Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 1 Air Observers Navigation School - Personnel and units
Personnel Movements: Dec 1940
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
The unit ORB prior to 1 Dec 1940 were destroyed in a fire | |||
Sgt | Rudd | 3 Dec 1940 | Observer, arrived on posting for Instructors' course |
Plt Off | Richardson | 4 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
Sgt Plt | Pettitt | 4 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
Flt Lt | Fry | 11 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
Flt Lt | Macdonald | 11 Dec 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Wilmslow, pending posting to South Africa |
Flt Lt | Crowder | 11 Dec 1940 | Posted to HQ Fighter Command |
Fg Off | Gardiner | 11 Dec 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Wilmslow, pending posting to South Africa |
Fg Off | Giles | 11 Dec 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Wilmslow, pending posting to South Africa |
Sgt | Wallace | 11 Dec 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Wilmslow, pending posting to South Africa |
Plt Off | Sweeting | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
Plt Off | Richardson | 18 Dec 1940 | Departed on posting |
Plt Off | Short | 18 Dec 1940 | Departed on posting |
Sgt Plt | Sorby | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
Source - RAF Prestwick ORB (AIR 28/653)
Organisational Movements: Aug 1938 - Dec 1940
Date | Notes |
The unit ORB prior to 1 Dec 1940 were destroyed in a fire | |
15 Aug 1938 | Formed as No 1 Civil Air Navigation School |
1 Nov 1939 | No 1 CANS was redesignated No 1 Air Observer Navigation School, under the control of No 51 Group |
14 Dec 1940 | Course 'F' 4 posted as follows: -
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15 Dec 1940 | 58 x u/t Observers arrived from No 1 Receiving Wing for 'F' 5 Course, plus one from 'A' 5 and one from 'B' 4 courses |
16 Dec 1940 | Course 'F' 5 commenced training under new syllabus |
21 Dec 1940 | Course 'B' 4 posted as follows, wef 28 Dec
1940: -
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21 Dec 1940 | Course 'B' 5 arrived comprising 50 from No 1 RW and 10 from No 6 ITW |
Source - RAF Prestwick ORB (AIR 28/653) and RAF Flying training and Support Units - Air Britain
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