Brian Beattie

Pilot

23.09.03

DateToPostingNotes
22/09/1939Eltham Recruiting Depot SE9
27/05/1940RAF UxbridgeAttestation
08/07/1940ACAR BabbacombeKitting out, jabs, lectures
25/07/1940No 2 ITW, CambridgePilot
17/09/194007/10/1940Transit to South Africa, RMS Windsor CastlePassenger: No Duties
13/10/194028/11/1940RAF Belvedere, SalisburyNo 25 EFTS pilot
29/11/1940RAF Kumalo, BulawayoNo 21 SFTS pilot
01/04/1941late May 1940RAF George, Cape ProvinceStudent, 61 Air School, No 1 SofGR; navigation + G/R

No 6 War Course
1941Bournemouth ACRCafter transit on RMS Reina del Pacifico
July 1941August 1941RAF Bircham Newton53 Sqn student pilot
11/08/194131/03/1942RAF Leuchars488 Sqn RNZAF pilot whole Sqn training
01/04/194220/08/1942RAF Thorny Island489 Sqn RNZAF pilot whole Sqn training
26/05/194202/06/1942RAF St Eval489 Sqn detachment; anti U-boat patrols over Bay of Biscay
14/06/194204/07/1942RAF AbbotsinchTTU course
16/07/194231/07/1942RAF TainTTU consolidation
20/08/194223/09/1942RAF Skitten, Caithness488 Sqn pilot ops
23/09/194231/08/1943RAF Wick, Caithness489 Sqn pilot ops
30/05/194312/06/1943Blackpool School of ASRStudent No 1 course
01/09/1943Feb 1944RAF Turnberry (No 1 TTU)Flying instructor, torpedo
Feb 1944Aug 1944RAF Crosby-on-EdenFlying instructor, No 9 (Coastal) OTU
14/07/194405/08/1944RAF Lulsgate BottomDetachment No 3 FIS pupil/student
25/07/194428/07/1944RAF DyceStudent pilot, No 8 (Coastal) OTU conversion flight
05/09/194410/09/1944RAF PortreathPilot, 248 Sqn Tsetse flight
Sep 1944Mar 1945RAF BanffPilot, 248 Sqn Tsetse flight Mk VIII Mosquitos
Mar 1945Keresley GrangeAircrew disposal
Apr 1945Apr 1946RAF Pershore (No 1 Ferry Unit)Ferry pilot plus PI work, investigations and courts martial
04/07/1945Sep 1945RAF OdihamStudent/detachment, Beam Approach Training Flight 1516 course 154
04/07/1946Demob after 6 years (minus 4 days)