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No 26 Group Personnel, units and locations

[Jul 1938 | Jan 1939]

Reformed on 1 December 1937 by redesignating HQ, Superintendent of Reserve and Inspector of Civil Flying Training Schools

July 1938

Address Command Controlled
The Hyde, Hendon, London, NW 9 Training Command

  • No 1 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Hatfield

  • No 2 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Filton

  • No 3 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Hamble

  • No 4 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Brough

  • No 5 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Hanworth

  • No 6 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Sywell

  • No 7 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Desford

  • No 8 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Reading

  • No 9 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Ansty

  • No 10 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Yatesbury

  • No 11 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Perth

  • No 12 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Prestwick

  • No 13 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - White Waltham

  • No 14 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Castle Bromwich

  • No 15 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Redhill

  • No 16 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Shoreham

  • No 17 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Barton

  • No 18 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Fairoaks

  • No 19 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Gatwick

  • No 20 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Gravesend

  • No 21 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Stapleford Abbots

  • No 22 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Cambridge

  • No 23 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Rochester

  • No 25 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Grimsby

  • No 26 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Oxford

  • No 27 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Tollerton
RAF Volunteer Reserve Town Centres

Birmingham

Brighton

Cambridge

Coventry

Glasgow

Grimsby

Hull

Leicester

 

London

Manchester

Northampton

Nottingham

Oxford

Perth

Reading

Rochester

Southampton

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre

Conway W H Pulford

 14 Sep 1936 Air Officer Commanding, OBE, AFC; later AVM
Inspector of Elementary and Reserve Flying Training
Gp Capt T Q Studd  1 Jun 1937 DFC
Inspector of RAF Volunteer Reserve Flying Training
Wg Cdr

John Whitford later AVM

  1 Dec 1935
Chief Flying Examining Officers
Sqn Ldr

Guy L Carter

17 Aug 1936 AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr E B Webb 14 Oct 1935
Sqn Ldr R A Sprague  2 Jun 1936
Flying Examining Officers
Flt Lt K A K MacEwen  5 Jul 1937
Flt Lt

Edward J Corbally

 8 Feb 1937 later AVM
Flt Lt D B D Field 22 Nov 1937
Flt Lt Rex L Kippenberger 28 Sep 1936 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Walter C Sheen  4 Jun 1936 later AVM
Flt Lt C W M Ling  3 May 1937
Flt Lt E W Whitley  4 Apr 1938
Flt Lt S E R Shepard 28 Mar 1938
Flt Lt Duncan M Somerville 21 Apr 1938 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt David J P Lee 14 Aug 1937 later ACM
Flt Lt M Hastings 18 Dec 1937
Armament Examining Officers
Sqn Ldr

John Marson

10 Nov 1937 later AVM
Navigation Examining Officers
Flt Lt

D Michell

 20 May 1937
Engineer Examining Officers
Sqn Ldr E C W S Smith 24 Jan 1938
Sqn Ldr Lancelot E Jarman 14 Jan 1937 later A/Cdre
Personnel and Administrative Officers
Sqn Ldr (Ret) A J Currie  
Flt Lt H C V Jolleff   RAFO
Equipment Branch
Fg Off H Corfield 13 Dec 1937 MM
Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr E C M Knott 22 Aug 1936  
Pay-Lt (Ret) H Ince   RN
Medical Branch
Wg Cdr R W White 14 Jul 1936 MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr R G Freeman 19 May 1938 LRCP & S
Flt Lt T C Macdonald 28 Nov 1936 MB, ChB
Fg Off C D Clements 13 Feb 1938 MRCS, LRCP, DO

Supernumerary
Sqn Ldr J W Mitchell 26 Apr 1938 Chief Instructor for RAFVR
Flt Lt W J Hickey  1 Dec 1937  
Flt Lt R B Brown  2 May 1938 Instructor for RAFVR
Warrant Officers
WO I J Addison 25 Apr 1938 Administrative
WO I L W Elsey 25 Jan 1938 Armament

Source - July 1938 Air Force List

January 1939

Address Command Controlled
The Hyde, Hendon, London, NW 9 Training Command

  • No 1 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Hatfield

  • No 2 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Filton

  • No 3 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Hamble

  • No 4 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Brough

  • No 5 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Hanworth

  • No 6 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Sywell

  • No 7 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Desford

  • No 8 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Reading

  • No 9 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Ansty

  • No 10 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Yatesbury

  • No 11 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Perth

  • No 12 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Prestwick

  • No 13 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - White Waltham

  • No 14 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Castle Bromwich

  • No 15 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Redhill

  • No 16 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Shoreham

  • No 17 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Barton

  • No 18 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Fairoaks

  • No 19 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Gatwick

  • No 20 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Gravesend

  • No 21 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Stapleford Abbots

  • No 22 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Cambridge

  • No 23 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Rochester

  • No 25 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Grimsby

  • No 26 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Oxford

  • No 27 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Tollerton

  • No 28 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Meir

  • No 29 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Luton

  • No 30 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Derby

  • No 31 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Gloucester and Cheltenham

  • No 33 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School - Whitchurch
RAF Volunteer Reserve Town Centres

Birmingham

Brighton

Cambridge

Coventry

Glasgow

Grimsby

Hull

Leicester

London

Manchester

Northampton

Nottingham

Oxford

Perth

Reading

Rochester

Southampton

Stoke on Trent

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre

Sydney W Smith;

  7 Nov 1938 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Inspector of Elementary and Reserve Flying Training
Gp Capt

Horace G Bowen

20 Aug 1938 MBE; later A/Cdre
Inspector of RAF Volunteer Reserve Flying Training
Wg Cdr

John Whitford later AVM

  1 Dec 1935  
Chief Flying Examining Officers
Sqn Ldr

Guy L Carter

17 Aug 1936 AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr E B Webb 14 Oct 1935  
Sqn Ldr R A Sprague  2 Jun 1936  
Sqn Ldr K A K MacEwen  5 Jul 1937  
Sqn Ldr Rex L Kippenberger 28 Sep 1936 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C W M Ling  3 May 1937  
Sqn Ldr S E R Shepard 28 Mar 1938  
Flying Examining Officers
Flt Lt David J P Lee 14 Aug 1937 later ACM
Flt Lt M Hastings 18 Dec 1937  
Flt Lt C S Bryan 24 Nov 1938  
Flt Lt T G Lovell Gregg 16 Sep 1938  
Flt Lt R M Bradley 28 SSep 1938  
Flt Lt W M Graham  3 Oct 1938  
Flt Lt R C Tillard 16 Jul 1938 Lt RN
Flt Lt D P Hanafin 12 Jun 1938  
Flt Lt J E C G F Gyil-Murray 13 Jun 1938  
Fg Off D A Pemberton 16 Sep 1938  
Armament Examining Officers
Sqn Ldr

John Marson

10 Nov 1937 later AVM
Sqn Ldr C J Giles  1 Sep 1938  
Navigation Examining Officers
Sqn Ldr J H McN Campbell 30 May 1938  
Flt Lt

D Michell

 20 May 1937  
Fg Off E E M Angell 14 Nov 1938  
Engineer Examining Officers
Sqn Ldr E C W S Smith 24 Jan 1938  
Fg Off C W Baker 14 Jun 1938 Commissioned Engineer Officer, MBE
Air Staff Duties
Flt Lt T J MacDermot 23 Aug 1938  
Personnel and Administrative Officers
Sqn Ldr (Ret) A J Currie    
Flt Lt H C V Jolleff   RAFO
Mr G S Roberts   Chief Clerk
Equipment Branch
Fg Off H Corfield 13 Dec 1937 MM
Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr E C M Knott 22 Aug 1936  
Pay-Lt (Ret) H Ince   RN
Cdr (Ret) C P Franklin   RN
Medical Branch
Wg Cdr R W White 14 Jul 1936 MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr R G Freeman 19 May 1938 LRCP & S
Flt Lt L M Corbet  3 Nov 1938 MB, BS
Flt Lt R S B McClean  1 Oct 1938 MB, ChB
Flt Lt T C Macdonald 28 Nov 1936 MB, ChB
Flt Lt C D Clements 13 Feb 1938 MRCS, LRCP, DO

Supernumerary
Sqn Ldr J W Mitchell 26 Apr 1938 Chief Instructor (Equipment) for RAFVR
Flt Lt R B Brown  2 May 1938 Instructor (Equipment) for RAFVR
Fg Off D Stacey 16 May 1938 Instructor (Equipment) for RAFVR
Warrant Officers
WO J Addison 25 Apr 1938 Administrative
WO W J Elvin  7 Jul 1938 Engineer
WO L W Elsey 25 Jan 1938 Armament

Source - January 1939 Air Force List

This Group was redesigned No 50 (Reserve) Group on 1 February 1939

 

[Jul 1937 | Jul 1938 | Jan 1939]

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