Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Andover Communication Flight - Personnel and locations
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Aug 1936 |
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
RAF Andover | Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off | John Harston | 28 Mar 1927 |
Source - July 1927 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Avro 504 De Havilland Moth Bristol F2B |
RAF Andover | Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off | John Harston | 28 Mar 1927 | |
Fg Off | Leonard G Rumsey | 20 Jul 1927 |
Source - July 1928 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Avro 504 De Havilland Moth Bristol F2B |
RAF Andover | Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off | John Harston | 28 Mar 1927 | |
Fg Off | Leonard G Rumsey | 20 Jul 1927 |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Avro 504 De Havilland Moth Bristol F2B |
RAF Andover | Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | John Harston | 28 Mar 1927 | Officer Commanding |
Fg Off | Alfred T S Studdart | 31 Jan 1929 | |
Fg Off | Peter C Fair | 21 May 1929 |
Source - July 1929 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Avro 504 De Havilland Moth Bristol F2B |
RAF Andover | Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | John Harston | 28 Mar 1927 | Officer Commanding |
Fg Off | Geoffrey Wood | 20 Jan 1930 | |
Fg Off | Francis P Hewitt | 14 Oct 1929 |
Source - July 1930 Air Force List
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
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Avro 504 De Havilland Moth Bristol F2B |
RAF Andover | Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas C Luke | 23 Jan 1931 | Officer Commanding |
Fg Off | John D Richardson | 13 Sep 1930 | |
Fg Off | Geoffrey Wood | 20 Jan 1930 |
Source - July 1931 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Avro 504 De Havilland Moth Bristol F2B |
RAF Andover | Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Vincent Buxton | 25 Oct 1931 | Officer Commanding, |
Fg Off | Geoffrey Wood | 29 Jan 1930 | |
Fg Off | Hugh L McCulloch | 13 Feb 1932 | |
Fg Off | Harold B Robertson | 21 May 1932 |
Source - July 1932 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Avro 504N Armstrong Whitworth Atlas |
RAF Andover | Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off | Cecil Sarsfield-Sampson | 7 Jun 1932 | |
Fg Off | Norman Alexander | 16 Jan 1933 |
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Avro 504N Armstrong Whitworth Atlas and Atlas (Trainer) |
RAF Andover | Western Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Kenneth E Ward | 6 Sep 1933 | Officer Commanding, |
Fg Off | Norman Alexander | 16 Jan 1933 |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Avro 504N Armstrong Whitworth Atlas |
RAF Andover | Western Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Kenneth E Ward | 6 Sep 1933 | Officer Commanding, |
Fg Off | Norman Alexander | 16 Jan 1933 | |
Fg Off | John L C Banks | 29 May 1934 |
Source - July 1934 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland Moth Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Hawker Hart |
RAF Andover | Western Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Kenneth E Ward | 6 Sep 1933 | Officer Commanding, |
Fg Off | Maynard D C Biggie | 10 Sep 1934 |
Source - July 1935 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
RAF Andover | No 3 (Bomber) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | J R Bell | 1 Jan 1936 | Officer Commanding, |
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
RAF Andover | No 2 (Bomber) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | J R Bell | 1 Jan 1936 | Officer Commanding, |
Plt Off | G LO C Bagshaw | 5 May 1937 |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
RAF Andover | No 1 (Bomber) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | J R Bell | 1 Jan 1936 | Officer Commanding, |
Fg Off | P J H Harrington | 24 Mar 1938 |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
RAF Andover | No 1 (Bomber) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | G R Ashton | 17 Nov 1938 | Officer Commanding, AFC |
Fg Off | P J H Harrington | 24 Mar 1938 | |
Plt Off | N M McElligott | 28 Sep 1938 |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
RAF Andover | No 1 (Bomber) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | G R Ashton | 17 Nov 1938 | Officer Commanding, AFC |
Fg Off | P J H Harrington | 24 Mar 1938 | |
Plt Off | N M McElligott | 28 Sep 1938 | |
Warrant Officer |
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WO | R L St G Saunders | 25 Aug 1936 |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
RAF Andover | No 1 (Bomber) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | G R Ashton | 17 Nov 1938 | Officer Commanding, AFC |
Fg Off | P J H Harrington | 24 Mar 1938 | |
Plt Off | N M McElligott | 28 Sep 1938 | |
Warrant Officer |
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WO | R L St G Saunders | 25 Aug 1936 |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
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