Stations or Ships served on

The following table shows all the air-stations, squadrons, or ships John Murray Culbertson served on or in, in chronological order, from 1941 to 1972.

From To Squadron Detail Station Remarks Source
29 May 1941 HMS St Vincent, Gosport Training establishment for officers of FAA 1941 05 29 JMC RN record b.dng
29 May 1941 09 Aug 1942 R.S. 1941 05 29 JMC RN record e.dng
01 Aug 1941 HMS Daedalus (Luton) 1941 05 29 JMC RN record b.dng
10 Aug 1941 HMS St Vincent Training establishment for officers of FAA 1941 05 29 JMC RN record b.dng
05 Oct 1941 HMS Daedalus (Luton) 1941 05 29 JMC RN record b.dng
06 Oct 1941 HMS Daedalus (Luton) 1941 05 29 JMC RN record b.dng
06 Oct 1941 01 Feb 1942 HMS Daedalus (Luton) 1941 10 06 JMC RN record a.dng
15 Oct 1941 25 Jan 1942 No. 24 E & RFTS Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School Luton Logbook 1
02 Feb 1942 10 Aug 1942 HMS Saker (HMS Canada) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada 1941 10 06 JMC RN record a.dng
06 Mar 1942 16 Jun 1942 No. 31 SFTS Service Flying Training School Kingston, Ontario Canada Logbook 1 & 2
19 Jun 1942 Promoted Ty. Act. Sub Lt RNVR 1941 05 29 JMC RN record c.dng
19 Jun 1942 RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw) Fife, Scotland 1941 05 29 JMC RN record e.dng
11 Aug 1942 No. 9 (P) AFU Pilot Advanced Flying Unit Errol Perth & Kinross, Scotland Logbook 2
01 Sep 1942 16 Oct 1942 786 RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw) Fife, Scotland Logbook 2
20 Oct 1942 25 Feb 1943 767 RNAS Arbroath (HMS Condor) Angus, Scotland Logbook 2
14 Dec 1942 753 RNAS Arbroath (HMS Condor) Angus, Scotland 1941 05 29 JMC RN record e.dng
26 Feb 1943 822 HMS Furious Modified Courageous-class battlecruiser 1941 05 29 JMC RN record e.dng
03 Mar 1943 16 Jul 1943 822 HMS Furious Modified Courageous-class battlecruiser Logbook 2
18 Mar 1943 20 Aug 1945 HMS Furious Modified Courageous-class battlecruiser 1941 05 29 JMC RN record d.dng
16 Jul 1943 HMS Daedalus (Luton) Bedfordshire, England 1941 05 29 JMC RN record e.dng
12 Aug 1943 07 Oct 1943 780 Lee-on-Solent Hampshire, England Logbook 2
12 Oct 1943 14 Oct 1943 NAIFS National Advanced Instrument Flying School RNAS Hinstock (HMS Godwit) Shropshire, England Logbook 2
18 Oct 1943 29 Nov 1943 RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) Hampshire, England Logbook 2
01 Dec 1943 28 Jan 1944 822 RNAS Tain Highlands, Scotland Logbook 2
01 Feb 1944 29 Apr 1944 822 RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw) Fife, Scotland Logbook 2
28 Feb 1944 A 1941 05 29 JMC RN record e.dng
01 Apr 1944 B 1941 05 29 JMC RN record e.dng
01 May 1944 31 May 1944 822 RAF Ulunderpet Tamil Nadu, India Logbook 2
19 Jun 1944 23 Jun 1945 711 RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw) Fife, Scotland Logbook 2
18 Sep 1944 RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw) Fife, Scotland 1941 05 29 JMC RN record e.dng
14 Jul 1945 13 Aug 1945 762 RNAS Dale Qualified to fly light, medium or heavy twin-engined aircraft Logbook 2
24 Aug 1945 30 Aug 1945 RNAS Ayr (Glasgow, Prestwick) Ayrshire, Scotland Logbook 2
10 Sep 1945 24 Oct 1946 811 811 squadron was reformed in September 1945, and in August 1946 was equipped with the Sea Mosquito TR.33, which was a de Havilland Mosquito FB.VI modified for carrier operations. An early prototype, flown by test pilot Eric Brown, was the first twin-engined aircraft to make a carrier landing, when it touched down RNAS Ford Sussex, England Logbook 2
25 Oct 1946 05 May 1947 811 On 1 January 1946, the station was transferred over to the Admiralty from the Air Ministry, on loan, and became Royal Naval Air Station Brawdy (RNAS Brawdy, also known as HMS Goldcrest II). It was initially used as a Relief Landing Ground for RNAS Dale. STU (RNAS Brawdy) Pembrokeshire, Wales Logbook 2
07 May 1947 16 Jun 1947 No. 1 Ferry Flight RNAS Culham (HMS Hornbill) Oxfordshire, England Logbook 2
23 Jun 1947 29 Oct 1947 (GFS) CFS Central Flying School RNAS Little Rissington Gloucestershire, England Logbook 2
21 Nov 1947 10 Aug 1949 762 RNAS Ford Sussex, England Logbook 2
22 Aug 1949 10 Nov 1949 ATDU Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit Gosport Hampshire, England Logbook 2
14 Nov 1949 18 Nov 1949 ETPS Empire Test Pilot School RAE Farnborough Hampshire, England Logbook 3
28 Nov 1949 08 Oct 1951 ATDU Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit Gosport Hampshire, England Logbook 3
29 Oct 1951 03 Dec 1951 737 RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet) Northern Ireland Logbook 3
19 Dec 1951 812 HMS Glory (R62) was a Colossus-class aircraft carrier. Glory deployed to Korea in April 1951 for the first of three wartime deployments. The first deployment ended in September of that year, but Glory was back on station from January to May 1952 and November 1952 to May 1953. After the very active service of the Korean War, Glory saw out 1954 as a ferry, troop carrier and helicopter base. HMS Glory Logbook 3
03 Jan 1952 812 HMS Glory Nowra, Australia Logbook 3
07 Feb 1952 29 Apr 1952 812 HMS Glory Korea Logbook 3
08 Jul 1952 16 Oct 1953 812 RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet) Northern Ireland Logbook 3 & 4
14 Jan 1954 26 Oct 1954 Admiralty Flight Logbook 4
14 Feb 1956 30 Aug 1956 765 RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk) Cornwall, England Logbook 4
18 Jun 1957 23 Jul 1958 AS School Anti-Submarine School RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet) Northern Ireland Logbook 4
26 Aug 1958 12 Jul 1960 RNAS Hal Far (HMS Falcon) Malta Logbook 4
21 Oct 1964 15 Feb 1965 RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Ariel) Hampshire, England 1965 04 12 JMC assessment.dng
06 Sep 1965 05 Dec 1966 RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus FONAC) Flag Officer Naval Air Command Hampshire, England 1966 11 21 JMC assessment.dng
03 Apr 1967 31 Dec 1968 HMS President near Tower Bridge 1968 12 31 JMC assessment.dng
01 Jan 1969 31 Dec 1969 HMS President near Tower Bridge 1970 01 12 JMC assessment.dng
01 Jan 1970 May 1970 HMS President near Tower Bridge 1970 03 26 JMC assessment.dng
01 Jun 1970 Jul 1971 HMS President near Tower Bridge 1971 07 09 JMC assessment.dng
01 Jun 1970 07 Jul 1972 HMS Centurion near Tower Bridge 1972 07 07 JMC assessment.dng