Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 2 Electrical and Wireless School Personnel and locations
[Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]
This was formed on 1 December 1938 at Yatesbury and was operated by Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd.
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland Dominie | Yatesbury | Training Command/No 21 (Training) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | T R Lawson | 1 Dec 1938 | |
WO | C J Sutton | 1 Dec 1938 |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland Dominie | Yatesbury | Training Command/No 21 (Training) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | H I Hanmer | 1 Jan 1939 | Commanding Officer, DFC |
Wg Cdr |
C S Richardson |
1 Jan 1939 | MBE |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jan 1939 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | C E W Foster | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Jan 1939 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | R V Alexander | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Foster | 29 Jan 1939 | Signals duties |
Cdr (Ret) | I A W Johnson | Assistant Adjutant, RN | |
Mr | B Ellis | Assistant Barrack Officer | |
Flt Lt | G F E Harrison | Adjutant | |
Lt | H E Storey | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
Equipment Branch | |||
Fg Off | R W Ware | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Plt Off | S J Bryant | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | A E Vautier | 2 Jan 1939 | |
Fg Off | H Murray | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | E W Horncastle | ||
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | V S Ewing | 16 Jan 1939 | MB, ChB, DPH |
Fg Off | S Kent | 8 Feb 1939 | MRCS, LRCP |
Dental Branch | |||
Flt Lt | H M G Williams | 15 Feb 1939 | LDS |
Flt Lt | H D Humphreys | 13 Mar 1939 | LDS |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | N Collinge | 9 Feb 1939 | |
Commissioned Signals Officer | |||
Fg Off | H P Johnston | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Education Officers | |||
Mr | H Ashman | 14 Nov 1938 | Grade II, BSc |
Mr | A Adderley | 6 Feb 1939 | Grade III, BSc, ARCS, FInstP, DIC |
Mr | F J Balcombe | 21 Feb 1939 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | A Foden | 21 Feb 1939 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | E Houghton | 30 Jan 1939 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | R W Nicholson | 30 Jan 1939 | Grade III, BA |
Mr | A T Ryland | 30 Jan 1939 | Grade III, MA, BAI |
Mr | C W Thompson | 30 Jan 1939 | Grade III, MSc |
Mr | G H Thorndike | 30 Jan 1939 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | John W W Whitehead | 30 Jan 1939 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | H E Bromley | 21 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | H Bruce | 2 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | I R Davies | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | J Evans | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | K Hassell | 1 Feb 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | J R Jones | 2 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc, AKC |
Mr | P E J Jenkins | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | W E Kemp | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | J Luff | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | J E McLeod | 2 Feb 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | F L Poyser | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | W A Russell | 23 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | C H Salt | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | W Thomson | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | R Turner | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, MSc |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | R A Mylan | 27 Feb 1939 | |
WO | T R Lawson | 1 Dec 1938 | |
WO | C D Connerton | 27 Feb 1939 | |
WO | A F Whapshott | 1 Feb 1939 | |
WO | C J Sutton | 1 Dec 1938 | |
WO | A H Ward | 1 Dec 1938 | |
WO | W L Wade | 1 Dec 1938 | |
WO | A Strugnell | 7 Dec 1938 | |
WO | G B Danton | 1 Feb 1939 | |
WO | R L Pearson | 6 Jan 1939 | |
WO | W J Tuite | 25 Feb 1939 |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland Dominie | Yatesbury | Training Command/No 21 (Training) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | H I Hanmer | 1 Jan 1939 | Commanding Officer, DFC |
Gp Capt |
C S Richardson |
1 Jan 1939 | MBE |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jan 1939 | later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | R J Divers | 10 Apr 1939 | MBE |
Wg Cdr | E M Drummond | 27 Feb 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | A H W J Cocks | 4 Feb 1939 | Signals duties |
Sqn Ldr | C E W Foster | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Jan 1939 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | R V Alexander | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Foster | 29 Jan 1939 | Signals duties |
Fg Off | A D Rutherford | 26 Dec 1938 | |
Flt Lt | G F E Harrison | Adjutant | |
Flt Lt | R S Lucy | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Flt Lt | G H Clayton | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Flt Lt | D R Macdonald | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Flt Lt | J P D Maclagan | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Flt Lt | W A Barnes | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Cdr (Ret) | I A W Johnson | Assistant Adjutant, RN | |
Mr | B Ellis | Assistant Barrack Officer | |
Lt | H E Storey | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
Equipment Branch | |||
Fg Off | R W Ware | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Plt Off | S J Bryant | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | A E Vautier | 2 Jan 1939 | |
Fg Off | H Murray | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | E W Horncastle | ||
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | V S Ewing | 16 Jan 1939 | MB, ChB, DPH |
Fg Off | S Kent | 8 Feb 1939 | MRCS, LRCP |
Dental Branch | |||
Flt Lt | H M G Williams | 15 Feb 1939 | LDS |
Flt Lt | H D Humphreys | 13 Mar 1939 | LDS |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | N Collinge | 9 Feb 1939 | |
Commissioned Signals Officer | |||
Fg Off | H P Johnston | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Education Officers | |||
Mr | H Ashman | 14 Nov 1938 | Grade II, BSc |
Mr | A Adderley | 6 Feb 1939 | Grade III, BSc, ARCS, FInstP, DIC |
Mr | F J Balcombe | 21 Feb 1939 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | A Foden | 21 Feb 1939 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | E Houghton | 30 Jan 1939 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | R W Nicholson | 30 Jan 1939 | Grade III, BA |
Mr | A T Ryland | 30 Jan 1939 | Grade III, MA, BAI |
Mr | C W Thompson | 30 Jan 1939 | Grade III, MSc |
Mr | G H Thorndike | 30 Jan 1939 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | John W W Whitehead | 30 Jan 1939 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | H E Bromley | 21 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | H Bruce | 2 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | I R Davies | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | J Evans | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | K Hassell | 1 Feb 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | J R Jones | 2 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc, AKC |
Mr | P E J Jenkins | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | W E Kemp | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | J Luff | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | J E McLeod | 2 Feb 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | F L Poyser | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | W A Russell | 23 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | C H Salt | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | W Thomson | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, BSc |
Mr | R Turner | 30 Jan 1939 | Temporary, MSc |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | R A Mylan | 27 Feb 1939 | |
WO | T R Lawson | 1 Dec 1938 | |
WO | C D Connerton | 27 Feb 1939 | |
WO | A F Whapshott | 1 Feb 1939 | |
WO | C J Sutton | 1 Dec 1938 | |
WO | A H Ward | 1 Dec 1938 | |
WO | W L Wade | 1 Dec 1938 | |
WO | A Strugnell | 7 Dec 1938 | |
WO | G B Danton | 1 Feb 1939 | |
WO | R L Pearson | 6 Jan 1939 | |
WO | W J Tuite | 25 Feb 1939 | |
WO | G H P Jones | 1 Feb 1939 |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
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