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No 31 Air Navigation School - Personnel, equipment and locations


Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1940

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt P D Robertson 28 Oct 1940 Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 34 ANS/RCAF Goderich, wef 25 Oct 1940
Sqn Ldr T R Wheatley 28 Oct 1940 OC, No 108 Advance Party, posted to No 32 SFTS, RCAF Moose Jaw
Plt Off Garthwaite 28 Nov 1940 Code and Cypher Officer proceeded on attachment to Ottawa
AC2 B A George  7 Dec 1940 Drowned in an accident
AC2 J S Debenham  7 Dec 1940 Drowned in an accident
Mr W G Watson 11 Dec 1940 Arrived on appointment for duty as Section Officer (Works and Buildings)
Sqn Ldr Warlow 27 Dec 1940 Posted to UK Air Liaison Mission HQ

Source - No 31 Air Navigation School ORB (AIR 29/600)

Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1940

Date Notes
12 Oct 1940 'A' Party, No 1 School of Air Navigation departed RAF St Athan by rail for Liverpool, embarked on HMT Duchess of Atholl and set sail
12 Oct 1940 HMT Duchess of Atholl joined convoy
20 Oct 1940 HMT Duchess of Atholl arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia
21 Oct 1940 HMT Duchess of Atholl sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia
23 Oct 1940 HMT Duchess of Atholl arrived in Quebec, later sailing for Montreal
24 Oct 1940 HMT Duchess of Atholl arrived in Montreal, personnel disembarked and entrained
25 Oct 1940 Personnel arrived at Goderich, Ontario and transported to Port Albert
 1 Nov 1940 'B' Party, No 1 School of Air Navigation departed RAF St Athan by rail for Liverpool, embarked on HMT Duchess of Richmond and set sail in convoy
 4 Nov 1940 No 108 Advance Party proceeded to No 32 SFTS, RCAF Moose Jaw
 9 Nov 1940 'B' Party, No 1 School of Air Navigation arrived at Quebec
10 Nov 1940 'B' Party, No 1 School of Air Navigation arrived in Montreal, personnel disembarked and entrained
11 Nov 1940 'B' Party, No 1 School of Air Navigation arrived at Port Albert
18 Nov 1940 No 7 Specialist 'N' Course recommenced (having originally commenced at RAF St Athan)
18 Nov 1940 No 8 Specialist 'N' Course recommenced (having originally commenced at RAF St Athan)
19 Nov 1940 3 x Ansons, N9874, N5353 and L7970 arrived from the De Havilland plant in Toronto
Anson I Trainer - early WW2 trainer scheme
22 Nov 1940 5 x Ansons, N5292, N9856, N4963, N9541 and N9587 arrived from the De Havilland plant in Toronto
 9 Dec 1940 No 9 (War) Specialist 'N' Course commenced
 9 Dec 1940 No 19 Astronomical Course commenced
 9 Dec 1940 No 21 Astronomical Course commenced
31 Dec 1940 7 x Ansons, N9591, N9871, N4964, N9592, N5088, N5087 and N9872 arrived from the De Havilland plant in Toronto
31 Dec 1940 Nos 1 and 2 Air Observers' Courses arrived from the UK
31 Dec 1940 Nos 22 and 23 Astronomical Courses arrived from the UK

Source - No 31 Air Navigation School ORB (AIR 29/600)

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