§ Commander Purseyasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty what is the naval and civilian complement, respectively, for the aerodrome at Lee-on-Solent; and for what duties are the two members of the Women's Royal Naval Service shown in the scheme of complement.
§ Mr. HayThe airfield at Lee-on-Solent is operated by civilian contract. The aircraft—a communications squadron—are, with the exception of the Admiral's personal flight, maintained by a complement of 39 Admiralty civilians. Six ratings are provided in complement for the maintenance of the Admiral's personal flight, and one for general ground duties.
In addition to the normal complement of H.M.S. "Ariel", two W.R.N.S. air mechanics are serving there temporarily on normal naval duties, pending their allocation elsewhere.