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No 15 Flying Training School Personnel and locations


[May 1939]

Personnel Movements: May - Sep 1939

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt P E Maitland  1 May 1940 Assumed command of No 15 FTS, RAF Lossiemouth
Sqn Ldr D M Somerville  1 May 1940 Assumed duties of Sqn Ldr - Administrative
Sqn Ldr H A V Hogan  1 May 1940 Assumed duties of Chief Flying Instructor
Sqn Ldr R A B Stone xx May 1940 Assumed duties of Senior Equipment Officer
Sqn Ldr H A V Hogan xx May 1940 Relinquished duties of Chief Flying Instructor on posting
Sqn Ldr J W Pell xx May 1940 Assumed duties of Chief Flying Instructor
Sqn Ldr H R Withers  7 Jun 1940 Arrived on posting for duty as Accountant Officer
Sqn Ldr R S Darbyshire 17 Jun 1940 Arrived on posting for duty as Officer Commanding, Advanced Training Sqn
Fg Off E W Yates  1 Aug 1940 Killed in a flying accident
APO D H K Allwood  1 Aug 1940 Killed in a flying accident
Cpl R C Morrell  1 Aug 1940 Killed in a flying accident
Records beyond 3 September 1939 are currently unavailable

Source - No 15 Flying Training School ORB (AIR 29/562)

Organisational Movements: May - Sep 1939

Date Notes
 1 May 1939 Formed at RAF Lossiemouth within No 21 Group.
12 Jun 1939 No 1 Course (30 x APOs and 10 x Airmen Pilots) commenced with the the following aircarft: -
  • 13 x Oxfords

Oxford I - pre WW2 scheme

  • 5 x Harts

Hart Trainer

21 Aug 1939 No 1 Course completed
Records beyond 3 September 1939 are currently unavailable

Source - No 15 Flying Training School ORB (AIR 29/562)

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