Coastal Command 1936-39

Address

Controlled

Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire

The following stations: -

Calshot, Lee-on-Solent, Gosport, Mount Batten, Donibristle, Leuchars, Felixstowe, Pembroke and Novar

Also all HQ units in aircraft carriers and flights embarked in such carriers in Home Waters and flights embarked on HM ships of the America, West Indies, Africa and East Indies Stations as well as the RAF Detachment, Bermuda.

Units administered directly by Area HQ: -

RAF Detachment - Bermuda
RAF Base Calshot
- SHQ
- Training Squadron
- Navigation School
- Marine Instructional Section
- RAF Embarkation Office, Southampton
No 201 (Flying Boat) Squadron - Calshot
RAF Station HQ - Donibristle
No 22 (Bomber) Squadron - Donibristle
Marine and Armament Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe
RAF Base Gosport
- SHQ
- Base Training Squadron
Coast Defence Development Unit - Gosport
School of Naval Co-operation - Lee-on-Solent
No 1 Flying Training School - Leuchars
RAF Station HQ - Mount Batten
No 204 (Flying Boat) Squadron - Mount Batten
No 209 (Flying Boat) Squadron - Mount Batten
RAF Station HQ - Pembroke Dock
No 210 (Flying Boat) Squadron - Pembroke Dock
No 230 (Flying Boat) Squadron - Pembroke Dock
RAF Station HQ - Upavon

RAF units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by Coastal Area (shores bases shown after unit): -

HMS Courageous
- HQ
- No 800 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Upavon
- No 810 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Squadron - Gosport
- No 820 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Gosport
- No 821 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Upavon
HMS Eagle (refitting)
HMS Furious
- HQ
- No 801 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Upavon
- No 811 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Squadron - Gosport
- No 822 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Manston
HMS Glorious (refitting)
- HQ
- No 802 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Netheravon
- No 823 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Donibristle
RAF Units for Capital Ships and Cruisers
- No 407 (Fleet Fighter) Flight (2nd Cruiser Sqn, Home Fleet) - Mount Batten
- No 443 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Flight (6 & 8th Cruiser Sqns, Africa Station, America and West Indies) - Bermuda
- No 444 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Flight (Battle Cruisers & 2nd Battle Sqn, Home Fleet) - Mount Batten

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AM	Sir Arthur M Longmore	1 Oct 1934	Air Officer Commanding, KCB, DSO; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt	R C Gaskell	12 Sep 1935	Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Napier J Gill	13 Jan 1832	Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE, MC
Wg Cdr	Albert Durston	6 Aug 1934	AFC; later AM
Wg Cdr	Arthur Coningham	20 May 1935	DSO, MC, DFC; later AM
Sqn Ldr	John N Boothman	4 Jan 1936	AFC; later ACM
Sqn Ldr	Alick C Stevens	8 May 1933	later AM
Flt Lt	E F Haylock	27 Jan 1936
Flt Lt	Norman A P Pritchett	4 Jan 1936	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	G Francis	18 Jul 1934
Personnel Staff
Wg Cdr	A P V Daly	3 Feb 1936	Senior Personnel Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr	Walter J Seward	18 Dec 1934	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Somerled D Macdonald	4 Jan 1936	DFC; later AVM
Equipment Staff
Gp Capt	I T N Gould	2 Mar 1936	Senior Equipment Staff Officer, MC
Engineer Staff Duties
Wg Cdr	William S Caster	30 Nov 1933	MC
Flt Lt	Frederick H Cashmore	9 Feb 1933
Fg Off	H R Clowes	30 Mar 1936	Commissioned Engineer Officer
Equipment Staff Duties
Wg Cdr	George A Hilliar	22 Feb 1935
Sqn Ldr	Kenneth D G Collier	15 Aug 1932	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	Richard M Thomas	21 Nov 1934
Flt Lt	Maurice H Jenks	23 Mar 1936
Attached to the Staff
Armament
Sqn Ldr	I Cullen	24 Nov 1935
Photography
Sqn Ldr	W E Purdin	14 Mar 1936
Services
Signals
Wg Cdr	Oswyn G W G Lywood	1 Oct 1934	Chief Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Flt Lt	Lawrence P Moore	4 Sep 1934	later A/Cdre
Accountant
Wg Cdr	C G Murray	27 Sep 1935	Command Accountant
Flt Lt	Bernard L Blofeld	14 Apr 1936	later A/Cdre
Medical
Gp Capt	Basil A Playne	28 Jan 1935	Principal Medical Officer, DSO, MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr	Terence J D Atteridge	1 Mar 1935	Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Fg Off	H M G Williams	22 Jan 1936	Dental Branch, LDS
Educational
Mr	J Mutch	1 Jan 1936	Command Education Officer, MC, MA
Capt	R A Smith	1 Aug 1935	Grade III, BSc
Works
Maj	J C A Doherty		Superintending Engineer
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr	Arthur N Gallehawk	1 Aug 1932	Fleet Aviation Officer to C-in-C Atlantic Fleet, AFC; later A/Cdre
Supernumerary
A/Cdre	Geoffrey R Bromet	2 Jun 1936	DSO, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr	George H Boyce	11 May 1936	AFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	Thomas H Moon	23 Jan 1934	For duty with RAF Detachment, Bermuda
Warrant Officers
WO I	Herbert Lee	21 Nov 1932	Equipment Staff (Stores Section)
WO I	Archer E Fenn	27 Aug 1934	Equipment Staff (Engineer Section)

Address	Controlled
Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire	Groups: - No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group No 17 (Training) Group
	Stations: -
	Abbotsinch Bermuda Bircham Newton Calshot Donibristle Evanton Felixstowe		Gosport Lee-on-Solent Mount Batten Pembroke Dock Southampton Thornaby
RAF units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by Coastal Command (shores bases shown after unit): -
HMS Courageous No 800 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Southampton No 810 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Squadron - Gosport No 820 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Southampton No 821 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Southampton HMS Hermes (refitting) HMS Furious No 801 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Southampton No 811 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Squadron - Gosport No 822 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Manston		Catapult Units: - No 702 (Catapult) Flight (2nd Battle Sqn, Home Fleet) No 712 (Catapult) Flight (2nd Cruiser Sqn, Home Fleet) No 716 (Catapult) Flight (6th Cruiser Sqn, South Africa) No 718 (Catapult) Flight (8th Cruiser Sqn, America and West Indies)

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AM	Phillip B Joubert de la Ferte	24 Aug 1936	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, CMG, DSO; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt	P S Gomez	1 Sep 1936	Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Geoffrey R Bromet	30 Jun 1936	Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr	George H Boyce	11 May 1936	AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	E F Haylock	27 Jan 1936
Sqn Ldr	E S C Davis	24 Aug 1936	AFC
Air Officer i/c Administration
A/Cdre	Ernest W Norton	15 Feb 1937	DSC; later A/Cdre
Personnel Staff
Sqn Ldr	Harold J Collins		later A/Cdre
Equipment Staff
Engineer Staff Duties
Gp Capt	I T N Gould	2 Mar 1936	MC
Wg Cdr	William S Caster	30 Nov 1933	MC
Wg Cdr	E A Fawcus	16 May 1937
Sqn Ldr	John F Titmas	2 Jan 1937	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	George B M Rhind	1 Nov 1936	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	Frederick H Cashmore	9 Feb 1933
Equipment Staff Duties
Gp Capt	Cuthbert L Archbold	18 Feb 1937	OBE, later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	W E Aylwin	22 Jan 1937
Sqn Ldr	Kenneth D G Collier	15 Aug 1932	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	J E Truss	1 Feb 1937
Sqn Ldr	C N Scott	2 Nov 1936
Sqn Ldr	F C C B Hichens	18 May 1937
Flt Lt	Maurice H Jenks	23 Mar 1936
Attached to the Staff
Armament
Sqn Ldr	I Cullen	24 Nov 1935
Photography
Sqn Ldr	W E Purdin	14 Mar 1936
Services
Signals
Wg Cdr	Albert F Lang	6 May 1937	Chief Signals Officer, MBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr	G N Coward	22 Mar 1937
Flt Lt	Lawrence P Moore	4 Sep 1934	later A/Cdre
Accountant
Gp Capt	C G Murray	27 Sep 1935	Command Accountant, CBE
Wg Cdr	Herbert G Jones	28 Dec 1936	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	Bernard L Blofeld	14 Apr 1936	later A/Cdre
Medical
A/Cdre	Basil A Playne	28 Jan 1935	Principal Medical Officer, DSO, MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr	C T O'Neill	16 Oct 1936	Deputy Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MB, BCh
Wg Cdr	V S Ewing	14 Jul 1936	Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, ChB, DPH
Flt Lt	H M G Williams	22 Jan 1936	Dental Branch, LDS
Educational
Maj	B Steel	1 Sep 1936	Command Education Officer, MC, BA
Capt	R A Smith	1 Aug 1935	Grade III, BSc
Works
Mr	A H Matheson		Chief Engineer, AMICE
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr	Albert Durston	6 Aug 1936	Fleet Aviation Officer to C-in-C Atlantic Fleet, AFC; later AM
Cdr RN (Ret)	C W G J Nowell		Code and Cypher duties
Supernumerary
Sqn Ldr	F M R Stephenson	23 Feb 1937	Cdr RN
Sqn Ldr	C F C Coaker	12 Dec 1936	For duty with RAF Detachment, Bermuda
Warrant Officers
WO I	J O Annan	19 Jun 1936	Air Staff, MBE
WO I	Herbert Lee	21 Nov 1932	Equipment Staff (Stores Section)
WO I	Archer E Fenn	27 Aug 1934	Equipment Staff (Engineer Section)

Address	Controlled
Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire	Groups: - No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group No 17 (Training) Group
	Stations: -
	Abbotsinch Bermuda Bircham Newton Calshot Donibristle Felixstowe Ford Gosport		Lee-on-Solent Mount Batten Pembroke Dock Southampton Thornaby Thorney Island Worthy Down
RAF units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by Coastal Command (shores bases shown after unit): -
HMS Courageous No 800 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Southampton No 810 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Squadron - Gosport No 820 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Southampton No 821 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Southampton HMS Hermes (refitting) HMS Furious No 801 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Southampton No 811 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Squadron - Gosport No 822 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Manston		Catapult Units: - No 702 (Catapult) Flight (2nd Battle Sqn, Home Fleet) No 712 (Catapult) Flight (2nd Cruiser Sqn, Home Fleet) No 716 (Catapult) Flight (6th Cruiser Sqn, South Africa) No 718 (Catapult) Flight (8th Cruiser Sqn, America and West Indies)

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AM	Sir Frederick W Bowhill	16 Aug 1937	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, DSO; later ACM
Gp Capt	I T N Gould	2 Mar 1936	Staff Officer i/c Administration, MC
Personal Appointment
Plt Off	I M Brodie	27 Nov 1937	Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Frederick G D Hards	24 Jan 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer, DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	George H Boyce	11 May 1936	AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	C W Byas	9 Aug 1937	Cdr RN
Sqn Ldr	E F Haylock	27 Jan 1936
Sqn Ldr	E S C Davis	24 Aug 1936	AFC
Sqn Ldr	V H Clift	6 Dec 1937
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr	E J D Routh	27 Nov 1937	Organisation duties
Sqn Ldr	R M Davy	3 Jul 1937	Personnel duties
Sqn Ldr	F E Bond	17 Jan 1938	Personnel duties
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr	H M K Brown	27 Sep 1937
Sqn Ldr	T M Abraham	2 Feb 1938	DFC
Engineer
Wg Cdr	William S Caster	30 Nov 1933	MC
Wg Cdr	E A Fawcus	16 May 1937
Sqn Ldr	John F Titmas	2 Jan 1937	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	George B M Rhind	1 Nov 1936	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	W E James	3 Jan 1938
Sqn Ldr	Frederick H Cashmore	9 Feb 1933
Navigation
Wg Cdr	R L Crofton	18 Oct 1937	MBE, AFC
Photography
Sqn Ldr	W E Purdin	14 Mar 1936
Signals
Wg Cdr	Albert F Lang	6 May 1937	Chief Signals Officer, MBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr	G N Coward	22 Mar 1937
Flt Lt	E Gillespie		DSO, RAFO, Lt Col RM (Ret)
Equipment
Gp Capt	Cuthbert L Archbold	18 Feb 1937	OBE, later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	W E Aylwin	22 Jan 1937
Wg Cdr	N R Fuller	28 May 1938
Wg Cdr	Kenneth D G Collier	15 Aug 1932	later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	W G MacD Nicholl	7 Feb 1938
Sqn Ldr	J E Truss	1 Feb 1937
Sqn Ldr	C N Scott	2 Nov 1936
Sqn Ldr	F C C B Hichens	18 May 1937
Sqn Ldr	Maurice H Jenks	23 Mar 1936
Services
Accountant
Gp Capt	C G Murray	27 Sep 1935	Command Accountant, CBE
Wg Cdr	Herbert G Jones	28 Dec 1936	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	Bernard L Blofeld	14 Apr 1936	later A/Cdre
Medical
A/Cdre	Basil A Playne	28 Jan 1935	Principal Medical Officer, DSO, MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr	C T O'Neill	16 Oct 1936	Deputy Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MB, BCh
Wg Cdr	G H H Maxwell	18Apr 1938	Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, ChB, DPH
Flt Lt	H M G Williams	22 Jan 1936	Dental Branch, LDS
Educational
Mr	D McKenzie		Command Education Officer, BSc
Mr	D G G O'Shea		Grade II, BA
Works
Mr	A H Matheson		Chief Engineer, AMICE
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr	Albert Durston	6 Aug 1936	Fleet Aviation Officer to C-in-C Atlantic Fleet, AFC; later AM
Cdr RN (Ret)	C W G J Nowell		Code and Cypher duties
Supernumerary
Sqn Ldr	F M R Stephenson	23 Feb 1937	Cdr RN
Sqn Ldr	D S Brookes	2 May 1938
Sqn Ldr	Bertram E Essex	24 Feb 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	C F C Coaker	12 Dec 1936	For duty with RAF Detachment, Bermuda
Warrant Officers
WO I	J O Annan	19 Jun 1936	Air Staff, MBE
WO I	R W Woodley	11 Jan 1938	Air Staff
WO I	H L Secker	29 Jul 1935	Signals
WO I	T Whitston	14 Apr 1936	Signals

Address	Controlled
Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire	Groups: - No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group No 17 (Training) Group No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group
	Stations: -
	Abbotsinch Aberdeen (Dyce) Bermuda Bircham Newton Calshot Detling Donibristle Felixstowe Ford		Gosport Lee-on-Solent Leuchars Mount Batten Pembroke Dock Southampton Thorney Island Worthy Down
RAF units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by Coastal Command (shores bases shown after unit): -
HMS Courageous No 800 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Southampton No 810 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Squadron - Gosport No 820 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Southampton No 821 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Southampton HMS Hermes (refitting) HMS Furious No 801 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Southampton No 811 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Squadron - Gosport No 822 (Fleet Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron		Catapult Units: - No 702 (Catapult) Flight (2nd Battle Sqn, Home Fleet) No 712 (Catapult) Flight (2nd Cruiser Sqn, Home Fleet) No 716 (Catapult) Flight (6th Cruiser Sqn, South Africa) No 718 (Catapult) Flight (8th Cruiser Sqn, America and West Indies)

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AM	Sir Frederick W Bowhill	16 Aug 1937	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, DSO; later ACM
A/Cdre	Rey G Parry	18 Jul 1938	Air Officer i/c Administration, DSO; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Plt Off	I M Brodie	27 Nov 1937	Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Frederick G D Hards	24 Jan 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer, DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	George H Boyce	11 May 1936	AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	C W Byas	9 Aug 1937	Cdr RN
Sqn Ldr	E S C Davis	24 Aug 1936	AFC
Sqn Ldr	Norman S Allinson	12 Sep 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	V H Clift	6 Dec 1937
Sqn Ldr	P F Canning	10 Jun 1938
Sqn Ldr	W R Beaman	15 Sep 1938
Sqn Ldr	J A S Brown	31 Oct 1938
Maj	R N Vaughan	3 Oct 1938	Royal Fusiliers
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr	F E Bond	17 Jan 1938	Personnel duties
Sqn Ldr	J J Zwarenstein	5 Dec 1938	Personnel duties
Maj	R L Hutchins	10 Oct 1938	Organisation duties, MC, Grenadier Guards
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr	H M K Brown	27 Sep 1937
Sqn Ldr	T M Abraham	2 Feb 1938	DFC
Engineer
Gp Capt	I T N Gould	2 Mar 1936	MC
Wg Cdr	E A Fawcus	16 May 1937
Wg Cdr	S M Park	8 Aug 1938
Sqn Ldr	John F Titmas	2 Jan 1937	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	George B M Rhind	1 Nov 1936	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	W E James	3 Jan 1938
Sqn Ldr	Frederick H Cashmore	9 Feb 1933
Navigation
Wg Cdr	R L Crofton	18 Oct 1937	MBE, AFC
Photography
Sqn Ldr	A R Collins	28 Oct 1938
Signals
Wg Cdr	Albert F Lang	6 May 1937	Chief Signals Officer, MBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr	G N Coward	22 Mar 1937
Flt Lt	E Gillespie		DSO, RAFO, Lt Col RM (Ret)
Equipment
Gp Capt	Cuthbert L Archbold	18 Feb 1937	OBE, later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	W E Aylwin	22 Jan 1937
Wg Cdr	N R Fuller	28 May 1938
Sqn Ldr	J E Truss	1 Feb 1937
Sqn Ldr	F C C B Hichens	18 May 1937
Sqn Ldr	Maurice H Jenks	23 Mar 1936
Flt Lt	W Macey	16 Aug 1938
Services
Accountant
Gp Capt	C G Murray	27 Sep 1935	Command Accountant, CBE
Wg Cdr	Herbert G Jones	28 Dec 1936	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	Bernard L Blofeld	14 Apr 1936	later A/Cdre
Medical
Wg Cdr	W E Hodgins	1 Aug 1938	Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB, MCP & S
Wg Cdr	G H H Maxwell	18Apr 1938	Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, ChB, DPH
Flt Lt	H M G Williams	22 Jan 1936	Dental Branch, LDS
Educational
Mr	D McKenzie		Command Education Officer, BSc
Mr	D G G O'Shea		Grade II, BA
Works
Mr	F L Fay		Chief Engineer, MC, AMICE
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr	Gerald S Oddie	20 Oct 1938	Fleet Aviation Officer to C-in-C Atlantic Fleet, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Cdr RN (Ret)	C W G J Nowell		Code and Cypher duties
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection - Inspector of Explosives
Mr	C W Shute		Assistant Inspector, AID
Supernumerary
Sqn Ldr	C F C Coaker	12 Dec 1936	For duty with RAF Detachment, Bermuda
Sqn Ldr	F W Foster	29 Sep 1938	DFC, DSM
Warrant Officers
WO I	J O Annan	19 Jun 1936	Air Staff, MBE
WO I	H L Secker	29 Jul 1935	Signals
WO I	T Whitston	14 Apr 1936	Signals

Address	Controlled
Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire	Groups: - No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group No 17 (Training) Group No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group
	Stations: -
	Abbotsinch Aberdeen (Dyce) Bermuda Bircham Newton Calshot Dalgety Bay Detling Donibristle Felixstowe Ford		Gosport Invergordon Lee-on-Solent Leuchars Mount Batten Pembroke Dock Southampton Thorney Island Worthy Down
RAF units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by Coastal Command (shores bases shown after unit): -
HMS Ark Royal HQ No 800 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Worthy Down No 803 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Worthy Down No 810 (Torpedo Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Southampton No 814 (Torpedo Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Southampton No 820 (Torpedo Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Southampton No 821 (Torpedo Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Southampton HMS Coorageous No 801 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Donibristle No 811 (Torpedo Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Donibristle No 822 (Torpedo Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Donibristle		HMS Furious - under dockyard control - Devonport HMS Hermes - RN Air Branch Training Ship - Devonport Catapult Units: - No 702 (Catapult) Flight (2nd Battle Sqn, Home Fleet) No 712 (Catapult) Squadron (2nd Cruiser Sqn, Home Fleet) No 716 (Catapult) Flight (6th Cruiser Sqn, South Africa) No 718 (Catapult) Squadron (8th Cruiser Sqn, America and West Indies)

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AM	Sir Frederick W Bowhill	16 Aug 1937	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, DSO; later ACM
A/Cdre	Rey G Parry	18 Jul 1938	Air Officer i/c Administration, DSO; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Plt Off	I M Brodie	27 Nov 1937	Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Frederick G D Hards	24 Jan 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer, DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	George H Boyce	11 May 1936	AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	C W Byas	9 Aug 1937	Cdr RN
Wg Cdr	Reginald N Waite	11 Jan 1938	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Walter P Sutcliffe	10 Feb 1939	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	W P Harvey	18 Feb 1939
Sqn Ldr	E S C Davis	24 Aug 1936	AFC
Sqn Ldr	H M Whittle	2 Jan 1939	Auxiliary Liaison
Sqn Ldr	Norman S Allinson	12 Sep 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	V H Clift	6 Dec 1937
Sqn Ldr	P F Canning	10 Jun 1938
Sqn Ldr	W R Beaman	15 Sep 1938
Maj	R N Vaughan	3 Oct 1938	Royal Fusiliers
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr	F E Bond	17 Jan 1938	Personnel duties
Lt Col	K P Smith	28 Feb 1938	Organisation duties, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Sqn Ldr	J E G Thomas	1 Mar 1939	Organisation duties
Sqn Ldr	J J Zwarenstein	5 Dec 1938
Maj	R L Hutchins	10 Oct 1938	Organisation duties, MC, Grenadier Guards
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr	C A Hoy	16 Jan 1939
Sqn Ldr	T M Abraham	2 Feb 1938	DFC
Engineer
Gp Capt	I T N Gould	2 Mar 1936	MC
Wg Cdr	E Thornton	6 Feb 1939
Wg Cdr	S M Park	8 Aug 1938
Wg Cdr	John F Titmas	2 Jan 1937	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	George B M Rhind	1 Nov 1936	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	W E James	3 Jan 1938
Sqn Ldr	Frederick H Cashmore	9 Feb 1933
Sqn Ldr	Francis J St G Braithwaite	31 Dec 1938	later AVM
Navigation
Wg Cdr	R L Crofton	18 Oct 1937	MBE, AFC
Photography
Sqn Ldr	A R Collins	28 Oct 1938
Signals
Wg Cdr	Eric H Richardson	5 Jan 1939	Chief Signals Officer; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	G N Coward	22 Mar 1937
Equipment
Gp Capt	W E Aylwin	22 Jan 1937
Wg Cdr	N R Fuller	28 May 1938
Sqn Ldr	J E Truss	1 Feb 1937
Sqn Ldr	E N D Worsley	9 Jan 1939
Sqn Ldr	F C C B Hichens	18 May 1937
Sqn Ldr	Maurice H Jenks	23 Mar 1936
Flt Lt	W Macey	16 Aug 1938
Services
Accountant
Gp Capt	Herbert G Jones	28 Dec 1936	Command Accountant; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Bernard L Blofeld	14 Apr 1936	later A/Cdre
Medical
Wg Cdr	W E Hodgins	1 Aug 1938	Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB, MCP & S
Wg Cdr	G H H Maxwell	18 Apr 1938	Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr	B W Cross	1 Mar 1939	MRCS, LRCP
Flt Lt	E Martin	11 Feb 1939	Dental Branch, LDS
Educational
Mr	D McKenzie		Command Education Officer, BSc
Mr	D G G O'Shea		Grade II, BA
Works
Mr	F L Fay		Chief Engineer, MC, AMICE
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr	Gerald S Oddie	20 Oct 1938	Fleet Aviation Officer to C-in-C Atlantic Fleet, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Cdr RN (Ret)	C W G J Nowell		Code and Cypher duties
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection - Inspector of Explosives
Mr	C W Shute		Assistant Inspector, AID
Supernumerary
Sqn Ldr	C F C Coaker	12 Dec 1936	For duty with RAF Detachment, Bermuda
Warrant Officers
WO	J O Annan	19 Jun 1936	Air Staff, MBE
WO	H L Secker	29 Jul 1935	Signals

Address	Controlled
Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire	Groups: - No 15 (Reconnaissance) Group No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group No 17 (Training) Group No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group
	Stations: -
	Abbotsinch Aberdeen (Dyce) Bermuda Bircham Newton Calshot Dalgety Bay Detling Donibristle Felixstowe Ford		Gosport Invergordon Lee-on-Solent Leuchars Mount Batten Pembroke Dock Southampton Thorney Island Worthy Down
RAF units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by Coastal Command (shores bases shown after unit): -
HMS Ark Royal HQ No 800 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Worthy Down No 803 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Worthy Down No 810 (Torpedo Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Southampton No 814 (Torpedo Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Southampton No 820 (Torpedo Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Southampton No 821 (Torpedo Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Southampton HMS Courageous No 801 (Fleet Fighter) Squadron - Donibristle No 811 (Torpedo Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Donibristle No 822 (Torpedo Spotter-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Donibristle		HMS Furious - under dockyard control - Devonport HMS Hermes - RN Air Branch Training Ship - Devonport Catapult Units: - No 702 (Catapult) Flight (2nd Battle Sqn, Home Fleet) No 712 (Catapult) Squadron (2nd Cruiser Sqn, Home Fleet) No 716 (Catapult) Flight (6th Cruiser Sqn, South Africa) No 718 (Catapult) Squadron (8th Cruiser Sqn, America and West Indies)

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AM	Sir Frederick W Bowhill	16 Aug 1937	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, DSO; later ACM
A/Cdre	Rey G Parry	18 Jul 1938	Air Officer i/c Administration, DSO; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Plt Off	I M Brodie	27 Nov 1937	Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Frederick G D Hards	24 Jan 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer, DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	George H Boyce	11 May 1936	AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	C W Byas	9 Aug 1937	Cdr RN
Wg Cdr	Reginald N Waite	11 Jan 1938	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Walter P Sutcliffe	10 Feb 1939	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	W P Harvey	18 Feb 1939
Sqn Ldr	E S C Davis	24 Aug 1936	AFC
Sqn Ldr	H M Whittle	2 Jan 1939	Auxiliary Liaison
Sqn Ldr	Norman S Allinson	12 Sep 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	V H Clift	6 Dec 1937
Sqn Ldr	P F Canning	10 Jun 1938
Sqn Ldr	W R Beaman	15 Sep 1938
Maj	R N Vaughan	3 Oct 1938	Royal Fusiliers
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr	F E Bond	17 Jan 1938	Personnel duties
Lt Col	K P Smith	28 Feb 1938	Organisation duties, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Sqn Ldr	J E G Thomas	1 Mar 1939	Organisation duties
Sqn Ldr	J J Zwarenstein	5 Dec 1938
Maj	R L Hutchins	10 Oct 1938	Organisation duties, MC, Grenadier Guards
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr	C A Hoy	16 Jan 1939
Sqn Ldr	T M Abraham	2 Feb 1938	DFC
Engineer
Gp Capt	I T N Gould	2 Mar 1936	MC
Wg Cdr	E Thornton	6 Feb 1939
Wg Cdr	S M Park	8 Aug 1938
Sqn Ldr	George B M Rhind	1 Nov 1936	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	W E James	3 Jan 1938
Sqn Ldr	Frederick H Cashmore	9 Feb 1933
Sqn Ldr	Francis J St G Braithwaite	31 Dec 1938	later AVM
Navigation
Wg Cdr	R L Crofton	18 Oct 1937	MBE, AFC
Photography
Sqn Ldr	A R Collins	28 Oct 1938
Signals
Wg Cdr	Eric H Richardson	5 Jan 1939	Chief Signals Officer; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	G N Coward	22 Mar 1937
Equipment
Gp Capt	W E Aylwin	22 Jan 1937
Wg Cdr	N R Fuller	28 May 1938
Sqn Ldr	J E Truss	1 Feb 1937
Sqn Ldr	C W Rugg	8 Mar 1939
Sqn Ldr	E N D Worsley	9 Jan 1939
Sqn Ldr	F C C B Hichens	18 May 1937
Sqn Ldr	Maurice H Jenks	23 Mar 1936
Flt Lt	W Macey	16 Aug 1938
Services
Accountant
Gp Capt	Herbert G Jones	28 Dec 1936	Command Accountant; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Bernard L Blofeld	14 Apr 1936	later A/Cdre
Medical
Wg Cdr	W E Hodgins	1 Aug 1938	Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB, MCP & S
Wg Cdr	G H H Maxwell	18 Apr 1938	Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr	B W Cross	1 Mar 1939	MRCS, LRCP
Flt Lt	E Martin	11 Feb 1939	Dental Branch, LDS
Educational
Mr	D McKenzie		Command Education Officer, BSc
Mr	D G G O'Shea		Grade II, BA
Works
Mr	J C A Doherty		Chief Engineer
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr	Gerald S Oddie	20 Oct 1938	Fleet Aviation Officer to C-in-C Atlantic Fleet, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Cdr RN (Ret)	C W G J Nowell		Code and Cypher duties
Lt	G G G Graves		Code and Cypher duties, late RAF
Capt	W N Tees		Assistant Adjutant, late RAF
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection - Inspector of Explosives
Mr	C W Shute		Assistant Inspector, AID
Supernumerary
Sqn Ldr	C F C Coaker	12 Dec 1936	For duty with RAF Detachment, Bermuda
Warrant Officers
WO	J O Annan	19 Jun 1936	Air Staff, MBE
WO	H L Secker	29 Jul 1935	Signals

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Gp Capt	R J Bone	4 Aug 1939	Recalled from retirement
Wg Cdr	D McKenzie	23 Aug 1939	Recalled from retirement, formerly Chief Education Officer, HQ Coastal Command
Sqn Ldr	D G G O'Shea	23 Aug 1939	Recalled from retirement, formerly Education Officer Grade II, HQ Coastal Command
Flt Lt	H J Hunter	23 Aug 1939	Recalled from retirement
Plt Off	H V Jellicoe	25 Aug 1939	RAFVR
Plt Off	L Cohen	25 Aug 1939	RAFVR
Plt Off	J G Burchett	25 Aug 1939	RAFVR
Plt Off	L W D Peacock	25 Aug 1939	RAFVR
Plt Off	H D Clevely	25 Aug 1939	RAFVR
Plt Off	S J Griffin	25 Aug 1939	RAFVR
Plt Off	B N Radford	25 Aug 1939	RAFVR
Flt Lt	J A MacNab	26 Aug 1939	Recalled from retirement
Flt Lt	G Samuels	26 Aug 1939	Recalled from retirement, formerly Education Officer Grade III, Felixstowe
Plt Off	W H R Lukey	26 Aug 1939	RAFVR
Gp Capt	Ivor T Lloyd	27 Aug 1939	Recalled from retirement
Gp Capt	William H Primrose	27 Aug 1939	Recalled from retirement
Sqn Ldr	R F S Leslie	28 Aug 1939	Recalled from retirement
Plt Off	H G D Erickson	28 Aug 1939	RAFVR
Wg Cdr	P M Keane	29 Aug 1939	Recalled from retirement
Sqn Ldr	E H D Spencer	29 Aug 1939	Recalled from retirement
Fg Off	M D Nolan	30 Aug 1939	Recalled from retirement
Flt Lt	A W Hoggar	29 Aug 1939
Plt Off	R M Fletcher	2 Sep 1939	RAFVR
Wg Cdr	Frank L Hopps	3 Sep 1939
Sqn Ldr	George B Beardsworth	3 Sep 1939
Sqn Ldr	R Shaw	3 Sep 1939
Sqn Ldr	Watson	28 Sep 1939	RAAF Officer attached from RAF Staff College Course
Flt Lt	Hely	28 Sep 1939	RAAF Officer attached from RAF Staff College Course

Group	Station	Unit
No 15 (Reconnaissance) Group HQ - Plymouth	Mount Batten	No 204 Sqn
	Pembroke Dock	No 210 Sqn No 228 Sqn 1 x PBY Flying Boat (Temporary)
	Warmwell	No 217 Sqn (less1 flight)
	Carew Cheriton (Fighter Command station to be transferred to Coastal Command	No 206 Sqn (1 flight) No 217 Sqn (1 flight)
	Aldergrove	No 502 Sqn (plus 2 Dragonfly aircraft attached for operational purposes)
	Falmouth	No 240 Sqn (3 x flying boats)
	St Eval	Arrangement in place for reception of No 217 Sqn from Warmwell on 2 October
	Speke/Hooton Park	Under consideration
	Calshot	Major Maintenance for Nos 201, 240 and 209 Sqns. To be transferred to No 17 (Training) Group on 1 October
	Felixstowe	To be transferred to Training Command
No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group HQ - Gillingham	Bircham Newton	No 206 Sqn (less 1 flight) No 42 Sqn Mobile Torpedo Base
	Thorney Island	No 48 Sqn (less 2 flight) No 22Sqn (in reserve for No 42 Sqn) No 1 CACU (less detachment at Detling)
	Detling	No 500 Sqn (plus 1 flight of No 48 Sqn) Detached, No 1 CACU
	Guernsey Airport	1 Flight of No 48 Sqn
	Catfoss	Under consideration
No 17 (Training) Group HQ - Gosport	Gosport	Torpedo Training School
	Thorney Island	School of General Reconnaissance
	Calshot	Seaplane Training School
No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group HQ - Pitreavie Castle	Shetlands	SS Manela No 201 Sqn
	Invergordon	No 209 Sqn (to move to Oban) No 240 Sqn (less 3 flying boats)
	Woodhaven	Facilities available for flying boat detachment if order to proceed there
	Montrose	No 269 Sqn (To move to Abbotsinch on or about 30 Sep 1939. To remain there for two weeks before proceeding to Wick)
	Leuchars	No 224 Sqn No 233 Sqn
	Dyce	No 612 Sqn
	Oban	Preparations in hand to receive No 209 Sqn
	Wick	Fleet Air Arm units

Source - Coastal Command ORB

12/13 October 1939

The disposition of units within the Command on this date was as follows: -

Group	Station	Unit
No 15 (Reconnaissance) Group HQ - Plymouth	Mount Batten	No 204 Sqn (Sunderlands) 1 flight, No 2 AACU
	Pembroke Dock	No 210 Sqn (Sunderlands) No 228 Sqn (Sunderlands)
	Carew Cheriton	1 flight, No 217 Sqn (Ansons)
	Aldergrove	No 502 Sqn (Ansons) plus 2 Dragonfly aircraft attached for operational purposes
	Falmouth	No 209 Sqn (3 x Stranraer flying boats)
	St Eval	No 217 Sqn, less 1 flight (Ansons)
	Hooton Park	1 flight, No 206 Sqn (Ansons)
	Felixstowe	To be transferred to Training Command
	Boscombe Down/Linton-on-Ouse (Bomber Command)	Nos 51 and 58 Sqns (At the disposal of C-in-C, Coastal Command for operational purposes)
No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group HQ - Gillingham	Bircham Newton	No 206 Sqn, less 1 flight (Ansons) No 42 Sqn (Vildebeeste) Mobile Torpedo Base
	Thorney Island	No 48 Sqn, less 1 flight (Ansons) No 22 Sqn (in reserve for No 42 Sqn) (Vildebeeste) No 1 CACU (less detachment at Detling) (Ansons)
	Detling	No 500 Sqn (Ansons) 1 flight, No 48 Sqn (Ansons) Detached, No 1 CACU (Ansons)
	Guernsey Airport	Care & Maintenance wef 10 Oct 1939
	Catfoss	Under consideration
No 17 (Training) Group HQ - Gosport
	Gosport	Torpedo Training School Torpedo School Torpedo Development Flight No 2 AACU less 1 flight
	Thorney Island (No 16 Group)	School of General Reconnaissance
	Calshot	Major Maintenance for Nos 201, 240 and 209 Sqns. Seaplane Training School Marine Craft School
No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group HQ - Pitreavie Castle
	Invergordon	No 240 Sqn (Londons)
	Woodhaven	Facilities available for flying boat detachment
	Leuchars	No 224 Sqn (Hudsons) No 233 Sqn (Ansons)
	Thornaby	No 220 Sqn (Hudsons) No 608 Sqn (Ansons)
	Dyce	No 612 Sqn (Ansons)
	Oban	No 209 Sqn less detachment (Londons)
	Wick	No 269 Sqn (Ansons) No 803 Sqn, Fleet Air Arm
Miscellaneous Units *Administered by HQ No 18 Group	Helensburgh	Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment*
Miscellaneous Units *Administered by HQ No 18 Group	Perth	Wireless Development Unit*
Air Ministry Experimental Stations (AMES)	Ventnor, Isle of Wight	Administered by Gosport
	Bawdsey	Administered by Felixstowe (To be transferred to Training Command)
	West Beckham	Administered by Bircham Newton
	Danby Beacon	Administered by Thornaby
	Schoolhill	Administered by Dyce

1 November 1939

The disposition of units within the Command on this date was as follows: -

Group	Station	Unit
No 15 (Reconnaissance) Group HQ - Plymouth	Mount Batten	No 204 Sqn (Sunderlands) 'C' Flight, No 2 AACU
	Pembroke Dock	No 210 Sqn (Sunderlands)
	Carew Cheriton	1 flight, No 217 Sqn (Ansons) 1 Coastal Patrol Flight (Moths)
	Aldergrove (Training Command)	No 502 Sqn (Ansons) plus 2 Dragonfly aircraft attached for operational purposes 1 Coastal Patrol Flight (Moths)
	Falmouth	Care & Maintenance from 10 Nov 1939
	St Eval	No 217 Sqn, less 1 flight (Ansons) 1 Coastal Patrol Flight (Moths) when facilities are available
	Hooton Park	1 flight, No 206 Sqn (Ansons) 1 Coastal Patrol Flight (Moths)
	Boscombe Down/Linton-on-Ouse (Bomber Command)	Nos 51 and 58 Sqns (At the disposal of C-in-C, Coastal Command for operational purposes)
No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group HQ - Gillingham *Administered by No 17 Group	Bircham Newton	No 206 Sqn, less 1 flight (Ansons) No 42 Sqn (Vildebeeste/Bothas) Mobile Torpedo Base
	Thorney Island	No 48 Sqn, less 1 flight (Ansons) No 22 Sqn (in reserve for No 42 Sqn) (Vildebeeste/Beauforts) No 1 CACU (less detachment at Detling) (Ansons)
	Detling	No 500 Sqn (Ansons) 1 flight, No 48 Sqn (Ansons) Detached, No 1 CACU* (Ansons)
	Guernsey Airport	Care & Maintenance, occasionally used by detachment of No 48 Sqn.
	Catfoss (Training Command)	Under consideration
No 17 (Training) Group HQ - Gosport
	Calshot	Major Maintenance for Nos 201, 240 and 209 Sqns. Seaplane Training School Marine Craft School
	Gosport	Torpedo Training School Torpedo Development Flight No 2 AACU less 'C' Flight
	Thorney Island (No 16 Group)	School of General Reconnaissance
	Silloth	Coastal Command Landplane Pilots' Pool
No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group HQ - Pitreavie Castle
	Shetlands	SS Manela No 240 Sqn (Londons)
	Invergordon	No 201 Sqn (Londons)
	Woodhaven	Facilities available for flying boat detachment
	Leuchars	No 224 Sqn (Hudsons) No 233 Sqn (Ansons and 1 flight of Blenheim fighters) 1 flight, No 269 Sqn (Ansons)
	Thornaby	No 220 Sqn (Hudsons) No 608 Sqn (Ansons)
	Dyce	No 612 Sqn (Ansons) 1 Coastal Patrol Flight (Moths)
	Oban	No 209 Sqn (Stranraers)
	Wick	No 269 Sqn less 1 flight (Ansons) No 803 Sqn, Fleet Air Arm (lodger unit)
	Abbotsinch (Fighter Command)	1 Coastal Patrol Flight (Moths) (forming part of No 224 Sqn)
Miscellaneous Units *Administered by HQ No 18 Group	Helensburgh	Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment*
Air Ministry Experimental Stations (AMES)	Kirkwall	Administered by Wick
	Wick	Administered by Wick
	Schoolhill	Administered by Dyce
	Anstruther	Administered by Leuchars
	Kirklands	Administered by Leuchars
	Danby Beacon	Administered by Thornaby
	West Beckham	Administered by Bircham Newton
	Ventnor, Isle of Wight	Administered by Gosport

The disposition of units within the Command on 11 December was as follows: -

Group	Station	Unit
No 15 (Reconnaissance) Group HQ - Plymouth	Mount Batten	No 204 Sqn (Sunderlands) 'C' Flight, No 2 AACU
	Pembroke Dock	No 210 Sqn (Sunderlands) No 228 Sqn (Sunderlands) No 10 (RAAF) Sqn (Sunderlands - forming)
	Carew Cheriton (Administered by Pembroke Dock)	1 flight, No 217 Sqn (Ansons) No 5 Coastal Patrol Flight (Moths) 'C' Flight, CACU (Henleys) (Fighter Command unit)
	Aldergrove (Training Command)	No 502 Sqn (Ansons) (less 4 aircraft at Hooton Park) 2 Dragonfly aircraft attached for operational purposes
	Falmouth (Administered by Mount Batten)	Care & Maintenance from 10 Nov 1939
	St Eval	No 217 Sqn, less 1 flight (Ansons) No 6 Coastal Patrol Flight (Moths) when facilities are available
	Hooton Park	4 Ansons of No 502 Sqn (Ansons) No 3 Coastal Patrol Flight (Moths) No 4 Coastal Patrol Flight (Moths)
	Boscombe Down/Dishforth (Bomber Command)	Nos 51 and 58 Sqns (At the disposal of C-in-C, Coastal Command for operational purposes)
No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group HQ - Gillingham *Administered by No 17 Group	Bircham Newton	No 206 Sqn (Ansons, re-arming with Hudsons) No 42 Sqn (Vildebeeste) Mobile Torpedo Base 1 flight, No 233 Sqn (Blenheims)
	Thorney Island	No 48 Sqn (Ansons) No 22 Sqn (in reserve for No 42 Sqn) (Vildebeeste/Beauforts) No 1 CACU (less detachment at Detling) (Ansons) Maintenance Flight, No 217 Sqn
	Detling	No 500 Sqn (Ansons) Detached, No 1 CACU* (Ansons)
	Guernsey Airport	Care & Maintenance, occasionally used by detachment of No 48 Sqn.
	Catfoss (Training Command)	Under consideration
No 17 (Training) Group HQ - Gosport
	Calshot	Major Maintenance for Nos 201, 240 and 209 Sqns. Seaplane Training School Marine Craft School
	Gosport	Torpedo Training School Torpedo Development Flight No 2 AACU less 'C' Flight
	Thorney Island (No 16 Group)	School of General Reconnaissance
	Silloth	Coastal Command Landplane Pilots' Pool
No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group HQ - Pitreavie Castle
	Shetlands	SS Manela (100 Wing) Camp under construction at Graven near Sullom Voe No 240 Sqn (Londons) Sumburgh - 3 plus 2 Gladiators (Fighter Command)
	Invergordon	No 201 Sqn (Londons) - in reserve to 240 Sqn 1 x PBY flying boat
	Woodhaven	Facilities available for flying boat detachment
	Leuchars	No 224 Sqn (Hudsons) No 233 Sqn (Hudsons) 1 flight, No 612 Sqn (Ansons)
	Thornaby	No 220 Sqn (Hudsons) No 608 Sqn (Ansons)
	Dyce	No 612 Sqn less 1 flight (Ansons) No 1 Coastal Patrol Flight (Moths)
	Oban	No 209 Sqn (Stranraers) - re-arming with Lerwicks
	Wick	No 269 Sqn (Ansons) No 803 Sqn, Fleet Air Arm (lodger unit) No 804 Sqn, Fleet Air Arm (lodger unit) - forming beore moving to Hatston
	Abbotsinch (Fighter Command)	No 2 Coastal Patrol Flight (Moths) - forming part of No 224 Sqn
Miscellaneous Units *Administered by HQ No 18 Group	Helensburgh	Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment*
Air Ministry Experimental Stations (AMES)	Kirkwall	Administered by Wick
	Wick (Thrumster)	Administered by Wick
	Schoolhill	Administered by Dyce
	Anstruther	Administered by Leuchars
	Crail	Administered by Leuchars
	Danby Beacon	Administered by Thornaby
	West Beckham	Administered by Bircham Newton
	Ventnor, Isle of Wight	Administered by Gosport
	Hornsea	Catfoss

Address	Controlled
Eastbury Park, Northwood, Middlesex	Groups: - No 15 (Reconnaissance) Group No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group No 17 (Training) Group No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group 100 Wing
	Stations: -
	Aberdeen (Dyce) Bermuda Bircham Newton Calshot Detling Donibristle Gosport Helensburgh Hooton Park Invergordon	Lee-on-Solent Leuchars Mount Batten Pembroke Dock St Eval Silloth Thorney Island Thornaby Wick

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AM	Sir Frederick W Bowhill	16 Aug 1937	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, DSO; later ACM
AVM	R Williams	15 May 1939	Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO, RAAF
Personal Appointment
Plt Off	I M Brodie	27 Nov 1937	Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Frederick G D Hards	24 Jan 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer, DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	Reginald N Waite	11 Jan 1938	later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	N V Moreton	17 Apr 1939
Sqn Ldr	E S C Davis	24 Aug 1936	AFC
Sqn Ldr	H M Whittle	2 Jan 1939	Auxiliary Liaison
Sqn Ldr	Norman S Allinson	12 Sep 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	V H Clift	6 Dec 1937
Sqn Ldr	P F Canning	10 Jun 1938
Sqn Ldr	A Franklin	3 Jul 1939
Sqn Ldr	S T Misselbrook	6 Nov 1939
Sqn Ldr	John Constable-Roberts	20 Oct 1939	later A/Cdre
Maj	R N Vaughan	3 Oct 1938	Royal Fusiliers
Plt Off	W P J Ovington	5 Oct 1939
Plt Off	H D Cleverley	3 Sep 1939
Plt Off	L W D Peacock	3 Sep 1939
Administrative Staff
Lt Col	K P Smith	28 Feb 1938	Organisation duties, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Sqn Ldr	J E G Thomas	1 Mar 1939	Organisation duties
Sqn Ldr	J G Argyles	5 Oct 1939
Sqn Ldr	C HA Stevens	27 Oct 1939
Plt Off	H de V Leigh	28 Sep 1939	Personnel duties, DFC
Maj	R L Hutchins	10 Oct 1938	Organisation duties, MC, Grenadier Guards
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr	C A Hoy	16 Jan 1939
Sqn Ldr	T M Abraham	2 Feb 1938	DFC
Engineer
Gp Capt	I T N Gould	2 Mar 1936	MC
Wg Cdr	E Thornton	6 Feb 1939
Wg Cdr	S M Park	8 Aug 1938
Sqn Ldr	George B M Rhind	1 Nov 1936	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Frederick H Cashmore	9 Feb 1933
Sqn Ldr	Francis J St G Braithwaite	31 Dec 1938	later AVM
Navigation
Wg Cdr	R L Crofton	18 Oct 1937	MBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr	P E Haddow	20 Apr 1939
Photography
Sqn Ldr	A R Collins	28 Oct 1938
Signals
Wg Cdr	Eric H Richardson	5 Jan 1939	Chief Signals Officer; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	G N Coward	22 Mar 1937
Sqn Ldr	N G Goodman	16 Sep 1939
Sqn Ldr	T R Vickers	1 Nov 1939
Sqn Ldr	Peter H Holmes	17 Sep 1939	later AVM
Fg Off	K Roberts	23 Jun 1939	Commissioned Signals Officer
Equipment
Gp Capt	W E Aylwin	22 Jan 1937
Wg Cdr	E N D Worsley	9 Jan 1939
Sqn Ldr	C W Rugg	8 Mar 1939
Sqn Ldr	J E Truss	1 Feb 1937
Sqn Ldr	Maurice H Jenks	23 Mar 1936
Fg Off	A W Hoggar	28 Aug 1939
Services
Accountant
Gp Capt	Herbert G Jones	28 Dec 1936	Command Accountant; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	Oswald K Griffin	22 May 1939	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Bernard L Blofeld	14 Apr 1936	later A/Cdre
Plt Off	H J Binder	27 Sep 1939
Medical
A/Cdre	F C Cowtan	3 Sep 1939	Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr	P M Keane	18 Apr 1938	Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene)
Wg Cdr	B W Cross	1 Mar 1939	MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Plt Off	D McKenzie	1 Sep 1937	Command Education Officer, BSc
Plt Off	D G G O'Shea	1 Sep 1937	Grade II, BA
Plt Off	F A Samuels	3 Sep 1939	Education duties
Plt Off	H E Smith	7 Sep 1939	Education duties
Works
Mr	J C A Doherty		Chief Engineer
Meteorological
Mr	C D Stewart		Senior Meteorological Officer, BSc
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr	Gerald S Oddie	20 Oct 1938	Fleet Aviation Officer to C-in-C Atlantic Fleet, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Plt Off	F A Lewis	16 Oct 1939	Code and Cypher duties
Cdr RN (Ret)	C W G J Nowell		Code and Cypher duties
Lt	G G G Graves		Code and Cypher duties, late RAF
Capt	W N Tees		Code and Cypher duties, late RAF
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection - Inspector of Explosives
Mr	C W Shute		Assistant Inspector, AID
Supernumerary
Gp Capt	John P Coleman	16 Oct 1939	AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	J MacL Murray	7 Jun 1939
Fg Off	S Lugg	18 Nov 1939
Fg Off	L A McIntosh	13 Sep 1939

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Flt Lt	H V Jellicoe	4 Oct 1939	RAFVR, reported for duty in Organisation Branch
Sqn Ldr	J G Argles	5 Oct 1939	Reported from No 1 SFTS for duty in Organisation Branch
Sqn Ldr	Herbert G Brackley	9 Oct 1939	Reported for duty in Organisation Branch
AM	Sir Frederick W Bowhill	1 Nov 1939	Promoted to Temp ACM
Sqn Ldr	P H Holmes	1 Nov 1939	Posted to RAF Andover
Wg Cdr	T J D Atteridge	7 Nov 1939	Posted to No 17 Group as Senior Medical Officer
Fg Off	S Lugg	18 Nov 1939	Reported for duty
Gp Capt	William H Primrose	27 Nov 1939	Posted to RAF Bircham Newton
Wg Cdr	A Briscoe	4 Dec 1939	Posted to No 16 Group as Senior Medical Officer
Wg Cdr	B W Cross	4 Dec 1939	Posted to No 15 Group as Senior Medical Officer
Fg Off	S Lugg	5 Dec 1939	Returned from temporary duty at RAF St Athan
Sqn Ldr	S T Misselbrook	9 Dec 1939	Posted in from Receiving Sub-Depot, North Coates for Operations duties wef 6 Nov 1939
Act Sqn Ldr	A W Hoggar	9 Dec 1939	Posted in from RAF Mount Batten for Equipment duties wef 28 Aug 1939
Fg Off	S Lugg	9 Dec 1939	Promoted to Flt Lt wef 30 Nov 1939
Flt Lt	E V Egbert	9 Dec 1939	Proceeded to HQ No 100 Wing in posting wef 28 Nov 1939
Wg Cdr	B W Cross	9 Dec 1939	Proceeded to No 15 Group as Senior Medical Officer