Marine/Marine and Armament/Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment Personnel and locations
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This was formed on 16 March 1920 at the Isle of Grain from the Marine Aircraft Experimental Station in Coastal Area.
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Isle of Grain | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Branch | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Henry R Busteed | Officer Commanding, AFC, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick E Sandford | A & S | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | John K Wells | T | |
Sqn Ldr | George B Dacre | A & S | DSO; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles L Cahill | Ad | |
Flt Lt | Herbert J Edgar | A | |
Flt Lt | Edwin S Goodwin | A & S | AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Cecil A Rea | A & S | AFC |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | T | |
Flt Lt | William J De Salis | A & S | DSC |
Flt Lt | David F Lucking | T | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Cyril Chapman | T | |
Fg Off | William J Standisn | T | |
Fg Off | John G Haslam | Ad | |
Fg Off | Denis H Carey | A & S | |
Fg Off | Thomas D Jones | T | |
Fg Off | George Bowen | T | |
Fg Off | Ernest V E Andrewatha | Stores | |
Plt Off | Edward J Williams | T | |
Plt Off | Major F Morris | T | |
Plt Off | Thomas J E Thornton | T | |
Plt Off | Charles H Paget | Stores | |
Plt Off | John B Meikle | T | |
Plt Off | Thomas A Dimon | T | |
Plt Off | Ernest J Hiscock | T | |
Medical Branch |
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Fg Off | Thomas J Thomas | Med | MB, BS |
Source - Apr 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Isle of Grain | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Branch | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Henry R Busteed | 6 Oct 1918 | Officer Commanding, AFC, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | John K Wells | 21 Oct 1919 | T | |
Sqn Ldr | George B Dacre | 18 Feb 1919 | A & S | DSO; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles L Cahill | Ad | ||
Flt Lt | Herbert J Edgar | 10 Jun 1919 | A | |
Flt Lt | Edwin S Goodwin | 1 Dec 1919 | A & S | AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Cecil A Rea | 15 Nov 1918 | A & S | AFC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 6 May 1920 | S | DFC |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 10 Apr 1919 | T | |
Flt Lt | William J De Salis | 6 Aug 1918 | A & S | DSC |
Flt Lt | David F Lucking | 9 Feb 1920 | T | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Cyril Chapman | 1 Feb 1920 | T | |
Act Fg Off | Major F Morris | T | ||
Fg Off | William J Standisn | 8 Jan 1918 | T | |
Fg Off | John G Haslam | 1 May 1919 | Ad | |
Fg Off | Denis H Carey | A & S | ||
Fg Off | Sidney R L Poole | 22 Apr 1920 | T | |
Fg Off | Thomas D Jones | 1 May 1920 | T | |
Fg Off | George Bowen | 27 Feb 1919 | T | |
Fg Off | Ernest V E Andrewatha | 27 Oct 1919 | Stores | |
Plt Off | Ernest J Hiscock | 22 Sep 1919 | T | |
Plt Off | Edward J Williams | 9 Oct 1919 | T | |
Plt Off | Thomas J E Thornton | 21 Oct 1919 | T | |
Plt Off | John B Meikle | 20 Sep 1919 | T | |
Plt Off | Charles H Paget | 1 Feb 1919 | Stores | |
Medical Branch |
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Fg Off | Thomas J Thomas | Med | MB, BS |
Source - May 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Isle of Grain | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Branch | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Henry R Busteed | 6 Oct 1918 | Officer Commanding, AFC, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | John K Wells | 21 Oct 1919 | T | |
Sqn Ldr | George B Dacre | 18 Feb 1919 | A & S | DSO; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles B Dalilson | 8 May 1920 | A & S | AFC |
Flt Lt | Herbert J Edgar | 10 Jun 1919 | A | |
Flt Lt | Edwin S Goodwin | 1 Dec 1919 | A & S | AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Cecil A Rea | 15 Nov 1918 | A & S | AFC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 6 May 1920 | S | DFC |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 10 Apr 1919 | T | |
Flt Lt | William J De Salis | 6 Aug 1918 | A & S | DSC |
Flt Lt | David F Lucking | 9 Feb 1920 | T | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Thomas F N Gerrard | 28 May 1920 | A & S | DSC |
Fg Off | Cyril Chapman | 1 Feb 1920 | T | |
Fg Off | William J Standish | 8 Jan 1918 | T | |
Fg Off | Denis H Carey | xx xxx 1919 | A & S | |
Fg Off | Sidney R L Poole | 22 Apr 1920 | T | |
Fg Off | Ralph P P Pope | 27 May 1920 | A | DFC |
Fg Off | Thomas D Jones | 1 May 1920 | T | |
Fg Off | George Bowen | 27 Feb 1919 | T | |
Fg Off | John B Meikle | 20 Sep 1919 | T | |
Fg Off | Charles H Paget | 1 Feb 1919 | Stores | |
Fg Off | Ernest V E Andrewatha | 27 Oct 1919 | Stores | |
Fg Off | Thomas J E Thornton | 21 Oct 1919 | T | |
Plt Off | Major F Morris | 1 Oct 1916 | T | |
Medical Branch |
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Fg Off | Thomas J Thomas | Med | MB, BS |
Source - June 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Isle of Grain | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Branch | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Henry R Busteed | 6 Oct 1918 | Officer Commanding, AFC, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | John K Wells | 21 Oct 1919 | T | |
Sqn Ldr | George B Dacre | 18 Feb 1919 | A & S | DSO; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles B Dalison | 8 May 1920 | A & S | AFC |
Flt Lt | Edwin S Goodwin | 1 Dec 1919 | A & S | AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Cecil A Rea | 15 Nov 1918 | A & S | AFC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 6 May 1920 | S | DFC |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 10 Apr 1919 | T | |
Flt Lt | William J De Salis | 6 Aug 1918 | A & S | DSC |
Flt Lt | David F Lucking | 9 Feb 1920 | T | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Thomas F N Gerrard | 28 May 1920 | A & S | DSC |
Fg Off | Cyril Chapman | 1 Feb 1920 | T | |
Fg Off | William J Standish | 8 Jan 1918 | T | |
Fg Off | Denis H Carey | xx xxx 1919 | A & S | |
Fg Off | Sidney R L Poole | 22 Apr 1920 | T | |
Fg Off | Ralph P P Pope | 27 May 1920 | A | DFC |
Fg Off | Thomas D Jones | 1 May 1920 | T | |
Fg Off | George Bowen | 27 Feb 1919 | T | |
Fg Off | John B Meikle | 20 Sep 1919 | T | |
Fg Off | Charles H Paget | 1 Feb 1919 | Stores | |
Fg Off | Ernest V E Andrewatha | 27 Oct 1919 | Stores | |
Fg Off | Thomas J E Thornton | 21 Oct 1919 | T | |
Fg Off | Major F Morris | 1 Oct 1916 | T | |
Medical Branch |
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Fg Off | Thomas J Thomas | 3 Oct 1918 | Med | MB, BS |
Source - July 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Isle of Grain | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Branch | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Henry R Busteed | 6 Oct 1918 | Officer Commanding, AFC, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | John K Wells | 21 Oct 1919 | T | |
Sqn Ldr | George B Dacre | 18 Feb 1919 | A & S | DSO; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles B Dalison | 8 May 1920 | A & S | AFC |
Flt Lt | Edwin S Goodwin | 1 Dec 1919 | A & S | AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Cecil A Rea | 15 Nov 1918 | A & S | AFC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 6 May 1920 | S | DFC |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 10 Apr 1919 | T | |
Flt Lt | William J De Salis | 6 Aug 1918 | A & S | DSC |
Flt Lt | David F Lucking | 9 Feb 1920 | T | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Thomas F N Gerrard | 28 May 1920 | A & S | DSC |
Fg Off | Cyril Chapman | 1 Feb 1920 | T | |
Fg Off | William J Standish | 8 Jan 1918 | T | |
Fg Off | Denis H Carey | xx xxx 1919 | A & S | |
Fg Off | Sidney R L Poole | 22 Apr 1920 | T | |
Fg Off | Ralph P P Pope | 27 May 1920 | A | DFC |
Fg Off | Thomas D Jones | 1 May 1920 | T | |
Fg Off | George Bowen | 27 Feb 1919 | T | |
Fg Off | John B Meikle | 20 Sep 1919 | T | |
Fg Off | Ernest V E Andrewatha | 27 Oct 1919 | Stores | |
Fg Off | Major F Morris | 1 Oct 1916 | T | |
Fg Off | Charles H Paget | 1 Feb 1919 | Stores | |
Medical Branch |
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Fg Off | Thomas J Thomas | 3 Oct 1918 | Med | MB, BS |
Source - August 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Isle of Grain | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Branch | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Henry R Busteed | 6 Oct 1918 | Officer Commanding, AFC, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | 21 Feb 1921 | T | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | John K Wells | 21 Oct 1919 | T | |
Sqn Ldr | George B Dacre | 18 Feb 1919 | A & S | DSO; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Henry Cockerell | 17 Dec 1920 | T | OBE |
Flt Lt | Charles B Dalison | 8 May 1920 | A & S | AFC |
Flt Lt | Edwin S Goodwin | 1 Dec 1919 | A & S | AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Cecil A Rea | 15 Nov 1918 | A & S | AFC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 6 May 1920 | S | DFC |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 10 Apr 1919 | T | |
Flt Lt | William J De Salis | 6 Aug 1918 | A & S | DSC |
Flt Lt | David F Lucking | 9 Feb 1920 | T | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles B Dick-Clelland | 21 Jan 1921 | Ad | |
Fg Off | William J Standish | 8 Jan 1918 | T | |
Fg Off | Denis H Carey | 16 Mar 1920 | A & S | |
Fg Off | Thomas Brewin | 13 Dec 1920 | A | |
Fg Off | George Bowen | 16 Mar1920 | T | |
Fg Off | William G Stafford | 1 Feb 1921 | T | MC, DCM |
Fg Off | Major F Morris | 1 Oct 1916 | T | |
Fg Off | John B Meikle | 20 Sep 1919 | T | |
Fg Off | Charles H Paget | 1 Feb 1919 | Stores | |
Stores Officers | ||||
Fg Off | Raymond H Latham | 1 Mar 1921 | ||
Fg Off | Ernest V E Andrewatha | 27 Oct 1919 | ||
Medical Branch |
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Flt Lt | Alan F Rook | 30 Dec 1920 | MRCP, DPH |
Source - April 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Isle of Grain | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Branch | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Henry R Busteed | 6 Oct 1918 | Officer Commanding, AFC, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | 21 Feb 1921 | T | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | John K Wells | 21 Oct 1919 | T | |
Sqn Ldr | George B Dacre | 18 Feb 1919 | A & S | DSO; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Henry Cockerell | 17 Dec 1920 | T | OBE |
Flt Lt | Hubert G Hutchinson | 29 Apr 1921 | Ad | MBE |
Flt Lt | Charles B Dalison | 8 May 1920 | A & S | AFC |
Flt Lt | Edwin S Goodwin | 1 Dec 1919 | A & S | AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Cecil A Rea | 15 Nov 1918 | A & S | AFC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 6 May 1920 | S | DFC |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 10 Apr 1919 | T | |
Flt Lt | William J De Salis | 6 Aug 1918 | A & S | DSC |
Flt Lt | David F Lucking | 9 Feb 1920 | T | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | William J Standish | 8 Jan 1918 | T | |
Fg Off | Denis H Carey | 16 Mar 1920 | A & S | |
Fg Off | Thomas Brewin | 13 Dec 1920 | A | |
Fg Off | Albert T E Witt | 14 Mar 1921 | T | MBE |
Fg Off | William G Stafford | 1 Feb 1921 | T | MC, DCM |
Fg Off | Major F Morris | 1 Oct 1916 | T | |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 17 Mar 1921 | T | MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | John B Meikle | 20 Sep 1919 | T | |
Fg Off | Charles H Paget | 1 Feb 1919 | Stores | |
Stores Officers | ||||
Sqn Ldr | Charles P Ogden | 20 Jun 1921 | OBE | |
Fg Off | Raymond H Latham | 1 Mar 1921 | ||
Plt Off | Bernard L Blofeld | 18 Jun 1921 | Accountants, later A/Cdre | |
Medical Branch |
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Flt Lt | Samuel E Duff | 29 Mar 1921 | MB | |
Under instruction | ||||
Fg Off | Lambert Eardley-Wilmot | 17 May 1921 | Ad | |
Fg Off | John D S Denholm | 1 May 1921 | SO | |
Fg Off | Charles Crawford | 1 May 1921 | A | |
Obs Off | Colin Bousfield | 1 May 1921 | O | |
Fg Off | Harold H Sharp | 17 May 1921 | T | |
Obs Off | Ralph H W Empson | 1 May 1921 | O | |
Fg Off | Sidney R L Poole | 17 May 1921 | T | |
Fg Off | Samuel Turner | 17 May 1921 | T | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brookman | 1 May 1921 | T | |
Fg Off | Thomas C Penna | 17 May 1921 | T | |
Fg Off | Alphonsus M Reidy | 17 May 1921 | T |
Source - July 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Isle of Grain | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Thomas R Cave-Browne-Cave | 14 Nov 1921 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | John K Wells | 21 Oct 1919 | |
Sqn Ldr | George B Dacre | 18 Feb 1919 | DSO; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Richard B Maycock | 4 May 1922 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles B Dalison | 8 May 1920 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Albert Hunter | 25 May 1922 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Gerald E Livock | 4May 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Joseph S T Fall | 7 Feb 1922 | DSC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Robert G Home | 8 Nov 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Edward J Cooper | 16 Mar 1922 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Cecil A Rea | 15 Nov 1918 | AFC |
Flt Lt | James M Burke | 15 May 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 6 May 1920 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 10 Apr 1919 | |
Flt Lt | William J De Salis | 6 Aug 1918 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Clifford Hanson-Abbott | 4 May 1922 | |
Flt Lt | David F Lucking | 9 Feb 1920 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | George H Bittles | 25 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Edward P M Davis | 4 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Cyril Chapman | 28 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Christopher N H Bilney | 10 Aug 1921 | later AVM |
Fg Off | Edward E P Smith | 13 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Herbert G Sawyer | 1 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank Woolley | 1 Aug 1921 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Thomas Marchant | 3 Aug 1921 | |
Fg Off | William G Stafford | 1 Feb 1921 | MC, DCM |
Fg Off | Harry J Usher | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 17 Mar 1921 | MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | Frank Jezzard | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | Herbert P Strong | 13 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | John B Meikle | 20 Sep 1919 | |
Fg Off | Harry Alexander | 13 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alfred C Meredith | 4 May 1922 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Fg Off | Raymond H Latham | 1 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Henry N Stevens | 1 Dec 1921 | |
Accountants |
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Sqn Ldr | Charles P Ogden | 20 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Harold J Gilbert | 1 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Alfred W Gray | 22 May 1922 | |
Medical Branch |
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Flt Lt | Jack P Wells | 2 Apr 1922 | BA |
Fg Off | James Prendergast | 3 Jun 1922 | MB, BA |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H B Wyn-Evans | 1 Apr 1922 | MBE, MINA |
Mr | F McWade | 20 Feb 1922 |
Source - July 1922 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Isle of Grain | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Thomas R Cave-Browne-Cave | 14 Nov 1921 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | John K Wells | 21 Oct 1919 | |
Sqn Ldr | Richard B Maycock | 4 May 1922 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Louis C Keeble | 1 Aug 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Charles B Dalison | 8 May 1920 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Albert Hunter | 25 May 1922 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Gerald E Livock | 4May 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Robert G Home | 8 Nov 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Cecil A Rea | 15 Nov 1918 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 6 May 1920 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 10 Apr 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Clifford Hanson-Abbott | 4 May 1922 | |
Flt Lt | David F Lucking | 9 Feb 1920 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Edward P M Davis | 4 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Cyril Chapman | 28 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Denis H Carey | 19 Jun 1922 | |
Fg Off | William M Shoesmith | 1 Sep 1922 | |
Fg Off | Christopher N H Bilney | 10 Aug 1921 | later AVM |
Fg Off | William E Staton | 16 Sep 1922 | MC, DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Edward E P Smith | 13 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Herbert G Sawyer | 1 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Thomas Marchant | 3 Aug 1921 | |
Fg Off | William G Stafford | 1 Feb 1921 | MC, DCM |
Fg Off | Harry J Usher | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 17 Mar 1921 | MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | Frank Jezzard | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | Herbert P Strong | 13 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alfred C Meredith | 4 May 1922 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Fg Off | Raymond H Latham | 1 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Henry N Stevens | 1 Dec 1921 | |
Fg Off | Lorenzo A Mudge | 1 Mar1923 | |
Accountant |
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Fg Off | Alfred W Gray | 22 May 1922 | |
Medical Branch |
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Hon Sqn Ldr | William R Kemp | 14 Aug 1922 | BA |
Dental |
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Flt Lt | Geoffrey W Allen | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H B Wyn-Evans | 1 Apr 1922 | MBE, MINA |
Mr | F McWade | 20 Feb 1922 |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Isle of Grain | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Thomas R Cave-Browne-Cave | 14 Nov 1921 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | John K Wells | 21 Oct 1919 | |
Sqn Ldr | Richard B Maycock | 4 May 1922 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Louis C Keeble | 1 Aug 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Charles B Dalison | 8 May 1920 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Albert Hunter | 25 May 1922 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Gerald E Livock | 4May 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Robert G Home | 8 Nov 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Cecil A Rea | 15 Nov 1918 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 6 May 1920 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 10 Apr 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Clifford Hanson-Abbott | 4 May 1922 | |
Flt Lt | David F Lucking | 9 Feb 1920 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Edward P M Davis | 4 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Cyril Chapman | 28 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Denis H Carey | 19 Jun 1922 | |
Fg Off | William M Shoesmith | 1 Sep 1922 | |
Fg Off | Christopher N H Bilney | 10 Aug 1921 | later AVM |
Fg Off | William E Staton | 16 Sep 1922 | MC, DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Edward E P Smith | 13 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Herbert G Sawyer | 1 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Thomas Marchant | 3 Aug 1921 | |
Fg Off | William G Stafford | 1 Feb 1921 | MC, DCM |
Fg Off | Harry J Usher | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 17 Mar 1921 | MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | Frank Jezzard | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | Herbert P Strong | 13 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alfred C Meredith | 4 May 1922 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Fg Off | Raymond H Latham | 1 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Lorenzo A Mudge | 1 Mar1923 | |
Accountants |
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Fg Off | Alfred W Gray | 22 May 1922 | |
Plt Off | John H S Richards | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Medical Branch |
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Hon Sqn Ldr | William R Kemp | 14 Aug 1922 | BA |
Dental |
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Flt Lt | Geoffrey W Allen | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H B Wyn-Evans | 1 Apr 1922 | MBE, MINA |
Mr | F McWade | 20 Feb 1922 |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Isle of Grain | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Charles E H Rathborne | 10 Sep 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSO; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Edward L Tomkinson | 1 Dec 1923 | DSO, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Archibald S C Maclaren | 1 Dec 1923 | OBE, MC, DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Louis C Keeble | 1 Aug 1922 | |
Flt Lt | John C Brooke | 1 Aug 1923 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Charles B Dalison | 8 May 1920 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Albert Hunter | 25 May 1922 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Gerald E Livock | 4May 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Cecil A Rea | 15 Nov 1918 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 6 May 1920 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Thomas Le G Pynches | 10 Apr 1919 | |
Flt Lt | David F Lucking | 9 Feb 1920 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | 15 Jul 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | William R Curtis | 1 Oct 1923 | |
Fg Off | Edward P M Davis | 4 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Denis H Carey | 19 Jun 1922 | |
Fg Off | William M Shoesmith | 1 Sep 1922 | |
Fg Off | William E Staton | 16 Sep 1922 | MC, DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | William N Plenderleith | 1 Dec 1923 | |
Fg Off | Edward E P Smith | 13 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Herbert G Sawyer | 1 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Thomas Marchant | 3 Aug 1921 | |
Fg Off | William G Stafford | 1 Feb 1921 | MC, DCM |
Fg Off | Harry A Dinnage | 18 Nov 1923 | |
Fg Off | Harry J Usher | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Herbert P Strong | 13 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | Thomas J E Thornton | 13 Nov 1923 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Lorenzo A Mudge | 1 Mar1923 | |
Fg Off | Harold C Haywood-Gibbons | 8 Oct 1923 | |
Accountants |
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Fg Off | Alfred W Gray | 22 May 1922 | |
Plt Off | John H S Richards | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Medical Branch |
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Flt Lt (Hon Sqn Ldr) | William R Kemp | 14 Aug 1922 | BA |
Dental |
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Flt Lt | Oswald Armer | 25 Sep 1923 | |
Flt Lt | John Speak | 1 Dec 1923 | |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H B Wyn-Evans | 1 Apr 1922 | Chief Technical Officer, MBE, (Hon) BCNC |
Mr | F McWade | 20 Feb 1922 | Assistant Technical Officer |
Source - May 1924 Air Force List
It was redesignated the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment on 16 March 1924.
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Isle of Grain | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Charles E H Rathborne | 10 Sep 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSO; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Louis C Keeble | 1 Aug 1922 | |
Flt Lt | John C Brooke | 1 Aug 1923 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Charles B Dalison | 8 May 1920 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Albert Hunter | 25 May 1922 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Cecil A Rea | 15 Nov 1918 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 6 May 1920 | DFC |
Flt Lt | David F Lucking | 9 Feb 1920 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Ralph S Sorley | 8 Apr 1924 | DSC, DFC; later AM |
Flt Lt | 15 Jul 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Denis H Carey | 19 Jun 1922 | |
Fg Off | William M Shoesmith | 1 Sep 1922 | |
Fg Off | William E Staton | 16 Sep 1922 | MC, DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Percival Harris | 29 Feb 1924 | |
Fg Off | Edward E P Smith | 13 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Herbert G Sawyer | 1 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Thomas Marchant | 3 Aug 1921 | |
Fg Off | William G Stafford | 1 Feb 1921 | MC, DCM |
Fg Off | Donald R Mitchell | 14 Jan 1924 | MBE |
Fg Off | Harry J Usher | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Horace A Castaidini | 1 Feb 1924 | |
Fg Off | Herbert P Strong | 13 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | Thomas J E Thornton | 13 Nov 1923 | |
Fg Off | Robert B Harnden | 11 Jan 1924 | |
Fg Off | Edward J Spearing | 14 Apr 1924 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Frederick Whilton | 1 Feb 1924 | DCM |
Fg Off | Lorenzo A Mudge | 1 Mar1923 | |
Fg Off | Harold C Haywood-Gibbons | 8 Oct 1923 | |
Accountants |
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Fg Off | Alfred W Gray | 22 May 1922 | |
Plt Off | John H S Richards | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Medical Branch |
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Hon Sqn Ldr | William R Kemp | 14 Aug 1922 | BA |
Flt Lt | Thomas A G Hudson | 14 Mar1924 | BA |
Dental |
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Flt Lt | Geoffrey W Allen | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H B Wyn-Evans | 1 Apr 1922 | Chief Technical Officer, MBE, (Hon) BCNC |
Mr | F McWade | 20 Feb 1922 | Assistant Technical Officer |
Source - May 1924 Air Force List
It re-located to Felixstowe on 16 June 1924
Source - January 1925 Air Force List
Source - February 1925 Air Force List
Source - March 1925 Air Force List
Source - April 1925 Air Force List
Source - May 1925 Air Force List
Source - June 1925 Air Force List
The entry from this edition is currently not available.
Source - July 1925 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Richard B Maycock | 4 May 1922 | Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Cecil A Rea | 15 Nov 1918 | AFC |
Flt Lt | John C Brooke | 1 Aug 1923 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Albert Hunter | 25 May 1922 | OBE |
Flt Lt | 15 Jul 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | David V Carnegie | 12 Jun 1924 | AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Charles J W Hatcher | 13 Aug 1925 | |
Flt Lt | William E Staton | 16 Sep 1922 | MC, DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Sawyer | 1 Sep 1921 | AFC |
Fg Off | Percival Harris | 29 Feb 1924 | |
Fg Off | Henry J Soper | 12 Dec 1925 | |
Fg Off | William G Stafford | 1 Feb 1921 | MC, DCM |
Fg Off | Wilfred E Dipple | 29 Sep 1924 | |
Fg Off | Harry J Usher | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Fg Off | Edward J Spearing | 14 Apr 1924 | |
Fg Off | John R D Goadsby | 5 Oct 1925 | |
Fg Off | Oswald E Worsley | 4 May 1925 | |
Fg Off | Robert Collins | 23 Nov 1925 | |
Fg Off | Eric S Brinsmead | 30 Nov 1925 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Frederick Whilton | 1 Feb 1924 | DCM |
Plt Off | Alfred Amy | 9 Sep 1925 | |
Accountants |
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Fg Off | Alfred W Gray | 22 May 1922 | |
Plt Off | John O Morrison | 11 Oct 1925 | |
Medical Branch |
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Flt Lt | Arthur W Comber | 1 Jul 1924 | |
Fg Off | Francis B C L B Crawford | 15 Sep 1925 | MB |
Dental |
|||
Flt Lt | Gordon A Ballantyne | 11 Dec 1924 | DFC |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | F E Cowlin | Chief Technical Officer, BA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | L P Coombes | Assistant Technical Officer, BSc | |
Education Officer |
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Capt | Charles E Nightingale | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade IV, ACGI |
Source - March 1926 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Richard B Maycock | 4 May 1922 | Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Cecil A Rea | 15 Nov 1918 | AFC |
Flt Lt | John C Brooke | 1 Aug 1923 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Albert Hunter | 25 May 1922 | OBE |
Flt Lt | 15 Jul 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | David V Carnegie | 12 Jun 1924 | AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Charles J W Hatcher | 13 Aug 1925 | |
Flt Lt | William E Staton | 16 Sep 1922 | MC, DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Sawyer | 1 Sep 1921 | AFC |
Fg Off | Percival Harris | 29 Feb 1924 | |
Fg Off | Henry J Soper | 12 Dec 1925 | |
Fg Off | William G Stafford | 1 Feb 1921 | MC, DCM |
Fg Off | Wilfred E Dipple | 29 Sep 1924 | |
Fg Off | Harry J Usher | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Fg Off | Edward J Spearing | 14 Apr 1924 | |
Fg Off | John R D Goadsby | 5 Oct 1925 | |
Fg Off | Oswald E Worsley | 4 May 1925 | |
Fg Off | Eric S Brinsmead | 30 Nov 1925 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Frederick Whilton | 1 Feb 1924 | DCM |
Plt Off | Alfred Amy | 9 Sep 1925 | |
Accountants |
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Fg Off | Alfred W Gray | 22 May 1922 | |
Plt Off | John O Morrison | 11 Oct 1925 | |
Medical Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | Arthur W Comber | 1 Jul 1924 | |
Fg Off | Francis B C L B Crawford | 15 Sep 1925 | MB |
Dental |
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Flt Lt | Gordon A Ballantyne | 11 Dec 1924 | DFC |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | F E Cowlin | Chief Technical Officer, BA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | L P Coombes | Assistant Technical Officer, BSc | |
Education Officer |
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Capt | Charles E Nightingale | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade IV, ACGI |
Source - July 1926 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Richard B Maycock | 4 May 1922 | Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Leonard H Slatter | 6 Sep 1928 | OBE, DSC, DFC; later AM |
Sqn Ldr | John W Woodhouse | 6 Aug 1926 | DSO, MC |
Flt Lt | John C Brooke | 1 Aug 1923 | Engineer Duties, DSC |
Flt Lt | Albert Hunter | 25 May 1922 | Engineer Duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | 15 Jul 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | David V Carnegie | 12 Jun 1924 | AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Nicholas Comper | 30 Oct 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Charles J W Hatcher | 13 Aug 1925 | Armament Duties |
Flt Lt | Herbert Hackney | 16 Jul 1926 | |
Flt Lt | William E Staton | 16 Sep 1922 | MC, DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Sawyer | 1 Sep 1921 | AFC |
Fg Off | Frederick W W Wilson | 1 Sep 1926 | |
Fg Off | Leon Martin | 1 Apr 1926 | |
Fg Off | Alfred R Wardle | 1 Apr 1926 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Henry J Soper | 12 Dec 1925 | |
Fg Off | William G Stafford | 1 Feb 1921 | Engineer Duties, MC, DCM |
Fg Off | Wilfred E Dipple | 29 Sep 1924 | |
Fg Off | Harry J Usher | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Fg Off | Edward J Spearing | 14 Apr 1924 | |
Fg Off | John R D Goadsby | 5 Oct 1925 | Signals Duties |
Fg Off | Oswald E Worsley | 4 May 1925 | |
Fg Off | Reginald H Stocken | 22 Sep 1925 | |
Fg Off | Eric S Brinsmead | 30 Nov 1925 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Leonard Horwood | 8 Oct 1926 | MC |
Fg Off | Alfred Amy | 9 Sep 1925 | |
Accountants |
|||
Fg Off | Alfred W Gray | 22 May 1922 | |
Plt Off | John O Morrison | 11 Oct 1925 | |
Medical Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | Attwell A Townsend | 24 Jul 1926 | MB |
Fg Off | Jeremiah Twohill | 9 Aug 1926 | MB |
Dental |
|||
Flt Lt | Gordon A Ballantyne | 11 Dec 1924 | DFC |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | F E Cowlin | Chief Technical Officer, BA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | L P Coombes | Assistant Technical Officer, BSc | |
Education Officer |
|||
Capt | Charles E Nightingale | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade IV, ACGI |
Source - December 1926 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Richard B Maycock | 4 May 1922 | Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Leonard H Slatter | 6 Sep 1928 | OBE, DSC, DFC; later AM |
Sqn Ldr | John W Woodhouse | 6 Aug 1926 | DSO, MC |
Flt Lt | Albert Hunter | 25 May 1922 | Engineer duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | 15 Jul 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Nicholas Comper | 30 Oct 1926 | |
Flt Lt | John S Chick | 23 Dec 1926 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles J W Hatcher | 13 Aug 1925 | Armament duties, AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles H Cahill | 4 Jan 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Leon Martin | 1 Apr 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Alfred R Wardle | 1 Apr 1926 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Henry J Soper | 12 Dec 1925 | |
Fg Off | Wilfred E Dipple | 29 Sep 1924 | |
Fg Off | Vivian Rees | 4 Apr 1927 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Harry J Usher | 1 Oct 1921 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Fg Off | 1 Jun 1927 | AFC, later AVM | |
Fg Off | Edward J Spearing | 14 Apr 1924 | |
Fg Off | John R D Goadsby | 5 Oct 1925 | Signal duties |
Fg Off | William L Payne | 6 Jul 1926 | |
Fg Off | Oswald E Worsley | 4 May 1925 | |
Fg Off | Harry M Schofield | 1 Jun 1927 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Leonard Horwood | 8 Oct 1926 | MC |
Fg Off | Alfred Amy | 9 Sep 1925 | |
Plt Off | Robert B Brown | 1 May 1927 | |
Accountants |
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Flt Lt | Ivor L Wincer | 21 Jan 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Alfred W Gray | 22 May 1922 | |
Medical Branch |
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Flt Lt | Attwell A Townsend | 24 Jul 1926 | MB |
Fg Off | Jeremiah Twohill | 9 Aug 1926 | MB |
Dental |
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Flt Lt | Gordon A Ballantyne | 11 Dec 1924 | DFC |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | F E Cowlin | Principal Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | L P Coombes | Scientific Officer, BSc | |
Mr | E Robinson | Technical Officer, BSc, AMICE, MIAE, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
|||
Capt | Charles E Nightingale | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade IV, ACGI |
Source - July 1927 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Geoffrey R Bromet | 16 Apr 1928 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE, later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | John W Woodhouse | 6 Aug 1926 | DSO, MC |
Flt Lt | Albert Hunter | 25 May 1922 | Engineer duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Nicholas Comper | 30 Oct 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Clifford A A B Wilcock | 5 Dec 1927 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles J W Hatcher | 13 Aug 1925 | Armament duties, AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles H Cahill | 4 Jan 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Leon Martin | 1 Apr 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Alfred R Wardle | 1 Apr 1926 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | David D’A Greig | 1 May 1928 | DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Wilfred E Dipple | 29 Sep 1924 | |
Flt Lt | Vivian Rees | 4 Apr 1927 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Victor H Clift | 12 Oct 1927 | |
Fg Off | Henry J Soper | 12 Dec 1925 | |
Fg Off | Harry J Usher | 1 Oct 1921 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Fg Off | Thomas H Moon | 22 Jun 1927 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | John R D Goadsby | 5 Oct 1925 | Signal duties |
Fg Off | Charles E Chilton | 17 May 1927 | later AM |
Fg Off | Roy S Darbishire | 17 May 1927 | |
Plt Off | Reginald L Mills | 30 Dec 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Alfred H Comfort | 21 Jul 1927 | |
Fg Off | Robert B Brown | 1 May 1927 | |
Plt Off | Ord D Allerton | 20 Apr 1928 | later A/Cdre |
Accountants Branch |
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Flt Lt | Ivor L Wincer | 21 Jan 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | Norman Wallett | 17 Jan 1928 | |
Medical Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | Attwell A Townsend | 24 Jul 1926 | MB |
Fg Off | Robert F MacLatchy | 2 Apr 1928 | MD |
Dental |
|||
Flt Lt | Arthur B H Cole | 14 Feb 1928 | |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Maj | J H Ledeboer | Principal Scientific Officer, MBE, BA | |
Mr | L P Coombes | Scientific Officer, BSc | |
Mr | E Robinson | Technical Officer, BSc, AMICE, MIAE, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
|||
Capt | Charles E Nightingale | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade IV, ACGI |
Source - July 1928 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Geoffrey R Bromet | 16 Apr 1928 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE, later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | John W Woodhouse | 6 Aug 1926 | DSO, MC |
Flt Lt | Albert Hunter | 25 May 1922 | Engineer duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Nicholas Comper | 30 Oct 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Clifford A A B Wilcock | 5 Dec 1927 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles J W Hatcher | 13 Aug 1925 | Armament duties, AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles H Cahill | 4 Jan 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Leon Martin | 1 Apr 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Alfred R Wardle | 1 Apr 1926 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | David D’A Greig | 1 May 1928 | DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Wilfred E Dipple | 29 Sep 1924 | |
Flt Lt | Vivian Rees | 4 Apr 1927 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Victor H Clift | 12 Oct 1927 | |
Fg Off | Henry J Soper | 12 Dec 1925 | |
Fg Off | Harry J Usher | 1 Oct 1921 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Fg Off | Thomas H Moon | 22 Jun 1927 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | John R D Goadsby | 5 Oct 1925 | Signal duties |
Fg Off | Charles E Chilton | 17 May 1927 | later AM |
Fg Off | Roy S Darbishire | 17 May 1927 | |
Plt Off | Reginald L Mills | 30 Dec 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Alfred H Comfort | 21 Jul 1927 | |
Fg Off | Robert B Brown | 1 May 1927 | |
Plt Off | Ord D Allerton | 20 Apr 1928 | later A/Cdre |
Accountants Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | Ivor L Wincer | 21 Jan 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | Norman Wallett | 17 Jan 1928 | |
Medical Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | Attwell A Townsend | 24 Jul 1926 | MB |
Fg Off | Robert F MacLatchy | 2 Apr 1928 | MD |
Dental |
|||
Flt Lt | Arthur B H Cole | 14 Feb 1928 | |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Maj | J H Ledeboer | Principal Scientific Officer, MBE, BA | |
Mr | L P Coombes | Scientific Officer, BSc | |
Mr | E Robinson | Technical Officer, BSc, AMICE, MIAE, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
|||
Capt | Charles E Nightingale | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade IV, ACGI |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Geoffrey R Bromet | 16 Apr 1928 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE, later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Edward J P Burling | 20 Aug 1928 | DSC, DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Augustus H Orlebar | 9 Jan 1929 | AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Clarence E W Lockyer | 3 Jun 1929 | Engineer duties; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Clifford A A B Wilcock | 5 Dec 1927 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles J W Hatcher | 13 Aug 1925 | Armament duties, AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles H Cahill | 4 Jan 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Leon Martin | 1 Apr 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Alfred R Wardle | 1 Apr 1926 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | David D’A Greig | 1 May 1928 | DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Vivian Rees | 4 Apr 1927 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Victor H Clift | 12 Oct 1927 | |
Flt Lt | George H Stainforth | 17 Sep 1928 | |
Flt Lt | John R D Goadsby | 5 Oct 1925 | Signal duties |
Hon Flt Lt | Howard E E Weblin | 18 Sep 1928 | |
Fg Off | Harry J Usher | 1 Oct 1921 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Horace A Castaldini | 9 Apr 1929 | |
Fg Off | Thomas H Moon | 22 Jun 1927 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Richard L R Atcherley | 6 Oct 1928 | later AM |
Fg Off | Henry R D Waghorn | 4 Feb 1929 | |
Fg Off | Charles E Chilton | 17 May 1927 | later AM |
Fg Off | Roy S Darbishire | 17 May 1927 | |
Plt Off | William F Murray | 9 Dec 1928 | |
Plt Off | Reginald L Mills | 30 Dec 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Alfred H Comfort | 21 Jul 1927 | |
Plt Off | Ord D Allerton | 20 Apr 1928 | later A/Cdre |
Accountants Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | Kenneth R Money | 27 Oct 1928 | OBE |
Plt Off | Norman Wallett | 17 Jan 1928 | |
Medical Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | Attwell A Townsend | 24 Jul 1926 | MB |
Dental |
|||
Flt Lt | Arthur B H Cole | 14 Feb 1928 | |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H M Garner | Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | L P Coombes | Scientific Officer, BSc | |
Mr | E Robinson | Technical Officer, BSc, AMICE, MIAE, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
|||
Capt | Charles E Nightingale | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade IV, ACGI |
Source - July 1929 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Geoffrey R Bromet | 16 Apr 1928 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE, later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Edward J P Burling | 20 Aug 1928 | DSC, DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Clarence E W Lockyer | 3 Jun 1929 | Engineer duties; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Charles J W Hatcher | 13 Aug 1925 | Armament duties, AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles H Cahill | 4 Jan 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Alfred R Wardle | 1 Apr 1926 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Vivian Rees | 4 Apr 1927 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Francis W Long | 18 Sep 1929 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | John N Boothman | 10 Feb 1930 | later ACM |
Flt Lt | Victor H Clift | 12 Oct 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Howard E E Weblin | 18 Sep 1928 | |
Flt Lt | Henry R D Waghorn | 4 Feb 1929 | AFC |
Flt Lt | George D Green | 1 Aug 1929 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Horace A Castaldini | 9 Apr 1929 | |
Fg Off | Patrick J Hayes | 24 Jul 1929 | Signal duties, MBE, AFC |
Fg Off | Joseph McC Reynolds | 1 Aug 1929 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Charles E Chilton | 17 May 1927 | later AM |
Plt Off | Reginald L Mills | 30 Dec 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | William F Murray | 9 Dec 1928 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Alfred H Comfort | 21 Jul 1927 | |
Fg Off | Mark F Tomkins | 1 Jul 1929 | |
Accountants Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | Frank C Langley | 11 Nov 1929 | |
Plt Off | Norman Wallett | 17 Jan 1928 | |
Medical Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | John E Foran | 22 Dec 1929 | MB, BCh |
Dental |
|||
Flt Lt | Reginald G J Charlesworth | 26 Nov 929 | LDS |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H M Garner | Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | L P Coombes | Scientific Officer, BSc | |
Mr | E Robinson | Technical Officer, BSc, AMICE, MIAE, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
|||
Capt | Charles E Nightingale | 1 Sep 1924 | Acting Grade II, ACGI |
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 |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Arnold J Miley | 31 Jan 1931 | Officer Commanding, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Eric D Johnson | 24 Sep 1930 | AFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | David F Lucking | 27 Mar 1931 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles H Cahill | 4 Jan 1927 | |
Flt Lt | John A Gray | 29 Dec 1930 | DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | William M M Hurley | 1 May 1931 | |
Flt Lt | Vivian Rees | 4 Apr 1927 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Francis W Long | 18 Sep 1929 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Malcolm B Mackay | 20 Apr 1931 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Howard E E Weblin | 18 Sep 1928 | |
Flt Lt | George D Green | 1 Aug 1929 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Patrick J Hayes | 24 Jul 1929 | Signal duties, MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | Horace A Castaldini | 9 Apr 1929 | |
Fg Off | Joseph McC Reynolds | 1 Aug 1929 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Gerald L Brinton | 12 Apr 1931 | Lt Cdr, RN |
Fg Off | Frank G Fairhead | 24 Nov 1930 | |
Fg Off | Charles E Chilton | 17 May 1927 | later AM |
Fg Off | William N McKechnie | 7 Jan 1931 | |
Plt Off | William F Murray | 9 Dec 1928 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Alfred H Comfort | 21 Jul 1927 | |
Fg Off | Mark F Tomkins | 1 Jul 1929 | |
Accountants Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | Frank C Langley | 11 Nov 1929 | |
Plt Off | Norman Wallett | 17 Jan 1928 | |
Medical Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | John E Foran | 22 Dec 1929 | MB, BCh |
Dental |
|||
Flt Lt | Reginald G J Charlesworth | 26 Nov 929 | LDS |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H M Garner | Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | L P Coombes | Scientific Officer, BSc | |
Mr | E Robinson | Technical Officer, BSc, AMICE, MIAE, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
|||
Capt | Charles E Nightingale | 1 Sep 1924 | Acting Grade II, ACGI |
Details in red cannot be confirmed at present.
Source - July 1931 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Arnold J Miley | 31 Jan 1931 | Officer Commanding, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Eric D Johnson | 24 Sep 1930 | AFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | David F Lucking | 27 Mar 1931 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | William J Daddo-Langlois | 24 Aug 1931 | |
Flt Lt | Eustace J L Hope | 5 Oct 1931 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles H Cahill | 4 Jan 1927 | |
Flt Lt | William M M Hurley | 1 May 1931 | Adjutant |
Flt Lt | Cyril Rapley | 25 Jul 1931 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | William H Jinman | 1 Oct 1931 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Howard E E Weblin | 18 Sep 1928 | |
Flt Lt | Humphhrey M Whittle | 1 Jan 1932 | |
Flt Lt | John H Powie | 5 Aug 1931 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Ardley G Pickering | 14 May 1931 | AFC |
Flt Lt | George D Green | 1 Aug 1929 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Patrick J Hayes | 24 Jul 1929 | Signal duties, MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | William F Lovering | 4 Jan 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Leonard L Snaith | 3 Oct 1931 | |
Fg Off | Joseph McC Reynolds | 1 Aug 1929 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | William N McKechnie | 7 Jan 1931 | |
Fg Off | John P Cecil-Wright | 13 Jan 1932 | |
Fg Off | Hubert T Bennett | 23 Jan 1932 | |
Fg Off | Gerald L Brinton | 12 Apr 1931 | Lt Cdr, RN |
Fg Off | Frank G Fairhead | 24 Nov 1930 | |
Plt Off | William F Murray | 9 Dec 1928 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | George C Wilson | 30 Apr 1932 | |
Fg Off | Mark F Tomkins | 1 Jul 1929 | |
Accountants Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | Frank O Hall | 2 Mar 1932 | |
Plt Off | Norman Wallett | 17 Jan 1928 | |
Medical Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | John E Foran | 22 Dec 1929 | MB, BCh |
Dental |
|||
Flt Lt | Reginald G J Charlesworth | 26 Nov 1929 | LDS |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H M Garner | Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | L P Coombes | Scientific Officer, BSc | |
Mr | E Robinson | Technical Officer, BSc, AMICE, MIAE, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
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Capt | Charles E Nightingale | 1 Sep 1924 | Acting Grade II, ACGI |
Details in red cannot be confirmed at present.
Source - July 1932 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Arnold J Miley | 31 Jan 1931 | Officer Commanding, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Charles L Scott | 4 Jul 1931 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Edwin C Emmett | 5 July 1932 | MC, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | David F Lucking | 27 Mar 1931 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Sawyer | 27 Feb 1933 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Cyril Rapley | 25 Jul 1931 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | 13 May 1933 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Henry I Cozens | 2 Jan 1933 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Ronald H Carter | 13 Dec 1932 | |
Flt Lt | William H Jinman | 1 Oct 1931 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Humphhrey M Whittle | 1 Jan 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Ardley G Pickering | 14 May 1931 | AFC |
Flt Lt | George D Green | 1 Aug 1929 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Patrick J Hayes | 24 Jul 1929 | Signal duties, MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | William F Lovering | 4 Jan 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Aubrey Allen | 5 Aug 1932 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Leonard L Snaith | 3 Oct 1931 | |
Fg Off | Charles Ryley | 19 Jul 1932 | |
Fg Off | Gareth G Barrett | 25 Jul 1932 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Leslie Watson | 30 Jan 1933 | Adjutant |
Fg Off | William N McKechnie | 7 Jan 1931 | |
Fg Off | John P Cecil-Wright | 13 Jan 1932 | |
Fg Off | Hubert T Bennett | 23 Jan 1932 | |
Fg Off | Wyndham P Welch | 5 Apr 1933 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | George C Wilson | 30 Apr 1932 | |
Accountants Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | Frank O Hall | 2 Mar 1932 | |
Fg Off | Lewis Chegwidden | 21 Feb 1933 | |
Medical Branch |
|||
Sqn Ldr | William F Wilson | 13 Feb 1933 | MC, MB, BCh |
Dental Branch |
|||
Flt Lt | Reginald G J Charlesworth | 26 Nov 1929 | LDS |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H M Garner | Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | L P Coombes | Scientific Officer, BSc | |
Mr | E Robinson | Technical Officer, BSc, AMICE, MIAE, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
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Capt | Charles E Nightingale | 1 Sep 1924 | Acting Grade II, ACGI |
Details in red cannot be confirmed at present.
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Arnold J Miley | 31 Jan 1931 | Officer Commanding, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Charles L Scott | 4 Jul 1931 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Edwin C Emmett | 5 July 1932 | MC, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | David F Lucking | 27 Mar 1931 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Sawyer | 27 Feb 1933 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Cyril Rapley | 25 Jul 1931 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | 13 May 1933 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Gilbert Harcourt-Smith | 10 Sep 1934 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Henry I Cozens | 2 Jan 1933 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Ronald H Carter | 13 Dec 1932 | |
Flt Lt | William H Jinman | 1 Oct 1931 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Ardley G Pickering | 14 May 1931 | AFC |
Flt Lt | George D Green | 1 Aug 1929 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Patrick J Hayes | 24 Jul 1929 | Signal duties, MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | William F Lovering | 4 Jan 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Leonard L Snaith | 3 Oct 1931 | |
Flt Lt | Oliver I Gilson | 9 Aug 1933 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Mile V Delap | 5 Sep 1933 | |
Fg Off | Charles Ryley | 19 Jul 1932 | |
Fg Off | Gareth G Barrett | 25 Jul 1932 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Leslie Watson | 30 Jan 1933 | Adjutant |
Fg Off | John P Cecil-Wright | 13 Jan 1932 | |
Fg Off | Hubert T Bennett | 23 Jan 1932 | |
Fg Off | Wyndham P Welch | 5 Apr 1933 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | George C Wilson | 30 Apr 1932 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Flt Lt | Frank O Hall | 2 Mar 1932 | |
Fg Off | Lewis Chegwidden | 21 Feb 1933 | |
Plt Off | Reginald F L Hart | 24 Jul 1933 | |
Medical Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | William F Wilson | 13 Feb 1933 | MC, MB, BCh |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | Reginald G J Charlesworth | 26 Nov 1929 | LDS |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H M Garner | Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | A E W Nutt | Scientific Officer, BA | |
Mr | E T Jones | Scientific Officer, BEng | |
Mr | H B Wyn-Evans | Senior Technical Officer, MBE, RCNC, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
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Lt | Harry Woffenden | 1 Sep 1933 | Grade III, MEng, AMIMechE |
Civilian Assistant |
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Flt Lt (Ret) | D G Fleming | DCM | |
Civilian Stores Officer |
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Flt Lt (Ret) | F Whilton | ||
Warrant Officers |
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WO | Robert Donaldson | 22 Sep 1933 | |
WO | George H Taylor | 18 Nov 1932 | |
WO | John R Welsh | 19 Apr 1932 | AFM |
WO | Louis A Hook | 17 Oct 1933 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
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WO II | Percy C Stocks | 22 Nov 1933 |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Arnold J Miley | 31 Jan 1931 | Officer Commanding, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Edwin C Emmett | 5 July 1932 | MC, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | David F Lucking | 27 Mar 1931 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Peter C Wood | 28 Mar 1931 | |
Flt Lt | 3 Apr 1934 | DFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Sawyer | 27 Feb 1933 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Cyril Rapley | 25 Jul 1931 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | 13 May 1933 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | John Bradbury | 10 Apr 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Gilbert Harcourt-Smith | 10 Sep 1934 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Henry I Cozens | 2 Jan 1933 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Ronald H Carter | 13 Dec 1932 | |
Flt Lt | William H Jinman | 1 Oct 1931 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Ardley G Pickering | 14 May 1931 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Richard H Barlow | 10 Apr 1934 | |
Flt Lt | George D Green | 1 Aug 1929 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Patrick J Hayes | 24 Jul 1929 | Signal duties, MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | William F Lovering | 4 Jan 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Mile V Delap | 5 Sep 1933 | |
Fg Off | Charles Ryley | 19 Jul 1932 | |
Fg Off | Leslie Watson | 30 Jan 1933 | Adjutant |
Fg Off | Hubert T Bennett | 23 Jan 1932 | |
Fg Off | Wyndham P Welch | 5 Apr 1933 | |
Fg Off | Neville A R Halliday | 30 Apr 1934 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | George C Wilson | 30 Apr 1932 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Flt Lt | Frank O Hall | 2 Mar 1932 | |
Plt Off | Reginald F L Hart | 24 Jul 1933 | |
Medical Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | William F Wilson | 13 Feb 1933 | MC, MB, BCh |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | Reginald G J Charlesworth | 26 Nov 1929 | LDS |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H M Garner | Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | J L Hutchinson | Scientific Officer, AFRAeS | |
Mr | E T Jones | Scientific Officer, BEng | |
Mr | H B Wyn-Evans | Senior Technical Officer, MBE, RCNC, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
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Lt | Harry Woffenden | 1 Sep 1933 | Grade III, MEng, AMIMechE |
Civilian Assistant |
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Flt Lt (Ret) | D G Fleming | DCM | |
Civilian Stores Officer |
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Flt Lt (Ret) | F Whilton | ||
Warrant Officers |
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WO | Robert Donaldson | 22 Sep 1933 | |
WO | George H Taylor | 18 Nov 1932 | |
WO | John R Welsh | 19 Apr 1932 | AFM |
WO | Pinder Allerston | 9 May 1934 | |
WO | Louis A Hook | 17 Oct 1933 | |
WO | Frank Townsend | 23 Sep 1930 | |
WO | Archibald G Williams | 4 Mar 1932 | |
WO | Samuel W Wright | 26 Mar 1934 | |
WO II | Percy C Stocks | 22 Nov 1933 |
Source - July 1934 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Arnold J Miley | 31 Jan 1931 | Officer Commanding, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Francis J Vincent | 1 Apr 1935 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Edwin C Emmett | 5 July 1932 | MC, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | David F Lucking | 27 Mar 1931 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | William N Plenderleith | 28 Jun 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Leon Martin | 22 Jul 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Cyril Rapley | 25 Jul 1931 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | John Bradbury | 10 Apr 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Dennis C Prance | 8 Oct 1934 | |
Flt Lt | William H Jinman | 1 Oct 1931 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Richard H Barlow | 10 Apr 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Leslie Dalton-Morris | 8 Aug 1934 | Signal duties; later AM |
Flt Lt | William F Lovering | 4 Jan 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Edward B Steedman | 9 Jul 1934 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | William G Abrams | 25 Mar 1935 | |
Flt Lt | Mile V Delap | 5 Sep 1933 | |
Flt Lt | James A Easton | 10 Dec 1934 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | James D Rutherford | 8 Aug 1934 | |
Fg Off | Wyndham P Welch | 5 Apr 1933 | |
Fg Off | Neville A R Halliday | 30 Apr 1934 | |
Fg Off | Richard G M Apthorp | 24 Oct 1934 | Adjutant |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Mark F Tomkins | 20 Dec 1934 | |
Accountants Branch |
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Flt Lt | Frank O Hall | 2 Mar 1932 | |
Plt Off | Reginald F L Hart | 24 Jul 1933 | |
Medical Branch |
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Flt Lt | John Magner | 17 May 1935 | MB, BCh |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | Reginald G J Charlesworth | 26 Nov 1929 | LDS |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H M Garner | Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | J L Hutchinson | Scientific Officer, AFRAeS | |
Mr | E T Jones | Scientific Officer, BEng | |
Mr | H B Wyn-Evans | Senior Technical Officer, MBE, RCNC, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
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Lt | Harry Woffenden | 1 Sep 1933 | Grade III, MEng, AMIMechE |
Civilian Assistant |
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Flt Lt (Ret) | D G Fleming | DCM | |
Civilian Stores Officer |
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Flt Lt (Ret) | F Whilton | ||
Warrant Officers |
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WO | Robert Donaldson | 22 Sep 1933 | |
WO | George H Taylor | 18 Nov 1932 | |
WO | John R Welsh | 19 Apr 1932 | AFM |
WO | Pinder Allerston | 9 May 1934 | |
WO | Louis A Hook | 17 Oct 1933 | |
WO | Frank Townsend | 23 Sep 1930 | |
WO | Archibald G Williams | 4 Mar 1932 | |
WO | Samuel W Wright | 26 Mar 1934 | |
WO II | Percy C Stocks | 22 Nov 1933 |
Details in red cannot be confirmed at present.
Source - July 1935 Air Force List
It was transferred to the control of Coastal Command on 1 May 1936.
The entry from this edition is currently unavailable
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
The entry from this edition is currently unavailable
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
The entry from this edition is currently unavailable
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Command/No 16 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | E J P Burling | 13 Aug 1936 | Officer Commanding, DSC, DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Leon Martin | 22 Jul 1934 | |
Sqn Ldr | H R Bardon | 20 Sep 1937 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | N C Collins | 13 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | K F T Pickles | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | James D Rutherford | 22 Jul 1937 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | C Ryley | 20 Dec 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | R B Dashper | 4 Jan 1938 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | W Pickersgill | 21 Sep 1937 | |
Flt Lt | N G Goodman | 8 Oct 1936 | Signal duties |
Flt Lt | J V C Badger | 25 Oct 1937 | |
Flt Lt | John H Chaplin | 20 Feb 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | D K Banks | 7 Mar 1938 | |
Fg Off | C G Isaacke | 23 Jul 1938 | |
Fg Off | A D C Fair | 22 Apr 1938 | |
Fg Off | W T Dennis | 19 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | J L Crosbie | 10 Nov 1938 | |
Fg Off | D Ford | 7 Mar 1938 | |
Fg Off | A C R Thompson | 25 Jan 1938 | |
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Flt Lt (Ret) | D G Fleming | Adjutant | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | C C Edwards | Assistant Adjutant | |
Fg Off | R C Warner | Marine Craft Officer, RAFO | |
Fg Off | I N MacMillan | Marine Craft Officer, RAFO | |
Equipment Officers | |||
Flt Lt (Ret) | F Whilton | DCM | |
Cdr (Ret) | A G Boyce | RN | |
Accountants Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | H J Titherington | 7 Nov 1938 | |
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Pay-Capt (Ret) | J A E Woodhouse | OBE, RN | |
Medical Branch |
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Flt Lt | E B Harvey | 5 Jul 1937 | MRCS, LRCP |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | Reginald G J Charlesworth | 26 Nov 1929 | LDS |
Commissioned Engineer Officer | |||
Fg Off | H T McKnight | 22 Apr 1933 | |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H M Garner | Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | E T Jones | Senior Scientific Officer, MEng, AFRAeS | |
Mr | E Robinson | Senior Technical Officer, BSc, AMICE, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
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Mr | H M Hughes | 1 Sep 1938 | Grade III, MSc |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | Robert Donaldson | 22 Sep 1933 | |
WO | R J Chedd | 14 Jun 1937 | |
WO | F A Warner | 20 May 1938 | |
WO | P A W Pike | 23 Sep 1937 | |
WO | L R Ridley | 7 Dec 1938 |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Command/No 16 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | E J P Burling | 13 Aug 1936 | Officer Commanding, DSC, DFC, AFC |
Wg Cdr | Leon Martin | 22 Jul 1934 | |
Sqn Ldr | H R Bardon | 20 Sep 1937 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | N C Collins | 13 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | K F T Pickles | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | James D Rutherford | 22 Jul 1937 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | C Ryley | 20 Dec 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | W Pickersgill | 21 Sep 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | N G Goodman | 8 Oct 1936 | Signal duties |
Flt Lt | J V C Badger | 25 Oct 1937 | |
Flt Lt | G A V Knyvett | 17 Dec 1938 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | John H Chaplin | 20 Feb 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | J L Crosbie | 10 Nov 1938 | |
Fg Off | D K Banks | 7 Mar 1938 | |
Fg Off | C G Isaacke | 23 Jul 1938 | |
Fg Off | A D C Fair | 22 Apr 1938 | |
Fg Off | W T Dennis | 19 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | D Ford | 7 Mar 1938 | |
Fg Off | A C R Thompson | 25 Jan 1938 | |
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Flt Lt (Ret) | D G Fleming | Adjutant | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | C C Edwards | Assistant Adjutant | |
Fg Off | R C Warner | Marine Craft Officer, RAFO | |
Fg Off | I N MacMillan | Marine Craft Officer, RAFO | |
Equipment Officers | |||
Flt Lt (Ret) | F Whilton | DCM | |
Cdr (Ret) | A G Boyce | RN | |
Accountants Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | H J Titherington | 7 Nov 1938 | |
- | |||
Pay-Capt (Ret) | J A E Woodhouse | OBE, RN | |
Medical Branch |
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Fg Off | F D Campbell | 2 Jan 1939 | LRCP & S, LRFPS |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | Reginald G J Charlesworth | 26 Nov 1929 | LDS |
Commissioned Engineer Officer | |||
Fg Off | H T McKnight | 22 Apr 1933 | |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H M Garner | Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | E Robinson | Senior Technical Officer, BSc, AMICE, AFRAeS | |
Mr | E A Shaw | Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
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Mr | H M Hughes | 1 Sep 1938 | Grade III, MSc |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | R J Chedd | 14 Jun 1937 | |
WO | F A Warner | 20 May 1938 | |
WO | P A W Pike | 23 Sep 1937 | |
WO | L R Ridley | 7 Dec 1938 | |
WO | J H Osbourne | 30 Jan 1937 |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | Felixstowe | Coastal Command/No 16 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | E J P Burling | 13 Aug 1936 | Officer Commanding, DSC, DFC, AFC |
Wg Cdr | Leon Martin | 22 Jul 1934 | |
Sqn Ldr | H R Bardon | 20 Sep 1937 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | N C Collins | 13 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | K F T Pickles | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | C Ryley | 20 Dec 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | W Pickersgill | 21 Sep 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | N G Goodman | 8 Oct 1936 | Signal duties |
Sqn Ldr | J V C Badger | 25 Oct 1937 | |
Flt Lt | G A V Knyvett | 17 Dec 1938 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | John H Chaplin | 20 Feb 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | J L Crosbie | 10 Nov 1938 | |
Fg Off | D K Banks | 7 Mar 1938 | |
Fg Off | C G Isaacke | 23 Jul 1938 | |
Fg Off | A D C Fair | 22 Apr 1938 | |
Fg Off | W T Dennis | 19 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | D Ford | 7 Mar 1938 | |
Fg Off | A C R Thompson | 25 Jan 1938 | |
- | |||
Flt Lt (Ret) | D G Fleming | Adjutant | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | C C Edwards | Assistant Adjutant | |
Flt Lt | T W Murison | RAFO | |
Fg Off | R C Warner | Marine Craft Officer, RAFO | |
Fg Off | I N MacMillan | Marine Craft Officer, RAFO | |
Equipment Branch | |||
APO | J J Dutton | ||
- | |||
Flt Lt (Ret) | F Whilton | DCM | |
Cdr (Ret) | A G Boyce | RN | |
Accountants Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | H J Titherington | 7 Nov 1938 | |
Medical Branch |
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Fg Off | F D Campbell | 2 Jan 1939 | LRCP & S, LRFPS |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | Reginald G J Charlesworth | 26 Nov 1929 | LDS |
Commissioned Engineer Officer | |||
Fg Off | H T McKnight | 22 Apr 1933 | |
Civilian Technical Officers | |||
Mr | H M Garner | Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AFRAeS | |
Mr | E Robinson | Senior Technical Officer, BSc, AMICE, AFRAeS | |
Mr | E A Shaw | Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS | |
Education Officer |
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Mr | H M Hughes | 1 Sep 1938 | Grade III, MSc |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | Robert Donaldson | 20 Mar 1939 | |
WO | R J Chedd | 14 Jun 1937 | |
WO | F A Warner | 20 May 1938 | |
WO | P A W Pike | 23 Sep 1937 | |
WO | L R Ridley | 7 Dec 1938 | |
WO | J H Osbourne | 30 Jan 1937 |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
It moved to Helensburgh on 21 September 1939, returning to Felixstowe on 1 August 1945. Control was transferred to No 19 Group on 11 August 1948. The RAF element was disbanded on 31 March 1953 but it continued as a civilian manned unit finally disbanding in August 1954.
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