Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 811 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[Jul 1933 |
Jan 1934 | Jul 1934 | Jul 1935 |
Jul 1936 | Jul 1937 |
Jul 1938 | Jan 1939
Aug 1936 |
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
Formed on 3 April 1933 from Nos 465 and 466 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Flights at Gosport equipped with 12 Ripons.
Movement Date | Location |
8 May 1933 | HMS Furious |
16 Jun 1933 | North Coates Fitties |
22 Jun 1933 | HMS Furious |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Blackburn Ripon II | HMS Furious | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 8 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, DSC; later AM | |
Flt Lt | 20 Mar 1931 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Robert G Poole | 28 Apr 1933 | Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | George V T Thomson | 13 Dec 1932 | |
Fg Off | Patrick A Booth | 28 Apr 1933 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Charles A R Gibb | 28 Nov 1932 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Osmund F L Bullock | 20 Mar 1931 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | William G C Stokes | 20 Mar 1931 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Willian G Williams | 21 May 1931 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Dennis J Douthwaite | 31 Mar 1931 | |
Fg Off | Patrick G O Sydney-Turner | 29 Apr 1932 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | William H N Martin | 5 Jan 1933 | Lt, RM |
Fg Off | Reginald C Gaskell | 9 Nov 1932 |
Dates prior to 3 April 1933 are appointment dates to 465 or 466 Flights.
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
20 Jul 1933 | Gosport |
18 Sep 1933 | Donibristle |
23 Sep 1933 | HMS Furious |
10 Oct 1933 | Donibristle (in transit) |
10 Oct 1933 | Gosport |
15 Oct 1933 | Leuchars |
27 Oct 1933 | Gosport |
5 Jan 1934 | HMS Furious |
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Blackburn Ripon II | HMS Furious | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick W H Clarke | 2 Oct 1933 | Officer Commanding, Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | Robert G Poole | 28 Apr 1933 | Lt-Cdr, RN |
Fg Off | Patrick A Booth | 28 Apr 1933 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Reginald L Mills | 1 Sep 1933 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Noel W A Cullum | 19 May 1934 | |
Fg Off | William G C Stokes | 20 Mar 1931 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Willian G Williams | 21 May 1931 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Patrick G O Sydney-Turner | 29 Apr 1932 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | William H N Martin | 5 Jan 1933 | Lt, RM |
Fg Off | John W A Hunnard | 11 Jan 1934 | |
Fg Off | John C H Price | 7 Oct 1933 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Hon George R Ward | 6 Apr 1934 | |
Fg Off | Hon Edward F Ward | 11 Aug 1933 |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
13 Apr 1934 | Gosport |
16 Jun 1934 | North Coates Fitties |
7 Jul 1934 | HMS Courageous |
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Blackburn Ripon II | RAF Gosport | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick W H Clarke | 2 Oct 1933 | Officer Commanding, Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | Robert G Poole | 28 Apr 1933 | Lt-Cdr, RN |
Fg Off | Patrick A Booth | 28 Apr 1933 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Reginald L Mills | 1 Sep 1933 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | William G C Stokes | 20 Mar 1931 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Willian G Williams | 21 May 1931 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Patrick G O Sydney-Turner | 29 Apr 1932 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Donald A Cameron | 13 Sep 1933 | |
Fg Off | William H N Martin | 5 Jan 1933 | Lt, RM |
Fg Off | Reginald C Gaskell | 9 Nov 1932 | |
Fg Off | John C H Price | 7 Oct 1933 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Mervyn F D Williams | 12 Sep 1933 | |
Fg Off | Hon Edward F Ward | 11 Aug 1933 |
Source - July 1934 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
25 Jul 1934 | Gosport |
4 Jan 1935 | HMS Furious |
18-21 Jan 1935 | Hal Far (detachment) |
25 Jan - 4 Feb 1935 | Hal Far (detachment) |
25 Mar 1935 | Gosport |
8 May 1935 | HMS Furious |
13 Jun 1935 | Gosport |
15 Jun 1935 | Leuchars (ATC) |
6 Jul 1935 | Gosport |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Blackburn Ripon II | HMS Furious Shore station - Gosport |
Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick W H Clarke | 2 Oct 1933 | Officer Commanding, Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | Reginald L Mills | 1 Sep 1933 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Noel W A Cullum | 19 May 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Patrick A Booth | 28 Apr 1933 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | William G C Stokes | 20 Mar 1931 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Rupert C Tillard | 8 Apr 1935 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Hon George R Ward | 6 Apr 1934 | |
Fg Off | James R Talbot | 20 Sep 1934 | |
Fg Off | Maurice J A Sullivan | 8 Jan 1935 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Robert W Little | 9 May 1935 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | John A Goldsmith | 9 May 1935 | Sub-Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Ian G MacKay | 1 Dec 1934 |
Source - July 1935 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
3 Sep 1935 | HMS Furious |
7 Oct 1935 | Gosport |
4 Nov 1935 | HMS Furious |
22 Nov 1935 | Gosport |
2 Jan 1936 | HMS Furious |
21 May 1936 | Gosport |
12 Jun 1936 | HMS Furious |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Blackburn Baffin (from Jan 1935) | HMS Furious Shore station - RAF Gosport |
Coastal Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | R R Graham | 23 Sep 1935 | Officer Commanding, Cdr, RN |
Sqn Ldr | L G Richardson | 21 Feb 1936 | Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | Reginald L Mills | 1 Sep 1933 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Robert E Gunston | 17 Jul 1935 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | James A S Brown | 17 Sep 1935 | |
Fg Off | Hon George R Ward | 6 Apr 1934 | |
Fg Off | James R Talbot | 20 Sep 1934 | |
Fg Off | Maurice J A Sullivan | 8 Jan 1935 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Robert W Little | 9 May 1935 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | John A Goldsmith | 9 May 1935 | Sub-Lt, RN |
Fg Off | H H Bracken | 18 Nov 1935 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Alexander V Sawyer | 4 Sep 1935 | |
Plt Off | D H S Rusher | 8 Jan 1936 |
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
20 Jul 1936 | Gosport |
28 Sep 1936 | HMS Furious |
13 Oct 1936 | Donibristle |
20 Oct 1936 | HMS Furious |
26 Oct 1936 | Gosport |
19 Jan 1937 | HMS Furious |
11-22 Mar1937 | Aboukir (detachment) |
29 Mar 1937 | Gosport |
24 May 1937 | HMS Furious |
29 Jun 1937 | Evanton |
5 Jul 1937 | HMS Furious |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Fairey Swordfish I (from Oct 1936) | HMS Furious Shore station - RAF Gosport |
Coastal Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | L G Richardson | 21 Feb 1936 | Officer Commanding, Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | 12 Jan 1937 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Robert E Gunston | 17 Jul 1935 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | James A S Brown | 17 Sep 1935 | |
Fg Off | F M A Torrens-Spence | 21 May 1937 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | E W Clifford | 21 May 1937 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | J C Reed | 21 May 1937 | Sub-Lt, RN |
Fg Off | C F Herington | 25 Sep 1936 | |
Plt Off | J Greenhalgh | 17 Dec 1936 | |
Plt Off | J R Fishwick | 21 May 1937 | |
Plt Off | W A L Davis | 21 May 1937 | |
Plt Off | W D Morford | 21 May 1937 |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
21 Jul 1937 | Gosport |
3 Aug 1937 | HMS Furious |
8 Sep 1937 | Gosport |
10 Sep 1937 | HMS Furious |
16 Sep 1937 | Donibristle |
23 Sep - 5 Oct 1937 | HMS Furious (detachment) |
5 Oct 1937 | HMS Furious |
28 Oct 1937 | Gosport |
11 Jan 1938 | Lee-on-Solent |
29 Mar 1938 | Gosport |
4 May 1938 | Donibristle |
25 May 1938 | Gosport |
29 Jun 1938 | HMS Furious |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Fairey Swordfish I | HMS Furious Shore station - RAF Gosport |
Coastal Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | E O F Price | 21 Jan 1938 | Officer Commanding, Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | James A S Brown | 17 Sep 1935 | |
Flt Lt | 12 Jan 1937 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | C L G Evans | 28 Jul 1937 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | M R Maund | 30 Apr 1938 | Sub-Lt, RN |
Fg Off | J H Dundas | 30 Apr 1938 | Sub-Lt, RN |
Fg Off | K P Gurr | 30 Apr 1938 | Sub-Lt, RN |
Fg Off | D W Kirke | 30 Apr 1938 | Sub-Lt, RN |
Fg Off | H R P Brigden | 30 Apr 1938 | |
Fg Off | A L H Solano | 30 Apr 1938 | |
Plt Off | J Compton | 30 Apr 1938 |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
22 Jul 1938 | Donibristle |
24 Sep 1938 | HMS Furious |
15 Oct 1938 | Donibristle |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Fairey Swordfish I | HMS Furious Shore station - RAF Gosport |
Coastal Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | E O F Price | 21 Jan 1938 | Officer Commanding, Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | 12 Jan 1937 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | C L G Evans | 28 Jul 1937 | Lt, RN |
Act Flt Lt | W A A de Freitas | 17 Oct 1938 | |
Fg Off | A J G Lydekker | 26 Sep 1938 | |
Fg Off | C S H Kennaway | 17 Oct 1938 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | R M Slee | 17 Oct 1938 | |
Fg Off | A N Young | 17 Oct 1938 | Sub-Lt, RN |
Fg Off | C H C O'Rorke | 17 Oct 1938 | Sub-Lt, RN |
Plt Off | E R Berry | 23 Aug 1938 | |
Plt Off | G S Richardson | 24 Aug 1938 | |
Plt Off | F D D Jones | 16 Oct 1938 |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
31 Jan 1939 | HMS Courageous |
7 Feb 1939 | Donibristle |
3 Apr 1939 | HMS Courageous |
4 Apr 1939 | Donibristle |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Fairey Swordfish I | HMS Courageous Shore station - RAF Donibristle |
Coastal Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | E O F Price | 21 Jan 1938 | Officer Commanding, Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | C L G Evans | 28 Jul 1937 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | D W Waters | 27 Feb 1939 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | W A A de Freitas | 17 Oct 1938 | |
Fg Off | S Borrett | 27 Feb 1939 | Lt Cdr, RN |
Fg Off | T W G French | 20 Feb 1939 | Lt, RN |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Fairey Swordfish I | HMS Courageous Shore station - RAF Donibristle |
Coastal Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | E O F Price | 21 Jan 1938 | Officer Commanding, Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | C L G Evans | 28 Jul 1937 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | D W Waters | 27 Feb 1939 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | W A A de Freitas | 17 Oct 1938 | |
Flt Lt | N K Cambell | 7 Mar 1939 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | T W G French | 20 Feb 1939 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | R M Slee | 17 Oct 1938 | Lt, RN |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
This unit was redesignated No 767 Squadron on 24 May 1939
Re-equipment and movement dates are based on those shown in 'Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm' by Ray Sturtivant
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