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No 5 School of Technical Training (Men) Personnel and locations


[Apr 1939 | May 1939]

This was formed at RAF Locking on 1 January 1939, within No 24 Group.

April 1939

 

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Ground Instructional Airframes RAF Locking Training Command/No 24 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt J McCrae  8 Jan 1939 Officer Commanding,
Wg Cdr

Claude McC Vincent

16 Jan 1939 DFC, AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr

John M Freeman

 7 Jan 1939 later A/Cdre
Lt Col (Ret) H Conder   Assistant Adjutant, Indian Army
Flt Lt T G B Sutherland   RAFO
Flt Lt W Mitton   RAFO
Equipment Branch
Fg Off A C Dibben    
APO J C Chadwick  2 Jan 1939  
Flt Lt (Ret) G Oliver    
Mr W Brown   Assistant Barrack Officer
Accountant Branch
Fg Off R G P Jaggard    
Pay-Lt (Ret) I C Martin    
Medical Branch
Wg Cdr J K L Landells  2  Jan 1939 MB, BS, FRCS(E)
Dental Branch
Flt Lt S C Allen  1 Mar 1939 LDS
Chaplains Branch
Rev J M Scutt 30 Jan 1939  
Education Officer
Mr C P T Browne   Act Grade II, BA
Mr T Hampson   Grade III, BA
Mr J Daly   Temporary, AIC
Mr A W Slater   Temporary, BSc
Mr J Williams   Temporary, BSc
Warrant Officers
WO J S Lancaster 16 Jan 1939  
WO R W V Hancock 22 Feb 1939  
WO T Ashcroft  7 Feb 1939 MM

Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List

May 1939

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Ground Instructional Airframes RAF Locking Training Command/No 24 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr R M Davy  3 Mar 1939
Wg Cdr T H French 13 Mar 1939 DFC
Sqn Ldr

John M Freeman

 7 Jan 1939 later A/Cdre
Lt Col (Ret) H Conder   Assistant Adjutant, Indian Army
Flt Lt T G B Sutherland   RAFO
Flt Lt W Mitton   RAFO
Flt Lt D M Greene   RAFO
Flt Lt N E Maitland   RAFO
Equipment Branch
Plt Off Laurence A Wear 14 Mar 1939 later A/Cdre
APO J C Chadwick  2 Jan 1939  
Flt Lt (Ret) G Oliver    
Mr W Brown   Assistant Barrack Officer
Pay-Lt (Ret) I C Martin    
Medical Branch
Wg Cdr J K L Landells  2  Jan 1939 MB, BS, FRCS(E)
Dental Branch
Flt Lt S C Allen  1 Mar 1939 LDS
Chaplains Branch
Rev J M Scutt 30 Jan 1939  
Education Officer
Mr C P T Browne   Act Grade II, BA
Mr T Hampson   Grade III, BA
Mr J Daly   Temporary, AIC
Mr A W Slater   Temporary, BSc
Mr J Williams   Temporary, BSc
Warrant Officers
WO A H Ottaway 10 Mar 1939  
WO J S Lancaster 16 Jan 1939  
WO T Shannon  3 Mar 1939  
WO R W V Hancock 22 Feb 1939  
WO T Ashcroft  7 Feb 1939 MM
WO H Woods  3 Mar 1939 MM
WO W S F Lapidge  3 Mar 1939  
WO J P Muir 14 Mar 1939  
WO L H Fuller  2 Jan 1939  

Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List

[Apr 1939 | May 1939]

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