Hutchison | Scientific Officer, AFRAeS | |
Sqn Ldr | H W McKenna | Technical Officer, DCM, RAFO | |
Mr | D Rolinson | Technical Officer, AMINA | |
Mr | S Scott-Hall | Technical Officer, BSc, DIC | |
Education Officer |
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Lt Col (Ret) | Edward W Plummer | 17 Sep 1925 | Acting Grade III, DSO |
Source - July 1931 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 21 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Hugh L Reilly | 7 Jan 1932 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Flt Lt | Howard O Long | 8 Feb 1932 | Engineer duties, DSO |
Flt Lt | Alwyn J Warwick | 17 Aug 1931 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Donald M Fleming | 23 Jan 1932 | Adjutant |
Flt Lt | Chester W McK Thompson | 24 Feb 1930 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Atholl E Paish | 24 Mar 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Moon | 2 Dec 1929 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Albert E Groom | 8 Oct 1928 | Armament duties, DSM |
Flt Lt | Herbert D Spreckley | 9 Mar 1931 | Armament duties; later AM |
Flt Lt | Matthew C Head | 4 Apr 1921 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Frederick Simpson | 14 Mar 1932 | Engineer duties |
Stores Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | John K McDonald | 29 Mar 1932 | |
Fg Off | Alfred J Walker | 9 Mar 1929 | |
Fg Off | John Fraser | 29 Mar 1932 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Flt Lt | Bernard L Blofeld | 24 Oct 1930 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Donald C Stone | 7 Sep 1931 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Becher F Haythornthwaite | 12 Mar 1931 | MB, BCh |
Flt Lt | Ernest E Isaac | 19 Apr 1932 | MC, MRCS, LRCP |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Mr | E J H Lynam | Principal Scientific Officer, ARCSc, DIC, AFRAeS | |
Mr | J L Hutchison | Scientific Officer, AFRAeS | |
Sqn Ldr | H W McKenna | Technical Officer, DCM, RAFO | |
Mr | D Rolinson | Technical Officer, AMINA | |
Mr | S Scott-Hall | Technical Officer, BSc, DIC | |
Education Officer |
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Capt | Charles N Heath | 7 Sep 1931 | Grade III, BA |
Source - July 1932 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 21 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Hugh L Reilly | 7 Jan 1932 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Howard O Long | 8 Feb 1932 | Engineer duties, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Charles Crawford | 1 Jul 1932 | Armament duties, |
Flt Lt | Denis H Carey | 14 Feb 1933 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Donald M Fleming | 23 Jan 1932 | Adjutant |
Flt Lt | Atholl E Paish | 24 Mar 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Moon | 2 Dec 1929 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Albert E Groom | 8 Oct 1928 | Armament duties, DSM |
Flt Lt | Frederick Simpson | 14 Mar 1932 | Engineer duties |
Stores Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | John K McDonald | 29 Mar 1932 | |
Fg Off | Eric G Ambridge | 6 Aug 1932 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | Charles W Rogers | 5 Jul 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Frederick J S Short | 17 May 1933 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Becher F Haythornthwaite | 12 Mar 1931 | MB, BCh |
Hon Sqn Ldr | Ernest E Isaac | 19 Apr 1932 | MC, MRCS, LRCP |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Mr | E J H Lynam | Principal Scientific Officer, ARCSc, DIC, AFRAeS | |
Mr | J L Hutchison | Scientific Officer, AFRAeS | |
Sqn Ldr | H W McKenna | Engineer Officer, DCM, RAFO | |
Mr | A L Lingard | Technical Officer, BA, AMICE | |
Mr | S Scott-Hall | Technical Officer, BSc, DIC | |
Education Officer |
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Capt | Charles N Heath | 7 Sep 1931 | Grade III, BA |
Civilian Assistant | |||
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | A E Pettingell | ||
Warrant Officers |
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WO | Tom L Thomas | 3 Sep 1930 | |
WO | Robert H Garner | 23 Oct 1929 | |
WO | Hugh McDonald | 27 Dec 1932 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
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WO II | James W Himbury | 30 May 1933 | |
WO II | George S Currie | 5 Jun 1929 |
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 21 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Arthur C Maund | 17 Sep 1933 | Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Howard O Long | 8 Feb 1932 | Engineer duties, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Geoffrey A H Pidcock | 26 Aug 1933 | Armament duties; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur Rowan | 28 Dec 1933 | Adjutant |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E Maitland | 20 Mar 1933 | Transferred from No 22 Sqn |
Sqn Ldr | Robert M Foster | 27 Apr 1933 | DFC; later ACM - Transferred from No 15 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Denis H Carey | 14 Feb 1933 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Donald M Fleming | 23 Jan 1932 | Adjutant |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Moon | 2 Dec 1929 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Albert E Groom | 8 Oct 1928 | Armament duties, DSM |
Flt Lt | Frederick Simpson | 14 Mar 1932 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Aubrey Allen | 3 Jul 1933 | Engineer duties |
Stores Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | John K McDonald | 29 Mar 1932 | |
Fg Off | Eric G Ambridge | 6 Aug 1932 | |
Plt Off | Charles H E Lyster | 14 Aug 1933 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | Charles W Rogers | 5 Jul 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Harold J Titherington | 5 Dec 1933 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Hon Sqn Ldr | Ernest E Isaac | 19 Apr 1932 | MC, MRCS, LRCP |
Commissioned Engineer Officer |
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Fg Off | Frederick G Hammond | 11 Sep 1933 | |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Mr | E J H Lynam | Principal Scientific Officer, ARCSc, DIC, AFRAeS | |
Mr | J L Hutchison | Scientific Officer, AFRAeS | |
Sqn Ldr | H W McKenna | Engineer Officer, DCM, RAFO | |
Mr | A L Lingard | Technical Officer, BA, AMICE | |
Mr | W Daney | Technical Officer, BSc | |
Education Officer |
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Capt | Charles N Heath | 7 Sep 1931 | Grade III, BA |
Civilian Assistant | |||
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | A E Pettingell | ||
Warrant Officers |
|||
WO | Tom L Thomas | 3 Sep 1930 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
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WO II | James W Himbury | 30 May 1933 | |
WO II | George S Currie | 5 Jun 1929 | |
WO II | William A E Tredwell | 31 Aug 1933 |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
On 1 May 1934 the two squadrons were retitled Armament Testing Squadron, with No 15 Squadron leaving Martlesham Heath on 1 June, and Performance Testing Squadron with No 22 Squadron being disbanded.
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 21 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Arthur C Maund | 17 Sep 1933 | Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Howard O Long | 8 Feb 1932 | Engineer duties, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Geoffrey A H Pidcock | 26 Aug 1933 | Armament duties; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur Rowan | 28 Dec 1933 | Adjutant |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E Maitland | 20 Mar 1933 | Transferred from No 22 Sqn |
Sqn Ldr | Robert M Foster | 27 Apr 1933 | DFC; later ACM - Transferred from No 15 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Vivian S Parker | 27 Oct 1929 | Transferred from No 22 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Alwyn J Warwick | 19 Aug 1932 | Transferred from No 15 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Charles E Horrex | 1 Nov 1933 | |
Flt Lt | David F Anderson | 6 Jul 1933 | |
Flt Lt | Alfred P White | 9 Feb 1934 | |
Flt Lt | 13 Aug 1932 | AFC; later ACM - Transferred from No 22 Sqn | |
Flt Lt | Maurice V Ward | 14 Oct 1933 | Transferred from No 22 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Alfred B Woodhall | 23 Jan 1933 | Transferred from No 22 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Edward D MacL Hopkins | 23 Oct 1933 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Albert E Groom | 8 Oct 1928 | Armament duties, DSM |
Flt Lt | James F Moir | 24 Aug 1931 | Transferred from No 22 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Terence H Carr | 12 Nov 1932 | Transferred from No 22 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Frederick Simpson | 14 Mar 1932 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Aubrey Allen | 3 Jul 1933 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Duncan Menzies | 3 Apr 1933 | Transferred from No 22 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Reginald V M Odbert | 26 Mar 1934 | |
Fg Off | Edward G Granville | 23 May 1933 | Transferred from No 15 Sqn |
Fg Off | Edward M Morris | 1 Sep 1932 | Transferred from No 22 Sqn |
Fg Off | Patrick H Maxwell | 27 Nov 1933 | |
Fg Off | Arthur J Pegg | 29 May 1931 | Transferred from No 22 Sqn |
Stores Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | John K McDonald | 29 Mar 1932 | |
Fg Off | Charles H E Lyster | 14 Aug 1933 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | Charles W Rogers | 5 Jul 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Harold J Titherington | 5 Dec 1933 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | John C Neely | 6 Mar1934 | MB, MRCS, LRCP, DOMS |
Commissioned Engineer Officer |
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Fg Off | Frederick G Hammond | 11 Sep 1933 | |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Mr | E J H Lynam | Principal Scientific Officer, ARCSc, DIC, AFRAeS | |
Mr | H C Pritchard | Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS | |
Sqn Ldr | H W McKenna | Engineer Officer, DCM, RAFO | |
Mr | A L Lingard | Technical Officer, BA, AMICE | |
Mr | W Daney | Technical Officer, BSc | |
Education Officer |
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Capt | Charles N Heath | 7 Sep 1931 | Grade III, BA |
Civilian Assistant | |||
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | A E Pettingell | ||
Warrant Officers |
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WO | Tom L Thomas | 3 Sep 1930 | |
WO | William A E Tredwell | 31 Aug 1933 | |
WO | John D Holt | 16 Feb 1934 | |
WO | Frank A Kirk | 23 Jun 1929 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
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WO II | James W Himbury | 30 May 1933 |
The dates shown for those officers transferred from Nos 15 and 22 Squadrons are their appointment dates to those squadrons.
Source - July 1934 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Inland Area/No 21 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Arthur C Maund | 17 Sep 1933 | Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Edward D Davis | 14 Jan 1935 | Armament duties; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur Rowan | 28 Dec 1933 | Adjutant |
Sqn Ldr | Edward G Hilton | 29 Oct 1934 | DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Robert M Foster | 27 Apr 1933 | DFC; later ACM |
Flt Lt | William H Markham | 18 Oct 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Charles E Horrex | 1 Nov 1933 | |
Flt Lt | David F Anderson | 6 Jul 1933 | |
Flt Lt | Alfred P White | 9 Feb 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Reginald V M Odbert | 26 Mar 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Frederick F W Hall | 12 Jul 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Alfred B Woodhall | 23 Jan 1933 | |
Flt Lt | Edward D MacL Hopkins | 23 Oct 1933 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Albert E Groom | 8 Oct 1928 | Armament duties, DSM |
Flt Lt | John W Hutchins | 3 Jun 1935 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | John H Edwardes Jones | 13 May 1935 | later AM |
Flt Lt | James F Moir | 24 Aug 1931 | |
Flt Lt | Terence H Carr | 12 Nov 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Aubrey Allen | 3 Jul 1933 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Duncan Menzies | 3 Apr 1933 | |
Flt Lt | Edward G Granville | 23 May 1933 | |
Flt Lt | William R Beaman | 3 Sep 1934 | |
Flt Lt | John B Knapp | 25 Feb 1935 | |
Flt Lt | Guy Bearne | 20 Dec 1934 | Armament duties; later AVM |
Fg Off | Patrick H Maxwell | 27 Nov 1933 | |
Fg Off | 21 Jan 1935 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Arthur J Pegg | 29 May 1931 | |
Fg Off | Frank W Dixon-Wright | 8 Nov 1934 | Adjutant |
Stores Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | Frank N Trinder | 3 Apr 1935 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Arthur E Haes | 21 Nov 1934 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | Charles W Rogers | 5 Jul 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Harold J Titherington | 5 Dec 1933 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Charles A Lindup | 12 Jun 1935 | MRCS, LRCP |
Commissioned Engineer Officer |
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Fg Off | Frederick G Hammond | 11 Sep 1933 | |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Mr | E J H Lynam | Principal Scientific Officer, ARCSc, DIC, AFRAeS | |
Mr | H C Pritchard | Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS | |
Sqn Ldr | H W McKenna | Engineer Officer, DCM, RAFO | |
Mr | A L Lingard | Technical Officer, BA, AMICE | |
Mr | W Daney | Technical Officer, BSc | |
Education Officer |
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Capt | Charles N Heath | 7 Sep 1931 | Grade III, BA |
Civilian Assistant | |||
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | A E Pettingell | ||
Warrant Officers |
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WO | Alfred Box | 28 Mar 1935 | MBE |
WO | Tom L Thomas | 3 Sep 1930 | |
WO | John D Holt | 16 Feb 1934 | |
WO | William R McCleery | 18 Mar 1935 | AFM |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
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WO II | James W Himbury | 30 May 1933 |
Source - July 1935 Air Force List
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Source - July 1936 Air Force List
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
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Source - July 1937 Air Force List
The entry from this edition is currently unavailable
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
'D' Flight was formed on 19 August 1938 from the Experimental Co-operation Unit, working on the development of RDF (Radar).
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Training Command/No 24 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Harry G Smart | 18 Jan 1937 | Officer Commanding, OBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM |
Gp Capt | Bernard McEntegart | 25 Nov 1938 | later AVM |
Wg Cdr | R St H Clarke | 23 Sep 1937 | Armament duties, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfred Wynter-Morgan | 1 Oct 1936 | Armament duties, MC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | David W F Bonham-Carter | 20 May 1936 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E Horrex | 1 May 1934 | |
Sqn Ldr | Albert E Groom | 8 Oct 1928 | Armament duties, MBE, DSM |
Sqn Ldr | A H Owen | 23 Mar 1933 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | J F X McKenna | 8 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | R W P Collings | 8 Feb 1937 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | E S D Drury | 28 Feb 1937 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | Noel C Hyde | 19 May 1937 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | S W D Colls | 15 Aug 1938 | Lt Cdr, RN |
Sqn Ldr | W D Butler | 8 Jun 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | H N G Ramsbottom-Isherwood | 30 May 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | Stanley C Widdows | 1 Sep 1937 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | William H Husbands | 8 Aug 1936 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | R E Barnett | 16 Aug 1938 | MBE |
Flt Lt | 4 Jan 1938 | Armament duties; later AM | |
Flt Lt | I G Mackay | 21 Dec 1936 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | C L Dunn | 21 Dec 1937 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | G N Hancock | 14 Jul 1938 | Signal duties |
Flt Lt | J W McGuire | 7 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | R G Slade | 12 Oct 1937 | |
Fg Off | J E Dutton | 19 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | C E Slee | 19 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | R W Stewart | 19 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | C D S Smith | 1 Jun 1938 | |
Fg Off | D L Rayment | 9 Jun 1938 | |
Plt Off | D W Stannard | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | R E Drake | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | S Wroath | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | W J Carr | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | W B Goddard | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | J R Appleton | 14 Jun 1938 | |
- |
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Flt Lt | C H Williams | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | A E Pettingell | Assistant Adjutant | |
Equipment Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | E G M Charleston | 17 Mar 1938 | |
Plt Off | D N Corbyn | 17 Oct 1938 | |
- |
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Lt Col (Ret) | G B Astley-Cooper | OBE | |
Accountants Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | W J Heneghan | 6 Aug 1938 | |
- |
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Capt (Ret) | L Ritson | ex RAF | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | R Thorpe | 15 Feb 1938 | MRCS, LRCP |
Commissioned Engineer Officers |
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Fg Off | H J Sanders | 18 Jan 1936 | |
Fg Off | F A Kirk | 19 Sep 1938 | |
Commissioned Armament Officer |
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Fg Off | F R Clay | 16 Aug 1937 | MBE |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Mr | N E Rowe | Principal Technical Officer, BSc, DIC, ACGI, AFRAeS | |
Mr | F Rowarth | Engineer Officer | |
Mr | S Scott-Hall | Senior Technical Officer, MSc, DIC, AFRAeS, ACGI | |
Mr | A L Lingard | Technical Officer, BA, AMICE | |
Mr | A Daniels | Scientific Officer, BSc | |
Mr | A S Hartshorn | Scientific Officer, BSc, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
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Capt | R A Smith | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade III, BSc |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | F B Beaumont | 20 Aug 1937 | |
WO | G E Bryant | 20 May 1936 | |
WO | W R Wilson | 5 Sep 1938 |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Training Command/No 24 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Bernard McEntegart | 25 Nov 1938 | Officer Commanding; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | R St H Clarke | 23 Sep 1937 | Armament duties, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfred Wynter-Morgan | 1 Oct 1936 | Armament duties, MC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | David W F Bonham-Carter | 20 May 1936 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E Horrex | 1 May 1934 | |
Sqn Ldr | Albert E Groom | 8 Oct 1928 | Armament duties, MBE, DSM |
Sqn Ldr | A H Owen | 23 Mar 1933 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | J F X McKenna | 8 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | R W P Collings | 8 Feb 1937 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | E S D Drury | 28 Feb 1937 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | Noel C Hyde | 19 May 1937 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | S W D Colls | 15 Aug 1938 | Lt Cdr, RN |
Sqn Ldr | W D Butler | 8 Jun 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | H N G Ramsbottom-Isherwood | 30 May 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | Stanley C Widdows | 1 Sep 1937 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | William H Husbands | 8 Aug 1936 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | 4 Jan 1938 | Armament duties; later AM | |
Flt Lt | R E Barnett | 16 Aug 1938 | MBE |
Flt Lt | I G Mackay | 21 Dec 1936 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | C L Dunn | 21 Dec 1937 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | G N Hancock | 14 Jul 1938 | Signal duties |
Flt Lt | H W Dean | 10 Jan 1939 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | J W McGuire | 7 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | R G Slade | 12 Oct 1937 | |
Fg Off | J E Dutton | 19 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | C E Slee | 19 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | R W Stewart | 19 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | C D S Smith | 1 Jun 1938 | |
Fg Off | D L Rayment | 9 Jun 1938 | |
Plt Off | D W Stannard | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | R E Drake | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | S Wroath | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | W J Carr | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | W B Goddard | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | J R Appleton | 14 Jun 1938 | |
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Flt Lt | C H Williams | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | A E Pettingell | Assistant Adjutant | |
Equipment Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | E G M Charleston | 17 Mar 1938 | |
Plt Off | D N Corbyn | 17 Oct 1938 | |
- |
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Lt Col (Ret) | G B Astley-Cooper | OBE | |
Accountants Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | W J Heneghan | 6 Aug 1938 | |
- |
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Capt (Ret) | L Ritson | ex RAF | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | R Thorpe | 15 Feb 1938 | MRCS, LRCP |
Commissioned Engineer Officers |
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Fg Off | H J Sanders | 18 Jan 1936 | |
Fg Off | F A Kirk | 19 Sep 1938 | |
Fg Off | A E Pearce | 8 Mar 1939 | |
Commissioned Armament Officer |
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Fg Off | F R Clay | 16 Aug 1937 | MBE |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Mr | E T Jones | Principal Technical Officer | |
Mr | F Rowarth | Senior Technical Officer | |
Mr | S Scott-Hall | Senior Technical Officer, MSc, DIC, AFRAeS, ACGI | |
Mr | F H Beer | Technical Officer, BSc | |
Mr | A L Lingard | Technical Officer, BA, AMICE | |
Mr | A Daniels | Scientific Officer, BSc | |
Mr | A S Hartshorn | Scientific Officer, BSc, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
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Capt | R A Smith | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade III, BSc |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | F B Beaumont | 20 Aug 1937 | |
WO | G E Bryant | 20 May 1936 | |
WO | W R Wilson | 5 Sep 1938 | |
WO | A C Ward | 20 Sep 1937 |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Training Command/No 24 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Bernard McEntegart | 25 Nov 1938 | Officer Commanding; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | 9 Mar 1939 | Armament duties; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | David W F Bonham-Carter | 20 May 1936 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Albert E Groom | 8 Oct 1928 | Armament duties, MBE, DSM |
Sqn Ldr | A H Owen | 23 Mar 1933 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | J F X McKenna | 8 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | R W P Collings | 8 Feb 1937 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | E S D Drury | 28 Feb 1937 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | Noel C Hyde | 19 May 1937 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | S W D Colls | 15 Aug 1938 | Lt Cdr, RN |
Sqn Ldr | W D Butler | 8 Jun 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | H N G Ramsbottom-Isherwood | 30 May 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | Stanley C Widdows | 1 Sep 1937 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | William H Husbands | 8 Aug 1936 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | 4 Jan 1938 | Armament duties; later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | C L Dunn | 21 Dec 1937 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | I G Mackay | 21 Dec 1936 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | G N Hancock | 14 Jul 1938 | Signal duties |
Sqn Ldr | H W Dean | 10 Jan 1939 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | R E Barnett | 16 Aug 1938 | MBE |
Flt Lt | J W McGuire | 7 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | R G Slade | 12 Oct 1937 | |
Fg Off | J E Dutton | 19 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | C E Slee | 19 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | R W Stewart | 19 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | C D S Smith | 1 Jun 1938 | |
Fg Off | D L Rayment | 9 Jun 1938 | |
Plt Off | D W Stannard | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | R E Drake | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | S Wroath | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | W J Carr | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | W B Goddard | 28 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | J R Appleton | 14 Jun 1938 | |
- |
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Flt Lt | C H Williams | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | A E Pettingell | Assistant Adjutant | |
Equipment Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | E G M Charleston | 17 Mar 1938 | |
Plt Off | D N Corbyn | 17 Oct 1938 | |
- |
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Lt Col (Ret) | G B Astley-Cooper | OBE | |
Accountants Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | W J Heneghan | 6 Aug 1938 | |
- |
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Capt (Ret) | L Ritson | ex RAF | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | R Thorpe | 15 Feb 1938 | MRCS, LRCP |
Commissioned Engineer Officers |
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Fg Off | H J Sanders | 18 Jan 1936 | |
Fg Off | F A Kirk | 19 Sep 1938 | |
Fg Off | A E Pearce | 8 Mar 1939 | |
Commissioned Armament Officer |
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Fg Off | F R Clay | 16 Aug 1937 | MBE |
Fg Off | R W Short | 28 Mar 1939 | |
Civilian Scientific/Technical Officers |
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Mr | E T Jones | Principal Technical Officer | |
Mr | F Rowarth | Senior Technical Officer | |
Mr | S Scott-Hall | Senior Technical Officer, MSc, DIC, AFRAeS, ACGI | |
Mr | F H Beer | Technical Officer, BSc | |
Mr | A L Lingard | Technical Officer, BA, AMICE | |
Mr | A Daniels | Scientific Officer, BSc | |
Mr | A S Hartshorn | Scientific Officer, BSc, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
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Capt | R A Smith | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade III, BSc |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | F B Beaumont | 20 Aug 1937 | |
WO | W R Wilson | 5 Sep 1938 |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
It moved to RAF Boscombe Down on 9 September 1939 within No 23 Group and at the same time 'D' Flight moved to Perth being renamed Station Flight.
The Gunnery Flight was formed on 13 June 1940 the Handling Squadron on 8 November and the High Altitude Flight on 31 December.
In 1941 the Intensive Flying Development Squadron was formed and on 22 August 1942 the Handling Squadron transferred to ECFS.
In 1944 the Flying Division was reorganised into 'A', 'B', 'C, and 'D' Squadrons.
On 14 September 1950 it absorbed the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment and took back control of the Handling Squadron on 12 May 1954.
In February 1988 'A' and 'B' Squadrons were amalgamated into the Fixed Wing Test Squadron and 'D' Squadron became the Rotary Wing Test Squadron.
It was redesignated the Aircraft and Armament Evaluation Establishment on 1 April 1992.
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