Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 7 Flying Training School Personnel and locations
[Jul 1936 | Aug 1936 | Jul 1937 | Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]
Organisational Movements: Dec 1935 - Jul 1936
Date | Notes |
2 Dec 1935 | Formed at RAF Peterborough within No 23 Group. |
Source - RAF Flying training and Support Units - Air Britain
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Avro Tutor Hawker Hart Hawker Audax Hawker Fury |
RAF Peterborough | Training Command/No 23 (Training) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | A Shekleton | 16 Dec 1935 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | C R Strudwick | 2 Dec 1935 | |
Sqn Ldr | S McKeever | 20 Mar 1936 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | E A C Britton | 24 Feb 1936 | DFC |
Flt Lt | N W F Mason | 2 Dec 1935 | |
Flt Lt | E S Finch | 8 Jun 1936 | |
Flt Lt | J S Phillips | 1 Jan 1936 | |
Flt Lt | K P Lewis | 2 Dec 1935 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | L M Hooper | 27 Jan 1936 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | J Whitehead | 2 Dec 1935 | |
Flt Lt | R G Harman | 16 Dec 1935 | |
Flt Lt | T Q Horner | 2 Dec 1935 | Navigation duties |
Flt Lt | S M Moseley | 30 Mar 1936 | |
Flt Lt | R N McKern | 16 Dec 1935 | |
Flt Lt | W W Stainthorpe | 16 Dec 1935 | |
Flt Lt | O A Morris | 6 Apr 1935 | |
Flt Lt | L F J Taylor | 30 Mar 1936 | |
Fg Off | F H Tyson | 16 Dec 1935 | |
Fg Off | W L Stedman | 6 Apr 1936 | |
Fg Off | W R Cox | 16 Dec 1935 | Navigation duties |
Plt Off | S Lugg | 25 May 1936 | |
Plt Off | Albert A F Hickman | 9 Jun 1936 | later A/Cdre |
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Accountant Branch | |||
Flt Lt | H A Murton | 2 Dec 1935 | |
Flt Lt | C Lorimer | 27 Apr 1936 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | W J G Walker | 1 Dec 1935 | MRCS, LRCP |
Fg Off | E B Harvey | 9 Mar 1936 | MRCS, LRCP |
Education Officer | |||
Maj | W K Birch | 1 Jan 1936 | Grade III, OBE, MA |
Civilian Assistants | |||
Fg Off | J E Preston | Adjutant, late RAF | |
Fg Off | J H Leach | RAFO | |
Fg Off | G E E Singleton | RAFO | |
Fg Off | C G Davies | RAFO | |
Civilian Stores Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | J H Dale | ||
Flt Lt (Ret) | A T Shaw | ||
Warrant Officers | |||
WO I | C H Stone | 2 Dec 1935 | |
WO I | J E Watson | 3 Dec 1935 | MBE |
WO I | E J Adams | 21 Feb 1936 | |
WO I | A S Summers | 2 Jan 1936 | |
WO II | L Brown | 20 Dec 1935 | |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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APO | L E Abel | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | R H Adams | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | R W Aitken-Quack | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | F D Beales | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | R Bickford | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | G K Buckingham | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | D H Burnside | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | V S Butler | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | R B Carr | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | K C Doran | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | A G Duguid | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | A J Elliott | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | B D Griffin | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | H M Hammond | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | C H Heber-Percy | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | L C Jones-Bateman | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | M N McF Kennedy | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | C B Lamb | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | R D B MacFadden | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | W D Morford | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | V R Paterson | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | J C Richards | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | C S H Richardson | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | G A W Saunders | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | K H Savage | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | J S Scott | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | K G Sharp | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | B S Tomlin | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | J Walmsley | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | W L Warner | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | J P M Woolley | 4 Jan 1936 | |
APO | C P Bomford | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | J H Coghlan | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | D B Hobson | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | E J S Jones | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | P D'A Lister | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | E E M Angell | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | J C Boulter | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | P H E Burke | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | W D Coppinger | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | S P Crawley | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | J T MacInnes | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | R D H Maxwell | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | J E Scoular | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | P G Chapman | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | H Henry-May | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | P F R Valiant | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | J S Kendrick | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | P H R R Terry | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | J A Bateson | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | G S Braithwaite | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | T F T Chambers | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | W G Craddock | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | L F Henstock | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | J E Y Le Moine | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | J H McMichael | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | V Mitchell | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | P J S Shaughnessy | 18 Apr 1936 | |
APO | C L Olsson | 2 May 1936 | |
APO | G R Fielder | 30 Apr 1936 | |
APO | S R Gibbs | 30 Apr 1936 |
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
RAF Peterborough | Training Command/No 23 (Training) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | A Shekleton | 16 Dec 1935 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | C R Strudwick | 2 Dec 1935 | |
Sqn Ldr | E A C Britton | 24 Feb 1936 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | E H M David | 30 Nov 1936 | |
Flt Lt | J V Yonge | 13 Feb 1937 | |
Flt Lt | L M Hooper | 27 Jan 1936 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | J Whitehead | 2 Dec 1935 | |
Flt Lt | S M Moseley | 30 Mar 1936 | |
Flt Lt | R G C Arnold | 26 Apr 1937 | |
Flt Lt | O A Morris | 6 Apr 1935 | |
Flt Lt | W P Welch | 11 Nov 1936 | Navigation duties |
Fg Off | W L Stedman | 6 Apr 1936 | |
Flt Lt | N D Crockart | 9 Nov 1936 | |
Flt Lt | R J Gosnell | 22 Mar 1937 | |
Flt Lt | H S Darley | 22 Mar 1937 | |
Fg Off | S G Pritchard | 26 Apr 1937 | |
Plt Off | S Lugg | 25 May 1936 | |
Plt Off | Albert A F Hickman | 9 Jun 1936 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | H Stringer | 24 May 1937 | |
Flt Lt | J E Preston | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Fg Off | G E E Singleton | Assistant to CFI, RAFO | |
Fg Off | C G Davies | Advanced Training Sqn, RAFO | |
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Accountant Branch | |||
Flt Lt | H A Murton | 2 Dec 1935 | |
Pay-Lt (Ret) | I C Martin | RN | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | A A Townsend | 28 Jul 1936 | MB, BCh |
Fg Off | S Paul | 5 Apr 1937 | MRCS, LRCP |
Education Officer | |||
Maj | W K Birch | 1 Jan 1936 | Grade III, OBE, MA |
Equipment Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | J H Dale | ||
Flt Lt (Ret) | A T Shaw | ||
Warrant Officers | |||
WO I | A E Bell | 25 Feb 1937 | |
WO I | C H Stone | 2 Dec 1935 | |
WO I | E J Adams | 21 Feb 1936 | |
WO I | A S Summers | 2 Jan 1936 | |
WO II | L Brown | 20 Dec 1935 | |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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APO | A F Barber | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | H A Bethune | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | T C Brock | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | P Campbell | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | J N G Carter | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | J F Chandler | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | W G Clouston | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | B A Coventry | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | G V W Davies | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | G F Dean | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | D Devoto | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | L J Fry | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | J C Hamilton | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | Frank Hume | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | C S Kearey | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | J C G MacNab | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | Graham R Magill | 14 Nov 1936 | later AVM |
APO | J E Mahony | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | D P Marvin | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | D C Mauger | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | J A Meade | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | D S Munro | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | J B Murray | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | T G Page | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | E J C Richardson | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | G S P Rooney | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | H S Shaw | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | G Smith | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | R E G Van der Kiste | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | A D Watson | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | G F Witney | 14 Nov 1936 | |
APO | J F P Brough | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | R J Cosgrove | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | D C F Good | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | C L Hullock | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | D Marshall | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | J Paine | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | K R Rogers | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | W B Wright | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | W S Barton | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | R A Couchman | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | F G Dutton | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | G Harries | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | L H McFarlane | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | D W Reacher | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | H M Selwyn | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | J R Bland | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | M J Brady | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | H G Muller | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | G Packe | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | D D Pryde | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | R E Smissen | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | P R Barr | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | I N Bonard | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | J T Heath | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | R Moseby | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | D F A McBain | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | P L Burke | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | J A D Sturges | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | P D Dear | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | W P Green | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | E V Hulbert | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | J Adams | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | P J R Kitchen | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | J H Newberry | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | S A Peacock | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | R Sawrey-Cookson | 20 Mar 1937 | |
APO | P L Dakeyne | 20 Mar 1937 |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
RAF Peterborough | Training Command/No 23 (Training) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | A Shekleton | 16 Dec 1935 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | C R Strudwick | 2 Dec 1935 | |
Sqn Ldr | E H M David | 30 Nov 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | T H Moon | 26 Jun 1937 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | A C Mitchell | 10 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | R G C Arnold | 26 Apr 1937 | |
Flt Lt | O A Morris | 6 Apr 1935 | |
Flt Lt | A Threapleton | 6 Nov 1937 | |
Flt Lt | H R Allen | 3 Jul 1937 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | J J Watts | 13 Dec 1937 | |
Fg Off | W L Stedman | 6 Apr 1936 | |
Flt Lt | H S Darley | 22 Mar 1937 | |
Flt Lt | G R Howie | 6 Nov 1937 | |
Flt Lt | 19 Mar 1938 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | B G Morris | 16 Aug 1937 | |
Fg Off | S G Pritchard | 26 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | Albert A F Hickman | 9 Jun 1936 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | H Stringer | 24 May 1937 | |
Plt Off | J A Coltart | 1 Jun 1937 | Navigation duties |
Plt Off | K J McDonald | 6 Jan 1938 | Navigation duties |
Plt Off | J H White | 1 Jun 1938 | |
Flt Lt | J E Preston | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Fg Off | G E E Singleton | Assistant to CFI, RAFO | |
Fg Off | E W Fenton | Advanced Training Sqn, RAFO | |
Capt (Ret) | J R Gifford | Assistant Adjutant, MBE, MC | |
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Equipment Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | J H Dale | ||
Capt (Ret) | G Barrett | ||
Accountant Branch | |||
Flt Lt | H A Murton | 2 Dec 1935 | |
Pay-Lt (Ret) | I C Martin | RN | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | R L C Fisher | 13 Feb 1938 | MB, BCh, DOMS |
Dental Branch | |||
Flt Lt | L C Bellsham-Revell | 31 Jan 1938 | LDS |
Commissioned Engineer Officers | |||
Fg Off | J Bradshaw | 17 Jun 1937 | |
Fg Off | M W Moore | 29 Jul 1937 | |
Education Officer | |||
Capt | D R McWhinnie | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade III, AFRAeS |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | A E Bell | 25 Feb 1937 | |
WO | C H Stone | 2 Dec 1935 | |
WO | A S Summers | 2 Jan 1936 | |
WO | A J Huggard | 15 Jun 1937 | |
WO | J M Kavanagh | 5 Nov 1937 | |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Plt Off | G de L Harvie | 25 Oct 1937 | |
Plt Off | P D Walker | 25 Oct 1937 | |
APO | P S Q Anderson | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | L J Ashfield | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | R A Barker | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | E G Barrow | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | W A Blake | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | H E Broadsmith | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | J A H Cooper | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | H D S Dunford-Wood | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | H Innes | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | C N McVeigh | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | G B Mitchell | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | J W Oliver | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | A S L Owensmith | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | O A G Oxley | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | I G Shaw | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | R K F Bell-Irving | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | G E Bould | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | A A M Dawbarn | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | E B Liddell | 24 Oct 1937 | |
APO | P H M Richey | 17 Nov 1937 | |
APO | W E Bowden | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | D A Garner | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | J E Hibbert | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | E C Minchinton | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | H Morgan-Gray | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | C E L Powell | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | W Shaw | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | A MacC Stott | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | R E Hunter | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | L L Appleton | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | K R Butler | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | E Cassidy | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | D E de la Hoyde | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | P E Dodson | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | J B Ensor | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | A S B Godrich | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | J B Golden | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | D C Hellard | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | S W Jarvis | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | L L Jones | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | J O C Kercher | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | D A T Millikin | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | G V Nicholls | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | L O O'Neill | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | D H Walsh | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | C A Weeks | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | M A L Williams | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | 5 Mar 1938 | later AVM | |
APO | D N Walton | 11 Mar 1938 | |
APO | W C Turner | 9 Mar 1938 | |
APO | J N Kentish | 12 Mar 1938 | |
APO | P C D Eaton | 5 Mar 1938 | |
APO | J Browning | 10 Mar 1938 |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
RAF Peterborough | Training Command/No 23 (Training) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | A Shekleton | 16 Dec 1935 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | E H M David | 30 Nov 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | T H Moon | 26 Jun 1937 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | D McC Gordon | 22 Sep 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | R G C Arnold | 26 Apr 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | O A Morris | 6 Apr 1935 | |
Flt Lt | A Threapleton | 6 Nov 1937 | |
Flt Lt | H R Allen | 3 Jul 1937 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | J J Watts | 13 Dec 1937 | |
Fg Off | W L Stedman | 6 Apr 1936 | |
Flt Lt | 19 Mar 1938 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | S G Pritchard | 26 Apr 1937 | |
Flt Lt | J A H Tuck | 23 Jul 1938 | |
Fg Off | C F King | 16 Jul 1938 | |
Fg Off | J H White | 1 Jun 1938 | |
Fg Off | J A Coltart | 1 Jun 1937 | Navigation duties |
Fg Off | H Stringer | 24 May 1937 | |
Plt Off | P S Q Andersen | 7 Oct 1938 | |
Flt Lt | J E Preston | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Fg Off | G E E Singleton | Assistant to CFI, RAFO | |
Fg Off | E W Fenton | Advanced Training Sqn, RAFO | |
Capt (Ret) | A C Clayton | Assistant Adjutant | |
Fg Off | R C Pretty | Assistant Adjutant, RAFO | |
Capt (Ret) | J R Gifford | Assistant Adjutant, MBE, MC | |
Equipment Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | J H Dale | ||
Capt (Ret) | G Barrett | ||
Accountant Branch | |||
Flt Lt | H A Murton | 2 Dec 1935 | |
Maj (Ret) | G J B E Massy | MC | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | R L C Fisher | 13 Feb 1938 | MB, BCh, DOMS |
Commissioned Engineer Officers | |||
Fg Off | J Bradshaw | 17 Jun 1937 | |
Fg Off | M W Moore | 29 Jul 1937 | |
Education Officer | |||
Capt | D R McWhinnie | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade III, AFRAeS |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | A E Bell | 25 Feb 1937 | |
WO | C H Stone | 2 Dec 1935 | |
WO | E W Franklin | 26 Aug 1938 | |
WO | J M Kavanagh | 5 Nov 1937 | |
WO | W I Waters | 20 Nov 1935 |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Jan - May 1939
Date | Notes |
The period prior to January 1939 is currently not available | |
14 Jan 1939 | No 9 Course passed out (31 x Officer and 12 x Airmen) |
30 Jan 1939 | No 11 Course arrived for ITS Training (40 x Officers and 10 x Airmen |
11 Apr 1939 | No 10 Course proceeded to Armament Training Station Catfoss |
13 May 1939 | No 10 Course passed out (30 x Officer and 10 x Airmen) |
13 May 1939 | Station reduced to half strength on change over from RAF pupils to FAA pupils |
13 May 1939 | Oxfords transferred from ITS to ATS and ITS reverted to Hart Variants |
29 May 1939 | No 11 Course commenced Advanced Training |
Source - No 7 FTS ORB (AIR 29/566)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
RAF Peterborough | Training Command/No 23 (Training) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | A Shekleton | 16 Dec 1935 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | T H Moon | 26 Jun 1937 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | D McC Gordon | 22 Sep 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | O A Morris | 6 Apr 1935 | |
Flt Lt | H R Allen | 3 Jul 1937 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | J J Watts | 13 Dec 1937 | |
Flt Lt | S G Pritchard | 26 Apr 1937 | |
Flt Lt | J A H Tuck | 23 Jul 1938 | |
Fg Off | W L Stedman | 6 Apr 1936 | |
Act Flt Lt | C F King | 16 Jul 1938 | |
Fg Off | John W Bayley | 18 Jan 1939 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | J H White | 1 Jun 1938 | |
Fg Off | J A Coltart | 1 Jun 1937 | Navigation duties |
Fg Off | H Stringer | 24 May 1937 | |
Plt Off | P S Q Andersen | 7 Oct 1938 | |
Plt Off | D W Gathercole | 23 Dec 1938 | |
Flt Lt | J E Preston | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Fg Off | E W Fenton | Advanced Training Sqn, RAFO | |
Capt (Ret) | A C Clayton | Assistant Adjutant | |
Fg Off | R C Pretty | Assistant Adjutant, RAFO | |
Equipment Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | J H Dale | ||
Capt (Ret) | G Barrett | ||
Accountant Branch | |||
Flt Lt | H A Murton | 2 Dec 1935 | |
Maj (Ret) | G J B E Massy | MC | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | R L C Fisher | 13 Feb 1938 | MB, BCh, DOMS |
Commissioned Engineer Officers | |||
Fg Off | J Bradshaw | 17 Jun 1937 | |
Fg Off | M W Moore | 29 Jul 1937 | |
Education Officer | |||
Capt | D R McWhinnie | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade III, AFRAeS |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | A E Bell | 25 Feb 1937 | |
WO | C H Stone | 2 Dec 1935 | |
WO | E W Franklin | 26 Aug 1938 | |
WO | J M Kavanagh | 5 Nov 1937 | |
WO | W I Waters | 20 Nov 1935 | |
WO | A R Glading | 30 Dec 1938 |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
RAF Peterborough | Training Command/No 23 (Training) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | A Shekleton | 16 Dec 1935 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | T H Moon | 26 Jun 1937 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | D McC Gordon | 22 Sep 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | O A Morris | 6 Apr 1935 | |
Sqn Ldr | H R Allen | 3 Jul 1937 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | W L Stedman | 6 Apr 1936 | |
Flt Lt | H de C A Woodhouse | 27 Mar 1939 | |
Flt Lt | S G Pritchard | 26 Apr 1937 | |
Flt Lt | J A H Tuck | 23 Jul 1938 | |
Flt Lt | M D Edwards | 27 Mar 1939 | RCAF |
Act Flt Lt | C F King | 16 Jul 1938 | |
Act Flt Lt | H Stringer | 24 May 1937 | |
Fg Off | John W Bayley | 18 Jan 1939 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | J H White | 1 Jun 1938 | |
Fg Off | J A Coltart | 1 Jun 1937 | Navigation duties |
Plt Off | P S Q Andersen | 7 Oct 1938 | |
Plt Off | D W Gathercole | 23 Dec 1938 | |
Plt Off | E B Morse | 16 Feb 1939 | Navigation duties |
Plt Off | W J M Longmore | 27 Mar 1939 | |
Flt Lt | J E Preston | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Capt (Ret) | A C Clayton | Assistant Adjutant | |
Fg Off | A H Jones | Assistant Adjutant, RAFO | |
Fg Off | G Baker | Assistant Adjutant, RAFO | |
Equipment Branch | |||
Plt Off | B G Dickenson | ||
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | J H Dale | ||
Capt (Ret) | G Barrett | ||
Accountant Branch | |||
Flt Lt | H A Murton | 2 Dec 1935 | |
Maj (Ret) | G J B E Massy | MC | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | R L C Fisher | 13 Feb 1938 | MB, BCh, DOMS |
Commissioned Engineer Officers | |||
Fg Off | M W Moore | 29 Jul 1937 | |
Education Officer | |||
Capt | D R McWhinnie | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade III, AFRAeS |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | A E Bell | 25 Feb 1937 | |
WO | C H Stone | 2 Dec 1935 | |
WO | E W Franklin | 26 Aug 1938 | |
WO | J M Kavanagh | 5 Nov 1937 | |
WO | W I Waters | 20 Nov 1935 | |
WO | A R Glading | 30 Dec 1938 | |
WO | F A Davie | 21 Mar 1939 |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Personnel Movements: May - Dec 1939
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Lt Cdr RN | Moore | 3 Jul 1939 | Arrived on posting to control Naval personnel and to teach Naval subjects |
Lt Cdr RN | Gibbs | 28 Aug 1939 | Arrived on posting to control Naval personnel and to teach Naval subjects |
Lt Cdr RN | Moore | 28 Aug 939 | Posted to Observer School |
Source - No 7 FTS ORB (AIR 29/566)
Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1939
Date | Notes |
2 Jul 1939 | Station completed change over from RAF pupils to FAA pupils |
3 Jul 1939 | No 4 FAA Course arrived (37 x Officers and 13 x Ratings) |
28 Aug 1939 | No 11 Course passed out (34 x Officers and 9 x Airmen ) |
2 Oct 1939 | ATS reverted to Hart Variants, Oxfords allocated away |
9 Oct 1939 | No 12 Course arrived for Intermediate Training (20 x Officers, 21 x NCOs and 6 x Airmen - AAF and RAFVR ) |
11 Dec 1939 | No 4 FAA Course completed (36 x Officers and 11 x Ratings) and posted to RNAS Lee-on-Solent for Specialist Training |
11 Dec 1939 | No 6 FAA Course arrived for Intermediate Training (51 x Officers and 9 x Ratings) |
Source - No 7 FTS ORB (AIR 29/566)
Personnel Movements: Jan 1940 - Jan 1941
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | A H C Roberts | 2 Jan 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Navigation Instructor |
Sqn Ldr | W R Castings | 5 Jan 1940 | Administrative Officer, posted to Air Ministry |
Flt Lt | G P Smith | 9 Jan 1940 | Arrived on posting for Medical duties |
Flt Lt | H A G Comerford | 13 Jan 1940 | Rejoined from the Reserve and assumed command of 'C' Flight |
Sqn Ldr | R F Courtin | 16 Jan 1940 | Medical Officer, departed on posting |
Flt Lt | J L Walsh | 16 Jan 1940 | Arrived on posting for Medical duties |
Plt Off | T J Whittaker | 3 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as PT Officer |
Flt Lt | R C Ayling | 9 Feb 1940 | Posted to Australia for duty as a Flying Instructor (later changed to RNZAF) |
Fg Off | A M L Alderton | 19 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as a Flying Instructor |
Fg Off | J A Tinne | 26 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting to ATS from RAFO |
Sgt | R S S Black | 3 Mar 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
Sgt | J F Wales | 3 Mar 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
Flt Lt | S G Pritchard | 18 Mar 1940 | Posted from ATS to CFS for Flying Instructors' Course |
Sqn Ldr | H A Murton | 13 May 1940 | Senior Accountant Officer, departed on posting |
Flt Lt | H V Bayliss | 13 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Accountant Officer |
L/Airman | J Rees | 15 May 1940 | Killed in a flying accident at West Freugh |
Flt Lt | H V Bayliss | 13 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Accountant Officer |
Sqn Ldr | W A Hughes | 18 May 1940 | Attached for duty as Navigation Officer |
Flt Lt | J A Coltart | 18 May 1940 | Navigation Officer, departed on posting |
Plt Off | H W Campbell | 23 May 1940 | Armament Officer, departed on posting |
Plt Off | J P Lynas | 23 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Armament Officer |
Sqn Ldr | J L Walsh | 23 May 1940 | Senior Medical Officer, departed on posting |
Flt Lt | G P Smith | 23 May 1940 | Assumed duties of Senior Medical Officer, |
Plt Off | A W Wood | 24 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Link Trainer Instructor |
Sqn Ldr | J A H Tuck | 5 Jul 1940 | Posted to No 10 OTU |
Flt Lt | H A G Comerford | 5 Jul 1940 | Remanded for Court Martial |
Sqn Ldr | O A Morris | 6 Jul 1940 | OC, ATS, posted to No 10 OTU |
Sqn Ldr | W J Packard | 6 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 14 SFTS and assumed command of ATS |
Flt Lt | G Baker | 8 Jul 1940 | Adjutant ATS, posted to No 8 School of Technical Training |
Flt Lt | H A G Comerford | 24 Jul 1940 | Tried by Court Martial and acquitted |
L/Airman | E G Culley | 17 Aug 1940 | Killed in a flying accident at Deeping St Nicholas in Hart, K5799 |
L/Airman | C B Irving | 17 Aug 1940 | Killed in a flying accident at Deeping St Nicholas in Hart, K5799 |
Wg Cdr | J B Newman | 30 Sep 1940 | Administrative Officer, posted to Air Ministry |
Sqn Ldr | S B Croyden | 30 Sep 1940 | Assumed duties of Administrative Officer |
LAC | W F Rusk | 8 Oct 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
Gp Capt | A Shekleton | 25 Nov 1940 | Relinquished command of No 7 SFTS on departing to Canada with Third Echelon |
Sqn Ldr | W J Packard | 26 Nov 1940 | Assumed command of No 7 SFTS and RAF Peterborough |
Wg Cdr | O'Donnell | 7 Jan 1941 | Assumed command of RAF Peterborough |
Sqn Ldr | W J Packard | 7 Jan 1941 | Relinquished command of No 7 SFTS And RAF Peterborough |
Source - No 7 FTS ORB (AIR 29/566)
Organisational Movements: Jan 1940 - Jan 1941
Date | Notes |
1 Jan 1940 | Course lengths increased from 8 to 10 weeks |
1 Jan 1940 | Aircraft establishment amended to: -
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6 Mar 1940 | No 12 Course completed training (12 x Officers, 17 Sgts and 6 x Airmen, of which 9 x Sgts and 5 x Airmen were commissioned ) |
17 Mar 1940 | No 7 FAA Course completed Intermediate Training (48 x Officers and 8 x Ratings) |
18 Mar 1940 | No 9 FAA Course arrived for Intermediate Training (14 x Officers and 41 x Act L/Airmen) |
25 May 1940 | No 7 FAA Course completed training and posted to FAA training units (47 x Officers and 7 x L/Airmen) |
26 May 1940 | No 9 FAA Course passed from Intermediate Training to Advanced Training (12 x Officers and 37 x Act L/Airmen) |
26 May 1940 | No 11 FAA Course arrived for Intermediate Training (6 x Officers and 37 x Act L/Airmen) |
21 Jul 1940 | No 9 FAA Course completed training (12 x Officers and 36 x Act L/Airmen) |
21 Jul 1940 | No 11 FAA Course passed from Intermediate Training to Advanced Training (6 x Officers and 37 x Act L/Airmen) |
21 Jul 1940 | No 13 FAA Course arrived for Intermediate Training (41 x Naval pupils and 18 x RAF pupils) |
29 Aug 1940 | First echelon of personnel departed RAF Peterborough for Liverpool by train en-route to Canada |
10 Sep 1940 | First echelon arrived at Kingston, Ontario and were redesignated No 31 SFTS |
14 Sep 1940 | No 11 FAA Course completed training (5 x Officers and 33 x Act L/Airmen) |
1 Nov 1940 | Second echelon of personnel departed RAF Peterborough for Liverpool by train en-route to Canada |
9 Nov 1940 | No 13 FAA Course completed Advanced Training (4 x Officers, 17 x Act L/Airmen, 6 x RAF Sgts and 9 x LACs) |
10 Nov 1940 | Second echelon arrived at Kingston, Ontario |
11 Nov 1940 | No 15 FAA Course passed from Intermediate Training to Advanced Training (14 x Naval pupils and 27 x RAF pupils) |
25 Nov 1940 | Third echelon of personnel departed RAF Peterborough for Liverpool by train en-route to Canada |
7 Dec 1940 | Third echelon arrived at Kingston, Ontario |
10 Dec 1940 | RAF Sibson transferred to No 14 SFTS, RAF Cranfield |
20 Dec 1940 | No 13 EFTS takes over RAF Peterborough |
4 Jan 1941 | No 15 FAA Course completed training (14 x L/Airmen, 3 x RAF Sgts and 23 x RAF LACs) |
7 Jan 1941 | Fourth echelon of personnel departed RAF Peterborough for Liverpool by train en-route to Canada |
Source - No 7 FTS ORB (AIR 29/566) and RAF Flying training and Support Units - Air Britain
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