neil40 Bicester All posts by this member | 1 of 4 Mon 20th Apr 2015 10:29pm Member: Joined Feb 2015 Total posts:5 Hi,
I am researching my uncle's RAF WW2 career.
He was from Coventry, enlisted in 1938, and was called from the RAF Volunteer Reserve on 2nd September 1939 to "Coventry TC"
I presume this means 'Training Centre'
I've read of RAF bases at Baginton and Ansty, so I wonder if anyone knows which it might have been, or indeed, could it have been either!
Thanks for any help
Neil |
WWII RAF Training Centre | |
Covkidd Coventry All posts by this member | 2 of 4 Wed 22nd Apr 2015 6:30pm Member: Joined Oct 2013 Total posts:27 The Volunteer Reserve used Ansty for flying training, they also used a large house on the Tamworth Road for midweek lectures. |
WWII RAF Training Centre | |
neil40 Bicester All posts by this member Thread starter | 3 of 4 Sat 25th Apr 2015 10:50pm Member: Joined Feb 2015 Total posts:5 Thanks covkidd |
WWII RAF Training Centre | |
neil40 Bicester All posts by this member Thread starter | 4 of 4 Tue 5th May 2015 8:54pm Member: Joined Feb 2015 Total posts:5 covkidd
I have learned that the "Coventry TC" actually means "Coventry Town Centre" - the RAF set up "Town Centres" and "Aerodrome Centres" - RAF Ansty would have been the latter, and the house on the Tamworth Road the former.
Do you happen to know which house it was?
From an article I was sent:
"Volunteer Reservists in the aircraft crew section must be able and willing to attend for air training during alternate week-ends and on some summer evenings, and for ground instruction on two evenings a week"
Neil |
WWII RAF Training Centre |