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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 31 Air Navigation School - Personnel, equipment and locations
Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Gp Capt | P D Robertson | 28 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 34 ANS/RCAF Goderich, wef 25 Oct 1940 |
| Sqn Ldr | T R Wheatley | 28 Oct 1940 | OC, No 108 Advance Party, posted to No 32 SFTS, RCAF Moose Jaw |
| Plt Off | Garthwaite | 28 Nov 1940 | Code and Cypher Officer proceeded on attachment to Ottawa |
| AC2 | B A George | 7 Dec 1940 | Drowned in an accident |
| AC2 | J S Debenham | 7 Dec 1940 | Drowned in an accident |
| Mr | W G Watson | 11 Dec 1940 | Arrived on appointment for duty as Section Officer (Works and Buildings) |
| Sqn Ldr | Warlow | 27 Dec 1940 | Posted to UK Air Liaison Mission HQ |
Source - No 31 Air Navigation School ORB (AIR 29/600)
Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 12 Oct 1940 | 'A' Party, No 1 School of Air Navigation departed RAF St Athan by rail for Liverpool, embarked on HMT Duchess of Atholl and set sail |
| 12 Oct 1940 | HMT Duchess of Atholl joined convoy |
| 20 Oct 1940 | HMT Duchess of Atholl arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 21 Oct 1940 | HMT Duchess of Atholl sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 23 Oct 1940 | HMT Duchess of Atholl arrived in Quebec, later sailing for Montreal |
| 24 Oct 1940 | HMT Duchess of Atholl arrived in Montreal, personnel disembarked and entrained |
| 25 Oct 1940 | Personnel arrived at Goderich, Ontario and transported to Port Albert |
| 1 Nov 1940 | 'B' Party, No 1 School of Air Navigation departed RAF St Athan by rail for Liverpool, embarked on HMT Duchess of Richmond and set sail in convoy |
| 4 Nov 1940 | No 108 Advance Party proceeded to No 32 SFTS, RCAF Moose Jaw |
| 9 Nov 1940 | 'B' Party, No 1 School of Air Navigation arrived at Quebec |
| 10 Nov 1940 | 'B' Party, No 1 School of Air Navigation arrived in Montreal, personnel disembarked and entrained |
| 11 Nov 1940 | 'B' Party, No 1 School of Air Navigation arrived at Port Albert |
| 18 Nov 1940 | No 7 Specialist 'N' Course recommenced (having originally commenced at RAF St Athan) |
| 18 Nov 1940 | No 8 Specialist 'N' Course recommenced (having originally commenced at RAF St Athan) |
| 19 Nov 1940 | 3 x Ansons, N9874, N5353 and L7970 arrived from the De Havilland plant in Toronto |
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| 22 Nov 1940 | 5 x Ansons, N5292, N9856, N4963, N9541 and N9587 arrived from the De Havilland plant in Toronto |
| 9 Dec 1940 | No 9 (War) Specialist 'N' Course commenced |
| 9 Dec 1940 | No 19 Astronomical Course commenced |
| 9 Dec 1940 | No 21 Astronomical Course commenced |
| 31 Dec 1940 | 7 x Ansons, N9591, N9871, N4964, N9592, N5088, N5087 and N9872 arrived from the De Havilland plant in Toronto |
| 31 Dec 1940 | Nos 1 and 2 Air Observers' Courses arrived from the UK |
| 31 Dec 1940 | Nos 22 and 23 Astronomical Courses arrived from the UK |
Source - No 31 Air Navigation School ORB (AIR 29/600)
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