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Royal Marines Observers, Aircrewmen and Airgunners

The following is a list of Royal Marine Observers, Aircrewmen and Airgunners who have served in Commando aviation

Rank	Name	Qualification	Course No	Remarks as of 2011
Cpl	J F Gilbert	Observer 45 Air Tp	Aden 8 May 1967	APC 205 1969 BAS SSM OP Corporate
Mne	Hutchinson	Observer 41 Air Tp	1968 Bickleigh
Mne	J Carroll	Observer 3 BAS	Paroi Camp Malaya 14 Nov 1969	APC 250 1977 Retired as a Sgt RM
Cpl	I Maryan	Observer 3 BAS	1970 Singapore	APC 221 1972 Retired as a Sgt RM
Mne	S Brittain	Observer 3 BAS	1970 Singapore
Mne	Gray	Observer 3 BAS	1970 Singapore
Mne	D Fowler	Observer 41 Air Tp	1971 Roborough
Mne	A L Gow	Observer 41 Air Tp	1971 Roborough
Sgt	D Greet	Air Gunner 3 BAS	1972 Coypool & 88 OFT	Retired as a C/Sgt RM
Cpl	A Price	Air Gunner 3 BAS	7Acm(G) 16 Jun 1972
Mne	T Bissett	Air Gunner 3 BAS	7Acm(G) 16 Jun 1972
Cpl	Scantlebury	Observer 3 BAS	1973 Coypool
Mne	Eadie	Observer 3 BAS	1973 Coypool
Mne	McGuffie	Observer 3 BAS	1974 Coypool
Cpl	J Pitman	Air Gunner 3 BAS	1974 Coypool	Retired as a Sgt RM
Cpl	J McGaw	Air Gunner 3 BAS	1974 Coypool	Died in an offshore accident 1982
Cpl	K Sturgess	Acm (O) 3 BAS	1975 Coypool & 88 OFT	APC 290 1985 Retired as a C/Sgt RM
Mne	Vanstone	Observer 3 BAS	1976 Coypool
Cpl	W O'Brien	Air Gunner 3 BAS	27 July 1977	APC 271 1981 DFM OP Corporate Retired as a Maj RM
Mne	D Drummond	Acm (O) 3 BAS	1977 Coypool
Cpl	G Carvell	Acm (O) 3 BAS	AG38 1979	APC 293 1986 Retired as a WO 2 RM
Cpl	K Gleeson	Acm (O) 3 BAS	88 OFT	APC 284 1983 Retired as a C/Sgt RM
Cpl	S Precious	Air Gunner 3 BAS
Mne	D Burton	Observer 3 BAS		APC 250 1977 Retired as a WO 2 RM
L/Cpl	T Maryan	Observer 3 BAS
L/Cpl	B P Giffin	Acm (O) 3 BAS		KIA 21 May 1982 OP Corporate
Cpl	G Dew	Observer 3 BAS
Cpl	P Hanson	Air Gunner 3 BAS		APC 243 1976 Retired as a C/Sgt RM
Cpl	D R Pulford	Acm (G) 3 BAS		APC 274 1982 Retired as a Maj AAC
Cpl	H Whale	Acm (O) then (G) 3 BAS	Lynx Conversion 18 Oct 81
Sgt	J W Glaze	Acm (G) 3 BAS	Acm (O) 16 1978 Acm (G) 38 1979	Commander Task Force 317 Commendation Op Corporate Retired as a Lt Col RM
Sgt	E Candlish	Acm (O) 3 BAS	Acm (O) 38 May 1979	Op Corporate MID. APC 28 1984 Retired as a WO 1 RM
Cpl	J C Woods	Acm (O) 3 BAS	Acm (O) 1979	APC 283 1983 Retired as a Capt RM
Cpl	A C Belcher	Air Gunner 3 BAS	41Acm(G) 2 May 1980 Lynx Conversion 18 Oct 81	Severely injured during The Battle for Goose Green Op Corporate
A/Cpl	C P Lelittka	RMAC	103 BFT 9 May 1980 88 OFT	Died in abseiling accident 13 July 1984
A/Cpl	M Brickell	RMAC	103 BFT 9 May 1980 88 OFT	Retired as a Cpl RM 7 Sep 1989
A/Cpl	I Tyrell	RMAC	103 BFT 9 May 1980 88 OFT	Transferred to RN left as LACMN
A/Cpl	M D Love	RMAC	103 BFT 9 May 1980 88 OFT	DSM (Post) Died 19 May 1982 Ac accident Op Corporate
Sgt	P A Cranch	Acm (O) 3 BAS	Acm (O) 42 1980	APC 292 1985 Retired as a Major AFC AAC
Mne	G E Blackstone	Acm (O) (G) 3 BAS	Acm (O) 43 Dec 1980 Acm (G) 45 Jun 1981 Lynx Conversion 18 Oct 81	Lynx TOW Oct 1982
Cpl	C J Maguire	Acm (O) 3 BAS	47 OFT	Retired as a WO 2 RM
Cpl	R L Campbell	Acm (G) 3 BAS	Acm (G) 45 Jun 1981 Lynx Conversion 18 Oct 81
Sgt	K Priest	Acm (O) 3 BAS	Naval BFT May 84 OFT 20 Aug 84	846 NAS Nov 84 - Jun 88 Retired as a WO 2 RM
Cpl	R Fleming	Acm (O) 3 BAS
Cpl	A G Hamilton	Acm (O) 3 BAS
Cpl	A L Hoggan	Acm (O) 3 BAS
Cpl	S Neish	Acm (O) 3 BAS
Cpl	R Davenport	Acm (O) 3 BAS
Cpl	F Whitham	Acm (O) 3 BAS
Cpl	S Froggett	Acm (O) 3 BAS
Cpl	A Woods	Acm (O) 3 BAS
Cpl	Goscombe	Acm (O) 3 BAS
Cpl	N Carter	Acm (O) 3 BAS
Mne	McGuthrie	Acm (O) 3 BAS
Cpl	A Pare	Acm (O) 3 BAS		APC 280 1983 Retired as a Sgt RM
Sgt	A T Blowers	Acm (G) 3 BAS	Acm (O) 44 1982Acm (G) TOW 1982	APC 298 1986 HWI Now WO 1 AAC Standards
Cpl	M J Roughton	Acm (O) 3 BAS		APC 283 1983 Retired as a Sgt RM Commander Task Force 317 Commendation Op Corporate
Cpl	G A Saxton	Acm (G) 3 BAS	Acm (G) TOW 1982	APC 295 1987 Retired as a Sgt RM
Cpl	M D McDaniel	Acm (G) 3 BAS	Acm (G) TOW 1982	APC 296 1987 Transferred to AAC
Cpl	M Silver	Acm (O) 3 BAS		APC 297 1987 C/Sgt RM
Cpl	Wooldridge	RMAC	17 OFT July 1984	Retired as a C/Sgt RM
Cpl	Armour	RMAC	17 OFT July 1984	Retired as a Sgt RM
Cpl	W Parker	Acm (G) 3 BAS	1984	APC 305 1988 C/Sgt RM
Cpl	M Frost	Acm (O) 3 BAS		APC 302 1987 Capt RM
Sgt	K Butler	Acm (G) 3 BAS	TOW HWI	APC 310 1988 WO 2 RM Transfer to AAC
Cpl	G Price	Acm (O) 3 BAS	1985	APC 312 1989 Major RM CHF HQ
Cpl	K Dale	Acm (O)(G) 3 BAS	1985 HWI	Retired as a WO 1 RM
Cpl	N Taylor	Acm (O) 3 BAS	Acm (O) 65 Jun 1985	APC 311 1988 C/Sgt RM
Cpl	D Irving	Acm (O) 3 BAS	Acm (O) 65 - Jun 1985 Acm (G) 41- Jan 1986	APC 310 1988 Retired as a WO 2 RM
Cpl	S McMillan	Acm (O) 3 BAS	1985	APC 312 1989 C/Sgt RM Transfer to AAC
Cpl	N Wright	Acm (G) 3 BAS	Acm (G) 41 Jan 1986	APC 311 1988 C/Sgt RM
Cpl	G Hancock	Acm (G) 3 BAS	Acm (G) 41 Jan 1986	APC 307 1988 C/Sgt RM
Sgt	N Davis	Acm (O) 3 BAS	3 BAS from Pilots Course
Cpl	Allen	RMAC	20 OFT	Retired as a Sgt RM
L/Cpl	R Holmwood	RMAC	19 OFT	Retired as a WO 2 RM
L/Cpl	D West	RMAC	19 OFT	APC 312 1989 Major RM CHF HQ
Cpl	Humphries	RMAC	Sep-87	WO 1 RM 846 NAS
Cpl	Hallam	RMAC	Sep-87	Retired as a WO 2 RM
Cpl	J Howarth	RMAC	37 OFT Sep 1987	Major RM DLO-Bath
Cpl	S A Tottle	RMAC	37 OFT Sep 1987	WO 1 RM 845 NAS
Sgt	A Wood	RMAC	42 OFT	Retired as a C/Sgt RM
Cpl	D Enoch	RMAC	44 OFT	Retired as a WO 2 RM
Cpl	Goscombe	RMAC	3 BAS from Pilots course	Retired as a Sgt RM
Sgt	A Zaruta	RMAC	51 OFT	Retired as a WO 2 RM
Cpl	R D H Waterton	RMAC	77 OFT Sep 1997	WO 1 RM SPEC Advisor RMAC Chief of Joint Ops CommendationAfghanistan 2009
Cpl	J E Coulter	RMAC	77 OFT Sep 1997	C/Sgt RM - CACMN 846 NAS
Cpl	T J Bastyan	RMAC	77 OFT Sep 1997	Doc Love Trophy Winner WO 1 RM Joint Support Air Tasking Organisation CInC Fleet Commendation Omagh Bombing 1998
Cpl	S L Knight	RMAC	78 OFT Dec 1997	C/Sgt RM - CHF Clockwork MBE 2008 848 NAS
Cpl	L Williams	RMAC	78 OFT Dec 1997	Doc Love Trophy Winner C/Sgt RM 705 NAS RAF Shawbury
Cpl	P Barden	RMAC	01/98 Apr 1998	Major RM
Cpl	R Hughes	RMAC	01/98 Apr 1998	Westland Trophy Winner Doc Love Trophy Winner Capt RM
Cpl	G Higson	RMAC	03/98 Dec 1998	Transfer to RN
Cpl	G Knowles	RMAC	03/98 Dec 1998	Doc Love Trophy Winner Major RM
Cpl	K Cripps	RMAC	04/98 Apr 1999	Doc Love Trophy Winner Capt RM
Cpl	K Fentiman	RMAC	01/99 Jul 1999	Westland Trophy Winner Doc Love Trophy Winner C/Sgt RM - 847 NAS
Cpl	I J Hawley	RMAC	02/99 Dec 1999	Westland Trophy Winner C/Sgt RM - Boscombe Down
Cpl	D Anderson	RMAC	02/99 Dec 1999	Transfer to RN
Cpl	C Tillet	RMAC	03/99 Apr 2000	Retired as a Sgt RM
Cpl	M Brown	RMAC	03/99 Apr 2000	Doc Love Trophy Winner Transfer to RN
Cpl	E A F Poynter	RMAC	03/99 Apr 2000	C/Sgt RM - 702 NAS
Cpl	M D Green	RMAC	04/99 Aug 2000	Doc Love Trophy Winner Transfer to RN
Cpl	S D Goodman	RMAC	04/99 Aug 2000	C/Sgt RM - RNFAIC
Cpl	J B Kinniburgh	RMAC	04/99 Aug 2000	C/Sgt RM - Merlin OCU
Cpl	P E Rowland	RMAC	04/99 Aug 2000	Transfer to RAF
Cpl	R Stevens	RMAC	01/00 14 Dec 2000	C/Sgt RM - 848 NAS
Cpl	L C James	RMAC	01/00 14 Dec 2000	Sgt RM - 845 NAS
Cpl	P Rickard	RMAC	01/00 14 Dec 2000	Doc Love Trophy Winner Sgt RM - CTCRM
Cpl	A W Patterson	RMAC	01/00 14 Dec 2000	Transfer to RN CGRM Commendation, Afghanistan 2009 (MAOT)
Mne	L Harvey-Jones	Air Door Gunner	2001 - 2003	Sgt 1 Sqn RAF
Mne	A Oates	Air Door Gunner	2001 - 2003	Sgt B Coy 40 Cdo RM
Mne	A Crouch	Air Door Gunner	2001 - 2003	Cpl 1 UK Med Group
Cpl	P J Collacot	RMAC	02/00 Mar 2001	Doc Love Trophy Winner Sgt RM - 848 NAS
Cpl	S A Robinson	RMAC	03/00 1 Aug 2001	Doc Love Trophy Winner Sgt RM - CHF HQ
Cpl	M Adams	RMAC	03/00 1 Aug 2001	Capt RM - 40 Cdo RM
Cpl	J Smith	RMAC	03/00 1 Aug 2001	Sgt RM - 846 NAS
Cpl	J S Lloyd	RMAC	01/01 Dec 2001	Sgt RM - 848 NAS
Cpl	A G Russell	RMAC	01/01 Dec 2001	Doc Love Trophy Winner Sgt RM - 771 (SAR) NAS
Cpl	S A Head	RMAC	03/01 Jul 2002	Doc Love Trophy Winner QCVSA 19 Sep 2005 Iraq
Cpl	A Dicks	RMAC	03/01 Jul 2002	Retired as a Cpl RM
L/Cpl	A Dodds	Air Door Gunner	2003 - 2005	Retired as a L/Cpl RM
Cpl	P Bray	Air Door Gunner RMAC	2003 - 2004 01/01 Dec 2010	847 NAS 846 NAS
L/Cpl	R Wild	Air Door Gunner	2003 - 2005	Retired as a L/Cpl RM
Sgt	J Worthey	Air Door Gunner	2003 - 2006	CSM Base Coy 40 Cdo RM
Cpl	M J Smith	RMAC	02/02 1 May 2003	Doc Love Trophy Winner Sgt RM - 845 NAS
Cpl	N A Batchelar	RMAC	01/03 Dec 2003	Sgt RM - 845 NAS
Cpl	I Stables	RMAC	01/03 Dec 2003	Sgt RM - 845 NAS
Mne	A Mullins	RMAC	01/03 Dec 2003	Retired as a Cpl RM
Cpl	W N Davies	RMAC	01/03 Dec 2003	Sgt RM - 846 NAS
Cpl	M Clark	Air Door Gunner	2004 - 2006	CTCRM Career Course
L/Cpl	C Dobbins	Air Door Gunner	2004 - 2006	Cpl RM
L/Cpl	A Richards	Air Door Gunner	2004 - 2006	Retired as a L/Cpl RM
Cpl	S C Gratton	RMAC	03/03 Jul 2004	Westland Trophy Winner Doc Love Trophy Winner Sgt RM - 845 NAS
Cpl	M D Adams	RMAC	01/04 Dec 2004	Doc Love Trophy Winner Sgt RM - FLEET Mid Afghanistan 2009 (FLEET)
Cpl	A K Pattrick	RMAC	01/04 Dec 2004	Sgt RM - 846 NAS
Cpl	R J Seal	RMAC	01/04 Dec 2004	Retired as a Cpl RM
Cpl	M Carter	Air Door Gunner	2005 - 2007	Commando Display Team
Mne	P M Collins	Air Door Gunner	2005 - 2006	KIA 6 May 2006 Basra, Iraq Ground launched missile shot down his Lynx aircraft
L/Cpl	J Easter	Air Door Gunner	2005 - 2009	Cpl RM
Cpl	C Lodge	RMAC	02/04 Apr 2005	Doc Love Trophy Winner Sgt RM - 848 NAS
Cpl	J S Insley	RMAC	01/05 Dec 2005	Sgt RM - 846 NAS
Cpl	C Hicks	RMAC	01/05 Dec 2005	Doc Love Trophy Winner
Cpl	R D Goodwill	RMAC	01/05 Dec 2005	846 NAS
Cpl	R N Dorsett	RMAC	02/05 Apr 2005	Sgt RM - 848 NAS
Cpl	G R Bell	RMAC	02/05 Apr 2005	Westland Trophy Winner Doc Love Trophy Winner Sgt RM - MAOT
Sgt	B Dunn	Air Door Gunner	2006 - 2008	Retired as a Sgt RM
Cpl	L Forrest	Air Door Gunner	2006 - 2008	L Coy 42 Cdo RM
L/Cpl	K Hogg	Air Door Gunner	2006 - 2008	Cpl SF Signaller
Cpl	M D T Haffenden	RMAC	02/06 May 2007	771 NAS SAR
Cpl	D J Barnes	RMAC	02/06 May 2007	771 NAS SAR
Cpl	J D Morgan	RMAC	02/06 May 2007	Westland Trophy Winner Doc Love Trophy Winner 771 NAS SAR
Cpl	M E West	RMAC	03/06 Oct 2007	Sgt RM - 848 NAS
Cpl	L P Haggerty	RMAC	03/06 Oct 2007	Westland Trophy Winner Doc Love Trophy Winner Sgt RM Gannet SAR Flight Prestwick
Cpl	P J Hutton	RMAC	03/06 Oct 2007	846 NAS
Sgt	T Dunn	Air Door Gunner	2008 - Present	847 NAS
L/Cpl	T Kennedy	Air Door Gunner	2008 - Present	847 NAS
Cpl	T Summerscales	Air Door Gunner	2008 - 2010	HMS Raleigh Training Team
Cpl	S Fisher	Air Door Gunner	2008 - Present	847 NAS
L/Cpl	D Bartlett	Air Door Gunner	2008 - 2010	L/Cpl RM Stonehouse
L/Cpl	R Small	Air Door Gunner	2008 - 2010	Cpl RM
Cpl	J Marchant	RMAC	01/07 Jan 2008	Doc Love Trophy Winner 846 NAS
Cpl	A P Firth	RMAC	03/07 Jul 2008	Westland Trophy Winner Doc Love Trophy Winner Gannet SAR Flight Prestwick
Cpl	A J Bennett	RMAC	03/07 Jul 2008	845 NAS
L/Cpl	M Lane	Air Door Gunner	2009 - Present	847 NAS
L/Cpl	R Wells	Air Door Gunner	2009 - Present	847 NAS
Cpl	M R C Dryden	RMAC	02/08 Apr 2009	845 NAS
L/Cpl	D Toomey	Air Door Gunner	2010 - Present	847 NAS
L/Cpl	A Kidd	Air Door Gunner	2010 - Present	847 NAS
L/Cpl	D Campbell	Air Door Gunner	2010 - Present	847 NAS
Cpl	S Hartley	RMAC	02/09 Apr 2010	845 NAS
Cpl	C Chapple	RMAC	01/10 Dec 2010	Doc Love Trophy Winner 845 NAS
Cpl	J Glenn	RMAC	01/10 Dec 2010	845 NAS
L/Cpl	R Howling	Air Door Gunner	2011 - Present	847 NAS
Cpl	D Waldron	RMAC	02/10 Apr 2011	Westland Trophy Winner Doc Love Trophy Winner
Cpl	G J Smith	Air Door Gunner RMAC	2008 - 201002/10 Apr 2011
Cpl	M J Owen	Air Door Gunner RMAC	2008 - 2010 02/10 Apr 2011	Doc Love Trophy Winner
Cpl	S L M Brown	RMAC	02/10 Apr 2011
Cpl	N Godley	Air Door Gunner RMAC	2008 - 2010 03/10 Aug 2011	Doc Love Trophy Winner

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