D.S.F.I.U. at RAF Hurn?
 

Between February and October 1942 a Polish pilot (an officer) was posted to a unit which in some documents is labelled simply as "RAF Hurn", and in others as "D.S.F.I.U.".
Types flown by him during that period included: Tiger Moth, Magister, Mentor, Hurricane I and II, Spitfire I and V, Defiant, Beaufighter I, II and VI, Havoc, Boston, Mosquito, Hudson V and VI, Anson, Wellington I, II, III and IV, and his total flying time during that period was 255 hrs.
This looks like some sort of a maintenance/ferry unit or an experimental establishment. Can anyone identify it?
Thanks in advance

Re: D.S.F.I.U. at RAF Hurn?
 

Voytech, good morning...
Found something: F I DS/U – Fighter Interception Development Squadron/Unit
at
http://www.lancaster-archive.com/bc_abbr-fg.htm
There was, however a TFU at Hurn...see down here too:
http://www.rquirk.com/cdnradar/cor/chapter10.pdf
All the best...do wish that this will help you.
Adriano S. Baumgartner

Re: D.S.F.I.U. at RAF Hurn?
 

Voytech...on the last link there is your ANSWER:
The TFU (RAF Hurn) consisted of a Defensive Section (DS) which was responsible for radar equipment used in day and night fighter aircraft, and the RDF mechanics employed therein were trained on AI equipment. The Offensive Section (OS) of TFU was responsible for radar equipment used in coastal and bomber aircraft and the RDF mechanics employed here would normally be graduates of air to surface vessel (ASV) radar. The “DS” radar section had about 12 technicians and the Canadian RDF mechanics I can remember were Jack Tully, Bruce Hunt, Nelson Derkson, Harry Bristow and Bruce Glendenning. The rest of the staff were RAF personnel.
Yours
Adriano S. Baumgartner

Re: D.S.F.I.U. at RAF Hurn?
 

Thanks a lot, Adriano!

Re: D.S.F.I.U. at RAF Hurn?
 

The FIU was not based as such as Hurn but did have a working relationship with the Telecommunications Flying Unit as it was developing / installing the improvements made to airborne radar that were designed by TRE at Worth Matravers in Dorset.

FIU aircraft were therefore regular visitors.

However by May 1942 the TFU had moved to RAF Defford as the TRE moved to Malvern.

Incidentally I wonder if Bruce Glendenning was married to 2nd Officer FJ Glendenning WRNS who was a highly skilled radar mechanic at N.A.R.I.U. at nearby Christchurch?