Flag Officer, Flying Training

Office of the Flag Officer, Flying Training
Ensign of the Royal Navy
Admiralty, Ministry of Defence
Reports toFlag Officer, Air (Home), later Flag Officer Naval Air Command
NominatorFirst Sea Lord
AppointerPrime Minister
Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Term lengthNot fixed (typically 1–3 years)
Inaugural holderRear-Admiral Lachlan D. Mackintosh
FormationSeptember 1945 – November 1970

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Norman Polmar, Aircraft Carriers: A History of Carrier Aviation and Its Influence on World Events, Volume I: 1909-1945, 550.
  3. ^ "Naval Aviation Organization: Admiralty Organization: Command Organization" (PDF). flightglobal.com. Flight Magazine, 20 April 1951. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ^ Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865". gulabin. Colin Mackie June 2018.p.246. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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