No 1 Fighting School Turnberry

[pierssc]

@mickdavis If you are still after Turnberry serial numbers I can give you a few more

 

My grandfather was posted to 6AAP at Renfrew in May 1918.  Turnberry wasn't one of his usual destinations but his logbook shows

 

29.5.1918  3.45   DH9 C1240  .30  3000'  "Delivering new machine to Turnberry"

19.6.1918  11.35am DH9 C1271 .35 3000'  "Delivering new machine to Turnberry"

19.6.1918 2.15pm Brl Monoplane 1105 .45 4500' "First solo on a MONOPLANE: OK" [apparently while at Turnberry before return]

19.6.1918 4.15pm Avro 4425  Lt -    .45   3000'   "Returning from Turnberry in borrowed machine"

[mickdavis]

Thanks - all grist to the mill. I suspect that the Bristol M1C was C5105 (no M1C had a serial with the numerals 1105).

Forgot to ask - do you have serials for your grandfather's time at 6 AAP. Acceptance Test dates and delivery dates are always worth knowing.

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I think you're right about the Bristol not being 1105.  Since posting I went through Airhistory and couldn't find it.  The numerals are written quite clearly but must be wrong.  On the other hand, checking airhistory C5105 seems to be an  RE8....!

 

Serials.  Yes, especially lots of Naval Camels (50+).  I can send a scan.  PM me with your email.

[mickdavis]

Sorry - should have put C5015. 1 FS operated a considerable number of M1Cs with serials in sequence:

C5007           c/n 2825. 1 FS Turnberry by 3.6.1918 (Capt J.T.B. McCudden)

C5008           c/n 2826.

C5009          c/n 2827. 1 FS Turnberry by 17.6.1918 (Capt J.T.B. McCudden) until @ 26.6.1918 (2Lt H.F.V. Battle).

C5010          c/n 2828. 1 FS Turnberry by 5.1918. Eastburn ex Turnberry 19.7.1918. Bircham Newton ex Eastburn 20.7.1918. Turnhouse ex Turnberry 28.2.1919. Redcar (NWAFIS, or 2 FS Marske?) and f/l in field near Brigg 1.3.1919 and crashed on take-off 2.3.1919 (Capt E.D. Crundall injured).

C5011           c/n 2829. 1 FS Turnberry by 30.5.1918 (Capt J.T.B. McCudden) until @ 15.6.1918 (Capt J.H. Letts).

C5012          c/n 2830. 1 SAF Ayr. 1 FS Turnberry by 15.7.1918 (2Lt H.F.V. Battle – ‘engine dud’).

C5013          c/n 2831. 1 SAF Ayr. 1 FS Turnberry by 5.1918 until @ 6.1918 and photographed crashed. 1 SNBD Stonehenge named Lilac Domino and ‘personal machine’ of P.Q. Studd.

C5014          c/n 2832. 1 FS Turnberry by 10.6.1918 until @ 23.9.1918 (Capt J.H. Letts).

C5015          c/n 2833. 1 FS Turnberry until @ 30.6.1918.

C5016          c/n 2834. 1 SAF Ayr. 1 FS Turnberry by 29.5.1918 and wrecked 13.10.1918 (Lt G.N. Prout IIFA, pilot misjudged height during a dive – engine 36670/WD16319).

C5017          c/n 2835. 1 SAF Ayr. 1 FS Turnberry. SEAFIS Shoreham. Flown Eastbourne – Hounslow 1.8.1918.

C5018           c/n 2836.

C5019          c/n 2837. 1 FS Turnberry.

[RitchiebytheC]

Today We Remember 

Lieutenant

Gerald Arthur Lamburn

No. 1 Fighting School. Royal Air Force

Died 30^th September 1918 aged 19 years.

 

Son of Frank J. and Aline Beatrice Lamburn (m.s. Wood).

 

Born at West Norwood, London on 8^th April 1899.

 

1901 Census- Age 1, staying at Woodvale, Lewisham, London with parents.

1911 Census- Age 11, scholar, staying at St. Cyprian School, Summerdown Road, Eastbourne.

 

Remembered with Honour at Girvan Doune Cemetery, East Section, No. M31

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16 hours ago, mickdavis said:

Sorry - should have put C5015. 1 FS operated a considerable number of M1Cs with serials in sequence:

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C5015          c/n 2833. 1 FS Turnberry until @ 30.6.1918.

 

Thanks Mick.  He really managed to mangle that serial.  All I can guess is that he didn't make a proper note at the time and when he wrote it up he just remembered that it involved 1s, 5s and 0s and that one of them was repeated!