Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 464 (Fleet Torpedo)/(Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Flight
[Jul 1928 | Sep 1928 | Jul 1929 | Jul 1930 | Aug 1930 | Sep 1930 | Oct 1930 | Nov 1930 | Dec 1930 | Jul 1931 | Jul 1932]
This was formed on 1 September 1927 at RAF Base Gosport equipped with six Blackburn Darts
Date | Location |
1 Sep 1927 | RAF Base Gosport |
15 May 1928 | HMS Courageous |
Aircraft operated | Shore Station/Ship | Command/Group |
Blackburn Dart | RAF Base Gosport/HMS Courageous | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Edmund W Anstice | 1 Sep 1927 | Officer Commanding |
Fg Off | Miles Cursham | 16 Feb 1928 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Robert H S Rodger | 1 Sep 1927 | Armament duties, Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Joseph C C Slater | 1 Sep 1927 | |
Fg Off | Harold S Cooper | 22 Dec 1927 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Ronald C H Monk | 1 Sep 1927 |
Source - Air Force List July 1928
Aircraft operated | Shore Station/Ship | Command/Group |
Blackburn Dart | RAF Base Gosport/HMS Courageous | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Edmund W Anstice | 1 Sep 1927 | Officer Commanding |
Fg Off | Alfred B Woodhall | 17 Jun 1928 | Capt, RM |
Fg Off | Robert H S Rodger | 1 Sep 1927 | Armament duties, Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Joseph C C Slater | 1 Sep 1927 | |
Fg Off | Harold S Cooper | 22 Dec 1927 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Ronald C H Monk | 1 Sep 1927 |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
Date | Location |
6 Jul 1928 | RAF Hal Far |
20 Jul 1928 | HMS Courageous |
30 Oct 1928 | RAF Hal Far |
28 Nov 1928 | HMS Courageous |
30 Nov 1928 | RAF Hal Far |
12 Mar 1929 | HMS Courageous |
3 May 1929 | RAF Hal Far |
14 Jun 1929 | HMS Courageous |
Around May 1929 it was redesignated as a Fleet Torpedo Bomber flight.
Aircraft operated | Shore Station/Ship | Command/Group |
Blackburn Dart | RAF Base Malta/HMS Courageous | RAF Mediterranean |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Edmund W Anstice | 1 Sep 1927 | Officer Commanding |
Fg Off | Alfred B Woodhall | 17 Jun 1928 | Capt, RM |
Fg Off | Robert H S Rodger | 1 Sep 1927 | Armament duties, Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Joseph C C Slater | 1 Sep 1927 | |
Fg Off | Miles Cursham | 16 Feb 1928 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Ronald C H Monk | 1 Sep 1927 | |
Fg Off | Henry N M Nangle | 24 May 1929 | Lt, RN |
Source - Air Force List July 1929
Date | Location |
21 Aug 1929 | RAF Hal Far |
26 Aug 1929 | HMS Courageous |
30 Aug 1929 | Gaza |
9 Sep 1929 | HMS Courageous |
28 Sep 1929 | RAF Aboukir |
8 Oct 1929 | HMS Courageous |
1 Nov 1929 | RAF Hal Far |
20 Jan 1930 | HMS Courageous |
30 Jan 1930 | RAF Base Gosport |
2 Jun 1930 | HMS Furious |
14 Jun 1930 | RAF Base Gosport |
Aircraft operated | Shore Station/Ship | Command/Group |
Blackburn Dart | RAF Base Gosport/HMS Furious | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Alfred B Woodhall | 17 Jun 1928 | Officer Commanding, Capt, RM |
Fg Off | Christopher W Phillips | 16 Aug 1929 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Henry N M Nangle | 24 May 1929 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Ivor C Rowe | 3 Jan 1930 | Sub-Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Norman A Tait | 27 Aug 1929 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Reginald C Jordan | 14 Apr 1930 |
Source - Air Force List July 1930
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
Date | Location |
17 Sep 1930 | HMS Courageous |
17 Nov 1930 - 19 Jan 1931 | RAF Base Gosport (Detachment) |
1 Jun 1931 | RAF Donibristle |
xx xxx 1931 | HMS Courageous |
Aircraft operated | Shore Station/Ship | Command/Group |
Blackburn Dart | HMS Courageous | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Miles Cursham | 16 Jul 1930 | Officer Commanding, Lt Cdr, RN |
Fg Off | Ivor C Rowe | 3 Jan 1930 | Sub-Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Norman A Tait | 27 Aug 1929 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Reginald C Jordan | 14 Apr 1930 |
Source - Air Force List July 1931
Date | Location |
1 Dec 1931 | RAF Base Gosport |
4 Jan 1932 | HMS Courageous |
11 Feb 1932 | RAF Hal Far |
22 Feb 1932 | HMS Courageous |
13 Mar 1932 | RAF Base Gosport |
21 Apr 1932 | HMS Courageous |
11 Jun 1932 | RAF Base Gosport? |
xx xxx 1932 | HMS Courageous |
Aircraft operated | Shore Station/Ship | Command/Group |
Blackburn Dart | HMS Courageous | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Miles Cursham | 16 Jul 1930 | Officer Commanding, Lt Cdr, RN |
Fg Off | Christopher W Phillips | 1 Sep 1931 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Arthur E Louks | 5 Jan 1932 | |
Fg Off | Harold B Collins | 14 Oct 1931 | |
Fg Off | Philip H Cardew | 23 Apr 1932 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Benjamin H Jones | 1 Jul 1931 |
Source - Air Force List July 1932
Date | Location |
20 Jul 1932 | RAF Base Gosport |
30 Aug 1932 | HMS Courageous |
18 Oct 1932 | RAF Base Gosport |
2 Jan 1933 | HMS Courageous |
24 Mar 1932 | RAF Base Gosport |
It was absorbed into No 810 Squadron on 3 April 1933.
Re-equipment and movement dates are based on those shown in 'Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm' by Ray Sturtivant
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