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HMS FULMAR Royal Naval Air Station, Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
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HMS FULMAR Royal Naval Air Station, Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
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On Tuesday, 2nd July 1946 the Royal Air Force Stations of Lossiemouth and Milltown were transferred to the Royal Navy. A short ceremony took place at Lossiemouth with music provided by the Royal Marine Band of HMS THESEUS. The Royal Air Force Ensign was lowered and the White Ensign hoisted as Wing Commander E. A. Johnston formally handed over command to Captain D. Maclntyre, Royal Navy. The Royal Naval Air Station was commissioned as HMS FULMAR on the 7th July, 1946, and the first Naval Squadron to set up residence was 766 equipped with Fireflies and Seafires. The operational flying training task of 766 Naval Air Squadron constituted the Station role in these formative years. Pilots were trained for the Strike and Fighter roles in the two aircraft types and subsequently moved on to the Deck Landing Training School at Milltown. Lieutenant L. D. Empson (later Vice-Admiral Empson, the Second Sea Lord) was a Squadron Commanding Officer of the DLTS in those early days. |
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Commanding Officers |
Page last updated 05 May 2023 (Recent additions highlighted) |
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| Rank | Forenames / Initials | Surname | Decorations | From | To |
| Captain | Donald George Frederick Wyville | Macintyre | DSO (2 Bars), DSC, MiD, LOM(US), RN. | 02/07/1946 | 29/01/1948 |
| Captain | (Sir) John Caspar | John | GCB, RN. | 30/01/1948 | 24/08/1948 |
| Captain | Douglas McIver | Russell | RN | 25/08/1948 | 21/08/1950 |
| Captain | Henry John Fullerton | Lane | OBE, RN. | 22/08/1950 | 01/12/1952 |
| Captain | John Augustin | Levers | OBE, RN. | 02/12/1952 | 13/07/1954 |
| Captain | Philip David 'Percy' | Gick | OBE, DSC, RN. | 14/07/1954 | 10/12/1956 |
| Captain | Frederick Michael Alexander | Torrens-Spence | DSO, DSC, AFC, RN. | 11/12/1956 | 11/03/1959 |
| Captain | Michael Frampton | Fell | CB, DSO, DSC, RN. | 12/03/1959 | 29/03/1961 |
| Captain | George. C. | Baldwin | DSC, RN. | 30/03/1961 | 19/12/1962 |
| Captain | David. W. | Kirke | CBE, RN. | 20/12/1962 | 11/10/1965 |
| Captain | Douglas Granger | Parker | CB, DSO, DSC, AFC, RN. | 12/10/1965 | 10/09/1967 |
| Captain | Eric Melrose "Winkle" | Brown | CBE, DSC, AFC, Hon FRAeS, RN. | 11/09/1967 | (12/03/1970) |
| Captain | Joseph. D. | Honywill | (Temporary Appointment) | Feb 1970 | March 1970 |
| Captain | (William) Duncan | Lang | CB | 13/03/1970 | 29/09/1972 |
| Fulmar Personnel |
| Surname | First Name | Nickname | Units | Rate/Rank | Start | End |
| Adams | Chris | Daisy | 849B | LAM(AE) | 1972 | 1978 |
| Robson | Robert | Geordie | Ord/Stat Arm/Bomb Dump/Spcl Weap/Scimitars (800) | POAF(O) | 1956 | 1967 |
| Stevens | Richard | Rick | 764 | AA1 | 1968 | 1971 |
| Ward | John | EA1 | 1970 | 1974 | ||
| 849B | CEA | 1974 | 1975 | |||
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