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No 7 (Fighter)/No 57 Operational Training Unit Personnel, locations and equipment

Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1940

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr J R Hallings-Pott  1 Jun 1940 Arrived on posting from No 25 Sqn pending assuming command of No 7 OTU/RAF Hawarden
Sqn Ldr J W McGuire xx Jun 1940 Arrived on posting for duty as Chief Flying Instructor
Flt Lt J P Armitage xx Jun 1940 Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant
Wg Cdr J R Hallings-Pott 15 Jun 1940 Assumed command of No 7 OTU
Sqn Ldr G F W Heycock 15 Jun 1940 Arrived on posting for duty and assumed command of 'A' Flight
Sqn Ldr H C Sawyer 15 Jun 1940 Arrived on posting for duty and assumed command of 'B' Flight
Gp Capt W J Seward xx Jun 1940 Arrived on posting from No 12 Group and assumed command of No 7 OTU/RAF Hawarden
Sub Lt D K Marks 19 Jun 1940 Killed in a flying accident
Plt Off M E B Macassey 28 Aug 1940 Killed in a flying accident
Plt Off S Body  9 Sep 1940 Killed in a flying accident
Plt Off W G Rees  9 Sep 1940 Killed in a flying accident
Sgt D D S Edgar 13 Sep 1940 Killed in a flying accident
Wg Cdr J R Hallings-Pott 21 Oct 1940 Posted to No 58 OTU, RAF Grangemouth for duty as Chief Flying Instructor
Wg Cdr J R Hallings-Pott 10 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU, RAF Grangemouth for duty as Chief Flying Instructor
Gp Capt W J Seward 22 Nov 1940 Relinquished command of No 7 OTU/RAF Hawarden on posting to RAF Hendon
Gp Capt H D O'Neill 22 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting from HQ Fighter Command and assumed command of No 7 OTU/RAF Hawarden
Fg Off W T Kanaar  1 Dec 1940 Posted to RAF Lindholme
Plt Off G Romilly  4 Dec 1940 Posted to RAF Driffield
Flt Lt R J Walker 16 Dec 1940 Arrived on posting from CFS, RAF Upavon for duty as Flying Instructor
Sqn Ldr J Morris-Jones 16 Dec 1940 Arrived on posting from No 11 SFTS for duty as C of E Chaplain
Plt Off P B Coleman 20 Dec 1940 Killed in an accident
Plt Off H E Hooker 20 Dec 1940 Killed in a flying accident
Plt Off G O Manning 20 Dec 1940 Arrived on posting from No 2 SoTT, RAF Cosford for Engineer duties
Plt Off J C Skelton 20 Dec 1940 Arrived on posting from No 2 SoTT, RAF Cosford for Engineer duties
Plt Off D S Clark 20 Dec 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Warmwell for Equipment duties
Plt Off P C Bennett 20 Dec 1940 Arrived on posting from RAF Loughborough for duty as Assistant Adjutant

Source - No 57 OTU ORB (AIR 29/683)

Courses: Jun - Dec 1940

Course Commenced Intake Completed Output
1 17 Jun 1940
  • 27 x Officer2
  • 2 x NCOs
  28 Jun 1940
  • 26 x posted to operational squadrons
  •  2 x retained in hospital or sick
  •  1 x fatal casualty
2 1 Jul 1940
  • 14 x Officers
  • 16 x NCOs
  12 Jul 1940
  • 24 x posted to operational squadrons
  •  4 x posted to other flying units
  •  1 x retained as an instructor
  •  1 x retained in hospital
3 15 Jul 1940
  • 15 x British Officers
  •  7 x British NCOs
  • 12 x Officers from Allied forces
  •  2 x NCOs from Allied forces
  •  1 x ex hospital from previous course
  28 Jul 1940
  • 19 x posted to operational squadrons
  •  5 x posted to other flying units
  •  1 x retained as an instructor
  • 12 x retained for further instruction
4 29 Jul 1940
  • 15 x British Officers
  •  4 x British NCOs
  • 23 x Officers from Allied forces
  •  2 x NCOs from Allied forces
  • 12 x retained from Course No 3
  09 Aug 1940
  • 25 x posted to operational squadrons
  • 17 x posted to other flying units
  • 12 x retained for further instruction
  • 2 x retained in hospital
5 12 Aug 1940
  • 18 x Officers
  • 22 x NCOs
  •  6 x American Officers
  • 12 x retained from Course No 4
  22 Aug 1940
  • 29 x posted to operational squadrons
  •  5 x posted to other flying units
  • 24 x retained for further instruction
6 22 Aug 1940
  • 34 x Officers
  •  4 x NCOs
  •  6 x American Officers
  • 24 x retained from Course No 5
  •  3 x ex hospital from previous courses
  02 Sep 1940
  • 56 x posted to operational squadrons
  •  8 x posted to other flying units
  •  1 x fatal casualty
  •  6 x retained for further instruction
7 2 Sep 1940
  • 35 x Officers
  • 47 x NCOs
  •  6 x retained from Course No 6
  16 Sep 1940
  • 45 x posted to operational squadrons
  •  2 x posted to other flying units
  •  3 x fatal casualties
  • 38 x retained for further instruction
8 16 Sep 1940
  • 18 x Officers
  • 20 x NCOs
  • 38 x retained from Course No 7
  23 Sep 1940
  • 27 x posted to operational squadrons
  •  9 x posted to other flying units
  • 40 x retained for further instruction
9 23 Sep 1940
  • 40 x retained from Course No 8
  29 Sep 1940
  • 40 x posted to operational squadrons
10 23 Sep 1940
  •  9 x Officers
  • 37 x NCOs
  xx xxx 1940
  • Not shown in the ORB
11 19 Oct 1940?
  • Not shown in the ORB
  xx xxx 1940
  • Not shown in the ORB
12 xx xxx 1940
  • Not shown in the ORB
  xx xxx 1940
  • Not shown in the ORB
13 xx xxx 1940
  • Not shown in the ORB
  xx xxx 1940
  • Not shown in the ORB
14 xx Nov 1940
  • Not shown in the ORB
  02 Dec 1940
  • 10 x Officers posted to operational squadrons
  •  6 x NCOs posted to operational squadrons
15 xx Dec 1940
  • Not shown in the ORB
  06 Jan 1941

Source - No 57 OTU ORB (AIR 29/683)

Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1940

Date Notes
15 Jun 1940 Formed at Hawarden within No 10 Group, to train single seat fighter pilots
22 Jul 1940 Decision made that the unit would concentrate on the training of Spitfire pilots and dispose of its Hurricanes
 1 Nov 1940 No 7 OTU was redesignated No 57 OTU
31 Dec 1940 It was transferred from No 10 Group to No 81 Group

Source - No 57 OTU ORB (AIR 29/683)

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