Central Flying School: First Course, 1912

[mike j dunn]

I am trying to get hold of a list of all the pilots who attended the first course held by the Central Flying School RFC in 1912. Can any body tell me where I could get hold of such a list,

Many thanks,

Mike Dunn

[Moonraker]

I guess that if it's not in the National Archives then there may not be one in existence. It's some years since I checked out the early CFS records, and my notes show this: Short report on first course at CFS: AIR 1/802/204/4/1113 (printed in Army Review, April 1913). I can't recall if this included a list of members, but I suspect not. The report is probably the source of the details given in John W R Taylor's CFS - Birthplace of Air Power.

As you probably know, the first course comprised 19 officers from the start, with seven more joining later.

Moonraker

[mickdavis]

The first course photograph has the following, which includes staff

Capt RH Codner

Major EL Gerrard

Lt AM Longmore

Lt Col HR Cook

Capt GM Paine

Capt JDB Fulton

Lt CRJ Randall

Capt JH Lidderdale

Lt FH Kirby

Lt EV Anderson

Major JFA Higgins

Lt Cholmonderley

2Lt R Smith-Barry

Capt JH Becke

Lt GB Stopford

Lt KP Atkinson

Lt S WinfielSmith

Lt T O'B Hubbard

Major HM Trenchard

Lt RB Martyn

2Lt R Abercromby

2Lt D Young

Lt PA Shepherd

Lt FF Waldron

Lt G Wildman-Lushington

Lt D Allen

Lt IT Courtney

Lt JW Pepper

Capt CE Risk

[mike j dunn]

Mick/Moonraker,

Very many thanks for the information. It was just what I was looking for,

With best regards from

Mike