[2] The training school worked in conjunction with a Sea Hurricane of the Fleet Air Arm which belonged to 772 Squadron (FAA) and was based at RAF Andreas.

1 Radar Training School, Douglas Head was closed to the public which meant no access to Port Soderick was available via the Marine Drive, which had been a popular recreational area for tourists before the war.

[4] HMS Valkyrie II was commissioned in September 1943, to train signal men and wireless telegraphy ratings for landing craft assembling for D-Day as existing establishments could not provide sufficient personnel in time.

[6] The messing problem of this huge commitment was solved by supplying the food from naval sources and cooking it at the Empress and Palace hotels under the supervision of civilian contractors.

[10] Under the command of Lieutenant Jean Colin,[11] the detachment arrived at the commencement of the Valkyrie's commission and from June 1943 over 400 French sailors were trained in Douglas.