Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 5 School of Technical Training (Men) Personnel and locations
This was formed at RAF Locking on 1 January 1939, within No 24 Group.
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| Ground Instructional Airframes | RAF Locking | Training Command/No 24 Group |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Gp Capt | J McCrae | 8 Jan 1939 | Officer Commanding, |
| Wg Cdr | 16 Jan 1939 | DFC, AFC; later AVM | |
| Sqn Ldr | 7 Jan 1939 | later A/Cdre | |
| Lt Col (Ret) | H Conder | Assistant Adjutant, Indian Army | |
| Flt Lt | T G B Sutherland | RAFO | |
| Flt Lt | W Mitton | RAFO | |
| Equipment Branch | |||
| Fg Off | A C Dibben | ||
| APO | J C Chadwick | 2 Jan 1939 | |
| Flt Lt (Ret) | G Oliver | ||
| Mr | W Brown | Assistant Barrack Officer | |
| Accountant Branch | |||
| Fg Off | R G P Jaggard | ||
| Pay-Lt (Ret) | I C Martin | ||
| Medical Branch | |||
| Wg Cdr | J K L Landells | 2 Jan 1939 | MB, BS, FRCS(E) |
| Dental Branch | |||
| Flt Lt | S C Allen | 1 Mar 1939 | LDS |
| Chaplains Branch | |||
| Rev | J M Scutt | 30 Jan 1939 | |
| Education Officer | |||
| Mr | C P T Browne | Act Grade II, BA | |
| Mr | T Hampson | Grade III, BA | |
| Mr | J Daly | Temporary, AIC | |
| Mr | A W Slater | Temporary, BSc | |
| Mr | J Williams | Temporary, BSc | |
| Warrant Officers | |||
| WO | J S Lancaster | 16 Jan 1939 | |
| WO | R W V Hancock | 22 Feb 1939 | |
| WO | T Ashcroft | 7 Feb 1939 | MM |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| Ground Instructional Airframes | RAF Locking | Training Command/No 24 Group |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | R M Davy | 3 Mar 1939 | |
| Wg Cdr | T H French | 13 Mar 1939 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | 7 Jan 1939 | later A/Cdre | |
| Lt Col (Ret) | H Conder | Assistant Adjutant, Indian Army | |
| Flt Lt | T G B Sutherland | RAFO | |
| Flt Lt | W Mitton | RAFO | |
| Flt Lt | D M Greene | RAFO | |
| Flt Lt | N E Maitland | RAFO | |
| Equipment Branch | |||
| Plt Off | Laurence A Wear | 14 Mar 1939 | later A/Cdre |
| APO | J C Chadwick | 2 Jan 1939 | |
| Flt Lt (Ret) | G Oliver | ||
| Mr | W Brown | Assistant Barrack Officer | |
| Pay-Lt (Ret) | I C Martin | ||
| Medical Branch | |||
| Wg Cdr | J K L Landells | 2 Jan 1939 | MB, BS, FRCS(E) |
| Dental Branch | |||
| Flt Lt | S C Allen | 1 Mar 1939 | LDS |
| Chaplains Branch | |||
| Rev | J M Scutt | 30 Jan 1939 | |
| Education Officer | |||
| Mr | C P T Browne | Act Grade II, BA | |
| Mr | T Hampson | Grade III, BA | |
| Mr | J Daly | Temporary, AIC | |
| Mr | A W Slater | Temporary, BSc | |
| Mr | J Williams | Temporary, BSc | |
| Warrant Officers | |||
| WO | A H Ottaway | 10 Mar 1939 | |
| WO | J S Lancaster | 16 Jan 1939 | |
| WO | T Shannon | 3 Mar 1939 | |
| WO | R W V Hancock | 22 Feb 1939 | |
| WO | T Ashcroft | 7 Feb 1939 | MM |
| WO | H Woods | 3 Mar 1939 | MM |
| WO | W S F Lapidge | 3 Mar 1939 | |
| WO | J P Muir | 14 Mar 1939 | |
| WO | L H Fuller | 2 Jan 1939 | |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
This page was last updated on 18/03/25©