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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Practice Camp/No 2/Temporary Armament Training Camp/Station, North Coates Fitties - Personnel and locations
[Jul 1927 | Sep 1928 | Jul 1928 | Jul 1929 | Jul 1930 | Aug 1930 | Sep 1930 | Oct 1930 | Nov 1930 | Dec 1930 | Jul 1931 | Jul 1932 | Jul 1933 | Jan 1934 | Jul 1934 | Jul 1935 | Jul 1936 | Jul 1937 | Jul 1938]
Practice Camps were temporary units usually set up in March/April each year to permit operational squadrons to carry out live firing and bombing practices on nearby ranges. They usually closed around October/November, this continuing until the early 1930s
| Location | Command/Group |
| North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire | Inland Area |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | Albert Durston | 1 Apr 1927 | Officer Commanding, AFC; later AM |
| Flt Lt | 1 Apr 1927 | Armament duties; later AVM | |
| Fg Off | Terence H Finney | 1 Apr 1927 | |
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Medical Branch |
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| Fg Off | Leonard Freeman | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Source - July 1927 Air Force List
| Location | Command/Group |
| North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire | Inland Area |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | Albert Durston | 1 Apr 1927 | Officer Commanding, AFC; later AM |
| Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 29 Mar 1928 | Armament duties |
| Fg Off | Robert A Whyte | 14 Apr 1928 | |
| Fg Off | Antony W H Nelson | 29 Mar 1928 | |
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Medical Branch |
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| Fg Off | Gwyn H J Williams | 29 Mar 1928 | |
Source - July 1928 Air Force List
| Location | Command/Group |
| North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire | Inland Area |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | Albert Durston | 1 Apr 1927 | Officer Commanding, AFC; later AM |
| Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 29 Mar 1928 | Armament duties |
| Fg Off | Robert A Whyte | 14 Apr 1928 | |
| Fg Off | Antony W H Nelson | 29 Mar 1928 | |
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| Fg Off | Gwyn H J Williams | 29 Mar 1928 | |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
| Location | Command/Group |
| North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire | Inland Area |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | Cedric F Gordon | 20 Mar 1929 | Officer Commanding, |
| Flt Lt | Gordon H Vasse | 30 Mar 1929 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre |
| Flt Lt | William Morgan | 20 Mar 1929 | |
| Fg Off | Antony W H Nelson | 20 Mar 1929 | |
| Fg Off | James McGuinness | 20 Mar 1929 | |
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Medical Branch |
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| Fg Off | Gwyn H J Williams | 8 Apr 1929 | |
Source - July 1929 Air Force List
| Location | Command/Group |
| North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire | Inland Area |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | Edward Osmond | 8 Mar 1930 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
| Flt Lt | Gordon H Vasse | 8 Mar 1930 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre |
| Flt Lt | Norman S Allinson | 8 Mar 1930 | Armament duties; later AVM |
| Fg Off | Fred Miller | 8 Mar 1930 | Armament duties, DSM |
| Fg Off | Arthur M D Howes | 8 Mar 1930 | |
| Fg Off | Patrick G J Atkinson | 8 Mar 1930 | |
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Medical Branch |
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| Fg Off | John Murphy | 26 Mar 1930 | MB, BCh |
Source - July 1930 Air Force List
Source - August 1930 Air Force List
Source - September 1930 Air Force List
Source - October 1930 Air Force List
Source - November 1930 Air Force List
Source - December 1930 Air Force List
| Location | Command/Group |
| North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire | Inland Area |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | Reginald S Maxwell | 12 Mar 1931 | Officer Commanding, MC, DFC, AFC |
| Flt Lt | Adrian W Franklyn | 10 Mar 1931 | Armament duties, MC; later A/Cdre |
| Fg Off | Harold J G E Proud | 15 Mar 1931 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre |
| Fg Off | Lawrence E Chiswell | 10 Mar 1931 | |
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Medical Branch |
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| Fg Off | Andrew Harvey | 11 May 1931 | MB, BCh |
Source - July 1931 Air Force List
It was redesignated No 2 Armament Training Camp on 1 January 1932 under the control of the Air Armament School.
| Location | Command/Group |
| North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire | Air Armament School |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | Siegfried R Watkins | 1 Mar 1932 | Officer Commanding, |
| Flt Lt | 20 Feb 1932 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
| Flt Lt | Montague G Philpott | 20 Mar 1932 | Armament duties |
| Fg Off | Charles R J Hawkins | 20 Mar 1932 | |
| Fg Off | Richard M Messiter | 20 Mar 1932 | |
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| Flt Lt | Neil I Smith | 18 Mar 1932 | MD, ChB |
Source - July 1932 Air Force List
| Location | Command/Group |
| North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire | Air Armament School |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | John W Woodhouse | 28 Feb 1933 | Officer Commanding, |
| Sqn Ldr | Clifford W Busk | 2 Mar 1933 | Armament duties, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
| Fg Off | Charles E St J Beamish | 3 Mar 1933 | |
| Fg Off | Charles R J Hawkins | 25 Mar 1933 | |
| Fg Off | Gerald P Marvin | 24 Mar 1933 | |
| Fg Off | Lionel R S Freestone | 3 Mar 1933 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre |
| Fg Off | Patrick H Maxwell | 20 Mar 1933 | |
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Medical Branch |
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| Flt Lt | Lewis P McCullagh | 22 Mar 1933 | |
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Civilian Stores Officer |
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| Fg Off (Ret) | J F Mehigan | ||
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
| Location | Command/Group |
| North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire | Inland Area/Armament Group |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | Francis W Trott | 28 Feb 1934 | Officer Commanding, OBE, MC |
| Flt Lt | Donald R Mitchell | 6 Mar 1934 | Armament duties, MBE |
| Flt Lt | Hubert L Patch | 24 Mar 1934 | Armament duties; later ACM |
| Flt Lt | Basil M Cary | 24 Mar 1934 | |
| Fg Off | 26 Feb 1934 | Armament duties; later AVM | |
| Fg Off | Alfred Threapleton | 24 Mar 1934 | |
| Plt Off | James O Carter | 17 Apr 1934 | |
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Medical Branch |
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| Flt Lt | Donald R Crabb | 22 Mar 1934 | MRCS, LRCP |
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Civilian Stores Officer |
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| Fg Off (Ret) | J F Mehigan | ||
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Warrant Officer |
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| WO II | Charles Littleproud | 2 Mar 1934 | |
Source - July 1934 Air Force List
| Location | Command/Group |
| North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire | Inland Area/Armament Group |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | Lionel M Bailey | 10 Feb 1935 | Officer Commanding, |
| Flt Lt | Donald R Mitchell | 6 Jan 1935 | Armament duties, MBE |
| Flt Lt | Brian Paddon | 10 Feb 1935 | |
| Fg Off | Robert B Dashper | 17 Feb 1935 | Armament duties |
| Fg Off | Alfred Threapleton | 24 Mar 1935 | |
| Fg Off | Eric M Lewis | 25 Feb 1935 | |
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Medical Branch |
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| Flt Lt | Gwyn H J Williams | 18 Jan 1935 | MRCS, LRCP |
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Civilian Stores Officer |
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| Fg Off (Ret) | J F Mehigan | ||
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Warrant Officer |
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| WO II | Charles Littleproud | 2 Mar 1934 | |
Source - July 1935 Air Force List
| Location | Command/Group |
| North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire | Training Command/Armament Group |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | Allen Hesketh | 14 Feb 1936 | Officer Commanding, DFC; later AVM |
| Flt Lt | Lionel R S Freestone | 1 Feb 1936 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre |
| Fg Off | R V Bucknall | 16 Mar 1936 | |
| Fg Off | Reginald H E Emson | 30 Apr 1936 | Armament duties; later AM |
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Civilian Assistant |
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| Mr | B B Dowling | ||
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Civilian Stores Officer |
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| Fg Off (Ret) | J F Mehigan | ||
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
It was redesignated Armament Training Camp, North Coates Fitties on 6 October 1936.
| Location | Command/Group |
| North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire | Training Command/Armament Group |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | Allen Hesketh | 14 Feb 1936 | Officer Commanding, DFC; later AVM |
| Sqn Ldr | Douglas W R Ryley | 27 Jul 1936 | Armament duties; later AVM |
| Flt Lt | R V Bucknall | 16 Mar 1936 | |
| Fg Off | D M H Craven | 12 Apr 1937 | |
| Plt Off | W G Lockhart | 15 Apr 1937 | |
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| Mr | B B Dowling | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
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Warrant Officer |
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| WO | S T Rainsbury | 6 Oct 1936 | |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
It was redesignated Temporary Armament Training Station, North Coates Fitties on 1 April 1938.
| Location | Command/Group |
| North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire | Training Command/No 25 (Armament) Group |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | John Marsden | 1 Nov 1937 | Officer Commanding; later A/Cdre |
| Flt Lt | C J Giles | 10 Jul 1937 | Armament duties |
| Flt Lt | D M H Craven | 12 Apr 1937 | |
| Plt Off | W G Lockhart | 15 Apr 1937 | |
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Commissioned Armament Officer |
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| Fg Off | E W Walker | 6 Apr 1938 | |
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Warrant Officers |
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| WO | A F Fowles | 16 May 1938 | |
| WO | S T Rainsbury | 6 Oct 1936 | |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
It was disbanded on 15 August 1938
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