Record of service

Record of service

Covers all postings in service including training in England and the United States and operations on 158 Squadron flying Halifax after which he was a pilot instructor.

One page handwritten document

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[Stan Windmill – record of service]

ACRC (AIRCREW RECEPTION CENTRE) LONDON. SEPT 1941.
No 2. ITW (INITIAL TRAINING WING) CAMBRIDGE. OCT – DEC 1941.
No 22 EFTS (ELEMENTARY FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL) TIGER MOTHS CAMBRIDGE. JAN 1942.

LAKELAND. U.S.A. RYAN PT17. 2 SEAT TRAINER MAY – JULY 1942.
GUNTER FIELD. U.S.A. VULTEE BT13 2 SEAT TRAINER JULY SEPT 1942.
CRAIG FIELD U.S.A. BEECH AT6 2 MOTOR ADVANCED TRAINER SEPT – NOV 1942 (GRADUATED, RECEIVED PILOTS WINGS).

No 11 AFU (ADVANCED FLYING UNIT) OXFORDS. SHAWBURY MARCH – JUNE 1943.
No 19 OTU (OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT) WHITLEY. KINLOSS JULY – SEPT 1943.
No 1658 CU {CONVERSION UNIT) HALIFAX II, III. RICCAL OCT – NOV 1943.
158 SQDN. ‘B’ FLIGHT. HALIFAX III. NOV 1943 – AUG 1944.
No 7 FIS (FLYING INSTRUCTORS SCHOOL) OXFORDS. UPAVON NOV 1944 – FEB 1945.
No 6 (P) AFU (PILOTS ADVANCED FLYING UNIT) WINDRUSH OXFORDS. LITTLE RISSINGTON MARCH 1945 – MAY 1945.