Prestwick

Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

No 1 Air Observers Navigation School - Personnel and units

Personnel Movements: Dec 1940

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
The unit ORB prior to 1 Dec 1940 were destroyed in a fire
Sgt	Rudd	3 Dec 1940	Observer, arrived on posting for Instructors' course
Plt Off	Richardson	4 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting
Sgt Plt	Pettitt	4 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	Fry	11 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	Macdonald	11 Dec 1940	Proceeded to RAF Wilmslow, pending posting to South Africa
Flt Lt	Crowder	11 Dec 1940	Posted to HQ Fighter Command
Fg Off	Gardiner	11 Dec 1940	Proceeded to RAF Wilmslow, pending posting to South Africa
Fg Off	Giles	11 Dec 1940	Proceeded to RAF Wilmslow, pending posting to South Africa
Sgt	Wallace	11 Dec 1940	Proceeded to RAF Wilmslow, pending posting to South Africa
Plt Off	Sweeting	18 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Richardson	18 Dec 1940	Departed on posting
Plt Off	Short	18 Dec 1940	Departed on posting
Sgt Plt	Sorby	20 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting

Source - RAF Prestwick ORB (AIR 28/653)

Organisational Movements: Aug 1938 - Dec 1940

Date	Notes
The unit ORB prior to 1 Dec 1940 were destroyed in a fire
15 Aug 1938	Formed as No 1 Civil Air Navigation School
1 Nov 1939	No 1 CANS was redesignated No 1 Air Observer Navigation School, under the control of No 51 Group
14 Dec 1940	Course 'F' 4 posted as follows: - 2 to No 5 BGS 16 to No 9 BGS 10 to No 10 BGS
15 Dec 1940	58 x u/t Observers arrived from No 1 Receiving Wing for 'F' 5 Course, plus one from 'A' 5 and one from 'B' 4 courses
16 Dec 1940	Course 'F' 5 commenced training under new syllabus
21 Dec 1940	Course 'B' 4 posted as follows, wef 28 Dec 1940: - 20 to No 4 BGS 5 to No 5 BGS 4 to No 9 BGS 25 to No 10 BGS
21 Dec 1940	Course 'B' 5 arrived comprising 50 from No 1 RW and 10 from No 6 ITW

Source - RAF Prestwick ORB (AIR 28/653) and RAF Flying training and Support Units - Air Britain

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