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J29 Entry Graduated December 1930 Fewest of the Few Supplement J29 Entry Graduated December 1930 SURNAME INITS EELES H HOBSON WFC HOGAN HAV ROBINSON MWS WILKINSON RL J29 Page 1 of 8 Eeles Henry (J29 Entry, A Squadron) 41 263 Henry Eeles was born on 12th May 1910 and educated at Harrow School. He entered the RAF College Cranwell in January 1929 as a Flight Cadet. After graduating in December 1930, with a permanent commission, Eeles joined 41 Squadron at Northolt. On 1st October 1932, he was posted to HQ RAF Middle East as PA to the AOC. Eeles returned to the UK in early 1934 and, on 11 February, he went to the Air Armament School at Eastchurch for a course. He joined the staff of 5 FTS Sealand on 19 January 1935 to take up armament duties. Eeles was appointed PA to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyril Newall on 1 September 1937. He was attached to 6 OTU Sutton Bridge from the Air Ministry on 24 June 1940 for a Not strictlyrefresher part course of and 11 conversion Gp, but to Hurricanes.based at He RAF took command Tangmere, of 263 Squadronthe Fighter on 6 Interception Unit was formedJuly, and flying commanded the squadron's first by Whirlwind Peter Chamberlain,from Martlesham Heath following to Grangemouth his pioneering on that development work day. 263 initially had three of these aircraft and fourteen Hurricanes. During the Battle of on airBritain, interception the squadron radar. flew operational Henry sortiesEeles with is its also Hurricanes. unique There in is thata suggestion he is one Cranwellian who declinedthat Dowdingthe offer had oflittle the faith Battle in the newof Britainaircraft fuelled Clasp, by a despitetroubled reputation having ofearned its it as OC 263 Sqn manufacturer. Not strictly part of 11 Gp, but based at RAF Tangmere, theoperating Fighter Whirlwind Interception and Hurricane aircraft. Unit Charles was Bacon, Ferdinand Baraldi and David FulfordEeles were is not shownthree in Cranwellianthe squadron ORB participants as having flown operationallywho received during the their Battle offlying training from the formed and commanded by Peter Chamberlain, following his pioneeringBritain period, but correspondence development between him and the Air workMinistry in 1960 confirmed his SFTSeligibility at RAF for Cranwell.the Battle of Britain clasp. The evident frustration that his squadron should be kept away from the Battle of Britain possibly influenced his decision to decline the clasp, on air interception radar. Henry Eeles is also unique in that onhe the groundsis onethat his squadronCranwellian did not operate in southern who England but only from On 12Grangemouth Group operations, and later Drem. Tim Vigors (222 Sqn) appears to have been the outstanding declined the offer of the Battle of Britain Clasp, despite havingCranwellian earned ‘ace’ with fiveit successesas OC during 263 the SqnBattle of Britain. He received two Mentions in Despatches, the CBE (1943) and the CB (1956). operating Whirlwind and Hurricane aircraft. Charles Bacon,Arguably FerdinandEeles aremained better inknown the RAFBaraldi Cranwellian afterNot the warstrictly andand in was part12 AOCGroup ofDavid and11 CommandantwasGp, butSir Douglasbased of the RAFat Bader RAF Tangmere, who, as OC the 242 Fighter Interception Unit was College Cranwell from 25 August formed1952. He retiredand commandedfrom the RAF on 29 by January Peter 1959 Chamberlain, as an following his pioneering development work Fulford were three Cranwellian participants who receivedSqn, their famouslyAir Commodore flying advocated and died in training1992. the ‘Big Wing from’ Ops conceptthe despite fierce opposition from 11 Gp who, being closer to theon enemy air interception lines, could radar. not assemble Henry Eeles a comparable is also unique ‘Big inWing’ that inhe is one Cranwellian who __________ time to repel the oncoming Luftwaffedeclined theforces; offer they of the opted Battle for offinger Britain four Clasp, formations despite attacking having earned it as OC 263 Sqn SFTS at RAF Cranwell. operating Whirlwind and Hurricane aircraft. Charles Bacon, Ferdinand Baraldi and David the enemy aircraft in pairs, a mode d’emploi which was to become SOP in ‘Rodeo’ fighter Fulford were three Cranwellian participants who received their flying training from the sweeps over France after the Battle of Britain had been won. Bader was attributed four SFTS at RAF Cranwell. successes (1½ x Do 17, 1 x Bf109, 1 x Bf110) in the Battle of Britain. It is postulated that On 12 Group operations, Tim Vigors (222 Sqn) appears heto was have shot down been - some thebelieve outstanding blue-on-blue - in 1941, captured by the Germans and On 12 Group operations, Tim Vigors (222 Sqn) appears to have been the outstanding Cranwellian ‘ace’ with five successes during the Battle of Britain.enjoyed the hospitality of ColditzCranwellian Castle till‘ace’ the with end five of thesuccesses war. during the Battle of Britain. Having been posted from 1 ArguablySqn to 242 a better Sqn knownon 21 CranwellianSeptember, inMichael 12 Group Homer was Sirwas Douglas shot Bader who, as OC 242 down and killed on 27 September when his Hurricane aircraft P2967 crashed into a wood Sqn, famously advocated theJ29 ‘Big Page Wing2 of 8 ’ Ops concept despite fierce opposition from 11 near Sittingbourne. Arguably a better known Cranwellian in 12 Group was Sir Douglas Bader who,Gp who, as being OC closer 242 to the enemy lines, could not assemble a comparable ‘Big Wing’ in Page 14 of 32 time to repel the oncoming Luftwaffe forces; they opted for finger four formations attacking Sqn, famously advocated the ‘Big Wing’ Ops concept despite fierce oppositionthe enemy aircraft from in pairs, 11 a mode d’emploi which was to become SOP in ‘Rodeo’ fighter sweeps over France after the Battle of Britain had been won. Bader was attributed four Gp who, being closer to the enemy lines, could not assemble a comparablesuccesses ‘Big (1 Wing’½ x Do 17, in 1 x Bf109, 1 x Bf110) in the Battle of Britain. It is postulated that time to repel the oncoming Luftwaffe forces; they opted for finger four formationshe was shot attacking down - some believe blue-on-blue - in 1941, captured by the Germans and enjoyed the hospitality of Colditz Castle till the end of the war. the enemy aircraft in pairs, a mode d’emploi which was to become SOP in ‘Rodeo’ fighter Having been posted from 1 Sqn to 242 Sqn on 21 September, Michael Homer was shot sweeps over France after the Battle of Britain had been won. Bader wasdown attributed and killed on 27four September when his Hurricane aircraft P2967 crashed into a wood near Sittingbourne. successes (1½ x Do 17, 1 x Bf109, 1 x Bf110) in the Battle of Britain. It is postulated that Page 14 of 32 he was shot down - some believe blue-on-blue - in 1941, captured by the Germans and enjoyed the hospitality of Colditz Castle till the end of the war. Having been posted from 1 Sqn to 242 Sqn on 21 September, Michael Homer was shot down and killed on 27 September when his Hurricane aircraft P2967 crashed into a wood near Sittingbourne. Page 14 of 32 Hobson, William Francis Cripps (J29 Entry, A Squadron) 54 64 601 William Francis Cripps Hobson was born on 28 December 1910 and educated at Wellington College. He entered the College on 10 January 1929 as a Flight Cadet. On graduation in December 1930, he joined 54 Squadron at Hornchurch. On 26 February 1934, he went to the Air Armament School in Eastchurch and afterwards joined the 1 Air Defence Group staff in London on 9 September 1935. After a posting to the Aircraft Depot in Karachi on 14 March 1936, he returned to the UK to join the staff at 6 Armament Training Station, Warmwell, on 16 August. He then went to West Freugh on 8 May 1939, to start a tour with 4 Armament Training Station. On 4 June 1940, Hobson moved to 6 OTU, Sutton Bridge, for a refresher course and, after converting to Hurricanes was posted to 64 Squadron as a supernumerary on 4 July. On 20 July, he took command of 601 Squadron at Tangmere, as a Squadron Leader, leading it till 10 August when he was admitted into hospital. Our research has been unable to verify some of the squadron movements and He retired on(re)deployments, 23 May 1956 as a butWing we Commander, have established but retaining thethe contributionrank of made by Cranwellians in 11 Group Captain.squadrons (56, 151, 249, 253, 264, 312, 601, 603 605, 615 and 616 Sqns) which were deployed across Fighter__________ Command during the Battle of Britain. Of the ‘Pan-Group’ airmen shown below, all were flight cadets except for Percival Ross- Frames Burton and Geoffrey Page, both of whom underwent flying training at the SFTS Cranwell. Richard Barclay (249 Sqn) was an ‘ace’, destroying five Luftwaffe aircraft. Honours and Awards NotFV strictlyBeamish part is oneof 11of Gp,the famousbut based Beamish at RAFbrothers Tangmere, and entered the theFighter College Interception with a Unit was Not entirelyformedWakefield for andtheir Scholarship. commanded exploits Heduring was by aPeterthe very Battle “hands-on”Chamberlain, of Britain, station following twocommander Cranwellians his of pioneeringRAF Northwere Weald, honoureddevelopment work during WWIIonflying air with regularlyinterception a DSO with andhis radar. resident Bar Henry- Sirsquadrons Douglas Eeles (56, is Bader 151,also 249 andunique and FV 257 inBeamish whenthat inhe 11- is theGroup). one DSO CranwellianWe being who declinedhave been the only offer able of to the verify Battle (but ofhave Britain no reason Clasp, to dispute)despite fourhaving of his earned claims ofit as10 OC 263 Sqn the next highestenemy aircraftaward destroyed.to the Victoria Following Cross the that award can of be an awarded AFC before to members the war, heof thewas RAF.
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