Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 821 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[Jul 1933 | Jan 1934 | Jul 1934 | Jul 1935 | Jul 1936 | Jul 1937 | Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]
Aug 1936 |
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
Formed on 3 April 1933 from No 446 and part of No 445 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flights at Gosport equipped with 9 Fairey IIIFs.
Movement Date | Location |
5 May 1933 | HMS Courageous |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Fairey IIIF Fairey Seal (from Apr 1933) |
HMS Courageous | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Bernard E Harrison | 6 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, AFC |
Flt Lt | George A Hadley | 2 May 1933 | |
Flt Lt | Richard A Peyton | 2 May 1933 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | Edward O F Price | 2 May 1933 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Gerald K Martyn | 2 May 1933 | Lt, RM |
Fg Off | James D C Little | 2 May 1933 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | John W S Corbett | 2 May 1933 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | John Heber Percy | 2 May 1933 | |
Fg Off | John Whitehead | 2 May 1933 |
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
20 Jul 1933 | Manston |
7 Sep 1933 | Catfoss (No 1 ATC) |
24 Sep 1933 | Novar |
27 Oct 1933 | Manston |
8 Jan 1934 | Gosport |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Fairey Seal | HMS Courageous | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Bernard E Harrison | 6 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, |
Flt Lt | Robin H Haworth-Booth | 1Aug 1933 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Richard A Peyton | 2 May 1933 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | Edward O F Price | 2 May 1933 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Gerald K Martyn | 2 May 1933 | Lt, RM |
Fg Off | John W S Corbett | 2 May 1933 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | John Whitehead | 2 May 1933 | |
Fg Off | 7 Sep 1933 | later AM |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
20 Feb 1934 | HMS Courageous |
3 May 1934 | Portland (4 aircraft) Pembroke Dock (4 aircraft) |
31 May 1934 | HMS Courageous |
18 Jun 1934 | Catfoss (No 1 ATC) |
7 Jul 1934 | HMS Courageous |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Fairey Seal | HMS Courageous | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Bernard E Harrison | 6 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, |
Flt Lt | Sylvanus G Connolly | 16 Feb 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Richard A Peyton | 2 May 1933 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | Edward O F Price | 2 May 1933 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | Casper John | 15 May 1934 | Lt-Cdr, RN |
Fg Off | Gerald K Martyn | 2 May 1933 | Lt, RM |
Fg Off | John W S Corbett | 2 May 1933 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | John Whitehead | 2 May 1933 | |
Fg Off | John L Hallewell | 9 Jan 1934 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | 7 Sep 1933 | later AM | |
Fg Off | Edward R C Morris | 1 Jun 1934 | Lt, RN |
Plt Off | Richard G Stone | 15 Jan 1934 |
Source - July 1934 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
14 Jul 1934 | Upavon |
15 Jul 1934 | Gosport |
25 Jul 1934 | Upavon |
5 Sep 1934 | HMS Courageous |
8 Nov 1934 | Gosport |
9 Dec 1934 | Upavon |
13 Dec 1934 | Gosport |
28 Dec 1934 | Upavon |
3 Jan 1935 | HMS Courageous |
31 Jan 1935 | Hal Far |
9 Feb 1935 | HMS Courageous |
25 Mar 1935 | Upavon |
7 May 1935 | HMS Courageous |
2 Jul 1935 | Gosport |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Fairey Seal | HMS Courageous Shore station - Upavon |
Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Herbert N Hampton | 8 May 1935 | Officer Commanding, DFC |
Flt Lt | Sylvanus G Connolly | 16 Feb 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Edwin B Carnduff | 27 Dec 1934 | Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | Douglas W Mackendrick | 6 Sep 1934 | Lt-Cdr, RN |
Fg Off | Desmond D O'Brien | 14 Sep 1934 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Arthur R Burch | 27 Dec 1934 | Lt, RM |
Fg Off | Edward R C Morris | 1 Jun 1934 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Neville K Cambell | 6 Sep 1934 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Richard G Stone | 15 Jan 1934 | |
Fg Off | 6 Sep 1934 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | John V C Badger | 4 Jan 1935 | |
Plt Off | Cecil Charlton-Jones | 10 May 1935 |
Source - July 1935 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
22 Jul 1935 | Catfoss (No 1 ATC) |
Aug 1935 | Upavon |
29 Aug 1935 | HMS Courageous |
15 Dec 1935 | Hal Far |
21 Dec 1935 | HMS Courageous |
23 Dec 1935 | Aboukir |
2 Jan 1936 | HMS Courageous |
19 Feb 1936 | Aboukir |
20 Feb 1936 | HMS Courageous |
28 Feb 1936 | Gosport |
13 Jul 1936 | HMS Courageous |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Blackburn Shark II (from Mar 1936) | HMS Courageous Shore station - Eastleigh |
Coastal Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Edwin B Carnduff | 27 Dec 1934 | Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | A Brock | 27 Dec 1935 | Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | 7 Feb 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | N E Morrison | 30 Nov 1935 | |
Act Flt Lt | S Borrett | 2 Dec 1935 | Lt-Cdr, RN |
Fg Off | J L Hallewell | 10 Jan 1936 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Richard G Stone | 15 Jan 1934 | |
Fg Off | John V C Badger | 4 Jan 1935 | |
Fg Off | D W Waters | 18 Jan 1936 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | H S M Davenport | 1 Feb 1936 | Lt, RN |
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
20 Jul 1936 | Eastleigh |
1 Sep 1936 | HMS Courageous |
4 Nov 1936 | Southampton (Eastleigh) |
4-19 Jan 1937 | Gosport (detachment) |
6-19 Jan 1937 | Lee-on-Solent (detachment) |
19 Jan 1937 | HMS Courageous |
28 Jan - 17 Mar 1937 | Gibraltar (detachment) |
22 Mar 1937 | Southampton |
4-28 May 1937 | Lee-on-Solent (detachment) |
28 May 1937 | HMS Courageous |
15 May - 12 Jul 1937 | Portland (detachment) |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Blackburn Shark II | HMS Courageous Shore station - Southampton |
Coastal Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | G R M Clifford | 21 Sep 1936 | Officer Commanding, Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | A Brock | 27 Dec 1935 | Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | N E Morrison | 30 Nov 1935 | |
Flt Lt | John V C Badger | 4 Jan 1935 | |
Fg Off | J L Hallewell | 10 Jan 1936 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | T C G Holford | 1 Jan 1937 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | H S M Davenport | 1 Feb 1936 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | J A Ievers | 11 Jun 1936 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | A G Leatham | 17 Dec 1936 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | John C Taylor | 8 Sep 1936 | |
Fg Off | A W J Clark | 8 Jul 1936 | |
Plt Off | M R Baillon | 22 May 1937 |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
16 Jul 1937 | Gosport |
26 Jul 1937 | North Coates (ATC) |
20 Aug 1937 | Southampton |
23 Aug - 2 Sep 1937 | HMS Courageous (detachment) |
2-3 Sep 1937 | Lee-on-Solent (detachment) |
4 Sep - 11 Oct 1937 | Evanton (detachment) |
7 Oct 1937 | Gosport |
12-27 Oct 1937 | Lee-on-Solent (detachment) |
27 Oct 1937 | Southampton |
29 Oct -15 Nov 1937 | Portland (detachment) |
29 Oct - 19 Dec 1937 | Lee-on-Solent (detachment) |
10 Jan 1938 | HMS Courageous |
29 Mar 1938 | Southampton |
2 May 1938 | Evanton (No 8 ATC) |
4 Jun 1938 | HMS Courageous |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Fairey Swordfish I (from Sep 1937) | HMS Courageous Shore station - Southampton |
Coastal Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | G R M Clifford | 21 Sep 1936 | Officer Commanding, Lt-Cdr, RN |
Flt Lt | N E Morrison | 30 Nov 1935 | |
Flt Lt | N McI Kemp | 28 Jul 1937 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | A G Leatham | 17 Dec 1936 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | J A Ievers | 11 Jun 1936 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | J H Stenning | 3 Jan 1938 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | L E D Walthall | 24 Aug 1937 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | A H Abrams | 24 Aug 1937 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | A W J Clark | 8 Jul 1936 | |
Fg Off | M R Baillon | 22 May 1937 | |
Fg Off | J Greenhalgh | 13 Sep 1937 | |
Fg Off | R H M Gibbs | 1 May 1938 |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
23 Jul 1938 | Southampton |
29 Jul 1938 | Eastchurch |
8 Aug 1938 | Southampton |
6 Sep 1938 | HMS Courageous |
6 Oct 1938 | Evanton (No 8 ATC) |
11 Nov 1938 | HMS Courageous |
17 Nov 1938 | Southampton |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Fairey Swordfish I | HMS Courageous Shore station - Southampton |
Coastal Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | G R M Clifford | 21 Sep 1936 | Officer Commanding, Lt-Cdr, RN |
Sqn Ldr | N E Morrison | 30 Nov 1935 | |
Flt Lt | A G Leatham | 17 Dec 1936 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | N McI Kemp | 28 Jul 1937 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | J H Stenning | 3 Jan 1938 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | B Willoughby | 24 Aug 1938 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | A H Abrams | 24 Aug 1937 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | A W J Clark | 8 Jul 1936 | |
Fg Off | J Greenhalgh | 13 Sep 1937 |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
11 Jan 1939 | HMS Ark Royal |
10-13 Feb 1939 | Dekhelia (Detachment) |
24 Mar 1939 | Southampton |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Fairey Swordfish I | HMS Ark Royal Shore station - Southampton |
Coastal Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | N E Morrison | 30 Nov 1935 | |
Flt Lt | A G Leatham | 17 Dec 1936 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | A W J Clark | 8 Jul 1936 | |
Fg Off | J H Stenning | 3 Jan 1938 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | B Willoughby | 24 Aug 1938 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | A H Abrams | 24 Aug 1937 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | J Greenhalgh | 13 Sep 1937 |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
29 Apr 1939 | HMS Ark Royal |
Aircraft operated | For service aboard | Command/Group |
Fairey Swordfish I | HMS Ark Royal Shore station - Southampton |
Coastal Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | J A D Wroughton | 29 Mar 1939 | Officer Commanding, Lt Cdr, RN |
Sqn Ldr | N E Morrison | 30 Nov 1935 | |
Flt Lt | A G Leatham | 17 Dec 1936 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | A W J Clark | 8 Jul 1936 | |
Fg Off | J H Stenning | 3 Jan 1938 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | B Willoughby | 24 Aug 1938 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | A H Abrams | 24 Aug 1937 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | J Greenhalgh | 13 Sep 1937 |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Re-equipment and movement dates are based on those shown in 'Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm' by Ray Sturtivant
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