 During the early part of this period No.101 Flight suffered from serious tensions as many members of the unit disliked their commander from December 1929, Squadron Leader Victor Scriven, who was an exchange officer from the Royal Air Force.Scriven behaved in a high-handed manner, and engaged in dangerous practices such as attempting to recover a Seagull on board "Albatross" while the ship was moving; this incident nearly resulted in the deaths of the aircraft's crew.