APPENDIX TWO

Units and Appointments

1935 19 August Cotswold Aero Club, Staverton Civil Flying. First Solo. Gipsy Moth.
20 August Bristol Flying School. Filton. Tiger Moths. Civilian.
20 October RAF Uxbridge. Disciplinary Course. LAC.
7 November No. 11 Flying Training School. Wittering, Hart, Audax, Fury. Sgt.
1936 10 May No. 25 Fighter Squadron, Hawkinge. Fury, Fury 2. Sgt.
27 October No. 25 Fighter Squadron, Hawkinge. Demon.
1938 30 June No. 25 Fighter Squadron, Hawkinge. Gladiator.
3 October Link Trainer Course North Weald.
13 December Attached to RAF Cranfield Blenheim Conversion.
1939 3 January No. 25 Fighter Squadron, Hawkinge. Blenheim.
24 August No. 25 Fighter Squadron, Northolt. Blenheim.
18 September No. 25 Fighter Squadron, Filton. Blenheim.
4 October No. 25 Fighter Squadron, Northolt. Blenheim.
1940 16 January No. 25 Fighter Squadron, North Weald. Blenheim.
1 April No. 600 City of London Squadron, Northolt. Blenheim. P/Off.
2 April No. 600 City of London Squadron, Manston. Blenheim.
14 May No. 600 City of London Squadron, Northolt. Blenheim.
20 June No. 600 City of London Squadron, Manston. Blenheim.
24 August No. 600 City of London Squadron, Hornchurch. Blenheim.
9 September No. 600 City of London Squadron, Redhill. Blenheim.
24 October No. 600 City of London Squadron, ‘B’ Flight. Drem (Scotland). Blenheim
1941 14 January No. 68 Sqdn (Forming). Flt.Cdr. Catterick. Flt/Lt. Blenheim.
20 April No. 68 Sqdn. Flt.Cdr. High Ercall. Blenheim, Beaufighter.
1 July Headquarters No. 9 Group Staff. Sqd.Ldr.
30 December No. 96 Sqdn. Wrexham to Command. Defiant. Sqdn Ldr.
1943 25 March Headquarters Fighter Command, Staff. Bentley Priory.
12 June No. 54 Night Operational Training Unit. Wg. Cdr. Charter Hall.
1944 1 January No. 488 New Zealand Night-Fighter Sqdn. Bradwell, Hunsdon, Colerne Zeals.
23 October Headquartes No. 85 Tactical Group Brussels, Ghent.
30 October FRU Odiham. Test Pilot.
29 December No. 147 Wing. Ibsley, Ghent.
1945 1 March No. 54 OTU. Charter Hall. Winfield. (OC)
17 May RAF Eshott. Spitfire O.T.U. To Command.
5 June No. 302 Wing. Ibsley. SOA. (For Overseas)
5 September RAF. Kai Tak. To Command.
29 September Military Governor’s Staff. Hong Kong. Air Adviser.
1946 24 January Kai Tak. Officer commanding Flying.
20 August No. 200 Staging Post Shanghai. Temp. Officer Commanding.
5 September Headquarters Far East Air Force Changi Staff (Squadron Leader).
1948 5 January Air Fighting Development Squadron, Central Fighter
Establishment RAF West Raynham.
1950 1 May International Staff College, Andover.
1951 9 April Air Ministry Air Staff Policy 3. Whitehall. Wing Commander.
1954 23 May No. 209 AFS Weston Zoyland Jet refresher.
1954 July No. 233 OCU, Pembrey Vampire Refresher.
25 September RAF Habbaniyah (Iraq) O.C. Flying and O.C. No. 128 Wing.
1956 19 December RAF Turnhouse (Edinburgh) To Command. Wg.Cdr.
1959 2 June RAF Akrotiri (Cyprus) O.C. Admin. Wing.
1962 14 December Staff Officer Flying. Ministry of Aviation London. Gp.Capt.
1964 17 August No. 242 OCU Hastings Conversion Course.
12 September RAF Lindholme Bomber Command Bombing School. To Command.
1966 4 November Headquarters Bomber/Strike Command High Wycombe. SPSO.
1969 21 July Headquarters Training Command. Group Captain Org. Brampton.