Has anyone any infomation on 1689 Flt. Aston Down circa 1950-52, particularly its role, aircraft types in use, colour schemes & any A/C codes used. Would also be intrested in similar info on No. 2 CAACU 1952-54.
Any info would be much appreciated
By: LesB - 25th November 2005 at 22:54
1689 Flt, Bomber (Defence) Training Flt – originally formed in 1944 at Leconfield by re-designating 1484 Flt, (Bomber (Gunnery) Flt. Typical aircraft – Hurricane, Anson, Spitfire, Martinet, Beaufighter, Tiger Moth.
Disbanded 1945 at Holme-on-Spalding-Moor.
Re-formed 1946 at Aston Down as 1689 (Ferry Pilot Training) Flt by re-designating 41 Group Training Flt. Was attached to 20 MU. Typical aircraft include – Wellington, Lancaster, Hornet, Lincoln, Mosquito, Sptfire, Oxford, Harvard, Vampire, Meteor.
Typical Flt marking – 9X. Typical aircraft codes – Wellington, X RP506 9X; Lancaster VII NX612 9X; Hornet F.3 PX348; Mosquito IIIVP346 9X-T; Oxford I RR332 9X-P. There are others of course.
Disbanded April 1953 at Aston Down, moved to Benson and absorbed into the Ferry Training Flight.
This from Alan Lake’s book, Flying Units of the RAF
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November 25, 2005 at 9:32 pm