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General => Armed Forces => World War Two => Topic started by: Lizalex on Monday 21 May 18 19:03 BST (UK)
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Attached is a list of postings from my father's WW2 Royal Air Force records. Can anyone help me to decipher where these places are? I know that he spent a lot of time in Forres, Morayshire, but that is all. Sorry about the quality - I couldn't get it into a smaller file. Many thanks in advance,
Liz
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Hi Lizalex
Here are some to get you started, other rootschatters might fill in the rest:
RAF Padgate Lancashire England
RAF Cosford Shropshire England
RAF Forres Morayshire Scotland 19 OTU (19 Operational Training Unit)
RAF Halton Buckinghamshire England No 1 S of TT (No 1 School of Technical Training)
Gleneagles Hosp
https://www.gleneagles.com/hotel/history/
63 MU (63 Maintenance Unit)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Maintenance_units
Tony
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Thank you so much, Tony. I really appreciate this very much,
Liz
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The last few lines are the standard details of his release from the service (there will be a date) initially to the Class G reserve (normal - meant that if the war broke out he'd be recalled.
MaxD
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Hello
3RC Padgate - 3 Recruitment Centre
1 Wg Cosford - possibly 1 Wing
Mark
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Hello
1940 Example
Reference to Padgate Thursday 31 Oct and
moved to No 2 Wing, the day after, Friday 1 Nov
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/56/a7501556.shtml
Tuesday 5 Nov, reference to being ... posted to Wing 4 Padgate.
Mark
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Mark and Max, I am really grateful. This is fantastic information.
Liz
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Hello Liz
The following Volumes were original documents (not microfilmed), so any Reader will require a "Readers Ticket", so ensure you have the required printed address ID and formal photographic ID with you, to prove who you are AND the address where you live at.
See "Visit Us" page before going.
7 STT possibly the following
AIR 29/740
7 School of Technical Training Locking, Innsworth Lane, Gloucester, UK. Includes Movement Instructions. With appendices, May 1940 to April 1944
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4100449
Abroad
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7161158
Probably not going to be hugely detailed. Bear in mind some of these Units moved about, but not seen.
Technical Training (search in AIR 29, 1939 to 1945)
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_aq=Technical%20training&_col=0&_cr=AIR%2029&_dss=range&_sd=1939&_ed=1945&_ro=any&_hb=tna&_st=adv
19 Operational Training (search results 1939 to 1945)
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_ep=19%20Operational%20training&_col=0&_cr=AIR&_dss=range&_sd=1939&_ed=1945&_ro=any&_hb=tna&_st=adv
You can find some RAF Stations Operations Record Book under "AIR 28"
Mark
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Thank you, Mark. That is great information. My mother was a Waaf, (LACW), and did her technical training at Locking, so a trip to Kew might be well worthwhile. I am really grateful for your help.
Liz.
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Hi Liz
Bear in mind the ORB (Operations Record Book) of a Squadron or Unit, mainly deals with the Operations, that the Unit is involved with, along with some general information.
Although early WW2 some Unit ORBs are not as good, at recording the Operations in reasonable detail.
Mark
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Thanks, Mark. My grandson is working on a WW2 project for school right now. I think it may now be time to introduce him to the wonders of the National Archives!! Start them young, I say.
Many thanks for your help.
Liz