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Royal Air Force Flight Engineer & Air Engineer Association

For all those awarded the RAF "E" flying badge.

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FE Course No 1
No 12 All Through Course March 1950
Back Row: James Mutsaars John Land David Johnson.
Front Row: Maurice Pavett Michael Cawsey Michael Laker
26 Cse St Athan L to R: Ron Ibbotson (Cpl) – Mike (Lofty) Taylor (Cpl) – Freddie Fox (Cpl) – Brian Spurway-Ron Sapsford – Dave Allen – Eric King – George (Ginge) Hosie – Jeff Jeffries – Alan Parkin.
Front: Adrian (Chuck) Knight – Tony Mills
27 Cse St Athan Back Row Roger Bowdler/Keith Reynolds

Middle Row – Dave Drinkwater/Al Bickers/?/Paddy Quaid/Fraser Maclean /Paddy Flynn

Front Row – Don Simpson/Dave Griffiths/Brian James/Bob Whitling
No 5 Air Eng Cse (1st at AEAES Topcliffe)
Topcliffe
Topcliffe
No 20 Air Eng Cse
No 24 Cse Graduation (includes AEOps)
28 Course Graduation L-R Pete Coate, Derek Stringman, Hawkins (AEOp), Paul Woodman, Dave Jessop c1973
No 73 Cse
No 74 Cse
Colin Reeves & Bob Clydesdale
No 76 Cse Start
No 76 Cse Graduation
79 Cse Benson. Front L-R Phil Howgego – Dave Tracey (RIP)
Rear L-R Jerry Flint – Terry (digger) Hulmes – Keith Irving – ? (chopped)
85 Cse Graduation
Rear Row: Phil Coulson Mick Wyton Ralph Waiter Chris Hall

Front Row: Gordon Hampson Mike Kent Roger Price Rick Yorston
RAF Benson 1985 Flt Lt Derek Stringman with No 106/107 Air Eng Cse. Kneeling left Martin Heal, kneeling right, Andy Spiret. Under the prop, right is Dave Lawton, then Andy Hoad, who was an instructor. Steve Heinz next who didn’t graduate. Sandy Murray then Neil Gough.
107 Cse Graduation, Neil Gough
Andy Spiret
Martin Heal
and Sandy Murray
112 Cse
112 Cse V2
113 Cse
113 Cse Graduation Group
154 Cse Graduation
163 cse

Flight Engineers were introduced into the RAF in 1941. Their primary role was to assist pilots in the flying of large, multi-engine aircraft that had become too technically complex to be operated by a single pilot. By taking over management of the aircraft’s various system the Flight Engineer released the pilot to concentrate on the actual flying of the aircraft.

Throughout their history, Flight Engineers, latterly known as Air Engineers, served their crews and the wider RAF with distinction in every major theatre of war, from World War 2 through to the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.

Association Memorial, National Arboretum Memorial, Staffordshire

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