Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Coastal Area - August 1930

Directly Administered by Area HQ

 

Unit	Location	Officer Commanding
Inspector of Recruiting (a) RAF Recruiting Depot	Gwydyr House, London SW1 Gwydyr House, London SW1	Sqn Ldr A N Benge
Central Medical Establishment (b)	3-4 Clement's Inn, WC2
Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment (c) Flying Boat Development Flt	RAF Felixstowe RAF Felixstowe	Gp Capt G R Bromet Sqn Ldr A H Orlebar
RAF Training Base	RAF Leuchars	Gp Capt F E T Hewlett
HQ Accommodation for a total of 3½ FAA Flights
Station HQ	RAF Donibristle	Wg Cdr G S M Insall VC
No 36 (Torpedo Bomber) Sqn No 401 (Fleet Fighter) Flt No 404 (Fleet Fighter) Flt No 407 (Fleet Fighter) Flt		Sqn Ldr A W Mylne Flt Lt W V Hyde Flt Lt L C Sharman (Lt Cdr, RN) Flt Lt A T S Leguen de Lacroix
RAF Units for
HMS Furious HMS Courageous		Wg Cdr W B Callaway Wg Cdr R Collishaw
Station HQ	RAF Mount Batten	Wg Cdr S W Smith
No 204 (Flying Boat) Sqn No 209 (Flying Boat) Sqn		Sqn Ldr F J Laurence Sqn Ldr J H O Jones

No 10 Group

 

Unit	Location	Officer Commanding
RAF Base	Calshot	Gp Capt E R C Nanson
HQ No 201 (Flying Boat) Sqn HQ Training Sqn Navigation School Seaplane Training Flt Marine Training Section		see above Sqn Ldr E F Turner
School of Naval Co-operation	RAF Lee-on-Solent	Wg Cdr D G Donald
No 444 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flt	RAF Lee-on-Solent	Flt Lt G R O'Sullivan
RAF Base	Gosport	Wg Cdr J H S Tyssen
Base HQ Flying Section Torpedo Development Section Marine Craft Section RAF Auxiliary 'Adastral' Storage Unit Accommodation for a total of 6 FAA Flights
RAF Floating Dock	RAF Portland	Fg Off H J Soper

(a) Controlled directly by the Air Ministry

(b) Under the Director of Medical Services for technical administration (medical)

(c) Directly under Air Ministry for technical administration

Source - August 1930 Air Force List

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