The Flag Officer, Flying Training , later called Flag Officer Naval Flying Training ,[1] was a senior Royal Navy appointment responsible for all naval aviation flying training from 1945 to 1970.
History
Vice-Admiral Lumley Lyster held the post of Flag Officer Carrier Training and Administration from its establishment on April 27, 1943, to September 1945.[2] In September 1945, Vice-Admiral Lyster hauled down his flag and his post was abolished. Instead three separate admirals' posts supervising different areas of naval aviation training were created. One of them was the appointment of Flag Officer, Flying Training. The post was abolished in 1970.[3]
The officer holder reported to the Flag Officer, Air (Home) from 1945 to 1964 then the Flag Officer Naval Air Command from 1964 to 1970.
Flag Officer's, Flying Training
Post holders included:[4]
Rear-Admiral Lachlan D. Mackintosh: September 1945 – September 1947
Rear-Admiral Charles E. Lambe : September 1947 – August 1949
Rear-Admiral Edmund W. Anstice : August 1949 – August 1951
Rear-Admiral Walter T. Couchman : August 1951 – June 1953
Rear-Admiral Guy Willoughby: June 1953 – February 1956
Rear-Admiral Charles L.G. Evans : February 1956 – October 1957
Rear-Admiral Dennis R.F. Cambell : October 1957 – September 1960
Rear-Admiral Frank H.E. Hopkins : September 1960 – October 1961
Rear-Admiral Philip D. Gick: October 1961 – July 1964
Flag Officer Naval Flying Training
Rear-Admiral Donald C.E.F. Gibson: July 1964 – October 1965
Rear-Admiral David W. Kirke: October 1965 – February 1968
Rear-Admiral Cedric K. Roberts: February 1968 – November 1970
References
^ "FLAG OFFICER FLYING TRAINING'S FAREWELL. 15 OCTOBER 1957, HMS HERON, ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION YEOVILTON. SEND OFF TO REAR ADMIRAL C L G EVANS, CBE, DSO, DSC, ON HAULING DOWN HIS FLAG AS FLAG OFFICER FLYING TRAINING, TO TAKE UP HIS APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL (OFFICERS) AND HEAD OF THE DIRECTORATE OF OFFICER APPOINTMENTS" . Imperial War Museums . Imperial War Museum UK 1957. Retrieved 12 June 2018 .
^ Norman Polmar, Aircraft Carriers: A History of Carrier Aviation and Its Influence on World Events, Volume I: 1909-1945, 550.
^ "Naval Aviation Organization: Admiralty Organization: Command Organization" (PDF) . flightglobal.com . Flight Magazine, 20 April 1951. Retrieved 12 June 2018 .
^ Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" . gulabin . Colin Mackie June 2018.p.246. Retrieved 12 June 2018 .
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