No 2 Air Armament School

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Sqn Ldr	J Marsden	1 Nov 1937	Arrived on posting and assumed command of Temporary Armament Training Camp
Sqn Ldr	A L Hesketh	15 Nov 1937	Posted to HQ No 23 Group for Air Staff duties
No 2 AAS disbanded 1 March 1938 and reformed 1 July 1938
Wg Cdr	W R Cox	1 Jul 1937	Assumed command of No 2 Air Armament School

Source - No 2 Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/2)

Organisational Movements: Dec 1935- Jul 1938

Date	Notes
16 Dec 1935	A SHQ was formed at RAF North Coates Fitties to administer: - Air Observers' School (moving down from RAF Leuchars) No 2 Armament Training Camp Donna Nook Range Theddlethorpe Range
1 Jan 1936	Air Observers' School was formed at RAF North Coates Fitties to train: - Air Observers Air Gunners Telegraphist Air Gunners The station was transferred to the direct administration of HQ Inland Area and under HQ Armament Group for training.
1 Nov 1937	SHQ, RAF North Coates Fitties and the Air Observers' School were merged into No 2 Air Armament School
1 Mar 1938	No 2 Air Armament School redesignated No 1 Air Observer School
1 Jul 1938	No 2 Air Armament School reformed at RAF Eastchurch

Aircraft operated	Location	Command/Group
	RAF Eastchurch	Training Command/No 25 (Armament) Group

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Wg Cdr	A W Franklyn	12 Sep 1938	Officer Commanding, Armament duties
Sqn Ldr	James C Stevens	2 Jul 1938
Sqn Ldr	Duncan M Somerville	5 Dec 1938	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	E B C Davies	10 Aug 1938
APO	Edward L Frith	5 Dec 1938	later AVM
Commissioned Armament Officers
Fg Off	A M Davidson	10 Aug 1938
Fg Off	George Bird	31 May 1935
Fg Off	A Chambers	11 Oct 1937
Fg Off	A J Whiting	15 Jul 1938
Flt Lt	H C Pyper		Adjutant, RAFO
Flt Lt (Ret)	F T Eades		Assistant Adjutant
Flt Lt	R Macfarlan		RAFO
Flt Lt	J Selwyn		Assistant Adjutant, RAFO
Capt	D A Macfie		Assistant Adjutant, late RAF
Warrant Officers
WO	V E Element	16 Aug 1938
WO	J E W Le Gras	29 Jul 1938

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Wg Cdr	W R Cox	12 Sep 1938	Relinquished command of No 2 Air Armament School
Wg Cdr	A W Franklyn	12 Sep 1938	Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 2 Air Armament School

Source - No 2 Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/2)

Organisational Movements: Jul 1938 - Jan 1939

Date	Notes
15 Aug 1938	No 1 AAS moved to RAF Manby, leaving No 2 AAS at RAF Eastchurch, to continue the following annual training: - 5 x Armourer Course 2 x Entries of Boys 3 x Conversion Courses (Armourer to Fitter-Armourer) 1 x Armoured Car Course Several small miscellaneous Armament Courses
8 Nov 1938	1 x Hart was received
28 Nov 1938	1 x Hart was received
16 Jan 1939	No 1 Naval Air Mechanics (O) Course commenced

Aircraft operated	Location	Command/Group
	RAF Eastchurch	Training Command/No 25 (Armament) Group

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Wg Cdr	A W Franklyn	12 Sep 1938	Officer Commanding, Armament duties
Sqn Ldr	James C Stevens	2 Jul 1938
Sqn Ldr	Duncan M Somerville	5 Dec 1938	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	E B C Davies	10 Aug 1938
APO	Edward L Frith	5 Dec 1938	later AVM
Commissioned Armament Officers
Fg Off	A M Davidson	10 Aug 1938
Fg Off	George Bird	31 May 1935
Fg Off	A Chambers	11 Oct 1937
Fg Off	A J Whiting	15 Jul 1938
Flt Lt (Ret)	F T Eades		Assistant Adjutant
Flt Lt	R Macfarlan		RAFO
Flt Lt	J Selwyn		Assistant Adjutant, RAFO
Capt	D A Macfie		Assistant Adjutant, late RAF
Warrant Officers
WO	V E Element	16 Aug 1938
WO	J E W Le Gras	29 Jul 1938

Aircraft operated	Location	Command/Group
	RAF Eastchurch	Training Command/No 25 (Armament) Group

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Wg Cdr	A W Franklyn	12 Sep 1938	Officer Commanding, Armament duties
Sqn Ldr	James C Stevens	2 Jul 1938
Sqn Ldr	Duncan M Somerville	5 Dec 1938	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	E B C Davies	10 Aug 1938
Flt Lt	H M I Eversfield	16 Jan 1939	Armament duties
Fg Off	R E Curry	2 Jan 1939
Fg Off	J D Harris	1 Dec 1938
Plt Off	J O C Kercher	1 Dec 1938
Commissioned Armament Officers
Fg Off	A M Davidson	10 Aug 1938
Fg Off	George Bird	31 May 1935
Fg Off	A Chambers	11 Oct 1937
Fg Off	A J Whiting	15 Jul 1938
Flt Lt	J Selwyn		Assistant Adjutant, RAFO
Capt	D A Macfie		Assistant Adjutant, late RAF
Flt Lt	F J Deighton		Assistant Adjutant, RAFO, Lt Col (Ret) - Indian Army
Warrant Officers
WO	V E Element	16 Aug 1938
WO	J E W Le Gras	29 Jul 1938
UNDER INSTRUCTION
APO	R C J Waters	27 Feb 1939

Aircraft operated	Location	Command/Group
	RAF Eastchurch	Training Command/No 25 (Armament) Group

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Wg Cdr	A W Franklyn	12 Sep 1938	Officer Commanding, Armament duties
Sqn Ldr	James C Stevens	2 Jul 1938
Sqn Ldr	Duncan M Somerville	5 Dec 1938	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	D R Shore	1 Apr 1939
Flt Lt	H M I Eversfield	16 Jan 1939	Armament duties
Act Flt Lt	J D Harris	1 Dec 1938
Plt Off	J O C Kercher	1 Dec 1938
Commissioned Armament Officers
Fg Off	George Bird	31 May 1935
Fg Off	A Chambers	11 Oct 1937
Fg Off	A J Whiting	15 Jul 1938
Flt Lt	J Selwyn		Assistant Adjutant, RAFO
Capt	D A Macfie		Assistant Adjutant, late RAF
Flt Lt	F J Deighton		Assistant Adjutant, RAFO, Lt Col (Ret) - Indian Army
Warrant Officers
WO	V E Element	16 Aug 1938
WO	J E W Le Gras	29 Jul 1938
WO	C J Collins	20 Jul 1938
WO	C C Willmott	20 Jul 1938
UNDER INSTRUCTION
APO	R C J Waters	27 Feb 1939

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Sqn Ldr	E A Howell	3 Oct 1939	Posted to No 1 AAS, RAF Manby
Sqn Ldr	P W Lowe-Holes	16 Oct 1939	Arrived on posting from No 1 AAS for duty as Chief Instructor
Gp Capt	C B Dalison	18 Oct 1939	Relinquished command of No 2 AAS on posting to No 2 School of Technical Training to command
Wg Cdr	A W Franklyn	18 Oct 1939	Assumed command of No 2 Air Armament School
APO	E H Petley	23 Oct 1939	Posted to Iraq for Armoured Car duties
APO	R D May	23 Oct 1939	Posted to Iraq for Armoured Car duties
APO	D R Pilsworth	23 Oct 1939	Posted to Iraq for Armoured Car duties
APO	K T H Storey	23 Oct 1939	Posted to Iraq for Armoured Car duties
Com Ass	B Callaghan	24 Oct 1939	Arrived on posting from Cardiff and assumed command of WAAF Detachment
Plt Off	H R Edwards	26 Nov 1939	Arrived on posting from RAF Cranwell for Accountant duties
Sqn Ldr	C G Clark	27 Nov 1939	Posted to No 2 AACU, RAF Gosport
APO	J Winter	1 Dec 1939	Posted to No 1 Armoured Car Company, Iraq
Fg Off	W S C Watkins	19 Dec1939	Arrived on posting for Education duties

Source - No 2 Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/2)

Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1939

Date	Notes
8 May 1939	No 2 Naval Air Mechanics (O) Course commenced
2 Sep 1939	Instructions received for No 2 AAS to move as follows: - To RAF Pembrey Armourers' Courses, including Naval courses Armoured Car Course HQ, No 2 AAS and certain personnel from SHQ, RAF Eastchurch To RAF Cosford All Boys u/t Armourers and the Administrative personnel of the Boys Sqn All Airmen u/t Fitter-Armourers
2 Sep 1939	Advance party departed RAF Eastchurch for RAF Pembrey
3 Sep 1939	Main parties and equipment departed RAF Eastchurch for RAF Pembrey and RAF Cosford by rail
5 Sep 1939	Rear party arrived at RAF Pembrey
7 Oct 1939	No 55 Armourers Course completed training and posted
9 Oct 1939	No 1 War Course (Naval) commenced
14 Oct 1939	No 56 Armourers Course completed training and posted
16 Oct 1939	No 2 War Course (Naval) commenced
20 Oct 1939	No 2 Air Mechanics (O) Course completed training and posted
21 Oct 1939	No 57 Armourers Course completed training and posted
23 Oct 1939	No 1 Armourers (War) Course commenced
28 Oct 1939	No 58 Armourers Course completed training and posted
30 Oct 1939	No 2 Armourers (War) Course commenced
4 Nov 1939	No 3 Armourers (War) Course commenced
10 Nov 1939	No 3 Air Mechanics (O) Course commenced
13 Nov 1939	No 4 Armourers (War) Course commenced
20 Nov 1939	No 5 Armourers (War) Course commenced
27 Nov 1939	No 6 Armourers (War) Course commenced
4 Dec 1939	No 7 Armourers (War) Course commenced
11 Dec 1939	No 8 Armourers (War) Course commenced
18 Dec 1939	No 9 Armourers (War) Course commenced
18 Dec 1939	No 1 Conversion Course (Armourer to Fitter-Armourer) commenced
29 Dec 1939	No 1 War Course (Naval) completed training and posted

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Flt Lt	L L Ingram	9 Feb 1940	Medical Officer, posted to RAF West Raynham
Sqn Ldr	C M Champion de Crespigny	13 Feb 1940	Posted to No 6 BGS
Fg Off	R C Knowles	1 Mar 1940	Posted to RAF Digby
Sqn Ldr	C T Weir	8 Mar 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF West Freugh
Sqn Ldr	C M T Eversfield	19 Mar 1940	Posted to RAF West Freugh
Fg Off	L W Stotter	13 Mar 1940	Posted to No 21 Aircraft Depot, BAFF
Sqn Ldr	C M P Hartley	30 Mar 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Depot, Uxbridge for Equipment duties
Wg Cdr	P W Lowe-Holes	21 Jun 1940	Chief Instructor, posted to No 1 School of Technical Training
Wg Cdr	A W Franklyn	21 Jun 1940	Remained at RAF Pembrey as Acting Station Commander
Sqn Ldr	L E Dowse	24 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 3 GAS
Sqn Ldr	L E Dowse	31 Aug 1940	Relinquished command of No 3 GAS on posting to CTTB, RAF West Drayton
Fg Off	A J Whiting	31 Aug 1940	Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr and assumed command of No 3 GAS
LAC	J E Jones	20 Nov 1940	Killed in an accident

Source - No 2 Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/2)

Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1940

Date	Notes
2 Jan 1940	No 10 Armourers (War) Course commenced
2 Jan 1940	No 2 Conversion Course (Armourer to Fitter-Armourer) commenced
8 Jan 1940	No 3 Conversion Course (Armourer to Fitter-Armourer) commenced
8 Jan 1940	No 3 Naval Air Mechanics (O) Course commenced
10 Jan 1940	No 2 Naval Air Mechanics (O) Course
15 Jan 1940	No 4 Conversion Course (Armourer to Fitter-Armourer) commenced
15 Jan 1940	No 4 Naval Air Mechanics (O) Course commenced
19 Jan 1940	No 1 Armourers (War) Course completed training and posted
22 Jan 1940	No 5 Conversion Course (Armourer to Fitter-Armourer) commenced
22 Jan 1940	No 4 Naval Air Mechanics (O) Course commenced
26 Jan 1940	No 2 Armourers (War) Course completed training and posted
29 Jan 1940	No 6 Conversion Course (Armourer to Fitter-Armourer) commenced
1 Feb 1940	No 3 Armourers (War) Course completed training
5 Feb 1940	No 7 Conversion Course (Armourer to Fitter-Armourer) commenced
7 Feb 1940	No 4 Armourers (War) Course completed training
12 Feb 1940	No 8 Conversion Course (Armourer to Fitter-Armourer) commenced
14 Feb 1940	No 5 Armourers (War) Course completed training
19 Feb 1940	No 9 Conversion Course (Armourer to Fitter-Armourer) commenced
21 Feb 1940	No 6 Armourers (War) Course completed training
26 Feb 1940	No 10 Conversion Course (Armourer to Fitter-Armourer) commenced
28 Feb 1940	No 7 Armourers (War) Course completed training
6 Mar 1940	No 8 Armourers (War) Course completed training
13 Mar 1940	No 9 Armourers (War) Course completed training
28 Mar 1940	No 10 Armourers (War) Course completed training
3 Apr 1940	No 3 Air Mechanics (O) Course completed training
8 Apr 1940	No 14 Direct Entrant Fitter-Armourer Course commenced
8 Apr 1940	No 6 Naval Air Mechanics (O) Course commenced
8 Apr 1940	No 1 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
11 Apr 1940	No 4 Naval Air Mechanics (O) Course completed training
15 Apr 1940	No 2 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
15 Apr 1940	No 7 Naval Air Mechanics (O) Course commenced
18 Apr 1940	No 5 Air Mechanics (O) Course completed training
22 Apr 1940	No 3 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
22 Apr 1940	No 8 Naval Air Mechanics (O) Course commenced
29 Apr 1940	No 4 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
1 May 1940	No 1 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course completed passing out examination
3 May 1940	No 5 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
8 May 1940	No 2 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course completed passing out examination
10 May 1940	No 6 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
15 May 1940	No 3 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course completed passing out examination
17 May 1940	No 7 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
22 May 1940	No 4 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course completed passing out examination
24 May 1940	No 8 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
29 May 1940	No 5 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course completed passing out examination
3 Jun 1940	No 9 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
5 Jun 1940	No 6 Direct Entrant Fitter-Armourer Course completed passing out examination
10 Jun 1940	No 10 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
12 Jun 1940	No 7 Direct Entrant Fitter-Armourer Course completed passing out examination
17 Jun 1940	No 11 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
18 Jun 1940	No 8 Direct Entrant Fitter-Armourer Course completed passing out examination
20 Jun 1940	No 2 AAS moved from RAF Pembrey to RAF Porthcawl
24 Jun 1940	No 12 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
26 Jun 1940	No 9 Direct Entrant Fitter-Armourer Course completed passing out examination
4 Jul 1940	No 10 Direct Entrant Fitter-Armourer Course completed passing out examination
5 Jul 1940	No 14 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
7 Jul 1940	The school was transferred from No 25 (Armament) Group, FTC to No 24 (Training) Group, TTC
7 Jul 1940	No 2 Air Armament School was redesignated No 3 Ground Armament School
11 Jul 1940	No 11 Direct Entrant Fitter-Armourer Course completed passing out examination
12 Jul 1940	No 15 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
16 Jul 1940	School informed of new TTC policy, dividing schools into either 'B' (Bombing) or 'G' (Gunnery) training; No 3 GAS to be a 'G' school
16 Jul 1940	Fitter to Fitter Armourer Conversion (Gunnery) Courses to be reduced from 31 to 20 weeks
xx Jul 1940	Service and Civilian Bombing Instructors and equipment transferred to RAF Hereford
18 Jul 1940	No 12 Direct Entrant Fitter-Armourer Course completed passing out examination
19 Jul 1940	No 16 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
25 Jul 1940	No 13 Direct Entrant Fitter-Armourer Course completed passing out examination
29 Jul 1940	No 17 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
5 Aug 1940	No 18 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
8 Aug 1940	No 14 Direct Entrant Fitter-Armourer Course completed passing out examination (Last DE course)
12 Aug 1940	No 19 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
19 Aug 1940	No 20 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
26 Aug 1940	No 21 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
2 Sep 1940	No 22 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
9 Sep 1940	No 23 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
23 Sep 1940	No 24 Armourer/Fitter-Armourer Conversion Course commenced
26 Jun 1940	No 1 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
24 Sep 1940	No 1 NCO Refresher Course commenced
30 Sep 1940	No 25 Conversion Course commenced
3 Oct 1940	No 2 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
7 Oct 1940	No 26 Conversion Course commenced
7 Oct 1940	No 17 Air Mechanics Course commenced
10 Oct 1940	No 3 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
10 Oct 1940	No 4 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
14 Oct 1940	No 27 Conversion Course commenced
17 Oct 1940	No 5 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
17 Oct 1940	No 6 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
21 Oct 1940	No 28 Conversion Course commenced
24 Oct 1940	No 7 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
24 Oct 1940	No 8 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
28 Oct 1940	No 29 Conversion Course commenced
31 Oct 1940	No 9 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
4 Nov 1940	No 30 Conversion Course commenced
7 Nov 1940	No 10 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
11 Nov 1940	No 31 Conversion Course commenced
14 Nov 1940	No 11 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
18 Nov 1940	No 32 Conversion Course commenced
21 Nov 1940	No 12 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
25 Nov 1940	No 33 Conversion Course commenced
28 Nov 1940	No 13 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
5 Dec 1940	No 14 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
9 Dec 1940	No 34 Conversion Course commenced
12 Dec 1940	No 15 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
12 Dec 1940	No 16 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
16 Dec 1940	No 35 Conversion Course commenced
19 Dec 1940	No 17 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
19 Dec 1940	No 18 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
23 Dec 1940	No 36 Conversion Course commenced
26 Dec 1940	No 19 Conversion Course completed passing out examination
30 Dec 1940	No 37 Conversion Course commenced