With the end of the war in the Pacific, everyone's thoughts turned to 'when
will I be demobbed'? EVT courses were soon started and by the end of
August 800 personnel were attending resettlement training.
With the close of the cricket season came the start of the new football
season which was aided by the pitch being re-turfed. The gymnasium was in
constant use as were the squash courts.
During September personnel numbers started to drop as more were
demobbed, of the 505 Australians present in February only 116 were left.
September 13th, the Inspector General of the Royal Air Force, ACM
Sir Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt CBE, KCB, CMG, MC made a visit to the station as a form
of last inspection.
15th September, with the memories still very fresh in their minds,
the parades and drumhead services for the 5th anniversary of the Battle of
Britain took place.
6th October, the Enstone detachment that had moved into Honeybourne
while rebuilding work was in progress returned, but within a month found out
about the impending closure of the airfield.
End of October, strangely new arrival numbers increased, though all
of the Australians had now left and the only Commonwealth men present were two
New Zealanders.
For the last two years the Station Commander had been Gp Capt K.H.
Riversdale Elliot DSO, on 1st November he departed for demobilisation
being replaced by Wg Cdr E.F.J Odoire DFC AFC.
12th November, Wg Cdr Odoire now left the station he in turn being
replaced by Gp Capt J.B Sims.
23rd November, the last flights from Enstone took place and in the
evening a farewell dance was held in the WAAF NAFFI.
24th November, all aircrew personnel leave Enstone for Moreton,
leaving only a clearing up party behind.
Throughout December, parties and dances were held at Moreton and the
station Concert party performed their revue 'To See Such Fun', this went down
so well they were asked to make a tour of RAF stations around London between
the 5th and 19th of the month.
Christmas was a quiet affair compared to previous ones, though the
festivities that were laid on were well received by all those who were obliged
to stay on the airfield.
By the end of 1945 the figures for personnel had gone down to 1959
total, 1587 RAF and 372 WAAF. (6 months earlier the figure was over 4000).