Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 4 Air Observer Navigation School - Personnel and locations
Personnel Movements: Aug - Dec 1940
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
The ORB for No 4 AONS only begins in August 1940 | |||
Fg Off | T Zeligowski | 23 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for refresher course and as test as a AONS pilot |
Fg Off | A Mroczkowski | 23 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for refresher course and as test as a AONS pilot |
Plt Off | J Szejdecki | 23 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for refresher course and as test as a AONS pilot |
Plt Off | W Jachnowicz | 23 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for refresher course and as test as a AONS pilot |
Flt Lt | Ashton | 29 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 9 EFTS for refresher course on Ansons and as test as a AONS pilot |
Mr | Luke | 1 Sep 1940 | Assumed duties of Chief Engineer |
Fg Off | A Mroczkowski | 11 Sep 1940 | Posted to RAF Blackpool, wef 7 Sep 1940 |
Mr | Brocklesby | 15 Sep 1940 | Assistant Photographer, attached to School of Photography for refresher course |
Flt Sgt | Creighton | 16 Sep 1940 | Attached for Photographic duties |
Act Sqn Ldr | J Beaumont | 25 Sep 1940 | Officer Commanding, promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr, wef 1 Sep 1940 |
Fg Off | F U Hollins | 25 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Flt Lt, wef 3 Sep 1940 |
Plt Off | Halse | 2 Oct 1940 | Posted to Blind Approach School, RAF Watchfield for duty as Instructor |
Plt Off | Park | 2 Oct 1940 | Posted to Blind Approach School, RAF Watchfield for duty as Instructor |
LAC | S H Wakelam | 8 Oct 1940 | Killed in an accident |
Sqn Ldr | R P P Pope | 12 Oct 1940 | Assumed command of RAF Ansty |
Sqn Ldr | J Beaumont | 12 Oct 1940 | Assumed duties of Chief Instructor, No 4 AONS |
Sqn Ldr | R P P Pope | 15 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act Wg Cdr |
Flt Lt | Stroud | 15 Oct 1940 | Assumed duties of Flight Commander |
Sqn Ldr | A W J Clark | 31 Oct 1940 | Attached for temporary duty |
Mr | Gillard | 1 Nov 1940 | Navigation Instructor, appointed to a commission in the RAFVR as a Fg Off |
Mr | Johns | 1 Nov 1940 | Navigation Instructor, appointed to a commission in the RAFVR as a Fg Off |
Mr | Malley | 1 Nov 1940 | Navigation Instructor, appointed to a commission in the RAFVR as a Fg Off |
Sqn Ldr | A W J Clark | 2 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached for temporary duty |
Sgt | R A Quinney | 15 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Kemble for Navigation duties |
Fg Off | I J M Christie | 16 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 269 Sqn |
Fg Off | Malley | 16 Nov 1940 | Navigation Instructor, posted to RAF St Athan pending posting overseas |
Fg Off | Gillard | 16 Nov 1940 | Navigation Instructor, admitted to Warnford Hospital, Leamington |
Fg Off | Malley | 19 Nov 1940 | Navigation Instructor, reposted from RAF St Athan |
Fg Off | Johns | 22 Nov 1940 | Navigation Instructor, posted to RAF St Athan for special navigation duties |
Fg Off | Malley | 14 Dec 1940 | Navigation Instructor, posted to RAF Wilmslow pending posting to No 2 CAON & BGS, South Africa |
Flt Lt | Ashton | 18 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 1 AACU, RAF Farnborough |
Sgt | C V Hodson | 18 Dec 1940 | Attached from No 1 AACU, RAF Farnborough |
Flt Lt | Stroud | 28 Dec 1940 | Admitted to SSQ |
Flt Lt | Stroud | 30 Dec 1940 | Transferred to RAF Hospital, Halton |
LAC | J Cooke | 31 Dec 1940 | Attached from No 1 AONS |
Source - No 4 Air Observer Navigation School ORB (AIR 29/598/6)
Organisational Movements: Nov 1939 - Dec 1940
Date | Notes |
1 Nov 1939 | Formed by redesignating No 4 Civil Air Navigation School at RAF Ansty |
The ORB for No 4 AONS only begins in August 1940 | |
23 Aug 1940 | No 7 Air Observers' Course terminated (43 x airmen passed out) |
24 Aug 1940 | No 8 Air Observers' Course commenced (40 x pupils) |
30 Nov 1940 | No 8 Air Observers' Course terminated (54 x pupils) |
1 Dec 1940 | No 9 Air Observers' Course commenced (60 x pupils) |
Source - No 4 Air Observer Navigation School ORB (AIR 29/598/6) and RAF Flying training and Support Units - Air Britain
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