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No 14 Operational Training Unit Personnel, locations and equipment


Personnel Movements: Apr - Dec 1940

Rank Name Date Notes
The entries for April to August 1940 are missing from the ORB
Plt Off Hickie  1 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from No 1 RAF Depot for Aerodrome Control duties
Plt Off B B A Whitton  2 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from the Air Ministry for Link Trainer Instructor duties
Plt Off Thomas  4 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Loughborough for PT duties
Fg Off Pilman  5 Sep 1940 Posted to No 106 Sqn, RAF Finningley on completion of training
Fg Off Russell  5 Sep 1940 Posted to No 106 Sqn, RAF Finningley on completion of training
Plt Off Gardner  5 Sep 1940 Posted to No 106 Sqn, RAF Finningley on completion of training
Flt Lt Jones  6 Sep 1940 Attached from RAF West Freugh
Flt Lt Edmonds  6 Sep 1940 Ceased to be ttached from No 16 OTU, RAF Upper Heyford
Plt Off Chisholm  7 Sep 1940 Attached to CGS, RAF Warmwell for Gunnery Leaders' Course
Plt Off Nottage  7 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Cranwell
Fg Off Rooney  8 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation
Plt Off Casement  8 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation
Plt Off Mathieson  8 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation
Plt Off Barlow  9 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting for Station Defence duties
Plt Off Doward  9 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting for Station Defence duties
Flt Lt Blake 10 Sep 1940 Posted to School of Air Navigation for Navigation Course
Plt Off Culmore 10 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation
Plt Off Green 10 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation
Plt Off Henderson 10 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation
Plt Off Crump 10 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation
Plt Off Stannard 10 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation
Plt Off Gill 10 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation
Plt Off Crush 10 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation
Plt Off Dickie 10 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation
Flt Lt Jones 10 Sep 1940 Ceased to be attached from RAF Manby
Flt Lt Buller 12 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF West Freugh for Station Defence duties
Plt Off Grant 12 Sep 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley on completion of training
Plt Off Carpenter 13 Sep 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley on completion of training
Sgt D Green 13 Sep 1940 Killed in an accident
The entries for 14 - 24 Sep 1940 are missing from the ORB
Plt Off Rainsford 25 Sep 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley on completion of training
Plt Off Evans 25 Sep 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley on completion of training
Fg Off G P Gibson 26 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Scampton
Fg Off Withers 26 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Scampton or RAF Waddington
Fg Off Murray 26 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Scampton or RAF Waddington
Plt Off Lewis 26 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Scampton or RAF Waddington
Plt Off Pinchbeck 26 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Scampton or RAF Waddington
Plt Off Smith 26 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Scampton or RAF Waddington
Plt Off Redpath 26 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Scampton or RAF Waddington
Plt Off Mills 26 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Scampton or RAF Waddington
Plt Off J S H Lupton 27 Sep 1940 Killed in a flying accident
Flt Lt G G Avis 27 Sep 1940 Assumed command of 'D' Flight, Training Wing
Plt Off MacLeod 28 Sep 1940 Posted to No 6 BGS, RAF Penrhos on completion of training
Plt Off Widdows 28 Sep 1940 Posted to School of Administration for Administrative Course
Flt Lt Burnett  4 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from No 49 Sqn for Instructor duties
Fg Off Svendsen  4 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from No 83 Sqn for Instructor duties
Plt Off Little  4 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from No 83 Sqn for Instructor duties
Plt Off Parker  4 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from No 49 Sqn for Instructor duties
Flt Lt McGrath  4 Oct 1940 Posted to CGS, RAF Warmwell
Plt Off Fox  6 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation, RAF Cranage
Plt Off Fournier  6 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation, RAF Cranage
Plt Off Robinson  6 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation, RAF Cranage
Plt Off Rodd  6 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation, RAF Cranage
Plt Off Graham  6 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation, RAF Cranage
Plt Off Evans  6 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation, RAF Cranage
Plt Off Chisholm  6 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from CGS, RAF Warmwell for Gunnery duties
2 Lt Howden  6 Oct 1940 6th Batn, The Leicester Regiment, arrived on posting for Defence duties
Fg Off Weston  7 Oct 1940 Posted to No 16 OTU, RAF Upper Heyford
Plt Off W Bentley  7 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from No 16 OTU, RAF Upper Heyford for duties as Assistant Adjutant
Plt Off Brandon-Tyre  7 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation, RAF Cranage
Plt Off Fraser  7 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from School of Air Navigation, RAF Cranage
Fg Off Royle  7 Oct 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley
Fg Off Lennie  9 Oct 1940 Posted to RAF Swanton Morley
Flt Lt Godden 10 Oct 1940 Assumed command of Station Defence Sqn
Fg Off G P Gibson 10 Oct 1940 Posted to No 16 OTU, RAF Upper Heyford
2 Lt Bennett 11 Oct 1940 Posted to 107 Battery, RA
Fg Off Belcher 11 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from MTD, RAF Halton for Medical duties
Fg Off Gordon 15 Oct 1940 Posted to Special Duties Flight, RAF Helensburgh
Sqn Ldr Jefferies 16 Oct 1940 Posted to HQ, No 7 Group
Plt Off Thein 18 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Loughborough as supernumerary for Engineer duties
Plt Off Walker 18 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Loughborough for Signals duties
Flt Lt Moncrieff 19 Oct 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley
Plt Off Fox 19 Oct 1940 Posted to No 16 OTU, RAF Upper Heyford
Plt Off Fournier 19 Oct 1940 Posted to No 16 OTU, RAF Upper Heyford
Plt Off Robinson 19 Oct 1940 Posted to No 16 OTU, RAF Upper Heyford
Plt Off Curtis 19 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Lossiemouth for duty as Adjutant, Maintenance Wing
Plt Off F H Barlow 20 Oct 1940 Attached to RAF Mildenhall for Regional Control Officers' Course
Plt Off Falconer 21 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Brize Norton
Plt Off Meek 22 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Bicester
Flt Lt Hattersley 22 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Waddington for Navigation duties
Plt Off Fauvre 23 Oct 1940 Attached from Wealdstone for Intelligence duties
2 Lt Bennett 23 Oct 1940 Posted to 149 Battery, RA
Sqn Ldr Lynch-Staunton 25 Oct 1940 Posted to No 16 OTU, RAF Upper Heyford
Fg Off Lepowski 25 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting for Technical duties and to be in charge of Polish airmen
Flt Lt Johnson 26 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from No 1 AAS for Armament duties
Wg Cdr E D Barnes 28 Oct 1940 Relinquished command of Training Wing on posting to No 2 FIS, RAF Cranwell
Sqn Ldr D D Christie 28 Oct 1940 Absorbed into screened establishment and assumed command of Training Wing
Plt Off Fauvre 28 Oct 1940 Intelligence Officer, posted to RAF Bicester
Plt Off Baird 28 Oct 1940 Attached from RAF Bicester for Intelligence duties
Plt Off McQueen 28 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Cosford for Engineer duties
Sqn Ldr Musselbrook 30 Oct 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley
Lt Woods 31 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting from 6th Batn, The Leicester Regiment for Defence duties
Plt Off J Lewis  2 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF College FTS, Cranwell
Plt Off C A de Bathe  5 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF Driffield
Sgt J Hannah VC  6 Nov 1940 WOP/AG, arrived on posting for screened duties
Sqn Ldr F L Newall  7 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF College FTS, Cranwell for Conversion Course
Sqn Ldr C Fothergill  7 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU, RAF Sutton Bridge for Conversion Course
Fg Off A L Stewart  9 Nov 1940 Attached from RAF Bicester for duty as Adjutant, Maintenance Wing
Plt Off D Donaldson  9 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley
Plt Off A M Harvey  9 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Grantham
Plt Off F J Mitchell  9 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Ternhill
Plt Off C N Harrison 10 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley
Plt Off L Rooney 10 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley
Plt Off F T Roberts 11 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from No 3 RMU
Plt Off F G Paget 11 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF Mildenhall
Plt Off E S Dawkins 11 Nov 1940 Attached to School of Administration, Gerrard's Cross for Administrative Course
Sqn Ldr T E J Hewitt 12 Nov 1940 Attached from RAF Finningley for Intelligence duties
Plt Off Parker 13 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF Hucknall
Plt Off Kerridge 13 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley
Plt Off Pinchbeck 14 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF Farnborough
Plt Off Walker 15 Nov 1940 Posted to No 1 E & WS, RAF Cranwell
Sqn Ldr N B Norris 16 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Finningley
Flt Lt Lowry 16 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from No 4 RSS for duty as Adjutant, Training Wing
Plt Off Cook 16 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Scampton
Plt Off Seward 16 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Cranage
Plt Off Robertson 16 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Cranage
Plt Off Hayward 16 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Cranage
Plt Off J A Kemsley 17 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF St Athan pending posting overseas
Plt Off Tripp 18 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley
Plt Off F H Barlow 18 Nov 1940 Ceased to be attached to RAF Mildenhall for Regional Control Officers' Course
ASO R D Mould 18 Nov 1940 Attached from RAF Abingdon
Plt Off L A Paskell 19 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from No 44 Sqn, RAF Waddington
Plt Off L F Kneill 20 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from No 44 Sqn, RAF Waddington
Lt H V Woods 21 Nov 1940 Posted to 6th Batn, The Leicester Regiment
Lt C P Sweeting 21 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from Melton Mowbrey for Defence duties
Lt F Fattorial 21 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from Melton Mowbrey for Defence duties
2 Lt Howden 21 Nov 1940 Posted to 6th Batn, The Leicester Regiment
Plt Off M F Pring-Rowe 23 Nov 1940 Posted to HQ, Fighter Command
Plt Off R M Lakin 23 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley
Sqn Ldr A Threapleton 24 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley
Plt Off Keighley 24 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley
Plt Off G H F Innis 24 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley
Capt J A Cooper 25 Nov 1940 Posted to RAF Waddington
Plt Off E S A Rolf 25 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from No 7 Group for Operations Room duties
Plt Off S Major 25 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Cosford for Engineer duties
APO Barker 25 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from Grange-over-Sands for Equipment duties
AC1 A Muir 25 Nov 1940 Died from injuries
Plt Off E S Dawkins 28 Nov 1940 Ceased to be attached to School of Administration, Gerrard's Cross for Administrative Course
Sqn Ldr T E J Hewitt 29 Nov 1940 Intelligence Officer, attached to RAF Scampton
Flt Lt Shaw 30 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from No 226 Sqn for Medical duties
ASO V A Anderson 30 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Upper Heyford for WAAF Administrative duties
Wg Cdr D A Boyle  1 Dec 1940 Arrived from HQ Bomber Command for Conversion Course
Act Fg Off B B A Whitton  2 Dec 1940 Link Trainer Instructor, promoted to Act Flt Lt
Flt Lt H J Bartlett  3 Dec 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Feltwell and promoted to Act Sqn Ldr for duty as Station Equipment Officer
Flt Lt E R Coulson  4 Dec 1940 Posted to RAF Biggin Hill
ASO D P Secombe  4 Dec 1940 Attached from HQ, No 7 Group for Codes and Cypher duties
Act Sqn Ldr H F Fenn  6 Dec 1940 Arrived on posting from No 19 OTU for duty as Local Defence Commander
Plt Off M H E Holmes  6 Dec 1940 Arrived on posting as supernumerary from RAF Loughborough for Signals duties
Flt Lt R F Hargreaves  6 Dec 1940 Posted to RAF Cardington
Sqn Ldr J Gyll-Murray  7 Dec 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Hemswell for screened flying duties
Plt Off S Major  7 Dec 1940 Posted to No 1 Assembly Unit, RAF Speke
Sqn Ldr F D Terdrey  8 Dec 1940 Posted to the Air Ministry
Plt Off J A Kemsley 11 Dec 1940 Posted to No 2 PDC, RAF Wilmslow
Flt Lt J S Craigen 15 Dec 1940 Attached from No 16 OTU, RAF Upper Heyford for duty as Adjutant, Maintenance Wing
Plt Off Gordon 16 Dec 1940 Attached from No 13 OTU, RAF Bicester for duty with Polish detachment
Flt Lt G G Avis 18 Dec 1940 Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr, Training Wing
Flt Lt R P Nelms 18 Dec 1940 Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr, Training Wing
ASO D P Secombe 19 Dec 1940 Ceased to be attached from HQ, No 7 Group for Codes and Cypher duties
Plt Off B D Bowes-Cavanagh 21 Dec 1940 Arrived on posting from No 3 SFTS, RAF South Cerney
Flt Lt Dugdale 23 Dec 1940 Arrived on posting from No 14 SFTS
Plt Off W D Barrett 23 Dec 1940 Arrived on posting from No 2 School of Air Navigation, RAF Cranage
Plt Off Hamilton 28 Dec 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley
Plt Off Henderson 28 Dec 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley
Plt Off Brown 31 Dec 1940 Posted to RAF Finningley

Source - No 14 OTU ORB (AIR 29/642)

Un-named Trainee Movements: Apr - Dec 1940

Date Notes
September1940 Pupil Intake:-
Pilots Observers Wireless Operator/Air Gunners Air Gunners
Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen
12 8       19    
Pupil Output:-
Pilots Observers Wireless Operator/Air Gunners Air Gunners
Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen
4 9       15   1
October 1940 Pupil Intake:-
Pilots Observers Wireless Operator/Air Gunners Air Gunners
Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen
17 34       17   18
Pupil Output:-
Pilots Observers Wireless Operator/Air Gunners Air Gunners
Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen
1 9       4    
November 1940 Pupil Intake:-
Pilots Observers Wireless Operator/Air Gunners Air Gunners
Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen
5 14       18    
Pupil Output:-
Pilots Observers Wireless Operator/Air Gunners Air Gunners
Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen
5 9       31    
December 1940 Pupil Intake:-
Pilots Observers Wireless Operator/Air Gunners Air Gunners
Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen
3 5       13    
Pupil Output:-
Pilots Observers Wireless Operator/Air Gunners Air Gunners
Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen Officers Airmen
6 5       30    

Totals shown in the above tables are the combined figures for each month

Date Notes
The entries for April to August 1940 are missing from the ORB
 5 Sep 1940 21 x Sgts posted to RAF Finningley on completion of training
 3 Oct 1940 1 x Sgt Observer and 1 x Sgt WOP/AG absorbed into screened establishment
 7 Oct 1940 7 x Pilots (4 x Officers, 3 x Sgts), 3 x Sgt Observers and 5 x Sgt WOP/AGs absorbed into screened establishment
10 Oct 1940 1 x Officer Pilot and 1 x Sgt WOP/AG absorbed into screened establishment
13 Oct 1940 11 x Sgt WOP/AGs absorbed into screened establishment
23 Oct 1940 1 x Officer Pilot absorbed into screened establishment
29 Oct 1940 3 x Pilots (1 x Officer, 2 x Sgts), 2 x Sgt Observers and 2 x Sgt WOP/AGs absorbed into screened establishment
30 Oct 1940 1 x Flt Sgt Pilot and 2 x Sgt WOP/AGs absorbed into screened establishment
 1 Nov 1940 1 x Sgt Pilot absorbed into screened establishment
 9 Nov 1940 3 x Pilots (1 x Officer, 2 x Sgts), 2 x Sgt Observers and 3 x Sgt WOP/AGs arrived on posting for screened instruction duties
 9 Nov 1940 1 x screened Sgt WOP/AGs posted to WID
10 Nov 1940 3 x Pilots (2 x Officers, 1 x Sgt) and 2 x Sgt WOP/AGs proceeded to RAF Finningley on operational exchange
11 Nov 1940 2 x Sgt WOP/AGs proceeded to RAF Finningley on operational exchange
11 Nov 1940 1 x Sgt Pilot absorbed into screened establishment from training
12 Nov 1940 4 x Sgt WOp/AGs absorbed into screened establishment from training
14 Nov 1940 2 x Pilots (Officers) arrived on posting for screened instruction duties
15 Nov 1940 2 x Sgt WOP/AGs arrived on posting for screened instruction duties
16 Nov 1940 3 x Pilots (1 x Officer, 1 x Flt Sgt, 1 x Sgt) and 3 x Sgt WOP/AGs proceeded to RAF Finningley on operational exchange
17 Nov 1940 1 x Pilot (Officer) arrived on posting for screened instruction duties
18 Nov 1940 1 x Observer (Sgt) posted to RAF St Athan, pending posting overseas
19 Nov 1940 2 x Observer (Sgts) arrived on posting for screened instruction duties
19 Nov 1940 1 x Officer Pilot absorbed into screened establishment from training
23 Nov 1940 1 x Officer Pilot and 1 x Sgt Observer, posted to RAF St Athan
27 Nov 1940 2 x Sgt WOP/AGs arrived on posting for screened instruction duties
28 Nov 1940 1 x Officer Pilot and 1 x Sgt Pilot absorbed into screened establishment from training
29 Nov 1940 1 x Sgt WOP/AG arrived on posting for screened instruction duties
30 Nov 1940 2 x Sgt WOP/AGs proceeded to RAF Finningley on operational exchange

Source - No 14 OTU ORB (AIR 29/642)

Organisational Movements: Apr - Dec 1940

Date Notes
The entries for April to August 1940 are missing from the ORB
 8 Apr 1940* Formed at Cottesmore from No 185 Squadron, within No 6 Group, to train night bomber crews for which it was equipped with Hampdens and Herefords

Hereford of No 14 OTU

15 Jul 1940* No 14 OTU was transferred to No 7 Group
 1 Sep 1940 216 x Maintenance personnel transferred from Maintenance Wing to Training Wing as a experiment
10 Oct 1940 Station Defence Sqn formed within HQ Wing
16 Oct 1940 All maintenance personnel transferred from Training Wing back to Maintenance Wing
26 Oct 1940 Polish Flight formed in Maintenance Wing
30 Dec 1940 Servicing Flight and Handling Flight, Maintenance Wing combined to form four Flying flights to carry out Daily Inspections

Source - No 14 OTU ORB (AIR 29/642)

*Source - RAF Flying Training and Support Units - Air Britain

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