Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
RAF School of Aeronautical Engineering Personnel and locations
[Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]
This was formed at RAF Henlow from the Engineering Officers' Course at the Home Aircraft Depot, RAF Henlow
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Henlow | Training Command/No 24 (Training) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 9 Aug 1934 | Officer i/c, Engineer duties; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 2 Jan 1937 | Engineer duties; later AM | |
Flt Lt | C H V Hayman | 16 Dec 1935 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt (Ret) | M H Butler | Engineer duties, DFC, late RAF | |
Wg Cdr (Ret) | A Levick | Assistant to Officer i/c School, OBE | |
Education Officers | |||
Lt | A C Kermode | 1 Sep 1936 | Grade II, BA, FRAeS, MIAeE |
Mr | A G Abel | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | Hubert F Browne | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III. MSc |
Mr | F D Greeves | 1 sep 1937 | Grade III, MSc |
Lt | Hugh B P Patterson | 11 Mar 1926 | Grade III, MA |
UNDER INSTRUCTION | |||
Flt Lt | G E Watt | 20 Sep 1936 | |
Flt Lt | D Price | 3 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | W M Keddie | 20 Sep 1936 | |
Flt Lt | A P Chamberlain | 3 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | 21 Sep 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Robert A C Carter | 29 Jul 1936 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | W N Ash | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | J R MacLachlan | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | W D Woods | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | 3 Jan 1937 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | John C Pope | 29 Aug 1937 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | R G Stone | 20 Sep 1936 | |
Flt Lt | N Hope | 20 Aug 1936 | |
Flt Lt | E Shipley | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | 3 Jan 1938 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | D H Becker | 17 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | Bernard A Chacksfield | 23 Aug 1937 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | N W Wakelin | 7 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | H Stanton | 21 Sep 1936 | |
Flt Lt | K D Salmon | 20 Sep 1936 | |
Flt Lt | H B Hurley | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | R G R Buckley | 3 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | T G Young | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | S G Birch | 30 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | A F Bandidt | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | Bruce Robinson | 29 Aug 1937 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | C F Sarsby | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | L P Gibson | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Fg Off | D O Finlay | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Capt | W G Driver | 30 Aug 1937 | SAAF |
Flt Lt | R Hey | 20 Sep 1936 | RAAF |
Flt Lt | R C Hawtrey | 3 Jan 1938 | RCAF |
Plt Off | S M Kirkcaldie | 11 Jan 1938 | RNZAF |
Plt Off | W G Woodward | 11 Jan 1938 | RNZAF |
Lt | Hassan Effendi Akef | 21 Sep 1937 | EAAF |
Lt | Abdul Kadir Shakir | 30 Aug 1937 | RIAF |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Henlow | Training Command/No 24 (Training) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 15 Jul 1938 | Officer i/c, Engineer duties, AFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 2 Jan 1937 | Engineer duties; later AM | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | M H Butler | Engineer duties, DFC, late RAF | |
Wg Cdr (Ret) | A Levick | Assistant to Officer i/c School, OBE | |
Commissioned Engineer Officer | |||
Fg Off | L Davey | 31 Oct 1938 | Engineer duties |
Education Officers | |||
Mr | J D Haddon | 29 Aug 1938 | Grade II, BSc, FRAeS |
Mr | A G Abel | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | L T Agger | 24 Aug 1938 | Grade III, BEng |
Mr | Hubert F Browne | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III. MSc |
Mr | F D Greeves | 1 sep 1937 | Grade III, MSc |
UNDER INSTRUCTION | |||
Flt Lt | W N Ash | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | J R MacLachlan | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | W D Woods | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | John C Pope | 29 Aug 1937 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | E Shipley | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | 3 Jan 1938 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | D H Becker | 17 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | Bernard A Chacksfield | 23 Aug 1937 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | H B Hurley | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | R G R Buckley | 3 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | T G Young | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | S G Birch | 30 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | A F Bandidt | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | Bruce Robinson | 29 Aug 1937 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | C F Sarsby | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | L P Gibson | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | D O Finlay | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | William D Disbrey | 28 Aug 1938 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | G W Peel | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | D M H Craven | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | D W Williams | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | R G Yaxley | 28 Aug 1938 | MC |
Flt Lt | L Rose | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | D F Dixon | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | A D Groom | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | R E Burns | 29 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | V R Oats | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | 28 Aug 1938 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | H J Irens | 20 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | Albert A F Hickman | 28 Aug 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | A Ovenden | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | C E Sims | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Cdr (E) | K E Smith | 28 Aug 1938 | RN |
Lt Cdr (E) | J Fitzgibbon | 15 Sep 1938 | RN |
Lt (E) | W B Axford | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Lt (A) | J R Robins | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Lt (A) | R L West | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sub Lt (A) | F D Beales | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sub Lt (A) | P H Leyton | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sub Lt (A) | G A Thompson | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sub Lt (A) | H J Lavers | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | C McK Henry | 28 Aug 1938 | RAAF |
Capt | W G Driver | 30 Aug 1937 | SAAF |
Flt Lt | R Hey | 20 Sep 1936 | RAAF |
Flt Lt | R C Hawtrey | 3 Jan 1938 | RCAF |
Flt Lt | J L Hurley | 28 Aug 1938 | RCAF |
Flt Lt | C L Trecarten | 28 Aug 1938 | RCAF |
Fg Off | P N Brandt-Moeller | 28 Aug 1938 | RDAF |
Plt Off | S M Kirkcaldie | 11 Jan 1938 | RNZAF |
Plt Off | W G Woodward | 11 Jan 1938 | RNZAF |
Lt | Hassan Effendi Akef | 21 Sep 1937 | EAAF |
Lt | Abdul Kadir Shakir | 30 Aug 1937 | RIAF |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Henlow | Training Command/No 24 (Training) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 15 Jul 1938 | Officer i/c, Engineer duties, AFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | G M Buxton | 31 Dec 1938 | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | M H Butler | Engineer duties, DFC, late RAF | |
Wg Cdr (Ret) | A Levick | Assistant to Officer i/c School, OBE | |
Commissioned Engineer Officer | |||
Fg Off | L Davey | 31 Oct 1938 | Engineer duties |
Education Officers | |||
Mr | J D Haddon | 29 Aug 1938 | Grade II, BSc, FRAeS |
Mr | A G Abel | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | L T Agger | 24 Aug 1938 | Grade III, BEng |
Mr | Hubert F Browne | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III. MSc |
Mr | F D Greeves | 1 sep 1937 | Grade III, MSc |
UNDER INSTRUCTION | |||
Flt Lt | William D Disbrey | 28 Aug 1938 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | T G Young | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | W N Ash | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | J R MacLachlan | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | W D Woods | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | John C Pope | 29 Aug 1937 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | E Shipley | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | 3 Jan 1938 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | D H Becker | 17 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | Bernard A Chacksfield | 23 Aug 1937 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | H B Hurley | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | R G R Buckley | 3 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | S G Birch | 30 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | A F Bandidt | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | Bruce Robinson | 29 Aug 1937 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | C F Sarsby | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | L P Gibson | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | D O Finlay | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | G W Peel | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | D M H Craven | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | D W Williams | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | R G Yaxley | 28 Aug 1938 | MC |
Flt Lt | L Rose | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | D F Dixon | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | A D Groom | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | L D Dadswell | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Fg Off | R E Burns | 29 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | V R Oats | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | 28 Aug 1938 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | H J Irens | 20 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | Albert A F Hickman | 28 Aug 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | A Ovenden | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | C E Sims | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Cdr (E) | K E Smith | 28 Aug 1938 | RN |
Lt Cdr (E) | J Fitzgibbon | 15 Sep 1938 | RN |
Lt (E) | W B Axford | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Lt (A) | J R Robins | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Lt (A) | R L West | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sub Lt (A) | F D Beales | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sub Lt (A) | P H Leyton | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sub Lt (A) | G A Thompson | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sub Lt (A) | H J Lavers | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | C McK Henry | 28 Aug 1938 | RAAF |
Capt | W G Driver | 30 Aug 1937 | SAAF |
Flt Lt | R Hey | 20 Sep 1936 | RAAF |
Flt Lt | R C Hawtrey | 3 Jan 1938 | RCAF |
Flt Lt | J L Hurley | 28 Aug 1938 | RCAF |
Flt Lt | C L Trecarten | 28 Aug 1938 | RCAF |
Fg Off | P N Brandt-Moeller | 28 Aug 1938 | RDAF |
Fg Off | W G Woodward | 11 Jan 1938 | RNZAF |
Plt Off | S M Kirkcaldie | 11 Jan 1938 | RNZAF |
Lt | Hassan Effendi Akef | 21 Sep 1937 | EAAF |
Lt | Abdul Kadir Shakir | 30 Aug 1937 | RIAF |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Henlow | Training Command/No 24 (Training) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 15 Jul 1938 | Officer i/c, Engineer duties, AFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | G M Buxton | 31 Dec 1938 | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | M H Butler | Engineer duties, DFC, late RAF | |
Wg Cdr (Ret) | A Levick | Assistant to Officer i/c School, OBE | |
Commissioned Engineer Officer | |||
Fg Off | L Davey | 31 Oct 1938 | Engineer duties |
Education Officers | |||
Mr | J D Haddon | 29 Aug 1938 | Grade II, BSc, FRAeS |
Mr | A G Abel | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | L T Agger | 24 Aug 1938 | Grade III, BEng |
Mr | Hubert F Browne | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III. MSc |
Mr | F D Greeves | 1 sep 1937 | Grade III, MSc |
UNDER INSTRUCTION | |||
Sqn Ldr | William D Disbrey | 28 Aug 1938 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | T G Young | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | W N Ash | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | J R MacLachlan | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | W D Woods | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | John C Pope | 29 Aug 1937 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | E Shipley | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | 3 Jan 1938 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | D H Becker | 17 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | Bernard A Chacksfield | 23 Aug 1937 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | H B Hurley | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | R G R Buckley | 3 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | S G Birch | 30 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | A F Bandidt | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | Bruce Robinson | 29 Aug 1937 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | C F Sarsby | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | L P Gibson | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | D O Finlay | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | G W Peel | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | D M H Craven | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | D W Williams | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | R G Yaxley | 28 Aug 1938 | MC |
Flt Lt | L Rose | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | D F Dixon | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | A D Groom | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | L D Dadswell | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Flt Lt | R E Burns | 29 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | V R Oats | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | 28 Aug 1938 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | H J Irens | 20 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | Albert A F Hickman | 28 Aug 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | A Ovenden | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | C E Sims | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Cdr (E) | K E Smith | 28 Aug 1938 | RN |
Lt Cdr (E) | J Fitzgibbon | 15 Sep 1938 | RN |
Lt (E) | W B Axford | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Lt (A) | J R Robins | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Lt (A) | R L West | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sub Lt (A) | F D Beales | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sub Lt (A) | P H Leyton | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sub Lt (A) | G A Thompson | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sub Lt (A) | H J Lavers | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | C McK Henry | 28 Aug 1938 | RAAF |
Capt | W G Driver | 30 Aug 1937 | SAAF |
Flt Lt | R Hey | 20 Sep 1936 | RAAF |
Flt Lt | R C Hawtrey | 3 Jan 1938 | RCAF |
Flt Lt | J L Hurley | 28 Aug 1938 | RCAF |
Flt Lt | C L Trecarten | 28 Aug 1938 | RCAF |
Fg Off | P N Brandt-Moeller | 28 Aug 1938 | RDAF |
Fg Off | W G Woodward | 11 Jan 1938 | RNZAF |
Plt Off | S M Kirkcaldie | 11 Jan 1938 | RNZAF |
Lt | Hassan Effendi Akef | 21 Sep 1937 | EAAF |
Lt | Abdul Kadir Shakir | 30 Aug 1937 | RIAF |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
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