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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Coast Defence Development Unit - Personnel and locations
[Jul 1935 | Jul 1936 | Jul 1937 | Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]
Aug 1936 |
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
This was formed on 1 April 1935 by amalgamating Nos 1 - 3 Coast Defence Training Flights at RAF Gosport
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| RAF Base Gosport, Hampshire | Coastal Area |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | John G Walser | 23 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, MC |
| Flt Lt | Edward A Blake | 2 Jun 1933 | MM |
| Flt Lt | Frank Woolley | 2 Aug 1935 | OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre |
| Flt Lt | Robert H S Spaight | 1 Feb 1935 | later A/Cdre |
| Flt Lt | Richard F Shenton | 24 Jul 1924 | |
| Fg Off | Arthur P Glenny | 16 Oct 1933 | |
| Fg Off | George W P Grant | 14 Mar 1935 | later A/Cdre |
| Fg Off | Jack C Larking | 25 May 1935 | |
| Fg Off | Arthur W M Finny | 29 Aug 1933 | |
| Fg Off | James A Dixon | 1 Sep 1933 | |
| Fg Off | George H Denholm | 30 May 1935 | |
| Fg Off | James H G Sarll | 12 Oct 1934 | |
| Plt Off | Francis B Chapman | 16 Mar 1934 | |
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Source - July 1935 Air Force List
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| RAF Base Gosport, Hampshire | Coastal Area |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | John G Walser | 23 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, MC |
| Sqn Ldr | Robert H S Spaight | 1 Feb 1935 | later A/Cdre |
| Flt Lt | F P Smythies | 2 Dec 1935 | |
| Flt Lt | Faulkner M V May | 29 Aug 1935 | Navigation duties |
| Flt Lt | John G Elton | 4 Oct 1935 | AFC; later AVM |
| Flt Lt | Jack C Larking | 25 May 1935 | |
| Flt Lt | James A Dixon | 1 Sep 1933 | |
| Fg Off | James H G Sarll | 12 Oct 1934 | |
| Fg Off | Francis B Chapman | 16 Mar 1934 | |
| Fg Off | O H D Blomfield | 21 Mar 1936 | |
| Plt Off | J E Thornton | 21 Mar 1936 | |
| Plt Off | R G Forshaw | 21 Mar 1936 | |
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Source - July 1936 Air Force List
It was disbanded on 14 December 1936.
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