Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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 |
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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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