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No 2 School of Air Navigation - Personnel and locations


Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1940

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr R J Cooper 19 Oct 1940 Assumed command of No 2 School of Air Navigation
Sqn Ldr F V Gauntlett 19 Oct 1940 Assumed duties of Sqn Ldr - Administrative
Sqn Ldr A W B Barrett 19 Oct 1940 Assumed duties of Chief Instructor
Sqn Ldr J Riley 19 Oct 1940 Assumed duties of Officer i/c Flying
Sqn Ldr A S Gordon  4 Nov 1940 Arrived on posting for duty as Local Defence Commander

Source - No 2 School of Air Navigation ORB (AIR 29/607)

Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1940

Date Notes
18 Oct 1940 Advance Air Party of 3 x Ansons departed RAF St Athan for RAF Cranage
Anson I Trainer - early WW2 trainer scheme
19 Oct 1940 No 2 School of Air Navigation forces at RAF Cranage
21 Oct 1940 No 10 Pilots' SN Course recommenced, having commenced at No 1 SAN, RAF St Athan on 23 Sep 1940
21 Oct 1940 No 11 Pilots' SN Course commenced
21 Oct 1940 No 12 Pilots' SN Course commenced
21 Oct 1940 44 x Ansons arrived from RAF St Athan
28 Oct 1940 No 8 Instructors' Course commenced
16 Nov 1940 No 10 Pilots' SN Course completed
18 Nov 1940 No 13 Pilots' SN Course commenced
30 Nov 1940 No 11 Pilots' SN Course completed
30 Nov 1940 No 12 Pilots' SN Course completed
 2 Dec 1940 No 14 Pilots' SN Course commenced
16 Dec 1940 No 15 Pilots' SN Course commenced
18 Dec 1940 No 1 Air Observer Instructors' Course commenced
21 Dec 1940 No 8 Instructors' Course completed
30 Dec 1940 No 9 Instructors' Course commenced

Source - No 2 School of Air Navigation ORB (AIR 29/607)

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