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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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RAF North Coates Fitties Personnel
[Jul 1936 | Aug 1936 | Jul 1937]
| County | Command/Group | Units |
| North Thoresby, Lincolnshire | Training Command |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
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Station HQ |
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| Wg Cdr | 13 Jan 1936 | Officer Commanding, MC; later A/Cdre | |
| Sqn Ldr | W J Millen | 2 Jan 1936 | |
| Flt Lt | 2 Jan 1936 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre | |
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Stores Branch |
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| Flt Lt | E N A Crowe-Browne | 6 Apr 1936 | |
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Accountant Branch |
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| Flt Lt | G A Linn | 27 Dec 1935 | |
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Medical Branch |
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| Fg Off | R S Peill | 7 Jan 1936 | MB, ChB |
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Education Officer |
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| Mr | J L Smith | 1 Jan 1936 | BSc |
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Warrant Officer |
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| WO I | P N Lee | 5 Feb 1936 | |
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
| County | Command/Group | Units |
| North Thoresby, Lincolnshire | Training Command/Armament Group |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
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Station HQ |
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| Wg Cdr | 13 Jan 1936 | Officer Commanding, MC; later A/Cdre | |
| Sqn Ldr | W J Millen | 2 Jan 1936 | |
| Flt Lt | A E Louks | 2 Mar 1937 | Engineer duties |
| Fg Off | O D Norwood | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
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Stores Branch |
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| Flt Lt | E N A Crowe-Browne | 6 Apr 1936 | |
| Sqn Ldr (Ret) | C E H C MacPherson | ||
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Accountant Branch |
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| Sqn Ldr | G W Lynn | 7 Aug 1936 | |
| Capt (Ret) | B Francis | ||
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Medical Branch |
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| Fg Off | R S Peill | 7 Jan 1936 | MB, ChB |
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Education Officer |
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| Mr | J L Smith | 1 Jan 1936 | BSc |
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Warrant Officer |
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| WO I | W Cooke | 13 Jul 1936 | |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
No 2 Air Armament School became No 1 Air Observers School on 1 March 1938 and took over the station with the SHQ being disbanded. On 3 September 1939, No 1 AOS began moving to RAF Penrhos and North Coates was placed under Care and Maintenance on 4 September.
Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Flt Lt | A V Le Maistre | 4 Sep 1939 | Appointed Officer i/c Care and Maintenance Party |
| Sqn Ldr | S T Misselbrook | 11 Sep 1939 | Arrived on posting from RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
| Sqn Ldr | S T Misselbrook | 13 Sep 1939 | Assumed command of RAF North Coates |
| Sqn Ldr | S T Misselbrook | 30 Sep 1939 | Also assumed command of No 2 Recruit Training Pool |
| Wg Cdr | E H Sparling | 6 Dec 1939 | Assumed command of RAF North Coates |
| Sqn Ldr | S T Misselbrook | 6 Dec 1939 | Relinquished command of RAF North Coates but retained command of No 2 RTP |
Source - RAF North Coates ORB
Unit Movements: Sep - Dec 1939
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| Rail Party, No 1 AOS | 4 Sep 1939 | Departed for RAF Penrhos |
| SHQ, RAF North Coates | 13 Sep 1939 | Opened |
| No 2 Recruit Training Pool | 30 Sep 1939 | Formed at RAF North Coates |
| No 1 Ground Defence Gunners School | 20 Nov 1939 | Formed at RAF North Coates |
Source - RAF North Coates ORB
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | Hewitt | 21 Jan 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 AOS and assumed command of Flying Sqn |
| Gp Capt | J M Mason | 4 Mar 1940 | Assumed command of RAF North Coates |
| Wg Cdr | E H Sparling | 4 Mar 1940 | Relinquished command of RAF North Coates |
| Fg Off | J W Reade | 17 Apr 1940 | Departed on posting |
| Fg Off | N S Little | 18 Apr 1940 | Posted to No 1 Ground Defence Gunners School |
| Fg Off | H G D Devey | 22 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | C E Prescott | 22 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | W R Norton | 22 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| ASO | J M Douglas | 22 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | W J Mitchell | 23 Apr 1940 | Departed on posting |
| Fg Off | G Ryall | 29 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | H J Davies | 3 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for Medical duties |
| Fg Off | G E Machin | 3 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 1 GDGS |
| Act Sqn Ldr | K G P Hendrie | 3 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bircham Newton |
| Plt Off | G C Lugg | 7 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Thorney Island |
| Act Sqn Ldr | R W Brierley | 8 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Thorney Island |
| Plt Off | C Whitley | 10 May 1940 | Arrived on attachment from RAF Detling |
| Fg Off | F H H Small | 11 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Wick |
| Fg Off | W R Norton | 12 May 1940 | Detached to the Air Ministry |
| ASO | F G Freeman | 14 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Feltwell |
| Fg Off | J J A Scott | 14 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Mount Batten |
| Plt Off | I N M MacDonald | 14 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 22 Sqn |
| Plt Off | C Whitley | 15 May 1940 | Ceased to be attached from RAF Detling |
| Plt Off | B A Levey | 16 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bircham Newton |
| Fg Off | H G D Devey | 18 May 1940 | Posted to RAF Leuchars |
| ASO | J M Carlin | 20 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 16 Group |
| Fg Off | W R Norton | 21 May 1940 | Posted to RAF Thorney Island |
| Fg Off | C E Tait | 24 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from Medical Training Depot, Halton |
| Sqn Ldr | M V Ridgeway | 24 May 1940 | Posted to SHQ from No 22 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R H Lucky | 27 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from Directorate of Intelligence, Air Ministry |
| Fg Off | M J Lange | 31 May 1940 | Posted to RAF Calshot |
| Plt Off | H C Cooke | 3 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 14 Group |
| Flt Lt | R E Burns | 6 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty with No 2 Mobile Torpedo Base, North Coates |
| Plt Off | J R Cooper | 8 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Loughborough |
| Flt Lt | K S Parker | 12 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 6 Bombing and Gunnery School for Administrative duties |
| Plt Off | S C Barber | 17 Jun 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for duty as Station Defence Officer |
| Fg Off | J L Scott | 20 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Calshot |
| Plt Off | P A Calton | 29 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | G J Beckett | 29 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | B A Levey | 30 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 10 Apr 1940 |
| Plt Off | G C Lugg | 30 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 16 Apr 1940 |
| Fg Off | G Ryall | 30 Jun 1940 | Granted a commission as Fg Off on Probation, wef 29 Apr 1940 [sen: 15 Feb 1940] |
| Fg Off | J J A Scott | 30 Jun 1940 | Granted a commission as Fg Off on Probation, wef 14 May 1940 [sen: 15 Feb 1940] |
| Plt Off | R H Lucky | 30 Jun 1940 | Granted a commission as Plt Off on Probation, wef 14 May 1940 |
| Fg Off | C E Tait | 30 Jun 1940 | Granted a commission as Fg Off on Probation, wef 14 May 1940 |
| Plt Off | C E Prescott | 30 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 4 Jun 1940 |
| Fg Off | G Ryall | 30 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 4 Jun 1940 |
| Plt Off | I N M MacDonald | 1 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off, wef 26 Jun 1940 |
| Plt Off | R H Lucky | 1 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off, wef 24 Jun 1940 |
| Fg Off | G J Mapplebeck | 1 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from Air Ministry A11(a) Pool |
| Plt Off | C E Brown | 3 Jul 1940 | Posted to RAF Ronaldsway |
| Fg Off | J J A Scott | 4 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | N Storer | 4 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Doncaster |
| ASO | A D Burgess | 6 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bircham Newton |
| Plt Off | H C Cooke | 9 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Fg Off |
| Plt Off | R W Hanner | 13 Jul 1940 | Arrived on commissioning |
| Act Fg Off | R H Lucky | 15 Jul 1940 | Posted to No 98 Sqn, RAF Scampton |
| Fg Off | G J Mapplebeck | 15 Jul 1940 | Posted to RAF Aldergrove but attached to RAF North Coates |
| Act Flt Lt | G C Lugg | 16 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Sqn Ldr |
| Act Flt Lt | B A Levey | 16 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Sqn Ldr |
| Flt Lt | R E Burns | 18 Jul 1940 | Awarded Symbol 'E' |
| Fg Off | G J Mapplebeck | 20 Jul 1940 | Ceased to be attached on posting to RAF North Coates |
| Flt Lt | W R Norton | 22 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Thorney Island |
| Act Flt Lt | J J A Scott | 24 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt |
| Flt Lt | K S Parker | 24 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Sqn Ldr |
| Plt Off | J D Syme | 24 Jul 1940 | Attached from RAF Calshot |
| APO | F A Cleary | 25 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Grange-over-Sands |
| Act Flt Lt | S F B Lea | 25 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from Base Personnel Staff Office |
| Act Fg Off | H C Cooke | 29 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Fg Off |
| Plt Off | F T Bush | 29 Jul 1940 | Arrived on commissioning from the Air Ministry |
| Flt Lt | H J Davies | 31 Jul 1940 | Medical Officer, posted to RAF Waddington |
| Act Flt Lt | G C Lugg | 5 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Sqn Ldr, wef 16 Jul 1940 |
| Act Flt Lt | B A Levey | 5 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Sqn Ldr, wef 16 Jul 1940 |
| Fg Off | D C Walker | 6 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Eastchurch |
| ASO | Winton | 9 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Thorney Island |
| Plt Off | P A Calton | 10 Aug 1940 | Returned from RAF Exeter |
| ASO | A D Burgess | 11 Aug 1940 | Proceeded to RAF School of Administration, Gerrard's Cross for course of instruction |
| Fg Off | H W Smithies | 12 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 13 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | M V Ridgeway | 12 Aug 1940 | Posted to HQ No 54 Group |
| Plt Off | J O T Howard | 13 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ Coastal Command |
| Act Flt Lt | S F B Lea | 14 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt, wef 27 Jul 1940 |
| Plt Off | K W Godfrey | 15 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 16 Group for Station Defence duties |
| ASO | J M Douglas | 18 Aug 1940 | Proceeded to WAAF Officers' School for course of instruction |
| Fg Off | G J Mapplebeck | 23 Aug 1940 | Posted to the Directorate of Intelligence, Air Ministry |
| Plt Off | J R Cooper | 23 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 1 Signals School, RAF Cranwell for course of instruction |
| Fg Off | T E Thelluson | 26 Aug 1940 | Arrived on commissioning |
| Plt Off | S T Blake Smith | 26 Aug 1940 | Arrived on attachment from RAF Calshot for duty with HSLs at Grimsby |
| Flt Lt | V D Jones | 27 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 16 Group |
| Fg Off | H W Smithies | 29 Aug 1940 | Posted to HQ No 16 Group |
| ASO | J M Douglas | 1 Sep 1940 | Posted to RAF Heston |
| ASO | L Bell | 1 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 16 Group |
| Flt Lt | R E Burns | 3 Sep 1940 | Granted a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flt Lt, wef 24 Aug 1940 |
| Plt Off | E H Goodison | 16 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for Operational duties |
| Flt Lt | R W Brierley | 21 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 1 RAF Depot, Uxbridge |
| Flt Lt | V D Jones | 27 Sep 1940 | Posted to RAF Andover |
| Plt Off | J G Carter | 27 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | C H Levick | 27 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | R E Burns | 1 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr, wef 1 Sep 1940 |
| Fg Off | W J Mather | 1 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Temp Flt Lt, wef 4 Sep 1940 |
| APO | F A Cleary | 6 Oct 1940 | Regraded as Plt Off on probation |
| Sqn Ldr | R E Burns | 11 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Gosport |
| Plt Off | S F Craggs | 15 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ Coastal Command for Operational duties |
| Plt Off | G de C M Taylor | 18 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Loughborough |
| Plt Off | J Soper | 18 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Loughborough |
| Plt Off | J G Carter | 25 Oct 1940 | Posted to the Air Ministry (DGE) for Equipment duties |
| ASO | A J Jefferson | 27 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from WAAF Officers School, Reading |
| Plt Off | J D Syme | 29 Oct 1940 | Arrived on attachment from RAF Calshot |
| Act Flt Lt | H C Cooke | 29 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Sqn Ldr |
| Fg Off | J L Scott | 31 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Calshot |
| Plt Off | K W Godfrey | 1 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Fg Off |
| ASO | A J Jefferson | 4 Nov 1940 | Attached to RAF Detling |
| Plt Off | R L Brooks | 5 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Signals School, RAF Cranwell for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | G de C M Taylor | 16 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 1 Signals School, RAF Cranwell for Signals course |
| Plt Off | F N G Barnes | 16 Nov 1940 | Attached from RAF Detling |
| Act Sqn Ldr | H C Cooke | 18 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Sqn Ldr, wef 29 Oct 1940 |
| Fg Off | W R Norton | 18 Nov 1940 | Attached to the Air Ministry for an Intelligence course |
| Plt Off | E F Chapman | 19 Nov 1940 | Attached from RAF Calshot |
| ASO | A Franks | 20 Nov 1940 | Attached from HQ No 16 Group |
| ASO | A D Burgess | 21 Nov 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Halton for course of instruction |
| Plt Off | H O Jones | 21 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Thorney Island |
| Plt Off | K W Godfrey | 22 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Fg Off |
| Plt Off | J G Beckett | 24 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Cardington |
| Plt Off | R W Hanner | 29 Nov 1940 | Attached to School of Cookery, RAF Halton |
| Sqn Ldr | R E X Mack | 1 Dec 1940 | Posted to SHQ from No 22 Sqn |
| Fg Off | W R Norton | 6 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached to the Air Ministry for No 2 Advanced Intelligence course |
| Sqn Ldr | H J W Carpenter | 10 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as RC Chaplain |
| ASO | A D Burgess | 10 Dec 1940 | Returned from RAF Halton on completion of course of instruction |
| Plt Off | F N G Barnes | 12 Dec 1940 | Attached to RAF Sullom Voe |
| ASO | A Franks | 12 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached from HQ No 16 Group |
| Fg Off | R O'Meara | 17 Dec 1940 | Attached from RAF Eastchurch |
| Act SO | A D Burgess | 17 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Section Officer, wef 1 Nov 1940 |
| ASO | J M Carlin | 18 Dec 1940 | Attached to Gerrard's Crossfor Disciplinary course |
| Flt Lt | D G Jones | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Detling |
| Plt Off | J Soper | 27 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 2 School of Technical Training |
| Flt Lt | W J Mather | 27 Dec 1940 | Posted to RAF Limavady |
| Act Flt Lt | I N M MacDonald | 28 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 3 School of Technical Training |
Source - RAF North Coates ORB
Unit Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 2 Recruit Training Pool | 8 Jan 1940 | Redesignated No 9 Recruits Centre |
| SHQ, RAF North Coates | 26 Feb 1940 | Transferred from No 25 Group, Training Command to No 16 Group, Coastal Command |
| No 235 Sqn | 27 Feb 1940 | Arrived from RAF Manston |
| No 248 Sqn | 27 Feb 1940 | Arrived from RAF Hendon |
| No 236 Sqn | 29 Feb 1940 | Arrived from RAF Martlesham Heath |
| No 248 Sqn | 8 Apr 1940 | Moved to RAF Thorney Island* |
| No 22 Sqn | 8 Apr 1940 | Arrived from RAF Thorney Island* |
| No 812 Sqn FAA | 11 May 1940 | Arrived for operational duties |
| Detachment, No 233 Sqn | 18 May 1940 | Arrived from RAF Leuchars for temporary duty |
| Detachment, No 233 Sqn | 20 May 1940 | Returned to RAF Leuchars on completion of temporary duty |
| No 812 Sqn FAA | 28 May 1940 | Moved to RAF Bircham Newton |
| No 812 Sqn FAA | 29 May 1940 | Returned from RAF Bircham Newton |
| 9 x aircraft, No 22 Sqn | 12 Jun 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Wick for operational duties |
| No 812 Sqn FAA | 15 Jun 1940 | Moved to RAF Ford |
| No 812 Sqn FAA | 19 Jun 1940 | Returned from RAF Ford |
| 9 x aircraft, No 22 Sqn | 18 Jun 1940 | Returned from RAF Wick |
| No 1 Ground Defence Gunners School | 1 Jul 1940 | Moved to RAF Ronaldsway |
| No 812 Sqn FAA | 11 Sep 1940 | Moved to RAF Thorney Island |
| No 812 Sqn FAA | 27 Sep 1940 | Returned from RAF Thorney Island |
| No 812 Sqn FAA | 2 Nov 1940 | Detached to RAF St Eval |
| Detachment, No 22 Sqn | 5 Nov 1940 | Detached to RAF St Eval |
| No 812 Sqn FAA | 10 Nov 1940 | Returned from RAF St Eval |
| Detachment, No 22 Sqn | 12 Nov 1940 | Returned from RAF St Eval |
| No 812 Sqn FAA | 8 Dec 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Thorney Island for operations |
| Detachment, No 22 Sqn | 8 Dec 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Thorney Island |
| No 812 Sqn FAA | 10 Dec 1940 | Proceeded from RAF Thorney Island to RAF St Eval for operations |
| Detachment, No 22 Sqn | 15 Dec 1940 | Returned from RAF Thorney Island |
| No 812 Sqn FAA | 16 Dec 1940 | Returned from RAF St Eval via RAF Abingdon |
| 6 x aircraft, No 812 Sqn FAA | 27 Dec 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Thorney Island for operations |
| 2 x aircraft, No 812 Sqn FAA | 27 Dec 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Detlin for operations |
*Taken from other sources as not shown in the ORB
Source - RAF North Coates ORB (Some parts appear to be missing)
This page was last updated on 29/08/20©
