By: cotteswold - 22nd April 2011 at 12:38
Lunch & rest now – back later!
= Tim
By: Ross_McNeill - 22nd April 2011 at 12:34
The May 1939 Confidential List has him as a S/L but still with Coastal Command detachment at Bermuda.
05119 Coaker was gazetted W/C (T) (e) wef 1st March 1940.
Give me a bit to trace where he got his wings in 1926..
Ok
Central Flying School at Upavon posted in for instruction as P/O 26th Sept 1925
Regards
Ross
By: cotteswold - 22nd April 2011 at 12:09
Aha! – that’s what I thought – nearly. Thought he was Engineer Officer. So when might he have got Wg Cdr – as was when I took the photo – at an airfield?
Herewith a bit that his Daughter wrote for my 90th Anniversary Book – produced by No1 Son – ties in?
= Tim
By: Ross_McNeill - 22nd April 2011 at 11:47
Hi Tim.
F/O Henlow Home Aircraft Depot Under instruction, posted in 1 Aug 1929
F/L Charles F C Coaker was Equipment Staff, Stores Section of Central Area, posted in 27 Oct 1933.
Equipment Staff, stores Section of No.1 Bomber Group, posted in 1st May 1936
Supernumerary at Coastal Command HQ, posted in 12 Dec 1936 listed as for Duty RAF Detachment Bermuda.
Regards
Ross
By: cotteswold - 22nd April 2011 at 11:02
Great stuff! I’m trying to establish what position my step-uncle held – he flew me in ’35 or ’36.
Francis (Slim) Coaker
= Tim
PS – So when did they get Hinds??
By: Rocketeer - 22nd April 2011 at 09:20
In August 1935, T W Elmhirst was made OC RAF Abingdon as a Wg Cdr
The following website gives more:
http://www.xvsqnassociation.co.uk/locations.htm
1934 – 1957:
Jun 1934 Squadron Leader T W Elmhurst AFC
Aug 1935 Squadron Leader C H Cahill DFC AFC
Jan 1936 Squadron Leader F G Robinson
Feb 1936 Squadron Leader C D Adams
May 1938 Squadron Leader J G Llewelyn
Mar 1939 Wing Commander J L Wingate
Dec 1939 Squadron Leader R W Lywood**
By: Rocketeer - 22nd April 2011 at 09:16
The Squadron reformed at Martlesham Heath in March 1924, but it was little more than in name, as their aircraft were part of the A&AEE trial fleet. This arrangement continued until 1934 when the squadron was reformed at Abingdon with Hawker Harts. It was shortly after this, that on the insistence of its Commanding Officer, Squadron Leader TW Elmhirst DFC, that the Squadron became known as XV Squadron.
from RAF web
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