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 - FDTs - RAF PERSONNEL -

Fighter Direction Tenders (FDTs) - RAF Cadre. Information Source; Air Defence Battle Command & Control Museum Newsletter provided by Phillip C Jones.

 

Duties

No. & Ranks

Officers Fighter Controllers (Sector G)      2 Squadron Leaders
    3 Flight Lieutenants
  Fighter Controllers (G.C.I./C.H.L.) 3 Flight Lieutenants
  Filter Officer 1 Squadron Leader
    3 Flight Lieutenants
  Movements Liaison Officer 2 Flight Lieutenants
  Signals (G) 1 Flight Lieutenant
  Signals (Radar) 1 Flight Lieutenant
  Admin ("Y" Intelligence) 1 Flight Lieutenant
  Code and Cypher 1 Flying Officer
  Intelligence 1 Flying Officer
Other Ranks Wireless Mechanics 1 Sergeant
    3 A.C.s
    1 Sergeant
    3 Corporals
    20 A.C.s
  Radar Mechanics 1 Flight Sergeant
    2 Corporals
    4 A.C.s
  Radar Mechanics (Air)  1 A.C. (See Note 1)
  R.T.O.s (Group IV) 20 A.C.s
  R.T.O. (D/F) 3A.C.s
  R.T.O. (for "Y" Duties) 5 Sergeants
  Ground Observers 4 A. C. s
  M.T, Mechanics (Note 2)  2 A.C.s
  Clerks, G.L 1 A.C.
  Clerks, G.D. (Code and Cypher) 2 Sergeants
  Clerks, S.D. (0). (Note 3) 7 Sergeants
    3 Corporals
    33 A.C.s
  Radar Operators (1). (Note 4) 1 Sergeant
    5 Corporals
    30 A.C.s
    2 A.C.s
Note 1 For A.I. beacon maintenance.  
Note 2 For M.T. and diesel power units maintenance.  
Note 3 Deputy Controllers 4 Sergeants
(a) Non-Watch basis: Controller's Assistant 3 Sergeants
N.C.O. i/c Ops. Room 1 Sergeant
(b) Per Watch Supervisor 1 Corporal
(total of 2.5 watches) Plotters 4 A.C.s
M.L.O.s Clerks     2 A.C.s
Tellers (to H.Q. Ship for Shore and Bridge Plots) 3 A.C.s
Bridge Plotters 2 A.C.s
Vertical Plot Plotters 1 A.C.
Note 4

(a) Non-Watch basis: N. C. O. i/c Radar Room 1 Sergeant
(b) Per Watch (total of 2.5 Watches)
 

G .C. I.            Type I I

Supervisor

1 Cpl                1 Cpl

Navigator

1 A.C.              1 A.C

P.P.I. Radar

1 A.C               1 A.C

Liaison Teller

1 A.C              1 A.C

G.S.M. Plotter

1 A.C               1 A.C

Height Reader

1 A.C                1 A.C

C. T. T. Teller

1 A.C               1 A.C

Summary

Officers: 3 S/Ldrs; 14 F/Lts; 2 F/O.s = 19

Other Ranks: 1 F/Sgt; 17 Sgts; 13 Cpls, 126 A.C.s = 157

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