1946

• January, with personnel numbers still dropping some sections suffered from staffing shortages and much time was allocated to tackling the problem.
  The station Concert Party made another tour with their show, this time in Lincolnshire, but as soon as they had finished the group broke up due to cast demobilisations.
  
  
• 15th January, the 'Marching Out' took place at Enstone and its two runways were closed to flying.
  
  
• 17th January, Enstone is officially closed and handed over to Maintenance Command.
  
  
• 30th January, Wellington Mk X (LP875) crashed into a wood near Moreton after stalling, with only injuries being sustained by the 6 crew.
  
  
• 18th February, Gp Capt Nowell OBE now took over as Station Commander.
  
  
• February, 15 of the Italian 'co-operators' were repatriated, staff shortages was a real problem dispite this some men were loaned out to other stations that were in even worse trouble.
  
  
• March, for the first time no new student crews were posted to Moreton showing the RAF's downturn in aircrew requirements, Personnel numbers were 1003 and the EVT courses carried on.
  
  
• March 2nd, saw the official 5th Anniversary celebrations for RAF Moreton in Marsh and a party and dance was held.
  
  
• April 1st, the last 28 Italians were sent home, making the staff situation even worse.
  
  
• April 4th, 40 German prisoners arrive to assist, it was hoped more could be found!
  
  
• 12th May, for the first time Moreton was opened to the public, as part of the St Dunstans week fundraising, about 1500 people visited the Training wing sections and although a target of £250 was set the station managed to raise £547.
  
  
• June, pending the placement of other German prisoners, 50 were sent 'on loan' from other Stations and made themselves useful working in the gardens, decorating and general cleaning up in readiness for the AOC 91 Group inspection on the 27th.
  Numbers at Moreton were now 931 though some new students had arrived prelonging the life of the station.
  
  
• July, with more new arrivals the personnel figures rose to 1127, more airmen and WAAF's were asking to be posted nearer their homes, where possible, so interviews with civilian employers could be arranged more easily.
  
  
• 7th August, another public open day, this time included a flying display. Visitors to the 'At Home' day included a B24 Liberator, Mosquito, Lancaster, Beaufighter, Lincoln and C47 Dakota all flown in from elsewhere to join the Stations Wellingtons, Ansons and Martinet's. Meanwhile in Hangar 5, what proved to be a popular billiard tournament took place between Horace Lindrum and Joyce Gardiner.
  
  
• 6th September, the thankfully rare event of an accident took place at 03.15 near Long Compton at the end of a long cross country exercise, at the inquest it was revealed that the aircraft (PG135) had flown over Moreton at 900' after a four hour flight and was in contact with the tower at 02.55. A yellow glow was seen by witnesses comming from the aircraft just before it struck the ground. All 5 crew lost their lives.
  
  
• 15th September, saw the celebrations for 'Battle of Britain Day' and once again the Station was opened to tyhe public, who were able to see the Technical sections and for the first time the accomodation, NAFFI, YMCA and dining halls and messes. An RAF recruiting team were present and recieved 40 definite joining enquireies. Because of bad weather some of the aircraft sheduled to visit couldn't make it, but those there were well recieved, the station sent the proceedes of the day to RAFA and the RAF Benevolent fund (each recieving £15.17.6 (£15.87)).
  
  
• 18th November, an alteration of the Station's function was foreseen and as 21 OTU started to begin their move to RAF Finningley an advance party from 21 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Training Unit arrived from RAF Wheaton Aston in Staffordshire.
  
  
• 25th November, the last of 21 OTU and its aircraft left for Finningley, and a second advance party of 21 AFU arrives during the day from Wheaton Aston in their Oxfords.
  
  
• 5th December, the main group of 21AFU personnel arrive by rail, and the new Station Commander (Gp Capt R.H.Harris) took over control of the airfield on behalf of 21 Group (Flying Training) as it was handed over from 91 Group.
  
  
• December, 21 AFU continued in its main role, to provide refresher training to pilots without recent experience and to give UK flying practice to pilots trained outside the UK in the Commonwealth Air Training Scheme.
  
  
• 17th December, ignoring the fact that Enstone had been closed down in January, a detachment of 17 Service Flying Training School with its Oxfords and Harvards arrived at Moreton, they had been flying there since arriving on 10th November! No1 Refresher School was formed and on this day records show the greatest number of aircraft ever to be based at Moreton.