Difference between revisions of "Central Flying School"
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Godfrey Marshall Paine|nick=Godfrey M. Paine|appt=17 May, 1912<ref>Paine Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/211.|}} f. 228.</ref>|end=10 December, 1915<ref>Paine Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/211.|}} f. 228.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Godfrey Marshall Paine|nick=Godfrey M. Paine|appt=17 May, 1912<ref>Paine Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/211.|}} f. 228.</ref>|end=10 December, 1915<ref>Paine Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/211.|}} f. 228.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
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| + | After Paine, command largely became a military post, featuring some of the following men whom we will consider outside of our scope of subject matter. | ||
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| + | {{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant-Colonel|name=Duncan le Geyt Pitcher|nick=Duncan le G. Pitcher|appt=15 November, 1915|end=1 February, 1916}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Colonel|name=Charles James Burke|nick=Charles J. Burke|appt=1 February, 1916|end=18 June, 1916}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant-Colonel|name=Archibald Campbell Holms MacLean|nick=Archibald C. H. MacLean|appt=18 June, 1916|end=November, 1917}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant-Colonel|name=Alan John Lance Scott|nick=Alan J. L. Scott|appt=November, 1917|end=1918}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:18, 29 June 2018
The Central Flying School was a British flight instruction centre founded in May, 1912 at Upavon on Salisbury Plain. It continues to operate in 2017.
Commandants
- Captain Godfrey M. Paine, 17 May, 1912[1] – 10 December, 1915[2]
After Paine, command largely became a military post, featuring some of the following men whom we will consider outside of our scope of subject matter.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Duncan le G. Pitcher, 15 November, 1915 – 1 February, 1916
- Colonel Charles J. Burke, 1 February, 1916 – 18 June, 1916
- Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald C. H. MacLean, 18 June, 1916 – November, 1917
- Lieutenant-Colonel Alan J. L. Scott, November, 1917 – 1918
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Paine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/211. f. 228.
- ↑ Paine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/211. f. 228.
