Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 463 (Fleet Torpedo)/(Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Flight
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This was formed on 1 September 1927 at RAF Base Gosport equipped with six Blackburn Darts
Date | Location |
1 Sep 1927 | RAF Base Gosport |
15 May 1928 | HMS Courageous |
Aircraft operated | Shore Station/Ship | Command/Group |
Blackburn Dart | RAF Base Gosport/HMS Courageous | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Adrian H Paull | 1 Sep 1927 | Officer Commanding |
Fg Off | John M Fuller | 19 Apr 1928 | Lt, RM |
Fg Off | Ronald J Berry | 1 Sep 1927 | Lt Cdr, RN |
Fg Off | John Nicholson | 1 Sep 1927 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Dennis J Margetts | 22 Dec 1927 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Arthur M N David | 1 Sep 1927 |
Source - Air Force List July 1928
Date | Location |
6 Jul 1928 | RAF Hal Far |
20 Jul 1928 | HMS Courageous |
30 Oct 1928 | RAF Hal Far |
28 Nov 1928 | HMS Courageous |
30 Nov 1928 | RAF Hal Far |
12 Mar 1929 | HMS Courageous |
3 May 1929 | RAF Hal Far |
14 Jun 1929 | HMS Courageous |
Aircraft operated | Shore Station/Ship | Command/Group |
Blackburn Dart | RAF Base Gosport/HMS Courageous | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Adrian H Paull | 1 Sep 1927 | Officer Commanding |
Fg Off | John M Fuller | 19 Apr 1928 | Lt, RM |
Fg Off | Ronald J Berry | 1 Sep 1927 | Lt Cdr, RN |
Fg Off | Dennis J Margetts | 22 Dec 1927 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Arthur M N David | 1 Sep 1927 | |
Fg Off | James B Buckley | 28 Jul 1928 | Sub-Lt, RN |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
Around May 1929 it was redesignated as a Fleet Torpedo Bomber flight.
Aircraft operated | Shore Station/Ship | Command/Group |
Blackburn Dart | RAF Base Gosport/HMS Courageous | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Adrian H Paull | 1 Sep 1927 | Officer Commanding |
Fg Off | John M Fuller | 19 Apr 1928 | Lt, RM |
Fg Off | Dennis J Margetts | 22 Dec 1927 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Arthur M N David | 1 Sep 1927 | |
Fg Off | John Brett | 7 Dec 1928 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | James B Buckley | 28 Jul 1928 | Lt, RN |
Source - Air Force List July 1929
Date | Location |
21 Aug 1929 | RAF Hal Far |
26 Aug 1929 | HMS Courageous |
30 Aug 1929 | Gaza |
9 Sep 1929 | HMS Courageous |
28 Sep 1929 | RAF Aboukir |
8 Oct 1929 | HMS Courageous |
1 Nov 1929 | RAF Hal Far |
20 Jan 1930 | HMS Courageous |
30 Jan 1930 | RAF Base Gosport |
xx Mar 1930 | HMS Furious |
xx Mar 1930 | RAF Base Gosport |
2 Jun 1930 | HMS Furious |
19 Jun 1930 | RAF Base Gosport |
Aircraft operated | Shore Station/Ship | Command/Group |
Blackburn Dart | RAF Base Gosport/HMS Furious | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Anthony P Colthurst | 17 Nov 1925 | Officer Commanding, Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Arthur M N David | 1 Sep 1927 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | John Brett | 7 Dec 1928 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | James B Buckley | 28 Jul 1928 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Duncan B McGill | 28 Jul 1928 |
Source - Air Force List July 1930
Source - August 1930 Air Force List
Source - September 1930 Air Force List
Source - October 1930 Air Force List
Source - November 1930 Air Force List
Source - December 1930 Air Force List
Date | Location |
23 Sep 1930 | HMS Courageous |
17 Nov 1930 - 19 Jan 1931 | RAF Base Gosport (Detachment) |
5 Jun 1931 | RAF Base Gosport |
Aircraft operated | Shore Station/Ship | Command/Group |
Blackburn Dart | RAF Base Gosport/HMS Courageous | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Edmund W Anstice | 4 Nov 1930 | Officer Commanding, Lt Cdr, RN |
Fg Off | James B Buckley | 28 Jul 1928 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Duncan B McGill | 28 Jul 1928 | |
Fg Off | Robert V Redpath | 17 Nov 1930 | |
Fg Off | Kenneth Willliamson | 7 Oct 1930 | Lt, RN |
Source - Air Force List July 1931
Date | Location |
29 Sep 1931 | HMS Courageous |
1 Dec 1931 | RAF Base Gosport |
4 Jan 1932 | HMS Courageous |
11 Feb 1932 | RAF Hal Far |
22 Feb 1932 | HMS Courageous |
13 Mar 1932 | RAF Base Gosport |
21 Apr 1932 | HMS Courageous |
11 Jun 1932 | RAF Base Gosport |
xx xxx 1932 | HMS Courageous |
Aircraft operated | Shore Station/Ship | Command/Group |
Blackburn Dart | RAF Base Gosport/HMS Courageous | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Edmund W Anstice | 4 Nov 1930 | Officer Commanding, Lt Cdr, RN |
Fg Off | James B Buckley | 28 Jul 1928 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Kenneth Willliamson | 7 Oct 1930 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Wilfrid H G Saunt | 8 Jun 1931 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Eugene Esmonde | 25 Oct 1931 | later Lt Cdr, RN VC |
Fg Off | George B S Coleman | 4 Jan 1932 |
Source - Air Force List July 1932
Date | Location |
20 Jul 1932 | RAF Base Gosport |
30 Aug 1932 | HMS Courageous |
18 Oct 1932 | RAF Base Gosport |
2 Jan 1933 | HMS Courageous |
It was absorbed into No 810 Squadron on 3 April 1933.
Re-equipment and movement dates are based on those shown in 'Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm' by Ray Sturtivant
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