Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
(No 1) Coast Defence Co-operation/Training Flight Personnel and locations
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This was formed as part of Armament and Gunnery School on 1 December 1924, supposedly becoming an independent unit on 16 May 1927 but it does not appear in the Air Force List as such until after July 1929.
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey IIIF | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 22 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Arthur King-Lewis | 24 Sep 1929 | Officer Commanding, |
Fg Off | Frank L Kingham | 8 May 1930 | |
Fg Off | Kenneth C Garvie | 8 Mar 1929 | |
Fg Off | Reginald H Donkin | 18 Jan 1928 |
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 |
Fairey IIIF | RAF Eastchurch detached to Plymouth | Inland Area/No 22 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Arthur King-Lewis | 24 Sep 1929 | Officer Commanding, |
Flt Lt | Frank L Kingham | 8 May 1930 | |
Fg Off | David J Hughes-Morgan | 12 May 1931 | |
Fg Off | Eric H Coleman | 29 Aug 1930 |
Source - July 1931 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey IIIF | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 22 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | John G Walser | 27 Feb 1922 | Officer Commanding, |
Flt Lt | Frank L Kingham | 8 May 1930 | |
Fg Off | Peter C Fair | 3 Jul 1931 | |
Fg Off | David J Hughes-Morgan | 12 May 1931 | |
Fg Off | Eric H Coleman | 29 Aug 1930 | |
Fg Off | Reginald W H Harrison | 31 Mar 1932 |
Source - July 1932 Air Force List
It moved to RAF Gosport and was redesignated Coast Defence Training Flight on 23 May 1933.
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey IIIF | RAF Base, Gosport | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | John G Walser | 27 Feb 1922 | Officer Commanding, |
Fg Off | Peter C Fair | 3 Jul 1931 | |
Fg Off | Eric H Coleman | 29 Aug 1930 | |
Fg Off | Francis J B Keast | 9 May 1933 | |
Fg Off | Reginald W H Harrison | 31 Mar 1932 |
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
On 1 August 1933 it became No 1 Coast Defence Training Flight and was absorbed into the establishment of RAF Base Gosport.
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