Originally Posted by
Shackeng
Ah yes, I remember well when the RAF, in its wisdom, introduced graduate Engineering Officers in the '60's, replacing, in the main, vastly experienced ex RAF Apprentice Engineering Officers, most of whom had spent years at the coalface learning their trade. For us Flight Engineers, it was not altogether a happy experience.
In the pre-Binbrook stations there were three wings, Flying Wing, Admin Wing and Technical Wing. The boss of the later was the Senior Technical Officer.